Sunday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs, + 'Game of Thrones', 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians', 'Ax Men', 'The Client List', 'Sister Wives', + More

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1. KS

   Posted May 22, 2012 at 3:02 PM

   @Barbarossa

   Strictly speaking, yes, we can discuss. Administrators never actually said a word against this. But, we gotta respect this website and this website is dedicated to ratings. We can’t discuss only about quality and story of shows exclusively, but we can discuss about both shows after the traffic comes down. This usually happens about one hour or one and half hour after the ratings are posted.

2. KS

   Posted May 22, 2012 at 3:06 PM

   Edit to my earlier post…

   We can’t discuss only about quality and story of shows exclusively, but we can discuss about both about rating and quality of shows after the traffic comes down.

3. Max

   Posted May 22, 2012 at 3:26 PM

   I can’t understand why VH1 is pushing ahead so much with the Mob Wives brand.

   The original is just going lower and lower weekly and now they are getting ready to premiere a Chicago version and a spin-off starring Big Ang. Ridiculous.

   A Real Housewives franchise this is NOT.

4. Mickey

   Posted May 22, 2012 at 4:56 PM

   Oprah’s Next Chapter…333,000 TvHH, .3 rating.

5. RyanCanada

   Posted May 23, 2012 at 5:51 AM

   This weeks episode of Nurse Jackie was so damn good. loving this show.

6. xwiseguyx

   Posted May 23, 2012 at 6:43 AM

   Thanks so much Nick!

   @xwiseguyx – Flipped Off at 10P on A&E pulled in 680K viewers with a .28 in the A18-49 demo. The 11P airing averaged 522K viewers with a .23 in the demo. Meanwhile, over on HGTV at 9, Meg’s Great Rooms had 652K viewers with a .12 in the demo.

7. Justin J. Poppiti, Esq.

   Posted May 23, 2012 at 8:17 AM

   Does anyone know how many viewers the new Spider Man cartoon and the Avengers got on Disney XD? I’ve googled this to no avail. Thanks.

8. Nick

   Posted May 23, 2012 at 12:14 PM

   Ultimate Spider-Man (Disney XD)
   -11 AM: 0.594 million viewers, 0.16 A18-49

   Avengers (Disney XD)
   -11:37 AM: 0.652 million viewers, 0.21 A18-49

9. CCV

   Posted May 23, 2012 at 3:16 PM

   @Chris…
   If you’re under the impression Mad Men is being padded, I can’t imagine you’ve actually been watching. The story of the series is the 60s itself–you know, one of the most turbulent periods in American history. There is plenty of “story” to justify the next two (final) seasons, which it is contracted to run for.

   The ratings, even this past week, are in-line with the average viewership last season. The numbers were never going to remain as high as they were because there just aren’t enough viewers who want to sit through a slow boil drama where you have to judge the show based on a whole season rather than the single episodes–how many times has The Wire been called the greatest tv series of all time (it is, IMO), but check out the ratings it struggled with through its five season run, because it demanded close attention to detail and had to be judged like a jigsaw puzzle…only after it is complete can you look over it and see exactly where everything fit into place. It’s a little different with Mad Men because advertising money comes into play, but with the show’s growing pop culture identity and DVD sales, AMC isn’t suffering because of MM.

   @Sun Drop Forever
   Breaking Bad is perfectly fine with the budget it has. It is as great a show as Mad Men, if not better, and will be fine no matter what misinformed budget concerns you have about MM.

   Walking Dead has only earned a higher budget based on the monster (no pun intended) ratings. As per quality, it’s mediocre and doesn’t deserve anything more than what they have unless they show an marked improvement in the writing department. They faltered when they decided to stray so far from the comic and dumbed it down for a mass audience.

10. Thomas

    Posted May 24, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    @CCV – I agree, and thanks for raising the level of discourse.

11. ShibbityBop

    Posted May 24, 2012 at 7:50 PM

    @AC GoT is a series you must watch the 1st season of to fully appreciate what’s going on in the 2nd season, there’s too much character building you’ve missed out on if you didn’t see the 1st season.
    I’ve read all the books, and I cannot wait to see how they portray the next 2 seasons.. Many people say the 4th and 5th books weren’t as good, but I think they’re great. The problem is that they came after the 3rd which just puts everything else to shame. I don’t want to give any spoilers, but yes magic becomes a bigger element in the future, and in the next book that’s not out yet I have a feeling that the magic and prophecy elements are really going to take over.

12. AO

    Posted May 25, 2012 at 11:19 AM

    @ CCV,

    I agree that the comic is better and the show could be much better, but quality shouldn’t have anything to do with it’s budget.

13. Justin J. Poppiti, Esq.

    Posted May 25, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    @ Nick: Thanks, dude.

14. Joe

    Posted May 28, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    Look, I’ll start off by saying that I’m a fan of The Killing. At first I thought it was a bit tedious but as the mystery evolved I became appreciative of the somber mood the show sets as well as the heavy emphasis on character. The relationship between Holder and Linden facinates me almost as much as the mystery itself because they are both flawed characters, yet very driven.

    The Ratings are admittedly terrible, but after researching it on Wikipedia I’m not so sure this show is headed for the scrap heap yet. Both Mad Men and Breaking Bad went through their ratings ups and downs before finding a stable audience. In fact, if you check some of the numbers both shows have had ratings just as low (and in some cases lower) than The Killing is suffering through right now.

    As for LL constantly attacking Mad Men. I have never watched Mad Men for more than 5 minutes. I watched The Walking Dead for maybe half of an episode. It’s obviously a Ratings GIANT considering it’s a cable series, but I just dont see how you can constantly go after a show you’ve admittedly never watched just because some of their fans look down on the Zombie Genre. Hell if I attacked everyone who hated The Killing I’d be fighting the entire tvbythenumbers board it seems lol.

    Anyway, just try to relax and enjoy things a little more folks. Afterall, when it comes down to it it’s all just entertainment. Hope to chat with you folks more as the summer progresses.

15. Martine

    Posted May 29, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    The Killing is the only show here even worth watching. Its a shame people like things simple and stupid. But how else can you explain someone watching Mad Men.