"Zoo" Gains +2.58 Million Viewers (+32%) While "Extant" Adds +2.14m (+41%) From Live + Same Day Averages

Week Two of "Under the Dome" Gains +3.19m (+60%)

With 7-Day Lift, All Three Editions of "Big Brother" Tie for #3 Among the Week's Adults 18-49 Lift

The season premieres of ZOO and EXTANT were among the weekly leaders in  live + 7-day viewer lift while UNDER THE DOME added more than three million viewers for the second straight week, according to Nielsen ratings for the week ending July 5.

 ZOO's live +7-day audience climbed to 10.76m (from 8.18m live plus same day, +32%), ranking third among all weekly programs. Among adults 18-49, ZOO increased to 1.8 (from 1.2, +50%).  Among adults 25-54, ZOO increased 2.6 (from 1.8, +44%).

EXTANT's live + same day audience jumped to 7.38m (from 5.24m, +41%).  In adults 18-49, EXTANT increased by +71% (1.2 from 0.7).  Among adults 25-54, EXTANT increased to 1.8 (from 1.1, +64%).

UNDER THE DOME, which ranked second in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 for the week, posted increased in viewers  to 8.47m (from 5.28m, live plus same day, +60%), marking the second consecutive week the dramas has added more than three million viewers.  Among adults 18-49, UNDER THE DOME jumped to 1.8 (from 1.0, +80%) while increasing to 2.7 (from 1.6, +69%) among adults 25-54.

With 7-day lift, all three editions of BIG BROTHER tied for third among adults 18-49 with gains of +0.7 of a rating point.  BIG BROTHER SUNDAY increased by +41% to 2.4 with BIG BROTHER THURDAY and BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY both increasing +39% to 2.5.  All three editions were also among the lift leaders in viewers.

Top 10 Programs in 7-Day Viewer Lift

           L+SD                L+7                 Lift                       % Lift

1. Wayward Pines                       3.38m              6.91m               +3.53m                      +105%
2. UNDER THE DOME                 5.28m              8.47m               +3.19m                      +60%
3. ZOO                                        8.18m              10.76m              +2.58m                      +32%
4. EXTANT                                5.24m              7.38m               +2.14m                      +41%
5. America's Got Talent-T           10.74m            12.73m              +1.99m                      +19%  
6. Rookie Blue                            3.75m               5.51m              +1.76m                      +47%
7. The Whispers                          3.36m               5.07m              +1.71m                      +51%
8. BIG BROTHER-WED                5.85m               7.48m              +1.63m                       +28%
9. BIG BROTHER-SUN                  4.98m               6.57m              +1.59m                       +32%

10.  Masterchef                                   4.40m               5.98m              +1.58m                       +36%

Top 10 Programs in 7-Day A18-49 Lift

                                                       L+SD              L+7                      Lift                  % Lift                                                 

1. Wayward Pines                       1.0                2.3                      +1.3                 +130%
2. UNDER THE DOME                 1.0                1.8                      +0.8                 +80%
3. BIG BROTHER-SUN               1.7                2.4                      +0.7                 +41%
4. BIG BROTHER-THU                 1.8                2.5                      +0.7                 +39%

3.   BIG BROTHER-WED                   1.8                2.5                      +0.7                 +39%  

3.America's Got Talent-Tu                    2.5               3.2                      +0.7                 +28%

      3.   Masterchef                              1.4                2.1                      +0.7                 +50%

8.  ZOO                                               1.2                1.8                      +0.6                 +50%

      8.  The Bachelorette                      1.9                2.5                      +0.6                 +32%

8.   Mistresses                                     0.6                1.2                      +0.6                 +100%

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