The NBA Playoffs again topped the cable ratings, with the conference semi-finals earning a 2.3 rating among adults 18-49. Immediately following The Game, SportsCenter easily took the second spot with a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating. Duck Dynasty was the highest rated non-sports program on cable, with a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating at 10:30, up from last week's 0.9 rating.
We only receive the top 100 cable shows for adults 25-54 for the whole day from our primary source, if you don't see your show it wasn't in that top 100 list.
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 last night's episode of Total Blackout.
Wednesday cable ratings highlights:
| Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
| NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L | ESPN | 8:08 PM | 5.354 | 2.3 |
| SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:42 PM | 2.762 | 1.3 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 10:30 PM | 2.976 | 1.3 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 2.885 | 1.3 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 2.708 | 1.2 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 3.034 | 1.2 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 9:30 PM | 2.793 | 1.2 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 10:30 PM | 2.558 | 1.2 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 10:00 PM | 2.312 | 1.0 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 2.120 | 0.9 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 11:01 PM | 1.779 | 0.9 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1.804 | 0.8 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 2:30 AM | 1.556 | 0.8 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.098 | 0.7 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:15 AM | 1.609 | 0.7 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 11:31 PM | 1.512 | 0.7 |
| RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 1.558 | 0.6 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 2:00 AM | 1.386 | 0.6 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 9:30 PM | 1.706 | 0.6 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 8:30 PM | 1.268 | 0.6 |
| SQUIDBILLIES | ADSM | 12:30 AM | 1.401 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 10:00 PM | 2.275 | 0.6 |
| NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L | NBCSN | 8:00 PM | 1.428 | 0.6 |
| SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 1.100 | 0.6 |
| Conan | TBSC | 11:00 PM | 1.130 | 0.6 |
| South Beach Tow | TRU | 9:30 PM | 1.419 | 0.6 |
| AQUA TEEN HUNGERFORCE | ADSM | 12:45 AM | 1.296 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 10:30 PM | 0.988 | 0.6 |
| NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 1.192 | 0.6 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.549 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.552 | 0.5 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 1:30 AM | 1.204 | 0.5 |
| AQUA TEEN HUNGERFORCE | ADSM | 1:00 AM | 1.200 | 0.5 |
| SQUIDBILLIES | ADSM | 1:15 AM | 1.191 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.484 | 0.5 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 9:00 PM | 1.426 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:02 AM | 1.136 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:32 PM | 1.161 | 0.5 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 8:00 PM | 1.033 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:30 PM | 2.240 | 0.5 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1.441 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 3:00 PM | 2.175 | 0.5 |
| Hardcore History | HIST | 11:31 PM | 1.213 | 0.4 |
| TWO/HALF MEN | FX | 7:00 PM | 1.084 | 0.4 |
| TWO/HALF MEN | FX | 7:30 PM | 1.149 | 0.4 |
| Auction Hunters | SPIKE | 9:00 PM | 1.308 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 7:00 PM | 1.843 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 6:00 PM | 1.663 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:00 PM | 1.113 | 0.4 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:00 PM | 1.984 | 0.4 |
| BAIT CAR | TRU | 11:30 PM | 0.846 | 0.4 |
| FBI: CRIMINAL PURSUIT | ID | 1:00 AM | 0.891 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.325 | 0.4 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 9:55 AM | 1.576 | 0.4 |
| CAJUN Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:30 PM | 1.109 | 0.4 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:30 PM | 1.006 | 0.4 |
| South Beach Tow | TRU | 9:00 PM | 0.978 | 0.4 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 12:31 AM | 0.871 | 0.4 |
| TOTAL BLACKOUT | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 0.986 | 0.4 |
| South Beach Tow | TRU | 1:00 AM | 0.856 | 0.4 |
| Fairly Legal | USA | 11:00 PM | 1.304 | 0.4 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:30 PM | 1.047 | 0.4 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 8:30 PM | 1.157 | 0.4 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HGTV | 11:00 PM | 1.137 | 0.4 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 12:01 AM | 1.006 | 0.4 |
| SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 0.720 | 0.4 |
| CAJUN Pawn Stars | HIST | 12:01 AM | 1.055 | 0.4 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 10:30 PM | 1.138 | 0.4 |
| TWO/HALF MEN | FX | 6:30 PM | 0.875 | 0.4 |
| CAJUN Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1.055 | 0.4 |
| CAJUN Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:30 PM | 1.174 | 0.4 |
| I ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH IT | ID | 12:00 AM | 0.785 | 0.4 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:00 PM | 0.963 | 0.4 |
| RIVER MONSTERS LETHAL LEG | APL | 10:00 PM | 0.853 | 0.4 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1.083 | 0.4 |
| Pardon The Interruption | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 0.805 | 0.4 |
| RIVER MONSTERS UNHOOKED | APL | 9:00 PM | 0.869 | 0.4 |
| CAJUN Pawn Stars | HIST | 12:31 AM | 0.940 | 0.3 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 7:30 PM | 1.128 | 0.3 |
| SOLD! | HIST | 11:01 PM | 1.023 | 0.3 |
| NCIS | USA | 5:00 PM | 1.382 | 0.3 |
| South Beach Tow | TRU | 10:00 PM | 1.081 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER:CRIM INTENT | USA | 6:00 AM | 0.965 | 0.3 |
| FOOD NETWORK STAR 90 | FOOD | 11:00 PM | 0.939 | 0.3 |
| RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 0.931 | 0.3 |
| MAN-EATING SUPER CROC | APL | 8:00 PM | 0.902 | 0.3 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 7:00 PM | 0.853 | 0.3 |
| CAJUN PAWN STARS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1.157 | 0.3 |
| CSI: NY | TNT | 12:00 AM | 1.106 | 0.3 |
| MAN-EATING SUPER CROC | APL | 11:00 PM | 0.880 | 0.3 |
| 48 HOURS ON ID | ID | 2:00 AM | 0.751 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER:CRIM INTENT | USA | 7:00 AM | 0.915 | 0.3 |
| SOUTH BEACH TOW | TRU | 1:30 AM | 0.778 | 0.3 |
| RIVER MONSTERS UNHOOKED | APL | 12:00 AM | 0.739 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 11:29 PM | 0.856 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 7:00 PM | 1.150 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 6:00 PM | 1.032 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1.199 | 0.3 |
| THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 2.592 | 0.3 |
| THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 11:00 PM | 1.549 | 0.3 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Ouch, Total Blackout really fell.
The Wednesday encore of Fairly Legal did almost as much as the original on Friday.
What is this Duck Dynasty? Why is it so high?
“What is this Duck Dynasty? Why is it so high?”
There is no acceptable way to answer either of those questions.
5.3mil for Boston v. Philly NBA is quite a good number. I thought only Kobe brought in that. I am thinking LeBron is going to shutter those numbers.
did i miss ABDC pn MTV
ABDC not here again. Should I be worried? MTV needs to do something about this. Move it back to Thursday next season.
NBA, nothing else to watch after that
Duck Dynasty is the best reality show on TV. It’s funny and entertaining, Great Show!
Wait… What happened to toddlers and tiaras? It used to make the list
The NHL hockey playoffs *conference finals* went up against the NBA conference *semi-finals* Wednesday night and the results were:
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NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L ESPN 08:08PM 5.354 2.3
NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L NBCSN 08:00PM 1.428 0.6
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The NBA clobbered the NHL national audience by a factor of almost 4 to 1
The NBA clobbered the NHL with over 3.9 million more national viewers
The NBA clobbered the NHL with massive advantage in most coveted demographics
in short – THE NBA CLOBBERED THE NHL …(wait for it)….. A-G-A-I-N!!
1.110 million viewers, #8; 0.703 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7
An improvement from last week’s rating of 1.029 million viewers, but still way down from last season.
Hopefully they move it back to Thursday next year.
Btw, that was for America’s Best Dance Crew
No bravo shows in top 100? Yikes.
All that money spent on original programing and repeats of BBT, FG, and NCIS kicks the crap out of all of it.
DuckDynasty is funny as heck…. Uncle Si amess… Luv this show!!!
@Torrid.
You right. There has been alot of bashing from NHL fans towrads the NBA in the past. But you really need to get all this hate out of your system. It was fun at first now it’s just exasperating. Kobe’s been following the Kings, why can’t we all just get along, different strokes for different folks and all that.
Except for American Football. That can just…
^Addendum: But now it’s just you, all the time.
Please insert that between the first and second sentances
@ TORRID
I LOVE YOUR COMMENTS..! im a huge nba fan and i love how they are killing the nhl in ratings like usual… the nhl fans deserve everything they get for always trashing the nba! bunch of jealous punks..!
U crying ‘uncle’ Barbarossa? I see your fellow traveller Matty disappeared (with those big-azz welts on his back from the belt/pen of yours truly
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@ Mike_s, you got it! amigo; as I said before SOMEBODY GOTTA DO IT! – call them out and mock them with real verifiable substance unlike the childish, pretend stats and bigotry-driven hopes and wishful thinking that pervade hockey media and fandom.
They really have NO way to deflect from the reality of hockey’s low place when they’re forced to deal with the real numbers. LOL!
Please. I don’t care that Hockey’s loosing ratings wise, and quite badly at that. It’s not like they’re going to cancel it, like a regular show. Would I like to see it gain fans in the US, Of course, but if it doesn’t so be it.
All I’m saying is I haven’t seen any of the NHL trolling for a long time. What ever you say about facts and numbers is true, but the way you write them is very Troll-like. If you had an opponent I could understand, but it’s really just you gloating week in, week out and it’s grown tiresome. We can read, basic numbers.
If it’ll get you to stop then fine. I’m waving the white surrender flag. You enjoy the NBA and just let the few Americans who watch Hockey do so in peace, please.