ESPN's NBA Playoff coverage was the highest rated programming on cable, earning an 3.2 adults 18-49 rating. SportsCenter at 11:21 and 12:20 came in second and third place, earning a 1.8 and 0.9 respectively.
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 Ultimate Fighter Live.
Friday's Selected Cable Ratings:
| Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
| NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS L | ESPN | 8:34 PM | 7.593 | 3.2 |
| SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:21 PM | 3.76 | 1.8 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 2.446 | 1.1 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2.357 | 0.9 |
| SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:20 AM | 1.706 | 0.9 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1.86 | 0.8 |
| WWE FRI NIGHT Smackdown | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 2.557 | 0.7 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.72 | 0.7 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.847 | 0.7 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:15 AM | 1.658 | 0.7 |
| NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 1.51 | 0.7 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1.488 | 0.6 |
| SQUIDBILLIES | ADSM | 12:30 AM | 1.539 | 0.6 |
| COMMON LAW | USA | 10:00 PM | 2.292 | 0.6 |
| SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:20 AM | 1.043 | 0.6 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 2:30 AM | 1.334 | 0.6 |
| SQUIDBILLIES | ADSM | 12:45 AM | 1.407 | 0.6 |
| Fairly Legal | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.515 | 0.6 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 3:00 AM | 1.319 | 0.6 |
| ULTIMATE FIGHTER LIVE | FX | 9:00 PM | 1.018 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 7:30 PM | 1.759 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 7:00 PM | 1.321 | 0.6 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 12:01 AM | 1.402 | 0.5 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 9:30 PM | 1.604 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:33 AM | 1.152 | 0.5 |
| MYSTERY DINERS | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 1.445 | 0.5 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 11:31 PM | 1.469 | 0.5 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1.56 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:20 AM | 0.898 | 0.5 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 12:31 AM | 1.322 | 0.5 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 11:30 PM | 1.309 | 0.5 |
| METALOCALYPSE | ADSM | 1:00 AM | 1.159 | 0.5 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 1.181 | 0.5 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 2:00 AM | 1.209 | 0.5 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 1:07 AM | 1 | 0.5 |
| VERY FUNNY NEWS | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 1.157 | 0.5 |
| SPIKE TV MOVIE | SPIKE | 9:00 PM | 1.049 | 0.5 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 6:30 PM | 1.301 | 0.5 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 1:30 AM | 1.194 | 0.5 |
| INSANE OR INSPIRED | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 1.359 | 0.5 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 10:30 PM | 1.315 | 0.5 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 11:01 PM | 1.297 | 0.5 |
| DOC MCSTUFFINS | DSNY | 10:00 AM | 2.068 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:05 AM | 1.164 | 0.5 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 3:30 AM | 1.112 | 0.5 |
| DANIEL TOSH: COMPLETELY S | CMDY | 9:59 PM | 0.758 | 0.5 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1.466 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 3:00 PM | 2.261 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 6:00 PM | 1.493 | 0.5 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 11:00 PM | 1.219 | 0.5 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 8:30 PM | 1.28 | 0.5 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:30 PM | 1.338 | 0.4 |
| WHALE WARS | APL | 9:00 PM | 1.144 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 1.877 | 0.4 |
| NEVER LAND PIRATE BAND | DSNY | 9:55 AM | 1.861 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 1.517 | 0.4 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 8:30 PM | 1.461 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 12:00 AM | 1.091 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 1.124 | 0.4 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 2:30 PM | 2.104 | 0.4 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 1:01 AM | 1.124 | 0.4 |
| METALOCALYPSE | ADSM | 1:15 AM | 1.01 | 0.4 |
| SMALL POTATOES | DSNY | 10:25 AM | 1.862 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 5:00 PM | 1.263 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1.255 | 0.4 |
| MYSTERY DINERS | FOOD | 1:00 AM | 0.915 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:33 PM | 1.124 | 0.4 |
| MICKEYS ADV IN WONDERLAND | DSNY | 9:00 AM | 1.768 | 0.4 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 9:00 PM | 1.439 | 0.4 |
| SP COOL POOLS | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1.101 | 0.4 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 1:31 AM | 1.062 | 0.4 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1.136 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE OF PAYNE | TBSC | 9:30 PM | 1.048 | 0.4 |
| JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P | DSNY | 10:30 AM | 1.676 | 0.4 |
| TWO/HALF MEN | FX | 6:30 PM | 0.999 | 0.4 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 6:00 PM | 1.043 | 0.4 |
| Fairly Legal | USA | 12:00 AM | 1.113 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE OF PAYNE | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 0.943 | 0.4 |
| SUITS | USA | 11:00 PM | 1.224 | 0.4 |
| COMMON LAW | USA | 1:00 AM | 1.073 | 0.4 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:00 PM | 0.91 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.299 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 12:30 AM | 0.86 | 0.4 |
| Say Yes to the Dress: BRI | TLC | 9:30 PM | 1.316 | 0.3 |
| FRIENDS | TBSC | 5:30 PM | 0.968 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:30 PM | 0.825 | 0.3 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:30 PM | 0.878 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 1.101 | 0.3 |
| FRIENDS | TBSC | 4:30 PM | 0.773 | 0.3 |
| WHALE WARS: BATTLE SCARS | APL | 8:00 PM | 0.711 | 0.3 |
| FRIENDS | TBSC | 5:00 PM | 0.828 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:00 PM | 0.847 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1.579 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 11:00 PM | 1.265 | 0.3 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1.334 | 0.3 |
| Hardcore History | HIST | 11:01 PM | 1.177 | 0.3 |
| DEADLIEST CATCH | DISC | 8:00 PM | 0.927 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS ON VACATION | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 0.879 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 7:00 PM | 0.927 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 11:30 PM | 1.159 | 0.3 |
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Wow, ANT Farm had a back-to-back season premiere that day (8-9 PM), and neither one made the list. Ouch.
Hi, Seidman or Bill, do you have the ratings for the back to back premiere episodes of A.N.T. Farm, which had 2 new episodes at 8pm and 8:30 pm. It aired on DSNY. Thank you
So, people tuned off Friday game, but they came back big on Sunday night?
@Tati It was a Friday people go out and watch games in bars or in large groups. But still not bad for a blowout. Sunday’s game was great though
The Celtics dominated the majority of that game so I am surprised it is that high.
Wrong choice for Disney to move A.N.T. to 8. Its that type of show that needs a lead in. Disney has a Horrible Summer Friday night schedule.If I was at Disney, I would do something like this:
8:00 – Shake It Up
8:30 – ANT Farm
9:00 – Jessie
9:30 – Phineas//Gravity Falls
9:45 – Fish Hooks
Hey. Does anyone know the numbers for the back to back Ant Farm? Disney switched the times of Ant Farm and Jessie. Jessie now comes on at 8:30 p.m.
So happy to see Fairly Legal was up again this week!!
Many Disney shows don’t make this initial list – don’t they post that it’s the top 100 Cable shows in the 25-54 demo? That demo obviously is not Disney.
@Nickelodeon Rocks…. Disney cant move Shake it Up to 8:00 for the summer because Shake it Up is not airing any episodes this summer. Theyre only airing that one 2 hour special. They would probably wait until fall. I agree with Ant Farm needing a lead in but it has really good retention and has been growing over its lead in for the past year. So, if Disney promotes it well it could do really well at 8:00.
That Heat/Celtics series is gonna have some monstrous numbers the rest of the way.
WWE seriously needs a reboot like people have been talking about as Sheamus as the champion is really failing that program badly right now. They need a credible champion to lead that program.
See, those viewer numbers are HUGE for Disney’s ANT Farm. And let’s be honest, not many kids are like – “gotta hurry home to make Ant Farm at 8″ – it’s not 1972. Kids either DVR it or will watch it on repeats or on Hulu on their phone.
Not to mention without exact numbers, either.
But @thefutoncritic should most likely have them up by tonight.
via @TVBill:
ANT FARM 8pm = 2.776m and a 0.4 A18-49 rtg
ANT FARM 8:30= 2.947m and a 0.3 A18-49 rtg
I wasn’t expecting them to be that high, but I thought that for season premieres they’d hit at least three million :/
In the midst of all this, I forgot-there was a new Phineas and Ferb that aired at 9 PM following the second ANT Farm episode. (Though I don’t think I want to know how that did after seeing that.)
@Amanda Kondolojy Did Sportcenter L. got 376,000 viewers or 3,760,000 viewers?
@SC8: 3,760,000
Does anyone know what Phineas & Ferb and Fish Hooks got?
so, with the correct numbers ANT Farm got around 2.8 and 2.9 million viewers respectively. Aside from the NBA playoff game, I believe they were still the highest rated show in their time slots. I’d be curious to see how Phineas did as well.