The Walking Dead easily beat Pawn Stars, American Pickers, and Swamp People to lead cable viewership for the week ending March 11, 2012.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending March 11, 2012:
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) | HH rating |
| 1 | Walking Dead (212 BETTER Angels) | AMC | SUNDAY | 09:00 PM | 6888 | 4.0 |
| 2 | Pawn Stars | HIST | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 6450 | 3.8 |
| 3 | Pawn Stars | HIST | MONDAY | 10:30 PM | 5861 | 3.5 |
| 4 | American Pickers | HIST | MONDAY | 09:00 PM | 5801 | 3.4 |
| 5 | Swamp People | HIST | THURSDAY | 09:00 PM | 4997 | 2.9 |
| 6 | Jersey Shore SSN 5 | MTV | THURSDAY | 10:00 PM | 4839 | 3.3 |
| 7 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 09:00 PM | 4646 | 2.8 |
| 8 | WWE Entertainment(WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 4572 | 2.8 |
| 9 | BIG TIME MOVIE | NICK | SATURDAY | 08:00 PM | 4122 | 2.3 |
| 10 | NCIS | USA | THURSDAY | 08:00 PM | 4080 | 2.8 |
| 11 | NCIS | USA | MONDAY | 08:00 PM | 4063 | 2.7 |
| 12 | Pawn Stars | HIST | MONDAY | 08:30 PM | 4060 | 2.4 |
| 13 | NCIS | USA | WEDNESDAY | 09:00 PM | 3959 | 2.6 |
| 14 | NCIS | USA | WEDNESDAY | 08:00 PM | 3813 | 2.6 |
| 15 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:30 AM | 3742 | 2.3 |
| 16 | Big Bang Theory, THE (FINANCIAL PERMEABILITY, THE) | TBSC | TUESDAY | 09:30 PM | 3708 | 2.4 |
| 17 | Pawn Stars | HIST | MONDAY | 08:00 PM | 3688 | 2.2 |
| 18 | SpongeBob | NICK | SUNDAY | 10:30 AM | 3677 | 2.1 |
| 19 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:00 AM | 3633 | 2.3 |
| 20 | NCIS | USA | THURSDAY | 09:00 PM | 3613 | 2.4 |
| 21 | Big Bang Theory, THE (FRIENDSHIP ALGORITHIM, THE) | TBSC | TUESDAY | 09:00 PM | 3525 | 2.3 |
| 22 | OPRAHS NEXT CHAPTER | OWN | SUNDAY | 09:00 PM | 3498 | 2.2 |
| 23 | NCIS | USA | SATURDAY | 08:00 PM | 3472 | 2.2 |
| 24 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | MONDAY | 08:00 PM | 3332 | 2.2 |
| 25 | SpongeBob | NICK | SUNDAY | 10:00 AM | 3323 | 2.0 |
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