With nothing too exciting happening on the networks, the biggest news this week was on cable, where Syfy premiered ‘Warehouse 13,’ ‘Eureka,’ and ‘Haven.’ Spoiler: They’re all going to spend the summer being hammered by ‘Pawn Stars.’
It was a rather quiet week in the ratings as we made our way into July. The networks were par for the course and the big news on cable was the decided lack of viewers for Showtime’s ‘L-Word’ spinoff.
With summer officially starting, the week brought more premieres from ABC, and over on cable. The news was good for some (‘Rookie Blue’, ‘Futurama’, ‘Memphis Beat’), and not so good for others (‘Scoundrels’, ‘Boston Med’).
The NBA Finals again made for a banner week over at ABC. On cable, HBO execs can breathe a sigh of relief. The return of ‘True Blood’ means someone is watching again. And TV Land found success with their first original sitcom.
The big numbers on broadcast last week came from the NBA Finals and ‘Glee’. Over on cable, Chumlee was a bigger demo draw than even Michael Westen as ‘Pawn Stars’ returned to more great numbers.
The summer television season kicked off last week with premieres from ‘America’s Got Talent’, ‘Wipeout’, ‘Losing It With Jillian’, ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, ‘Burn Notice’, and ‘Royal Pains’.
The 2009-2010 television season comes to a close, marked by series finales from ‘Lost’, ’24’, and ‘Law & Order’, as well as Simon’s final appearance on ‘Idol’.
