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 TNT’s ‘Leverage’ Shows Strength in Live + 3TNT’s hit caper series Leverage has drawn an outstanding 4.6 million viewers in Live + 3 for its June 26 fourth-season premiere, 19% higher than last summer’s third-season premiere. The show is also up 12% with adults 18-34, 5% with adults 18-49 and 4% with adults 25-54 compared to Live + 3 deliveries for the third-season premiere |
 HLN Draws Big Numbers for Casey VerdictTuesday’s Casey Anthony verdict announcement helped HLN draw its biggest primetime audience in nearly a decade. HLN’s coverage peaked during the 2:15 p.m. quarter hour when the verdict was read, delivering 5.2 million viewers and 1.89 million Adults 25-54. The network’s 4.5 million viewers during the 2-3 p.m. hour marked HLN’s best performance in any hour in history. |
 ‘Wilfred’ Holds Up in Week 2Following last week’s record-setting performance, the multi-telecast total audience for Wilfred showed strong retention from its series premiere delivering 3.3 million total viewers and 2.2 million Adults 18-49. Wilfred posted week-to-week increases of 7% in Men 18-49, 17% in Adults 25-54 and +23% in Men 25-54. |
 ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ Earns 2Q GrowthFor the second quarter of 2011, The Daily Show averaged 2.2 million total viewers and a 1.2 A18-49 rating (1.3 million A18-49 viewers). Versus 2Q 2010, The Daily Show grew 9% in total viewers, with ratings growth across all key demos including Adults 18-49 (+7%), Adults 18-34 (+4%), Adults 18-24 (+7%), Men 18-34 (+5%) and Men 18-24 (+11%). |
 ‘Dual Survival’ Ends the Season on a High NoteThe season finale of Discovery Channel’s Dual Survival, Road to Nowhere, earned a 1.12 HH / 0.78 P25-54 AA%, delivering 1.64 million. The series was the #2 primetime non-sports cable telecast among Men 25-54. Driven by the strong performances from the series, Discovery was the #1 primetime cable network for Men 18-49 delivery. |
 TLC’s ‘My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding’ Wraps Season with Big RatingsThe season finale of TLC’s most recent breakout hit My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding averaged 1.4 million viewers, driving the network to rank #1 in Prime on Friday among all ad supported cable for W25-54 and W18-49. The series overall averaged 1.8 million viewers and was the #1 ad supported cable program on Friday nights among women (W25-54, W18-49 and W18-34). |
 Syfy’s ‘Twilight Zone’ Celebration Most-Watched July 4th Marathon Since 2005Syfy’s annual Twilight Zone marathon delivered the highest audience in total viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 for a July 4th programming stunt since 2005. More than 1.36 million total viewers, 613,000 Adults 25-54 and 461,000 Adults 18-49 made the journey into that middle ground between light and shadow from 8-11 p.m. |
 ESPN Aces Wimbledon RightsESPN has secured full rights to the Wimbledon tennis tournament. The new, 12-year agreement with the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club begins in 2012 and will allow ESPN to present Wimbledon on its multimedia array of platforms, including both ESPN and ESPN2 simultaneously during the second Monday-Wednesday of the tournament. |
