
The BET Awards was Sunday's number one cable program, with a 3.2 adults 18-49 rating. True Blood came in second, with a 2.6 adults 18-49 rating, even with last week
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UPDATED: Tons more weekend ratings data below the table. Thanks to commenter Nick!
Selected Sunday cable ratings: (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
| BET AWARDS SHOW | BET | 8:00 PM | 7.421 | 3.2 |
| True Blood | HBOM | 9:03 PM | 4.541 | 2.6 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 9:58 PM | 3.712 | 2.1 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 9:00 PM | 3.542 | 1.9 |
| EUROPEAN CHAMP FOOTBALL L | ESPN | 2:29 PM | 4.068 | 1.8 |
| BET AWARDS 12 AFTERPARTY | BET | 11:41 PM | 3.616 | 1.6 |
| KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | ENT | 9:00 PM | 2.673 | 1.4 |
| FALLING SKIES | TNT | 9:00 PM | 3.387 | 1.2 |
| BET AWARDS 12 PRE-SHOW | BET | 6:00 PM | 2.467 | 1.1 |
| REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRVO | 10:00 PM | 2.284 | 1.1 |
| Army Wives | LIF | 10:00 PM | 3.021 | 0.9 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2.038 | 0.8 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 6:00 PM | 1.809 | 0.8 |
| FOOD NETWORK STAR | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 2.433 | 0.8 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 10:00 PM | 1.715 | 0.8 |
| SUNDAY BEST 5 SNEAK | BET | 12:41 AM | 1.653 | 0.7 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:30 PM | 2.462 | 0.7 |
| Ice Road Truckers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.744 | 0.7 |
| NEWSROOM, THE | HBOM | 10:01 PM | 1.676 | 0.7 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 8:00 PM | 1.824 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:30 AM | 2.923 | 0.7 |
| NCIS | USA | 4:00 PM | 2.566 | 0.7 |
| NCIS | USA | 5:00 PM | 2.794 | 0.7 |
| Time Machine | HIST | 7:00 PM | 2.131 | 0.7 |
| Good Luck Charlie | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 4.049 | 0.7 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.759 | 0.7 |
| VERY FUNNY NEWS | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 2.083 | 0.7 |
| MRS. EASTWOOD & COMPANY | ENT | 10:00 PM | 1.193 | 0.7 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:00 PM | 2.179 | 0.7 |
| NCIS | USA | 3:00 PM | 2.609 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:00 AM | 2.858 | 0.6 |
| Shake It Up | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 3.735 | 0.6 |
| Time Machine | HIST | 7:30 PM | 2.223 | 0.6 |
| GREAT ESCAPE, THE | TNT | 10:00 PM | 1.410 | 0.6 |
| Drop Dead Diva | LIF | 9:00 PM | 1.866 | 0.6 |
| EUROPEAN CHAMP UPDATES L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 1.349 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 6:00 PM | 2.773 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 11:00 PM | 2.333 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 12:31 AM | 1.481 | 0.6 |
| FAIRLY ODD PARENTS | NICK | 11:00 AM | 2.487 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 10:00 PM | 2.491 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 6:30 PM | 1.617 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 9:30 AM | 2.497 | 0.6 |
| SHARK WRANGLERS | HIST | 10:01 PM | 1.476 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.711 | 0.5 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 7:00 PM | 1.438 | 0.5 |
| Reed Between The Lines | BET | 1:41 AM | 1.227 | 0.5 |
| FAIRLY ODD PARENTS | NICK | 11:30 AM | 2.212 | 0.5 |
| X-GAMES L | ESPN | 5:08 PM | 1.045 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 2:00 PM | 2.263 | 0.5 |
| GLADES, THE | AEN | 9:00 PM | 2.505 | 0.5 |
| LONGMIRE | AEN | 10:00 PM | 3.266 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 7:00 PM | 2.954 | 0.5 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 1:00 PM | 1.219 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:02 AM | 1.308 | 0.5 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 10:57 PM | 1.237 | 0.5 |
| Storage Hunters | TRU | 10:00 PM | 1.544 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 12:01 AM | 1.365 | 0.5 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 9:30 PM | 1.350 | 0.5 |
| CUPCAKE WARS | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 1.439 | 0.5 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 3:00 PM | 1.367 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:31 PM | 1.375 | 0.5 |
| FX MOVIE WKND AFTERNOON | FX | 3:00 PM | 1.118 | 0.5 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 8:56 PM | 0.924 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.905 | 0.5 |
| MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1.231 | 0.5 |
| HISTORY SUNDAY | HIST | 11:01 PM | 1.255 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 10:00 AM | 1.524 | 0.5 |
| TABOO | NGC | 10:00 PM | 0.788 | 0.5 |
| BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK | BET | 3:30 PM | 1.244 | 0.4 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 10:05 PM | 1.217 | 0.4 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 6:00 PM | 1.244 | 0.4 |
| WEEDS S8 | SHO1 | 10:00 PM | 0.805 | 0.4 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 12:00 PM | 1.262 | 0.4 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 1:00 PM | 1.358 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 9:00 AM | 1.408 | 0.4 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 6:00 PM | 1.366 | 0.4 |
| MBFAGW: THE AFTERMATH | TLC | 10:00 PM | 1.148 | 0.4 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 5:00 PM | 1.362 | 0.4 |
| True Blood | HBOM | 11:02 PM | 0.908 | 0.4 |
| CALL OF WILDMAN: MORE LIV | APL | 10:30 PM | 1.101 | 0.4 |
| TBS SUNDAY MORNING MOVIE | TBSC | 11:00 AM | 1.007 | 0.4 |
| MLB SUNDAY NIGHT L | ESPN | 7:58 PM | 1.482 | 0.4 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 8:30 PM | 1.225 | 0.4 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 2:00 PM | 1.349 | 0.4 |
| Storage Hunters | TRU | 10:30 PM | 1.231 | 0.4 |
| SYFY MOVIE | SYFY | 7:00 PM | 1.050 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 8:00 AM | 1.330 | 0.4 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 7:00 PM | 1.316 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 7:00 AM | 1.220 | 0.4 |
| 10 THINGS MAKE ME HAPPY | BRVO | 11:00 PM | 0.978 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 1:00 PM | 1.750 | 0.4 |
| CALL OF THE WILDMAN | APL | 10:00 PM | 1.140 | 0.4 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1.573 | 0.4 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 5:30 PM | 1.319 | 0.4 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 6:00 PM | 1.112 | 0.4 |
| CALL OF THE WILDMAN | APL | 8:00 PM | 1.116 | 0.3 |
| CHEF WANTED | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 1.171 | 0.3 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 4:00 PM | 1.134 | 0.3 |
| LONGMIRE | AEN | 11:01 PM | 1.245 | 0.3 |
Episodes (SHO)
-10:30 PM: 0.486 million viewers, 0.23 A18-49
The Newsroom (HBO)
-12:02 AM: 0.459 million viewers, 0.20 A18-49
Falling Skies (TNT)
-11 PM: 0.904 million viewers, 0.32 A18-49
The Great Escape (TNT)
-12 AM: 0.628 million viewers, 0.29 A18-49
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Adult Swim)
-12 AM: 1.068 million viewers, 0.44 A18-49
Oprah’s Next Chaper (OWN)
-8 PM: 0.390 million viewers, 0.13 A18-49
-9 PM: 0.216 million viewers, 0.07 A18-49
Mob Wives: Chicago (VH1)
-8 PM: 0.419 million viewers, 0.21 A18-49
Bobby Flay’s BBQ Addiction (Food Network)
-11 AM: 0.731 million viewers, 0.20 A18-49 (#2 in viewers and demo in the AM)
Gravity Falls (Disney Channel)
-9 PM: 2.770 million viewers, 0.39 A18-49
-9:30 PM: 2.629 million viewers, 0.32 A18-49
-10 PM: 2.773 million viewers, 0.38 A18-49
Major League Soccer(ESPN2)
-10 PM: 0.320 million viewers, 0.14 A18-49
Lab Rats (Disney Channel)
-7 PM: 1.809 million viewers, 0.24 A18-49
Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
-7:30 PM: 2.540 million viewers, 0.41 A18-49
Gravity Falls (Disney Channel)
-9:25 PM: 2.710 million viewers, 0.37 A18-49
Saturday:
Wimbledon (ESPN)
-8 AM: 1.165 million viewers, 0.34 A18-49
Victorious (Nickelodeon)
-8 PM: 3.840 million viewers, 0.68 A18-49
How To Rock (Nickelodeon)
-8:30 PM: 2.833 million viewers, 0.51 A18-49
Bigfoot (Syfy)
-9 PM: 1.735 million viewers, 0.44 A18-49
Fugitive At 17 (Lifetime)
-8 PM: 1.164 million viewers, 0.32 A18-49
My Big Redneck Vacation (CMT)
-9 PM: 0.727 million viewers, 0.35 A18-49
Redneck Island (CMT)
-10 PM: 0.596 million viewers, 0.30 A18-49
WWE AM Raw (USA)
-2 AM: 0.523 million viewers, 0.18 A18-49
Sandwich King (Food Network)
-7:30 AM: 0.237 milllion viewers, 0.07 A18-49
Super Soul Sunday (OWN)
-10 AM: 0.160 million viewers, 0.04 A18-49
-11 AM: 0.117 million viewers, 0.02 A18-49
Oprah’s Next Chapter (OWN)
-10 PM: 0.170 million viewers, 0.06 A18-49
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.










Good Luck Charlie did great against the BET Awards. Shake it Up did well too. The Victorious episode did well but wasnt my favorite episode. Im so glad that GLC is newly attracting the adult demographic.
Good thing Disney’s airing a new family oriented show this fall with a dog.
@TNT: maybe, but if they did the numbers still don’t quite add up (even for the P2+ they’re a little off and for the 18-49 they’d be WAY off).
I thought TNT was doing last weeks numbers in that press release?? Not this past sunday night.
And Newsroom got renewed how and why?
It was obvious from the start that its def. not a grower show like True Blood.
And Newsroom got renewed how and why?
@A, it’s very rare that HBO doesn’t renew a show for a second season and though it’s not exactly comparable, Newsroom did better in its second week than either Girls or Veep (which were also both renewed).
Even if the above numbers for FS are correct (3.387mill 1.2 demo) …
The demo still pretty good
@SAC, there was (supposed to be) a mix of both Sunday 7/1 L+SD numbers and last week’s with 3 days of DVR viewing.
That .5 for Longmire isn’t great. It’s overall viewers are solid though. It has already been renewed for a second season, so I don’t think fans need to worry. However, I question how long it will be apart of A&E line up.
Those numbers for Weeds are good, right? The Big C, Nurse Jackie, The Borgias… all were pulling .2 and half of the viewers…
Re: TNT using encore presentation.
I guess if one is OK with using Live + SD, then that is not really much different to use encore presentation if it is within the Live + SD time frame. If people know they have two separate time frames to choose from, why wouldn’t one choose the timeframe that better suited their viewing. That does make me feel a bit better about their numbers.
@Dennis and Robert, I think it is indeed incorrect as it’s not a reach number either (that was actually higher).
And here are some more telecasts:
Sunday –
Super Soul Sunday (OWN)
-10 AM: 0.160 million viewers, 0.04 A18-49
-11 AM: 0.117 million viewers, 0.02 A18-49
Oprah’s Next Chapter (OWN)
-10 PM: 0.170 million viewers, 0.06 A18-49
Saturday –
Major League Soccer(ESPN2)
-10 PM: 0.320 million viewers, 0.14 A18-49
Lab Rats (Disney Channel)
-7 PM: 1.809 million viewers, 0.24 A18-49
Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
-7:30 PM: 2.540 million viewers, 0.41 A18-49
Gravity Falls (Disney Channel)
-9:25 PM: 2.710 million viewers, 0.37 A18-49
TNT just issued a correction to its release:
TNT incorrectly reported Falling Skies ratings for Sunday. Below is the corrected information. We apologize for the error.
Sunday night, TNT’s epic series Falling Skies captured 3.4 million viewers in Live + Same Day to rank as basic cable’s #1 Sunday night drama. The episode also scored 1.5 million adults 18-49 and 1.7 million adults 25-54. Meanwhile, the prior week’s episode of Falling Skies scored 5.2 million viewers in Live + 3, with 2.4 million adults 18-49 and 2.7 million adults 25-54.
The Next Food Network Star is doing well. Those are good numbers for FN.
interesting numbers for weeds. hope it goes out big.
OPRAHS NEXT CHAPTER DID AWFUL. YIKES.
Falling Skies has been pretty boring this season so far
Falling Skies: 18-49 1,5 million or 1,2???? What?
Blah, what’s going on with Falling Skies? Don’t tell me Nielsen viewers are jumping ship because renewal seems uncertain at the moment? Christ. And we wonder why there’s no Scifi on TV these days.
@krigin, there is a difference between viewers 18-49 and 18-49 rating. It did have 1.473 (1.5) million viewers 18-49, but that’s a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating. If you’re interested about why, see here:
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/06/updated-numbers-101-whats-a-tv-rating-and-who-is-it-dating/102756/
The EURO2012 Final was the most watched Sporting event on Cable for last week…(We haven’t even added ESPNDeportes numbers to the equation)…