It is stunning and fascinating how a show beginning its seventh season with a specific end-date already set continues to set new ratings highs. While it isn't a ratings record for a cable show premiere/return this year, you have to give Game of Thrones a ton of props for absolutely delivering on all of the restless hype that built up since the end of last season. I am also impressed with how well the other Sunday shows (specifically Power and Real Housewives of Potomac) held up against it. There are quite a few pleased networks this week.



Broadcast Shows:

America’s Got Talent- 12.594 million (2.5)

America’s Got Talent (Clip Show)- 7.104 million (1.3)

Big Brother (Wednesday)- 6.450 million (1.9)

Big Brother (Thursday)- 6.111 million (1.8)

Big Brother (Sunday)- 5.949 million (1.8)

MasterChef- 3.504 million (1.0)

So You Think You Can Dance- 2.819 million (0.7)

Cable Shows:

Game of Thrones (Premiere)- 10.105 million (4.7)

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (Reunion Part 2)- 2.734 million (1.4)

The Haves and the Have Nots- 2.329 million (0.6)

Basketball Wives- 2.192 million (1.1)

Real Housewives of Orange County- 1.728 million (0.6)

Power- 1.720 million (0.7)

Real Housewives of New York City- 1.545 million (0.5)

Teen Mom 2 (Premiere)- 1.487 million (0.8)

The Strain (Premiere)- 1.443 million (0.5)

Real Housewives of Potomac (Reunion Part 2)- 1.384 million (0.5)

Little Women: LA (Reunion Part 1)- 1.168 million (0.4)

Daytime Divas- 1.084 million (0.4)

Catfish: The TV Show- 701,000 (0.4)

Teen Mum (10:00)- 644,000 (0.4)

Nashville- 631,000 (0.1)

Black Ink Crew: Behind the Ink (Special)- 599,000 (0.3)

Teen Mum (11:00)- 530,000 (0.3)

The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30 (Special)- 407,000 (0.3)

Kendra on Top (9:30)- 347,000 (0.2)

Kendra on Top (9:00)- 344,000 (0.2)