Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Rises, Ties NBA Playoffs + 'Real Housewives,' 'The Client List,' 'Army Wives,' 'Mad Men' & More

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1. John A

   Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:12 AM

   Mad Men starting to sink back to previous season ratings. Good the client list is doing ok. Im starting to really enjoy it.

2. Bob

   Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:12 AM

   Great job for Army Wives.

3. rob60990

   Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:15 AM

   Too bad that the Client List dropped but still solid.

4. Nick

   Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:19 AM

   Additional telecasts:

   Game of Thrones (HBO)
   -11:03 PM: 0.810 million viewers, 0.37 A18-49

   Veep (HBO)
   -12:01 AM: 0.234 million viewers, 0.10 A18-49

   Girls (HBO)
   -10:31 PM: 0.816 million viewers, 0.38 A18-49
   -12:31 AM: 0.222 million viewers, 0.13 A18-49

   Nurse Jackie (SHO)
   -9 PM: 0.474 million viewers, 0.20 A18-49
   -11 PM: 0.295 million viewers, 0.09 A18-49

   The Big C (SHO)
   -9:30 PM: 0.429 million viewers, 0.18 A18-49
   -11:30 PM: 0.218 million viewers, 0.10 A18-49

   The Borgias (SHO)
   -10 PM: 0.579 million viewers, 0.22 A18-49
   -12 AM: 0.166 million viewers, 0.05 A18-49

   Tough Love 4 (VH1)
   -9 PM: 0.858 million viewers, 0.43 A18-49

   Oprah’s Next Chapter (OWN)
   -9 PM: 0.555 million viewers, 0.12 A18-49

   Master Class (OWN)
   -10 PM: 0.329 million viewers, 0.06 A18-49

   Shannen Says (WE)
   -10 PM: 0.142 million viewers, 0.05 A18-49
   -11 PM: 0.123 million viewers, 0.06 A18-49

   Sandwich King (Food Network)
   -11 AM: 0.786 million viewers, 0.27 A18-49 (ranked 4th on the network in viewers through 4 PM and 3rd in the demo)

   Saturday:

   Legend of Korra (Nickelodeon)
   -11 AM: 4.079 million viewers, 1.13 A18-49 (#1 on the network for the day)

   iCarly (Nickelodeon)
   -8 PM: 2.932 million viewers, 0.43 A18-49

   How To Rock (Nickelodeon)
   -8:30 PM: 2.260 million viewers, 0.38 A18-49

   Bucket & Skinner (Nickelodeon)
   -9 PM: 1.551 million viewers, 0.23 A18-49

   Space Twister (Syfy)
   -9:00 PM: 1.705 million viewers, 0.03 A18-49

   Sweetie Pies (OWN)
   -9 PM: 0.537 million viewers, 0.17 A18-49

   Beverlys Full House (OWN)
   -10 PM: 0.237 million viewers, 0.07 A18-49

   WWE AM Raw (USA)
   -2 AM: 0.526 million viewers, 0.28 A18-49

5. Dermitder

   Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:20 AM

   Game of Thrones series high in total viewers?

6. DamC

   Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:22 AM

   Wow the Game Of Thrones encore at 11 does better than the Borgias original at 10!

7. Robert Seidman

   Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:23 AM

   Thanks as always, Nick!

8. dejf

   Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:24 AM

   Last episodes of Mad Men were one of the best of the series, I don’t understand the decreasing ratings. It probably doesn’t matter anyway when it’s already renewed for 6th and possibly even a 7th season, which would be the last.
   GoT very good, I think it will top at least 2.3 in the finale.

9. msmaka

   Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:26 AM

   @ Dermitder looks like, around 50k more viewers then 2nd season premiere.

10. DW

    Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:26 AM

    i am really surprised by those NBA numbers. i thought more people were into basketball.

11. Colin

    Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:26 AM

    Nurse Jackie and The BIg C will be cancelled after this season im afraid.

12. John A

    Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:27 AM

    Thanks Nick. Nurse Jackie and Big C have fallen alot.

13. Max

    Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:27 AM

    VEEP is the clear winner of the two new HBO comedies. Both are renewed so it doesn’t really matter but GIRLS is quite low and will need to pick up some viewers and buzz since it already has the critical following but that hasn’t translated to eyeballs.

    THE KILLING falls but this is the first week it has fallen since the premiere so we will see if this is a trend or just one lackluster week. I think the jury is still out on whether or not it gets renewed.

14. msmaka

    Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:28 AM

    @ DW
    Early game was a low scoring Boston-Atlanta, OKC-Dallas was a good one later but probably too late for east coast (and those teams aren’t biggest draws anyway)

15. SV

    Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:28 AM

    @Nick
    Thanks for the great info as always, Nick!!! Appreciated it a lot!!!

16. DJ

    Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    was Spongebob Squarepants doing worst in the low ratings dept for Nick?!

17. msmaka

    Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    (err i mean Clippers-Memphis was the 2nd game, ups -.-)

18. msmaka

    Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:32 AM

    Veep is earlier and directly after GoT, so don’t think its fair to compare its ratings to Girls.

19. Max

    Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:35 AM

    @msmaka

    I compare them because GoT ends a few minutes early and viewers have time if they wanted to switch channels and find something new at 10PM. It isn’t like a direct lead-in in the case that people just aren’t changing the channel. I don’t think GIRLS would be performing VEEP numbers even if it aired at 10. People clearly like one more than the other.

20. brent

    Posted May 1, 2012 at 7:40 AM

    Series low for Killing.