So far this summer, TNT’s original series have grown 8% over summer 2011. Meanwhile the network’s overall summer primetime averages are up 8% among total viewers, +8% among adults 18-49 and +7% among adults 25-54, compared to summer 2011. TNT is currently home to cable’s Top 4 scripted summer series among total viewers – #1) The Closer, #2) Rizzoli & Isles, #3) Perception and #4) Dallas. Among key demos, TNT’s hit sci-fi drama Falling Skies ranks as the summer’s top drama on basic cable with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. In addition, Perception is cable’s #1 new series for the year-to-date among total viewers, while Dallas is cable’s top new drama with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.
Monday:
TNT’s blockbuster drama The Closer ranked as basic cable’s #1 series for the week, with more than 5.8 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery. The show also scored more than 1.2 million adults 18-49 and 1.7 million adults 25-54. The Closer ranks as cable’s #1 scripted series this summer. Only two episodes remain before the series ends its remarkable seven-season run.
TNT’s hit series Perception chalked up 4.5 million viewers in Live + Same Day Monday night, making it one of basic cable’s Top 5 series for the week. The show also garnered 1.1 million adults 18-49 and 1.4 million adults 25-54. Perception currently ranks as cable’s #1 new series for the year-to-date among total viewers and comes in second behind Dallas among the year’s top new dramas with adults 25-54.
TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles drew a total of 5.6 million viewers in Live + Same Day, making it basic cable’s #1 Tuesday program and the #2 series telecast (behind The Closer) for the week. Among key demos, Rizzoli & Isles scored solid growth over the prior week, with adults 18-49 up 9% to 1.5 million and adults 25-54 up 4% to 1.9 million. Rizzoli & Isles also ranked as basic cable’s #1 scripted series for the week with adults 25-54.
TNT’s Franklin & Bash followed with more than 2.5 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery. In the demos, Franklin & Bash garnered 926,000 adults 18-49 and 1.1 million adults 25-54, the latter group up 3% over the prior week.
Wednesday:
Wednesday night’s episode of Dallas on TNT wrangled 3.3 million viewers in Live + Same Day, with 1.0 million adults 18-49 and 1.2 million adults 25-54. Dallas currently ranks as basic cable’s #1 new drama of 2012-to-date with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. It comes in second behind Perception for the year-to-date among total viewers.
Live + 7:
This summer’s first Live + 7 data for The Closer and Perception is in, and it shows both series with outstanding numbers:
• The Closer (July 9 Summer Premiere): 8.3 million viewers; 1.9 million adults 18-39; 2.5 million adults 25-54
• Perception (July 9 Series Premiere): 7.5 million viewers; 1.7 million adults 18-49; 2.2 million adults 25-54.
Meanwhile, the rest of TNT’s slate of original series continues to chalk up strong deliveries according to the latest time-shifted viewing data for the week of July 9:
• Rizzoli & Isles (July 10): 8.3 million viewers; 2.5 million adults 18-49; 3.1 million adults 25-54
• Franklin & Bash (July 10): 4.2 million viewers; 1.9 million adults 18-49; 2.1 million adults 25-54
• Dallas (July 11): 5.3 million viewers; 2.0 million adults 18-49; 2.4 million adults 25-54
• Falling Skies (July 15): 5.4 million viewers; 2.6 million adults 18-49; 2.9 million adults 25-54
• The Great Escape (July 15): 1.6 million viewers; 890,000 adults 18-49; 912,000 adults 25-54
