Media Stats: ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Reaches No. 1 on Bravo and ‘America’s Got Talent’ Skyrockets to No. 4 on NBC
Kristina Bowman Smith, Anthony Thompson, Kolby Harris, Brandon Bowman Smith, and Russell Harris - Love & Marriage: Detroit / OWN
Docusoap: August stats are rolling in. Belle Collective on OWN has dropped from No. 3 after, again, airing twice and accumulating only 167,000 viewers. Love After Lockup managed to get 300,250 viewers locked in for the weekend series. Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta fell off the list of “Top MTV Shows” this month after acquiring an average of 442,800 viewers. Love & Marriage: Detroit aired four episodes this month in comparison to last month’s two episodes. Regardless, this makes the second month in a row with a drop in numbers from 190,500 viewers to 147,500.
Moving on to the oh-so-exciting life of a housewife, The Real Housewives of Atlanta secures the No. 1 spot on Bravo with 810,500 viewers accumulated. The Real Housewives of Miami has dropped out of Bravo’s Top 5 shows to the Top 10 at No. 7, garnering 282,750 viewers. The Real Housewives of New York took over Miami’s spot at No.5, nevertheless, the docusoap lost an average of 46,330 viewers, amounting to a total of 497,000 for August. The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip continues to drop in numbers – 52,170 viewers to be exact – for the second month in a row to a final average of 226,330.
America’s Got Talent - NBC
Contestant: America’s Got Talent continues to showcase its talent skyrocketing to the No. 4 spot and accumulating 3.232 million viewers. Password aired 4 new episodes in August, delivering a set average of 2.102 million viewers. Nick Cannon Presents: Wild’N Out is steadily on the rise, entertaining an average of 192,000 viewers this month. Big Brother started off their new season strong with a first-month average of 3.174 million viewers so far.
Court: Judge Steve Harvey continues to show the courtroom who is boss despite airing only three episodes for the month of August. Harvey’s was able to pull an average of 2.845 million viewers.