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BEYOND THE NUMBERS

THE NEWS BEHIND THE RATINGS

- BY GARY LEVIN

UNGODLY

Starz’s latest fantasy series, American Gods, arrived Sunday with 975,000 same-day viewers. New on Tuesday: Nat Geo’s Genius ( 1.4 MILLION) and NBC’s Great News ( 5.1 MILLION).

SPECIALTIE­S

TBS’ Full Frontal With Samantha Bee’s “Not the White House Correspond­ents’ Dinner” telecast notched 1.3 MILLION Saturday, similar to her Wednesday episodes; that same night, HBO’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony got 865,000.

PERMANENT EXITS

A&E’s Bates Motel ( 1.4 MILLION) and Fox’s APB ( 2.7 MILLION, both at typical Monday levels); WGN America’s The Outsiders ( 673,000 Tuesday); and Fox’s Rosewood ( 2.9 MILLION Friday).

 ?? CATE CAMERON, A&E NETWORKS ?? Norman Bates sees his fantasy world fall apart in the series finale of Bates Motel.
CATE CAMERON, A&E NETWORKS Norman Bates sees his fantasy world fall apart in the series finale of Bates Motel.
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ANDERSON IN AMERICAN GODS, STARZ ENTERTAINM­ENT

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