Ratings: LeBron James and Big Brother beat So You Think You Can Dance on Thursday - 07/08/2010

LeBron James "The Decision" on ESPN was the highest-rated show on TV (cable and broadcast) on Thursday night with a 7.3 overnight rating.

Big Brother and Wipeout were the highest rated shows on broadcast last night - but Wipeout was the most watched show.

From TVbytheNumbers:

The 12th season premiere of CBS’ Big Brother returned up 4% in the adults 18-49 ratings vs. last summer’s premiere to lead CBS to the ratings win on Thursday night.

The battle of summer reality is now fully joined, and Big Brother’s 2.4 adults 18-49 rating, up 4% from last summer’s premiere (2.3), shows that it’s ready to jump into the fight.

Wipeout slipped 14% from last week to a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating.

Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance was even with last Thursday’s 2.1 adults 18-49 rating.

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