The highest-rated, most-watched NFL Pro Bowl in a decade topped the cable charts this week followed by State of The Union analysis, two episodes of NCIS, and Burn Notice. Yep, two NCIS repeats were the most-watched scripted content on cable for the week (while a new episode was the most-watched scripted show on the broadcast nets for the week). Burn Notice and a lot of other telecasts had higher adults 18-49 ratings for the week, but I haven't seen the weekly rankings as of this writing.
We have already posted a bit of stuff that isn't on the list, like the Caprica results on Syfy Friday night, and even most Starz' Spartacus: Blood and Sand and FX's Archer.
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Top 25 cable shows for the week ending January 31, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | NET | DAY( | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | NFL 2010 AFC-NFC PRO BOWL | ESPN | SUNDAY | 7:22 PM | 12,297 |
| 2 | ST UNION/ANALYSIS(S)-01/27/2010 | FOXNC | WEDNESDAY | 10:21 PM | 6,617 |
| 3 | ST UNION/REP RESPONSE(S)-01/27/2010 | FOXNC | WEDNESDAY | 10:30 PM | 6,383 |
| 4 | ON THE RECORD W/GRETA | FOXNC | WEDNESDAY | 10:43 PM | 5,806 |
| 5 | STATE OF THE UNION 2010(S)-01/27/2010 | FOXNC | WEDNESDAY | 9:11 PM | 5,741 |
| 6 | NCIS | USA | WEDNESDAY | 9:00 PM | 5,328 |
| 7 | NCIS | USA | WEDNESDAY | 8:00 PM | 5,310 |
| 8 | Burn Notice | USA | THURSDAY | 10:00 PM | 5,304 |
| 9 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 5,206 |
| 10 | iCarly | NICK | FRIDAY | 8:00 PM | 5,156 |
| 11 | ST UNION/ANALYSIS(S)-01/27/2010 | FOXNC | WEDNESDAY | 9:00 PM | 5,079 |
| 12 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 5,065 |
| 13 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | THURSDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,799 |
| 14 | NCIS | USA | MONDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,630 |
| 15 | MISS AMERICA 2010(S)-01/30/2010 | TLC | SATURDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,522 |
| 16 | Pawn Stars | HIST | MONDAY | 10:30 PM | 4,440 |
| 17 | PARENT TRAP, THE (1998) | DSNY | SATURDAY | 8:45 PM | 4,426 |
| 18 | iCarly | NICK | SATURDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,380 |
| 19 | NCIS | USA | THURSDAY | 7:00 PM | 4,376 |
| 20 | PSYCH | USA | WEDNESDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,367 |
| 21 | WHITE COLLAR | USA | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,322 |
| 22 | SpongeBob | NICK | SUNDAY | 9:30 AM | 4,283 |
| 23 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 9:30 AM | 4,280 |
| 24 | NCIS | USA | WEDNESDAY | 7:00 PM | 4,202 |
| 25 | PAWN STARS | HIST | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,111 |
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Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2010 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All ratings above Live+SD (live viewing plus same day DVR viewing)
I remember getting excited over a cable show pulling 600k viewers.
Good to see all of the USA originals in the top 25. Next week they should be higher because of no State of the Union…I hope.
TNT is getting left out of the mix, although the only show TNT has that I like is Men of a Certain Age (I am also interested to see Southland when they’re done running the episodes already aired on NBC).
Bill or Robert – just wondering about Project Runway since they’ve moved back to New York and quickly turned around this next season’s show. Any news?
@ Vamp Mom, I saw these at the Pifeedback forum via Travis Yanan.
Project Runway (10pm)
- 3.400 million viewers
- 2.4/4 HH
- 1.4/4 A18-49
Thanks, Number Cruncher. Do you know how this compares to previous seasons?
Any numbers available for Saturday’s Lifetime movie Lying to be perfect?
WWE is not topping the list this week? What happened, cable go out at the trailer parks?,, Sorry for the insult, what can I say
Damn. Archer should be getting more love. Wish they would have paired it between Sunny and The League or at least with one of em to build some steam. Its a different show to people who aren’t up on the Adult Swim style animated comedy but if you haven’t watched it and like off color sexually themed humor.
I honestly have to rewatch each episode to catch everything because I usually am laughing so hard out loud that I miss stuff. The LOL/Minute ratio is off the charts for this show.
Was wondering how the GSN network is fairing sice it has swayed from its regular programming and has ventured into reality