The Monday Night Football game between the Ravens and Jaguars topped cable viewership for the week ending October 30, but dropped below 10 million to a piddly (for MNF) 9.3 million viewers. The Walking Dead was in second with 6.1 million viewers, comfortably ahead of WWE Raw.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending October 30, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Network | Day | Time | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | RAVENS/JAGUARS | ESPN | Mon | 08:30P-12:02A | 9,275 |
| 2 | Walking Dead | AMC | Sun | 09:00P-10:00P | 6,095 |
| 3 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,927 |
| 4 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP L | ESPN | Sun | 01:43P-06:01P | 4,923 |
| 5 | WISCONSIN/OHIO STATE | ESPN | Sat | 07:58P-11:28P | 4,547 |
| 6 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:08P | 4,501 |
| 7 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 10:30A-11:00A | 4,467 |
| 8 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 10:00A-10:30A | 4,429 |
| 9 | MICHIGAN STATE/NEBRASKA | ESPN | Sat | 12:01P-03:18P | 4,335 |
| 10 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 11:00A-11:30A | 4,156 |
| 11 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:30A-10:00A | 4,137 |
| 12 | NCIS | USA | Wed | 08:00P-09:00P | 4,117 |
| 13 | JESSIE | DSNY | Fri | 09:00P-09:30P | 3,934 |
| 14 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sun | 10:00A-10:30A | 3,928 |
| 15 | NCIS | USA | Wed | 09:00P-10:00P | 3,926 |
| 16 | Sons Of Anarchy | FX | Tue | 10:00P-11:05P | 3,819 |
| 17 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sun | 10:30A-11:00A | 3,773 |
| 18 | Wizards of Waverly Place | DSNY | Sat | 09:30P-10:00P | 3,737 |
| 19 | FAIRLY ODD PARENTS | NICK | Sat | 11:30A-12:00P | 3,633 |
| 20 | NCIS | USA | Mon | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,593 |
| 21 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sun | 09:30A-10:00A | 3,533 |
| 22 | Pawn Stars | HIST | Mon | 10:30P-11:00P | 3,459 |
| 23 | NCIS | USA | Sat | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,436 |
| 24 | Wizards of Waverly Place | DSNY | Fri | 08:00P-08:30P | 3,435 |
| 25 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXN | Wed | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,390 |
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