RATINGS RECAP: 5/26/14

ABC 
8:00 The Bachelorette
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Castle (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

CBS
8:00 2 Broke Girls (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 Friends with Better Lives
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 Mike & Molly (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:30 Mom (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
10:00 48 Hours
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

NBC
8:00 American Ninja Warrior Clip Show
Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 American Ninja Warrior
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

FOX
8:00 Masterchef
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 24: Live Another Day
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 

It was a very soft Memorial Day for the broadcast networks. FOX had the return of annual summer series Masterchef, but it fell to a series low. It could perk up in the weeks to come. It was no help for 24: Live Another Day which fell yet again. It was even in viewers but down two tenths in the demo. NBC saw decent numbers for the return of American Ninja Warrior. It's 1.6 demo tied The Bachelorette for tops of the night so that's not a horrible showing. On ABC, The Bachelorette was down a million viewers and three tenths in the demo from last week, when it followed the performance finale of Dancing with the Stars. It may be able to recover some next week when it's not a holiday. Finally on CBS, the final scheduled episode of the cancelled Friends with Better Lives was up two tenths in viewers but down two tenths in the demo for a series low.