Spotted Ratings, Monday 6/3/13

WHAT MATTERS:

• The post-Memorial Day bounce-back didn't happen, at least to anywhere near the same extent as last year. The Voice and the season finale of Revolution both ended up gaining just a tick or so week-to-week. But ABC was even more disappointing, as The Bachelorette actually dropped a couple ticks and Mistresses became just another of the blah low-1 premieres that have filled the early summer on broadcast.

• In an interesting scheduling experiment, Fox imported an original episode of FX's Anger Management, which actually slightly outrated its repeat New Girl lead-in.

• A bunch of cable notables after the jump!

War of 18-49 Update, 90210 (2012-13)

Let's take a look at the 2012-13 season (the fifth and final overall) of 90210 on the CW.

The Question, Monday 6/3/13: Will Bachelorette Viewers Get Into Bed With Mistresses?

Tonight, ABC launches a new drama in the 10:00 hour for the second time in three Mondays. This time it's the soap Mistresses, which will follow what seems like it should be a good fit in The Bachelorette. I'm counting on The Bachelorette bouncing back a bit from its soft Memorial Day premiere. And if Motive could get a 1.3 when ABC wasn't even telling people about the episode, heavily-promoted Mistresses may do at least as well. I've found the promos pretty unappealing, but maybe it's not my kind of show.

Over/Under: 1.35.

War of 18-49 Update, Rules of Engagement (2012-13)

Let's take a look at the 2012-13 season (the seventh and final overall) of Rules of Engagement on CBS.

Career A18-49+ Labels

A few weeks ago I introduced what I called "Career A18-49+," an attempt to take the historically-adjusted A18-49+ stat, usually used to label one season, and apply it to full series runs. The formula is simple: Career A18-49+ is the sum of all the season A18-49+ numbers.

The next step is to create a frame of reference. So here are the labels used to categorize these shows. Initially I tried to create tiers of the same size, but it became clear that there need to be more tiers at the bottom end of the range since there are more shows there.

SpotVault - The Bachelorette (ABC) - Summer 2013 Ratings

The Bachelorette

Mondays, 8/7c, ABC

SpotVault - The Lookout (ABC) - Summer 2013 Ratings

The Lookout

Wednesdays, 10/9c, ABC

SpotVault - The American Baking Competition (CBS) - Summer 2013 Ratings

The American Baking Competition

Wednesdays, 8/7c, CBS

SpotVault - Brooklyn DA (CBS) - Summer 2013 Ratings

Brooklyn DA

Tuesdays, 10/9c, CBS

SpotVault - Extreme Weight Loss (ABC) - Summer 2013 Ratings

Extreme Weight Loss

Tuesdays, 8/7c, ABC