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Cable Ratings: Soft Debut For ‘Nine Lives’; ‘Hawthorne’ & ‘Memphis Beat’ Return Lower

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday June 16, 2011 @ 11:39am PDTTags: Cable Ratings, Covert Affairs, Hawthorne, Jon Benjamin Has a Van, Memphis Beat, Pretty Little Liars, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, Tosh.0, White Collar
Nellie Andreeva

ABC Family already has what what all cable networks strive to get every summer, one breakout hit, in Switched at Birth, which launched with record-breaking 3.3 million viewers earlier this month. The network’s second new drama, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, couldn’t match that performance, debuting with 2.2 million viewers Tuesday night. That was lower than other recent ABC Family premieres, including Pretty Little Liars and Make It Or Break It, which both opened with 2.5 million viewers. Nine Lives, which aired against the first hour of NBC’s The Voice held onto 59% of the audience of its lead-in, the second-season premiere of Pretty Little Liars (3.7 million), which was up from its series debut, down slightly from its record-setting winter premiere (4.2 million) and on par with its freshman-season finale. Pretty Little Liars was the most-watched series on cable last night. READ MORE »

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TNT Announces Summer Schedule

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday March 10, 2011 @ 10:29am PSTTags: Falling Skies, Franklin & Bash, Hawthorne, Kidnapped by the Kids, Leverage, Memphis Beat, Men of a Certain Age, OWN, Rizzoli & Isles, The Closer, TNT
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TNT just unveiled its summer schedule, setting premiere dates and time slots for new series Franklin & Bash and Falling Skies and returning shows The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles, Hawthorne, Men of a Certain Age, Memphis Beat and Leverage. Meanwhile, OWN announced its new unscripted series Kidnapped by the Kids, … Read More »

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It’s Official: TNT Renews ‘Memphis Beat’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday September 16, 2010 @ 12:40pm PDTTags: Cable TV, Jason Lee, Memphis Beat, TNT, TNT Memphis Beat, TNT Renewals
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Previous: ‘Memphis Beat’ Looks Good For Renewal

TNT is ordering a second helping of its hit series MEMPHIS BEAT, starring Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl) and Alfre Woodard (Three Rivers).  TNT has ordered

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TNT Renews Medical Drama ‘Hawthorne’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday September 14, 2010 @ 4:42pm PDTTags: Hawthorne, Hawthorne Renewal, Hawthorne Season 3, Jada Pinkett Smith, Leverage, Memphis Beat, Rizzoli & Isles, The Closer, TNT Renewals
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: I hear TNT tomorrow will announce a 10-episode Season 3 pickup for the Sony TV-produced medical drama starring Jada Pinkett Smith. With The Closer, Rizzoli, Leverage, Memphis Beat and now Hawthorne all getting renewed, the only TNT summer series waiting its fate is Jerry Bruckheimer’s cop drama Dark Blue. While attracting about half of the audience of TNT’s Monday juggernauts The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles, Hawthorne has been a solid performer ratings-wise, with its audience averaging 3.4 million viewers. What’s more, it was used to successfully launch a new series this summer, the off-beat Memphis Beat. The renewal for the quirky cop show starring Jason Lee has been in the works for awhile, so Read More »

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CABLE NOTES: ‘Memphis Beat’ Looks Good For Renewal, ‘Army Wives’ Spinoff A No-Go, ‘Facing Kate’ Order Trimmed

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday September 1, 2010 @ 7:17pm PDTTags: Army Wives, Army Wives Spinoff, Cable TV, Lifetime, Memphis Beat, Rizzoli & Isles, TNT, TNT Memphis Beat, USA
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- TNT’s freshman Memphis Beat looks promising for a second-season renewal, though there is no official pickup yet. The network is expected to make the decision within the next few days. Despite being overshadowed by the blockbuster launch of fellow freshman TNT drama Rizzoli & Isles, which received an early renewal, … Read More »

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TNT Renews ‘Closer’, ‘Rizzoli’ & ‘Leverage’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday July 30, 2010 @ 9:46am PDTTags: Cable TV, Hawthorne, Leverage, Memphis Beat, Rizzoli & Isles, The Closer, TNT, TNT Renewals, TV
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No surprise here: freshman Rizzoli & Isles and veteran The Closer have been on fire since getting paired on Monday earlier this month. Leverage also has been a solid performer for the network, showing growth in its new Sunday slot. No word yet on freshman Memphis Beat and Hawthorne. Here is TNT’s release.

TNT has ordered new seasons of three of the network’s hit series.  The Closer, which continues to rank as ad-supported cable’s #1 series of all time, will return for its seventh season.  Rizzoli & Isles, which currently ranks as cable’s #1 new series for the year-to-date, will return for a second season.  Leverage, which is performing exceptionally well in its new Sunday timeslot, will be back for a fourth season.  TNT has ordered 15 episodes each of The Closer and Leverage, along with 13 episodes of Rizzoli & Isles, with all three slated to start their new seasons in 2011.

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RATINGS RAT RACE UPDATE: Massive Audiences For ‘Deadliest Catch,’ ‘Covert Affairs’ Solid In Debut, ‘White Collar’ Down

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday July 14, 2010 @ 1:15pm PDTTags: After the Catch, Cable TV, Covert Affairs, Deadliest Catch Ratings, Discovery Channel Ratings, Hot in Cleveland, Memphis Beat, MTV Ratings, Ratings, Rizzoli & Isles, Royal Pains, The Glades Ratings, TNT Ratings, TV Ratings, USA Network, White Collar
Nellie Andreeva

phil-harris-deadliest-catchIt was an extraordinary night on cable last night, with a high-profile series debut (USA Network’s Covert Affairs), a high-profile series finale (MTV’s The Hills) and an extraordinary event episode on Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch. After weeks of ratings build-up, the … Read More »

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TNT’s ‘Memphis Beat’ Premieres Strong

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday June 23, 2010 @ 12:09pm PDTTags: Betty White, Cable TV, Hawthorne, Hot in Cleveland, Jason Lee, Memphis Beat, Ratings, TNT, TV, TV Ratings
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The new TNT original series Memphis Beat got off to a solid start last night, drawing 4.3 million viewers. It built on its lead-in, the second-season premiere of HawthoRNe, which opened with 3.4 million viewers. Both shows outperformed HawthoRNe‘s series debut last year. While the Jason Lee-starring Memphis … Read More »

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