Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):
A&E’s premiere of THE RETURNED was at 0.58, following the season premiere of BATES MOTEL, which at 0.92 was 0.34 below last March’s premiere, but up a hundredth from the May 2014 season finale. Earlier in the evening, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.37. At the top of the night were the usual winners. USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.37-1.26 over its 3 hours, roughly the same as last week other than being up 0.16 in the 8PM hour. At VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP slipped 0.05 to 1.34, and BLACK INK CREW was also down 0.05 to 1.04. BETTER CALL SAUL (AMC) has settled into a hit groove, up 0.04 from last week to 1.26. On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES was down 0.05 to 0.69, SHAHS OF SUNSET fell 0.09 to 0.48, and SOUTHERN CHARM was at 0.27. STREET OUTLAWS (Discovery) tumbled half a point to 0.68, and FAT N FURIOUS was at 0.42. AMERICAN DAD (TBS) dropped 0.04 to 0.57. On History, APPALACHIAN OUTLAWS was down 0.04 to 0.53, and SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.51. At ABCFamily, THE FOSTERS fell 0.09 to 0.42, and CHASING LIFE slipped 0.02 to 0.22 (in their target F12-34 demo, they were at 1.07/0.54, each down 0.14 from last week). MTV’s EYE CANDY lost 0.04 to 0.24 (and down 0.02 in F12-34 to 0.57). BRANSON FAMOUS (Tru) was up a tick to 0.10. On Disney XD, the season finale of GRAVITY FALLS was at 0.27.
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