USA dominated cable in time-shifted viewership (live+7) differential from Jun 1-7, monopolizing the medal stand with “Burn Notice” (2.43mln), “Royal Pains” (1.76mln) and “In Plain Sight” (1.75mln). 2 eps of TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8” followed, averaging 1.65mln, and Discovery Channel completed the 3 straight net-specific groupings, in 6th and 7th with “Deadliest Catch” (1.42mln) and “Man VS. Wild” (1.41mln). Completing the top 10 were Lifetime’s “Army Wives” (1.00mln), USA’s “Law & Order: CI” (899K) and Food Net’s “The Next Food Network Star.

(Data provided by Nielsen)

06/01/2009-06/07/2009
TOTAL-06/01/2009
RANK TELECASTS EPISODE TITLE ORIG DAY(S) S TIME R DUR P2+ P2+ P2+ P2+ Absolute Diff
Live US AA% Live+7 US AA% Live AA(000) Live+7 AA(000)
1 BURN NOTICE-06/04/2009 301H FRIENDS AND FAMILY USA …T… 9:00 PM 60 1.7 2.6 5068 7499 2431
2 ROYAL PAINS-06/04/2009 101 ROYAL PAINS (PILOT) USA …T… 10:00 PM 77 1.8 2.4 5101 6856 1755
3 IN PLAIN SIGHT-06/07/2009 204H DUPLICATE BRIDGE USA ……S 10:00 PM 60 1.1 1.7 3221 4973 1752
4 JON & KATE PLUS 8-06/01/2009 TLC M…… 9:30 PM 30 1.8 2.4 5186 6841 1655
5 JON & KATE PLUS 8-06/01/2009 TLC M…… 9:00 PM 30 1.6 2.2 4659 6285 1626
6 DEADLIEST CATCH-06/02/2009 PAYBACK TIME DISC .T….. 9:00 PM 60 1.1 1.5 3063 4485 1422
7 MAN VS. WILD-06/02/2009 DISC .T….. 10:00 PM 60 1.2 1.7 3454 4868 1414
8 ARMY WIVES-06/07/2009 0901 LIF ……S 10:00 PM 60 1.1 1.4 3131 4131 1000
9 LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)-06/07/2009 8003H FOLIE A DEUX USA ……S 9:00 PM 60 1.3 1.6 3690 4589 899
10 SP FN STAR 5-06/07/2009 FOOD ……S 9:00 PM 60 0.8 1 2187 3025 838

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