Hot Spots
 Discovery’s ‘Frozen Planet’ Watched by 26.7M viewersOn Sunday, March 18th at 8PM E/P, Discovery launched Frozen Planet, a sweeping seven-part series four years in the making. The two-hour premiere (The Ends of the Earth at 8PM E/P followed by Spring at 9PM E/P) was watched by 26.7 million people, or 9.2% of the country (L+SD, 1-min qualifier, P2+). |
 ‘Hardcore Pawn’ Averages 3.2 Million ViewersHardcore Pawn (Tuesdays 9 p.m.) enjoyed a sensational quarter, averaging more than 3.2 million viewers and ranking #1 in its time period among Men 18-49. The show also scored a second-place ranking in its timeslot with viewers, key adult demos and Men 18-34, with triple-digit time-period growth across the board. |
 ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Holds Top SpotThe Big Bang Theory, which easily ranks as basic cable’s #1 sitcom for the quarter, continued its domination last week, charting 13 of basic cable’s Top 15 most-watched sitcom telecasts and four episodes drawing more than 3 million viewers. The show also scored 12 of the Top 15 sitcom telecasts for the week with Adults 18-49. |
 2.5 Million Viewers Tune into ‘Southland’TNT’s acclaimed cop drama Southland brought in more than 2.5 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery last week (1.8 million in Live + Same Day). The show also scored 1.2 million Adults 18-49 and 1.3 million Adults 25-54. With only the finale left in its powerful fourth season, Southland continues to show growth compared to season three, with Adults 18-49 up 6%. |
 Series Best 2.4 Million Viewers Watch ‘Project Runway All Stars’The season finale Project Runway All Stars averaged 2.4 million total viewers, a series best and a +26% jump versus its season-to-date average, according to Nielsen Media. The finale secured 1.1 million Adult 25-54 viewers, 1 million Adult 18-49 viewers, 774,000 Women 25-54 viewers and 752,000 Women 18-49 viewers. |
 Bravo’s ‘The Real Housewives of OC’ Season Seven Pacing to be Most-Watched The Real Housewives of Orange County is pacing to be the most-watched season of the OC series with almost 2 million average total viewers, up 10 percent from the previous season, according to Nielsen. Tuesday night’s episode garnered 1.36 million Adults 18-49, the highest rated since the premiere (2/7/12). |
 Record Breaking Friday Night on HGTVHeadlined by the premiere of the special You Live in What? at 9P on March 16, HGTV achieved the largest Friday night audience ever for HGTV among the following demos: HHs: (1.3 million), Adults 18+ (1.6 million), Men 18+ (513,000) and Adults 25-54 (686,000). The special nearly doubled the prior 13 week average for the time period, growing 83% among Adults 25-54. |
 Week of Unprecedented NFL News Boosts ESPN RatingsIn a week of unprecedented NFL offseason news, ratings and viewership for ESPN’s NFL Live on Monday through Wednesday (March 19-21) witnessed sizeable increases from the same days a year ago (March 21-23). The three days of NFL Live shows averaged 666,000 households (+73%) and 721,000 viewers (+63%). |
