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With a by-the-numbers week on the broadcast networks, the big stories were on cable, where the Women’s World Cup did very well and the premiere of ‘Breaking Bad’ brought very good numbers for AMC.
That rascal Benedict! He sure knew how to come up with a pressure test … didn’t he? Because it certainly confuzzled a couple of our contestants …
There was a calling out on this edition of ‘MC’ – once from Gordon Ramsay, another from the beat-down pride of a contestant who knew his time had come.
The big surprise on the networks came from the numbers for ABC’s Jaycee Dugard special, which easily outscored the MLB All-Star Game. Over on cable, another huge helping of summer premieres, including ‘Curb’, ‘Alphas’, ‘Warehouse 13′, ‘Eureka’, and ‘The Closer’.
The final twelve duke it out on ‘MasterChef.’ Some are still flying under the radar. Suzy admitted she might not be all that and a bag of flan.And there were tears o’ plenty.
The holiday weekend meant a slow week, even by summer standards. The interesting stories come from how well ‘Falling Skies’ is holding up, and the possibility that ‘Rookie Blue’ has already earned a third season.
The big story for the week was the return of ‘True Blood’ on HBO, which remains the biggest hit the network has where ratings are concerned. On the broadcast networks, NBC unscripted continues to hold the lead.