When spies and lawyers go out, they go out large on USA Network. The summer finales of the cable network’s Suits and Burn Notice were season highs for both shows. They were also the two top shows on cable last night in all demos and in terms of total viewers, leaving the likes of Thursday’s Charlie Sheen’s Anger Management finale in the dust. The 10 PM season two finale of Suits, which was the number one show on cable, had 4.5 million viewers total. That audience is 12% more than watched last week and a stellar 29% rise from the season one finale on September 8 last year. Suits was the top show at 10 PM last night on both cable and broadcast among the 18-49 and 25-54 demos. At 9 PM, the season six end of the Miami-based Burn Notice had 5 million viewers. That was up 14% over the August 16 show and up 13% over the season five summer finale on September 8, 2011.
Heading deep into the demos, both shows did very well. Among Adults 18-49, the Suits finale got 1.9 million viewers. That’s up 8% from last week’s show and 30% up from last season’s finale. Among 25-54, it got 2 million, up 6 from the previous week and up 29% from the end of season one. Among 18-34, Suits pulled 903,000 viewers, up 11% from last week and a massive 37% from the end of last season. Burn Notice had 1.7 million viewers among Adults 18-49, up 13% from last week and 4% from last summer’s finale. Among 25-54, Burn got 1.9 million, up 10% from the previous week and up 4% from the end of last summer. Among 18-34, the spy show pulled 736,000 viewers, up 1% from last week and flat with last year’s summer finale.
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YEAH SUITS!!!! Love, love, love that show!!!
It was smoking’:one of the best shows ever! Can’t wait for January ….Harvey go back to dark hair please !
I agree – can’t wait. But why should he go back to dark hair? he finally has his natural hair colour back and he looks far better with it.
Suits, best show on TV full stop!!!!…
Suits is such a great show that will grow in viewers over time, I hope everyone shows it to their friends, and it will get the ratings it deserves. One of my other favourites, Supernatural, I like a little more is great, but just doesn’t het as many television views compared to online!
Hell no his hair is so much better this season!
My family cracked up at Harvey smoking pot with Mike. Need more of the show now. I’m glad they aren’t doing what they did last year and brought Suits Season Two to a break instead of wrappingi t up.
Congrats too both shows. But especially Suits being just over 1 year old! It has really proven to be a winner for the network and TV in general.
Best overall show on TV!!
Suits is the best show on tv!!!!
OH YEAH TWO of my fav shows on USA networks Burn Notice and Suits LOL!
Any word on renewing both those shows YET
there should be season 3 for suits!!!!
Anger Management needs to be canceled!
I get “Suits” confused with that other show that has two white guys in suits.
Burn Notice needs a reboot. It was a start when they killed off the annoying brother, but it’s the same show every week. Michael agrees to help someone and does some hokey caricature to infiltrate the bad guy’s gang. Michael gets into an argument with Fiona so Fiona can feel sorry for herself and pout. Fiona unintentionally switches between American and Irish accents. Sam does Chuck Finley. Sharon Gless chain smokes and nags. A million dollars in explosives go Boom but doesn’t make the evening news. I get it, that’s the formula, but you’ve just been given next season’s line-up.
Scarecrow,your way off.Burn Notice is very exciting and can’t wait for the next week to see it.I’ve watched from the very beginning it’s one of my favorite shows.I hope it get’s renewed for years to come.
This show is the best show in the history of cable!!! Will we see a Season 3?
Saw the first 15 mins of Suits and could not stand the show This isn’t the first time. The violence, backstabing and pot; no way will watch.
On the otherhand, BURN NOTICE, I love! There may be a little violence and booms. (Exclucle of tonight) BN Illutrates honesty, care for people, courage and love for one another. Suits does not.
violence? what violence? also it’s a show about lawyers, if there wasn’t backstabbing it wouldn’t be realistic. Get off your high horse
Violence? You’ve got to be kidding me. You aren’t watching the same show that we are watching. It’s a show that is full of psychological warfare, manipulation, dark humour, intelligent writing and interesting characters etc. And you are so wrong in terms of pot – it’s not a huge part of the show.
You are so off the mark that you should stop watching the show, because you clearly don’t get it.
Do like B.N. When I first found it it had been on a while and I searched the net to find all the episodes I missed. This last season was not up to the previous one. What was up with the guy driving off in the van….dumb.
Like Suits also and glad it is on later, but may not be watching when it returns…I can get that amount of cursing and blasphemy at work (if I still had my job..thanks B.O.!)
Two of the best shows on TV.
Wow! Suits really went out with some jaw dropping endings. I wasn’t happy with Mike and his inability to cope with his Grmamom’s death. Smoking pot was one thing but having sex with his married former girlfriend was another. Proves he is still an immature boy-man. Don’t know what I think about Harvey. I really like him and Jessica a lot but totally despise Louis, what a worm, but he brings conflict to the story line and you are never sure about him. Glad Donna is back. I cannot wait for the show to return in January
I use to be a major BN fan but it went too dark this season and lost me.
Suits is the fav, totally love it, This season it was off the chain, Jessica and Harvey set the stage and make it all fall into place. We have to have a season 3 for Suits!!!
I agree with Scarecrow above; and, just for the record, if Michael Weston was so good, why was he burned in the first place?
But, this season closer was dynamite with everyone turning in a stellar performance; and, I just love seeing Renny Harlin directing again.
Just excellent. … I mean, I really want to see the next cycle in November.
Michael wasn’t burned because he wasn’t a good spy, he was burned because there was a underground group that was doing illegal covert operations. They burned him because he was too good and they wanted him to work for them…just for the record…
Fantastic show! USA should also track viewers that purchase the series and view it via that venue. So many friends love the show but do so on Apple TV at times that are more convenient.
suits is topz!! hope season 3 will have more episodes tho..im so hooked nd inlove with the Pearson Hardman family
Will there be suits season 3? Hope so best show ever!
I love Burn Notice. It’s my favourite show on television. I really hope they renew for season 7 soon. Jeffrey Donovan and the cast are terrific.
My comment is on (Burn Notice),I watch all the shows even reruns over and over again. I even know what are going to say before they speak. I wish this show would stay on tv. Going to miss it ALOT!