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The season finale of Major Crimes took aim and hit its target, winning as the top cable program of the night, and scoring the highest ratings of the winter season with 5.4 million viewers in Live + Same Day ratings. This was a 10% increase over last weeks episode, and a 4% increase over the previous winter season high set several weeks ago. In the targeted demos, the episode came in with 1.4 million adults 25-54 and 1.1 million adults 18-49, an increase of 6% and 4%, respectively.

UPDATED 1/24/14: The season finale of Major Crimes propelled the series into its fifth consecutive win as basic cables most watched original series of the week. In time delayed ratings, the series continued to dominate, with a massive 7.1 million viewers in Live + 3 day ratings, a 9% increase over the previous season high from the week before. In key demos, Major Crimes had 2.0 million adults 25-54 and 1.5 million adults 18-49 in Live + 3 day, a 3% and 5% increase over the prior week, respectively.

The season 2 finale of Major Crimes was not only the most watched episode of the winter season, it also scored as the most-watched episode of the entire second season, besting it’s own summer outings!

The penultimate episode of the season was the most watched original series on basic cable, with 6.5 million viewers in Live + 3 day ratings, and 1.9 million and 1.4 million viewers in the 25-54 and 18-49 demographics.

Rounding out the stellar season, as we previously reported, Major Crimes also scored a spot on the Top Ten List of Most Watched Shows in America, where it shared the number 10 spot for most watched show for the week of December 23-29th, among all shows on cable or broadcast. Among its fellow cable shows, it ranks as one of the Top Ten Shows of 2013.

Of the second season of Major Crimes, Michael Wright, president and head of programming for TNT, said, “After launching as basic cable’s #1 new series in 2012, Major Crimes came back with a second season packed with fascinating and exciting cases and a powerful personal story involving Captain Raydor and Rusty, the young witness in her care. It was all brought together by one of the best acting ensembles on television and a production team that is second-to-none. We are enormously happy with the success of Major Crimes and look forward to another exceptional season this summer.”

Source: TVbytheNumbers, TNT Press Release

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On the heels of several weeks of huge ratings for the winter season, Major Crimes got to add one more big feather to its cap for 2013- a placing on the Top Ten List of Most Watched Shows in America!

Released by TV Guide, the list encompasses all network or cable shows, and has episode 216 “Risk Assessment” sharing the number 10 spot! This marks the first time Major Crimes has cracked the top ten list, and it was also the only cable show to make the cut!

Congratulations to the cast and crew for this Major accomplishment! And thanks to all the viewers and fans who made it happen!

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The penultimate episode of Major Crimes’ second season held its own in the ratings despite fierce competition from football and the return of network programming, with 4.950 million Live + Same Day viewers tuning in to find out Rusty’s fate. In the 18-49 demographic, the show retained its growth from last week, staying at a steady 0.8. The episode was the second-highest rated outing of the winter season, and won the night as the most watched basic cable scripted series.

Last weeks episode of Major Crimes continued its ratings dominance, coming in as basic cable’s #1 original series for the third consecutive week. It also scored big in time-delayed numbers with 7.2 million viewers in Live + 3 Day Ratings, a 20% increase over the prior week. The episode performed even better in the coveted advertiser demographics, drawing 2.2 million adults 25-54 in Live + 3 Day, and 1.5 million adults 18-49, an increase from the prior week of over 25% and 20%, respectively.

Source: TVbytheNumbers