The Walking Dead was the top cable series Sunday, May 4, with a 3.5 Adults 18-49 ratings. In second place was Storage Wars with a 1.6. The two hour season premiere of Army Wives was number four with a 1.2.
We only receive the top 100 cable shows for adults 25-54 for the whole day from our principal source. If you don’t see an original episode of a show here, it’s because it wasn’t in the top 100.
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 Breakout Kings.
Selected Sunday cable ratings: (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| P2+ | Adults 18-49 | |||
| Show | Net | Time | Live+SD AA(000) | Ratings Live + SD |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 9:00 PM | 6771 | 3.5 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 9:30 PM | 4176 | 1.6 |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 2667 | 1.5 |
| Army Wives | LIF | 9:00 PM | 3626 | 1.2 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 7:00 PM | 2981 | 1.2 |
| KHLOE & LAMAR | ENT | 10:00 PM | 2107 | 1.1 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 2692 | 1.1 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 8:30 PM | 2868 | 1.0 |
| Ax Men | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2432 | 1.0 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 8:00 PM | 2788 | 1.0 |
| ICE LOVES COCO | ENT | 10:30 PM | 1667 | 0.9 |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 2276 | 0.9 |
| WORST COOKS IN AMERICA | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 2456 | 0.9 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 9:00 PM | 2689 | 0.9 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 5:05 PM | 1998 | 0.8 |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 11:01 PM | 1473 | 0.8 |
| COMIC BOOK MEN | AMC | 10:01 PM | 1516 | 0.8 |
| Shameless S2 | SHO1 | 9:00 PM | 1601 | 0.8 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:30 AM | 3421 | 0.8 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 5:30 PM | 2154 | 0.8 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2060 | 0.8 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 7:30 PM | 2304 | 0.8 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 7:00 PM | 2182 | 0.8 |
| Breakout Kings | AEN | 10:00 PM | 2117 | 0.8 |
| NCIS | USA | 10:00 PM | 3152 | 0.8 |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON L | ESPN | 9:39 PM | 1867 | 0.8 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:32 PM | 1564 | 0.8 |
| TBS MOVIE SUNDAY | TBSC | 2:50 PM | 1741 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:00 AM | 3267 | 0.7 |
| NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 4134 | 0.7 |
| NCIS | USA | 9:00 PM | 3656 | 0.7 |
| MOVIE, USA | USA | 2:00 PM | 1945 | 0.7 |
| NCIS | USA | 7:00 PM | 3487 | 0.7 |
| My Strange Addiction | TLC | 10:00 PM | 1644 | 0.7 |
| NCIS | USA | 6:00 PM | 2881 | 0.7 |
| MOB WIVES 2 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 1402 | 0.7 |
| My Strange Addiction | TLC | 10:30 PM | 1440 | 0.7 |
| TERMINATOR SALVATION | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1744 | 0.7 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 8:00 PM | 1598 | 0.7 |
| NEVER LAND PIRATE BAND | DSNY | 8:25 AM | 2437 | 0.7 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 6:30 PM | 1852 | 0.7 |
| RALPHIE MAY-TOO BIG TO IG | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 1522 | 0.7 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 8:00 AM | 2620 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 9:30 AM | 3001 | 0.6 |
| KANDI FACTORY, THE | BRVO | 10:01 PM | 1374 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 6:30 PM | 2071 | 0.6 |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 8:00 PM | 1589 | 0.6 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 11:00 PM | 1445 | 0.6 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 8:55 AM | 2548 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 10:00 AM | 1994 | 0.6 |
| Iron Chef America | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 1379 | 0.6 |
| JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P | DSNY | 8:30 AM | 2443 | 0.6 |
| JEFF DUNHAM: ARGUING | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 1633 | 0.6 |
| MOVIE, USA | USA | 11:30 AM | 1517 | 0.6 |
| MOVIE, USA | USA | 11:00 PM | 1717 | 0.6 |
| FULL METAL JOUSTING | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1311 | 0.6 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 6:00 PM | 1549 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 11:00 AM | 1903 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 5:00 PM | 2311 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE WKND AFTERNOON | FX | 5:30 PM | 1382 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE WKND AFTERNOON | FX | 1:00 PM | 1235 | 0.6 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 6:30 PM | 1450 | 0.6 |
| CUPCAKE WARS | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 1551 | 0.6 |
| Watch What Happens Live | BRVO | 11:31 PM | 1160 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 9:00 AM | 1828 | 0.5 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 5:30 PM | 1508 | 0.5 |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA | BRVO | 12:01 AM | 1090 | 0.5 |
| TBS SUNDAY MORNING MOVIE | TBSC | 10:35 AM | 1283 | 0.5 |
| HOLMES INSPECTION | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1571 | 0.5 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 6:00 PM | 1385 | 0.5 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 1:00 PM | 1811 | 0.5 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 5:00 PM | 1476 | 0.5 |
| Ax Men | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1397 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 8:00 AM | 1837 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | TBSC | 10:00 AM | 993 | 0.5 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 12:00 PM | 1462 | 0.5 |
| HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1511 | 0.5 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE II | LIF | 7:00 PM | 1704 | 0.5 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 6:00 PM | 1184 | 0.5 |
| INTERSTITIAL BREAK | SHO1 | 9:55 PM | 1017 | 0.5 |
| TERMINATOR SALVATION | TNT | 10:00 PM | 1098 | 0.5 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 12:00 PM | 1339 | 0.5 |
| WORST COOKS IN AMERICA | FOOD | 7:00 PM | 1239 | 0.5 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 2:30 PM | 1113 | 0.5 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 4:30 PM | 1332 | 0.5 |
| TBS NETWORK PREVIEW | TBSC | 10:30 AM | 943 | 0.4 |
| Time Machine | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1279 | 0.4 |
| FINDING BIGFOOT | APL | 10:00 PM | 1167 | 0.4 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 5:00 PM | 1184 | 0.4 |
| WEEKEND MOVIE | AMC | 6:00 PM | 1256 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 6:30 PM | 1296 | 0.4 |
| YARD CRASHERS | HGTV | 11:00 AM | 1260 | 0.4 |
| HOLMES INSPECTION | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1166 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 7:00 AM | 1503 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 6:00 PM | 1508 | 0.4 |
| HOLMES ON HOMES | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 1463 | 0.4 |
| EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 11:30 PM | 1355 | 0.4 |
| LOVE IT OR LIST IT | HGTV | 12:00 PM | 1398 | 0.4 |
| PGA TOUR | GOLF | 12:58 PM | 1716 | 0.4 |
| DISASTER DIY | HGTV | 10:30 AM | 1230 | 0.4 |
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Update via Showtime press notes:
this past Sunday’s episode of Shameless was not only the highest rated episode of the season, it was the series’ highest rated episode ever. The series also posted its best total night ratings to-date. Through 5 weeks of total data, Shameless season two averages 4.79 million total weekly viewers across platforms (On Demand, replays, Live+7), up +26% above last season through the same time frame (3.8 million).
Shameless S2 EPISODE 8
9:00p 1.601 million viewers (up +14% vs. episode 7 on Feb. 19 – 1.41 million, the show was preempted on Feb. 26)
11:00p 518K viewers
Total 2.12 million viewers (+14% vs. last ep 1.86 million)
Other shows via commenter Nick:
Luck (HBO)
-9:03 PM: 0.686 million viewers, 0.25 A18-49
-11:03 PM: 0.212 million viewers, 0.07 A18-49Other shows:
Eastbound and Down (HBO)
-10:01 PM: 0.882 million viewers, 0.54 A18-49
-12:01 AM: 0.236 million viewers, 0.15 A18-49Life’s Too Short (HBO)
-10:31 PM: 0.365 million viewers, 0.17 A18-49
-12:31 AM: 0.105 million viewers, 0.06 A18-49House of Lies (SHO)
-10 PM: 0.823 million viewers, 0.39 A18-49Californication (SHO)
-10:30 PM: 0.668 million viewers, 0.32 A18-49Stevie TV (VH1)
-9 PM: 0.428 million viewers, 0.21 A18-49
-11 PM: 0.367 million viewers, 0.20 A18-49Mob Wives: The Sit Down (VH1)
-10:30 PM: 0.409 million viewers, 0.17 A18-49
To see past daily cable ratings posts click here.
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