SpotVault - Twisted (ABC Family) - 2013-14 Ratings

Twisted

Tuesdays, 9/8c, ABC Family

Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 6/25/13, 7/2/13, 7/9/13

WHAT MATTERS:

• The only real excitement on broadcast Tuesday of late was CBS' decision less than a week into the Big Brother season to revert it to the Wednesday/Thursday/Sunday scheduling that has been the norm of late. The Tuesday premiere/finale on July 2 was only a tick behind the Wednesday premiere of last summer.

• Some cable notes:

Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 6/18/13

WHAT MATTERS:

• A classic overtime Game 6 of the NBA Finals took the series into the stratosphere, going 35% above Sunday's fifth game. It was actually over a point behind the last Game 6, when the Heat were knocked out two years ago, but it was well ahead of other recent sixth games. And this time, the result set up a Game 7 on Thursday. Double digits seem very possible.

• America's Got Talent was even in a move to 8:00, and sagging The Voice perked up and posted a pretty encouraging finale against the NBA. It was flat with the finale from last spring.

• Apparently it mattered that ABC Family newbie Twisted had previewed last week's episode months earlier, as it grew from 0.5 to 0.7 in week two. Lead-in Pretty Little Liars held tight at a strong 1.3.

Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 6/11/13

WHAT MATTERS:

• One of the most crowded nights on broadcast got even moreso as ABC's Game 3 of the NBA Finals showed up on the night and posted similar ratings to the first two games despite the game being a massive blowout. That meant the smallest year-to-year deficit of the series to date, as this game was just -11% vs. 2012's Sunday Game 3.

• NBC's usually dominant talent shows were down a bit vs. the added competition. Suffice to say NBC is now all in for the Spurs to win the Finals in five games, as they surely have no interest in throwing next week's The Voice finale at an NBA Finals Game 6.

• On cable, ABC Family impressed with a strong return from Pretty Little Liars (1.3), which was actually two ticks above last summer's premiere (though a notch below last winter's premiere). PLL's new lead-out Twisted (0.5) struggled, but it's worth noting this episode has already aired (it was sneak previewed after PLL's winter finale on 3/19/13) so I'll reserve judgment for a week.