BEYOND THE NUMBERS
THE NEWS BEHIND THE RATINGS
BY GARY LEVIN
PRETTIER
Tuesday’s series finale of Freeform’s
Pretty Little Liars drew 1.4 MILLION same-day viewers, its biggest audience in a year, but just a third of its 2011 peak.
BROTHERLY LOVE
The 19th season premiere of CBS reality stalwart
Big Brother claimed 5.9 MILLION viewers Wednesday (down from 6.2 million last year); ABC’s rebooted Battle of the Network Stars managed just 4.1 MILLION Thursday. On the scripted side is CBS drama Zoo ( 3 MILLION Thursday).
DOWNWARD
Well-liked but canceled ABC comedy Downward
Dog called it quits with an average 1.9 MILLION viewers for two Tuesday episodes. BBC America earned 655,000 for Saturday’s 10th season finale of Doctor Who, and CW’s iZombie wrapped up its third with 861,000 Tuesday.