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The big news this week was on cable, with six big premieres. The new shows, ‘The Glades’, ‘Covert Affairs’, and ‘Rizzoli & Isles’, looked very good next to ‘White Collar’, ‘Psych’, and ‘The Closer’.
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’.
A short week of releases still manages to offer some gems, both new (‘True Blood,’ ‘Leverage,’ ‘Royal Pains,’ ‘Flashpoint’) and old (‘The Virginian,’ ‘The Glory Boys,’ ‘The Contract’).
