As AMC noted yesterday, the season premiere of The Walking Dead broke all sorts of cable drama viewership records, and towered above the rest of the cable landscape on Sunday night with a 4.2 adults 18-49 rating at 9pm (and that was during the second most watched Grammy Awards of all time). Impressive, most impressive. The Grammys Red Carpet special also set some records for E!.
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Update from @TVBill: HBO's Luck drew a 0.2 adults 18-49 rating and 549,000 viewers at 9:03pm Sunday.
The list below is long but you can use your browsers "find on page" feature (usually CTRL+F or CMD+F) to search - that's probably the easiest way to find House of Lies.
Selected Sunday cable ratings: (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 9:00 PM | 8.102 | 4.2 |
| LIVE RED CARPET: 2012 GRAMMYS | ENT | 6:00 PM | 4.081 | 1.7 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 6:30 PM | 3.796 | 1.3 |
| Walking Dead MARATHON | AMC | 8:00 PM | 2.933 | 1.3 |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 2.346 | 1.2 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 6:00 PM | 3.733 | 1.2 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 5:30 PM | 3.574 | 1.1 |
| Ax Men | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.614 | 1.1 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 5:00 PM | 3.274 | 1.1 |
| HANGOVER, THE | TBSC | 7:00 PM | 2.279 | 1.1 |
| COMIC BOOK MEN | AMC | 10:01 PM | 1.963 | 1.0 |
| LION KING, THE | DSNY | 7:25 AM | 3.783 | 1.0 |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 2.215 | 1.0 |
| FUN WITHOUT FOOTBALL | TBSC | 5:00 PM | 2.140 | 0.9 |
| FULL METAL JOUSTING | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1.921 | 0.9 |
| HANGOVER, THE | TBSC | 9:15 PM | 1.729 | 0.9 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 8:55 AM | 3.331 | 0.9 |
| FUN WITHOUT FOOTBALL | TBSC | 11:15 AM | 1.854 | 0.9 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:00 AM | 3.813 | 0.8 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:30 AM | 3.918 | 0.8 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 4:00 PM | 2.821 | 0.8 |
| FUN WITHOUT FOOTBALL | TBSC | 3:15 PM | 1.777 | 0.8 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 10:00 PM | 2.548 | 0.8 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 1.921 | 0.8 |
| Walking Dead MARATHON | AMC | 7:00 PM | 1.867 | 0.8 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 2.494 | 0.8 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 5:00 PM | 2.510 | 0.8 |
| Shameless S2 | SHO1 | 9:00 PM | 1.440 | 0.8 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 1:00 PM | 2.258 | 0.8 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 3:00 PM | 2.448 | 0.8 |
| My Strange Addiction | TLC | 10:30 PM | 1.438 | 0.8 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 2:00 PM | 2.242 | 0.7 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.414 | 0.7 |
| My Strange Addiction | TLC | 10:00 PM | 1.499 | 0.7 |
| MOVIE, USA | USA | 11:00 PM | 1.587 | 0.7 |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 11:01 PM | 1.392 | 0.7 |
| UP | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 3.314 | 0.7 |
| S PHINEAS & FERB | DSNY | 9:00 AM | 2.975 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 9:30 AM | 3.394 | 0.7 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 6:00 PM | 2.288 | 0.7 |
| NBA POST-GAME L | ESPN | 9:24 PM | 1.864 | 0.7 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 4:00 PM | 2.199 | 0.7 |
| MOB WIVES 2 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 1.198 | 0.7 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.276 | 0.7 |
| KUNG FU PANDA | NICK | 11:00 AM | 3.058 | 0.7 |
| WORST COOKS IN AMERICA | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1.876 | 0.6 |
| FINDING BIGFOOT | APL | 10:00 PM | 1.464 | 0.6 |
| Time Machine | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1.695 | 0.6 |
| COUNTDOWN: 2012 GRAMMYS | ENT | 5:00 PM | 1.573 | 0.6 |
| FUN WITHOUT FOOTBALL | TBSC | 1:15 PM | 1.484 | 0.6 |
| VALENTINES WEEKEND MAR | FX | 1:30 PM | 1.421 | 0.6 |
| Walking Dead MARATHON | AMC | 6:00 PM | 1.389 | 0.6 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 7:00 PM | 1.489 | 0.6 |
| Ax Men | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1.763 | 0.6 |
| S PHINEAS & FERB | DSNY | 9:30 AM | 2.814 | 0.6 |
| Chopped | FOOD | 4:00 PM | 1.534 | 0.6 |
| DISNEY HAVE-A-LAUGH SHORT | DSNY | 9:55 AM | 2.744 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 3:00 PM | 1.582 | 0.6 |
| FUN WITHOUT FOOTBALL | TBSC | 8:30 AM | 1.235 | 0.6 |
| DISNEY HAVE-A-LAUGH SHORT | DSNY | 9:25 AM | 2.807 | 0.6 |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA | BRVO | 10:01 PM | 1.140 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 11:00 AM | 1.799 | 0.6 |
| VALENTINES WEEKEND MAR | FX | 4:00 PM | 1.416 | 0.6 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 12:30 PM | 1.767 | 0.5 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 11:30 PM | 1.030 | 0.5 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 5:00 PM | 1.276 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 1:00 PM | 1.892 | 0.5 |
| MOVIE, USA | USA | 11:26 AM | 1.260 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 12:00 PM | 1.850 | 0.5 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 12:00 PM | 1.658 | 0.5 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 4:00 PM | 1.230 | 0.5 |
| Chopped | FOOD | 3:00 PM | 1.364 | 0.5 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE | LIF | 3:30 PM | 1.442 | 0.5 |
| HOUSE OF LIES: S1 | SHO1 | 10:00 PM | 0.986 | 0.5 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 6:30 PM | 1.405 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 10:00 AM | 1.530 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 2:00 PM | 1.775 | 0.5 |
| South Beach Tow | TRU | 5:00 PM | 1.150 | 0.5 |
| VALENTINES WEEKEND MAR | FX | 8:00 PM | 1.569 | 0.5 |
| PGA TOUR | GOLF | 12:58 PM | 2.337 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 9:00 AM | 1.512 | 0.5 |
| YARD CRASHERS | HGTV | 11:00 AM | 1.286 | 0.4 |
| UNSOLVED HISTORY | DISC | 3:00 PM | 1.124 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 3:00 PM | 1.653 | 0.4 |
| PROPERTY VIRGINS | HGTV | 3:30 PM | 1.426 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 8:00 AM | 1.526 | 0.4 |
| CUPCAKE WARS | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 1.231 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 4:00 PM | 1.373 | 0.4 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 11:30 AM | 1.452 | 0.4 |
| PROPERTY VIRGINS | HGTV | 3:00 PM | 1.277 | 0.4 |
| ULTIMATE ARMORED CAR | DISC | 9:00 PM | 1.163 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 7:00 AM | 1.392 | 0.4 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 11:00 AM | 1.267 | 0.4 |
| BERMUDA TRIANGLE EXPOSED | DISC | 2:00 PM | 1.173 | 0.4 |
| HOLMES ON HOMES | HGTV | 7:00 PM | 1.233 | 0.4 |
| MODERN MARVELS | HIST | 10:00 AM | 1.074 | 0.4 |
| HOLMES INSPECTION | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1.312 | 0.4 |
| HOLMES INSPECTION | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.185 | 0.4 |
| DISASTER DIY | HGTV | 10:00 AM | 1.016 | 0.4 |
| HOLMES ON HOMES | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 1.227 | 0.4 |
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