TBS Remains Top Cable Network in Primetime Viewers

TBS, which last week swept all key adult demos in Primetime for Q1 2014, extended its success into the new quarter, ranking as basic cable's #1 network for the week in Primetime delivery of total viewers and all key adult demos.

Last Tuesday's season five finale of Cougar Town averaged 1.9 million viewers in Live + 3 viewing. In key demos, the show averaged more than 1.2 million adults 18-49 (+7% vs. the prior week) and 589,000 adults 18-34.

TBS's hit series Deal With It garnered 1.5 million viewers in Live + 3 viewing for last Tuesday's episode. The show matched its prior week's average among adults 18-49 (904,000) and grew +5% among adults 18-34 (453,000).

The Big Bang Theory on TBS accounted for 19 of basic cable's Top 20 off-net sitcom telecasts among total viewers and 17 of the Top 20 among adults 18-49.