TNT is basic cable’s biggest hit-maker, with six shows ranking among the Top 15 original series of 2012: THE CLOSER, RIZZOLI & ISLES, MAJOR CRIMES, PERCEPTION, DALLAS and FALLING SKIES. That gives TNT more hits than any other basic cable network. TNT also claimed the Top 3 new series of 2012, marking the third consecutive year the network has launched the year’s #1 basic cable series.
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TNT’s THE CLOSER, which set numerous audience records during its seven-season run, just added another one. Through time-shifted viewing, the Aug. 13 finale of the blockbuster series grew to a final tally of 11.2 million viewers, making it the most-watched series finale in basic cable history. Meanwhile, the Aug. 13 premiere of TNT’s new series MAJOR CRIMES climbed to 9.5 million viewers, making it basic cable’s biggest new series launch ever.
Read moreAs the summer ratings race reaches the home stretch, TNT is on track to score several remarkable competitive victories, securing its position as home to basic cable’s top original dramas. Leading the pack are returning hits like THE CLOSER and RIZZOLI & ISLES and breakout newcomers like MAJOR CRIMES, PERCEPTION and DALLAS, which together rank as basic cable’s Top 5 scripted series for the summer-to-date. In addition, TNT’s epic sci-fi drama FALLING SKIES reigns as basic cable’s #1 summer drama with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.
Read moreTNT’s hit series RIZZOLI & ISLES closed out its summer run last night with 6 million viewers, the drama’s largest Live + Same Day audience of the season. That’s up 36% over the previous episode and +7% over last year’s summer finale.
Read moreTHE CLOSER ended its extraordinary seven-season run last night with 9,075,000 viewers in Live + Same Day, making it cable’s #1 series telecast for the summer-to-date. THE CLOSER’s finale was followed by the debut of TNT’s newest drama, MAJOR CRIMES, which brought in 7,184,000 viewers in Live + Same Day to rank as cable’s #1 new series launch for the year-to-date. TNT has now charted cable’s Top 3 new series launches of 2012, with MAJOR CRIMES followed by the June 13 premiere of Dallas (6.9 million viewers) and the July 9 debut of Perception (5.6 million viewers).
Read moreTNT’s DALLAS closed out its first season with 4.3 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery last night, up 32% over last week’s episode. The show also scored significant growth over last week among key demos, with adults 18-49 up 58% to 1.6 million and adults 25-54 up 49% to 1.9 million.
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TNT’s THE CLOSER and RIZZOLI & ISLES were basic cable’s most-watched series last week, while FALLING SKIES took the series title among adults 25-54 and ranked as basic cable’s #1 scripted program among adults 18-49.
Read moreTNT’s THE CLOSER and RIZZOLI & ISLES scored basic cable’s Top 4 series telecasts for the month. Both series were also joined by the new hit drama PERCEPTION in giving TNT seven of basic cable’s Top 15 programs for the month.
Read morePropelled by its lineup of original series, TNT ranked as basic cable’s #1 network for the week in primetime delivery of adults 18-49. Leading the pack, THE CLOSER, RIZZOLI & ISLES and PERCEPTION reigned as basic cable’s Top 3 programs for the week in total viewers.
Read moreTNT’s original series scored superb numbers last week, beginning with the Tuesday night hit Rizzoli & Isles, which delivered 5.4 million viewers in Live + Same Day to rank as basic cable’s #1 program for the day and #1 drama for the week.
Read moreTNT claimed basic cable’s Top 3 scripted originals for the week, with Dallas, Falling Skies and Rizzoli & Isles leading the pack among total viewers and adults 25-54.
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