True Blood was Sunday's top cable program with a 2.6 adults 18-49 rating, matching last week's performance. Keeping Up With the Kardashians came in second with a 1.4, even with last week.
We only receive the top 100 cable shows for adults 25-54 for the whole day from our principal source. If you don’t see an original episode of a show here, it’s because it wasn’t in the top 100.
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 Talking Dead.
Update: additional telecasts not in the table via commenter Nick are below the table.
Selected Sunday cable ratings: (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| Show | Net | Time | Viewers (000) (Live + SD) | Adult 18-49 Rating (Live + SD) |
| True Blood | HBOM | 9:04 PM | 4500 | 2.6 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 9:50 PM | 2735 | 1.5 |
| KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | ENT | 9:00 PM | 2524 | 1.4 |
| TENNIS: WIMBLEDON L | ESPN | 8:56 AM | 3925 | 1.3 |
| REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRVO | 10:00 PM | 2516 | 1.2 |
| FALLING SKIES | TNT | 9:00 PM | 3635 | 1.2 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 8:55 PM | 2026 | 1.2 |
| TENNIS:WIMBLEDON-RAIN L | ESPN | 11:13 AM | 3538 | 1.2 |
| Army Wives | LIF | 10:00 PM | 3291 | 1.1 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2486 | 1.0 |
| NEWSROOM, THE | HBOM | 10:01 PM | 2211 | 0.9 |
| Storage Hunters | TRU | 10:00 PM | 2324 | 0.9 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 6:30 PM | 2914 | 0.9 |
| MLB SUNDAY NIGHT L | ESPN | 7:58 PM | 3071 | 0.9 |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 7:56 PM | 2000 | 0.8 |
| Storage Hunters | TRU | 10:30 PM | 2059 | 0.8 |
| Drop Dead Diva | LIF | 9:00 PM | 2277 | 0.8 |
| FOOD NETWORK STAR | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 2514 | 0.8 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 8:30 PM | 1845 | 0.8 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 8:00 PM | 1956 | 0.8 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2076 | 0.8 |
| GLADES, THE | AEN | 9:00 PM | 3192 | 0.8 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:30 AM | 2925 | 0.8 |
| Ice Road Truckers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2595 | 0.8 |
| TALKING DEAD | AMC | 9:00 PM | 1588 | 0.8 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:00 AM | 2772 | 0.8 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 10:00 PM | 2300 | 0.8 |
| FX MOVIE WKND AFTERNOON | FX | 2:00 PM | 1745 | 0.7 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 4:15 PM | 2330 | 0.7 |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 10:00 PM | 1585 | 0.7 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 10:58 PM | 1622 | 0.7 |
| FX MOVIE LATE | FX | 11:00 PM | 1645 | 0.7 |
| COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 1332 | 0.7 |
| LONGMIRE | AEN | 10:00 PM | 4064 | 0.7 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 6:00 PM | 2127 | 0.7 |
| SUNDAY BEST 5 | BET | 8:00 PM | 2058 | 0.7 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 8:00 PM | 1643 | 0.7 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 5:00 PM | 2360 | 0.7 |
| FAIRLY ODD PARENTS | NICK | 11:00 AM | 2866 | 0.7 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 4:00 PM | 2455 | 0.7 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 2359 | 0.7 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 2290 | 0.7 |
| Walking Dead MARATHON | AMC | 6:53 PM | 1645 | 0.7 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 5:00 PM | 1540 | 0.7 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 2262 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 3:00 PM | 2369 | 0.6 |
| Storage Hunters | TRU | 9:00 PM | 1581 | 0.6 |
| Watch What Happens Live | BRVO | 11:00 PM | 1392 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 2:00 PM | 2132 | 0.6 |
| Walking Dead MARATHON | AMC | 6:00 PM | 1461 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 9:30 AM | 2472 | 0.6 |
| GREAT ESCAPE, THE | TNT | 10:00 PM | 1249 | 0.6 |
| Storage Hunters | TRU | 9:30 PM | 1462 | 0.6 |
| HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1419 | 0.6 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 7:30 PM | 1517 | 0.6 |
| Walking Dead MARATHON | AMC | 5:50 PM | 1370 | 0.6 |
| MRS. EASTWOOD & COMPANY | ENT | 10:00 PM | 1060 | 0.6 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 4:47 PM | 1309 | 0.6 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 11:00 AM | 1472 | 0.6 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE II | LIF | 5:00 PM | 1322 | 0.6 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 1:45 PM | 1702 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 1:00 PM | 1736 | 0.5 |
| CALL OF THE WILDMAN | APL | 10:00 PM | 1629 | 0.5 |
| True Blood | HBOM | 11:02 PM | 983 | 0.5 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1741 | 0.5 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 6:00 PM | 1586 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:30 PM | 2285 | 0.5 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 3:43 PM | 1245 | 0.5 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 8:30 PM | 1275 | 0.5 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 7:00 PM | 1742 | 0.5 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE III | LIF | 7:00 PM | 1222 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 12:10 AM | 1097 | 0.5 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 2:40 PM | 1195 | 0.5 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 12:00 PM | 1320 | 0.5 |
| GATOR BOYS | APL | 9:00 PM | 1514 | 0.5 |
| HISTORY SUNDAY | HIST | 11:01 PM | 1312 | 0.5 |
| FORENSIC FILES | TRU | 11:00 PM | 1085 | 0.5 |
| HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE | TLC | 8:00 PM | 1228 | 0.5 |
| SYFY MOVIE | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 1417 | 0.5 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 1:00 PM | 1320 | 0.5 |
| Iron Chef America | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 1270 | 0.5 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 10:00 AM | 1081 | 0.5 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 6:30 PM | 1152 | 0.4 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 7:00 PM | 1190 | 0.4 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 1:37 PM | 1021 | 0.4 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 5:00 PM | 1384 | 0.4 |
| SHARK WRANGLERS | HIST | 10:01 PM | 1111 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 4:30 PM | 1069 | 0.4 |
| CRIMINAL MINDS | AEN | 4:00 PM | 1183 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 4:00 PM | 1100 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 6:00 PM | 944 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 3:00 PM | 1079 | 0.4 |
| REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRVO | 11:30 PM | 923 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 8:30 AM | 1388 | 0.4 |
| Ice Road Truckers | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1331 | 0.4 |
| ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW | TVL | 3:30 PM | 1537 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 7:30 AM | 1179 | 0.3 |
| ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW | TVL | 3:00 PM | 1459 | 0.3 |
| ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW | TVL | 5:00 PM | 1407 | 0.3 |
| ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW | TVL | 5:30 PM | 1546 | 0.3 |
via Nick:
Additional telecasts:
Weeds (SHO)
-10:00 PM: 0.608 million viewers, 0.33 A18-49Episodes (SHO)
-10:30 PM: 0.373 million viewers, 0.18 A18-49Oprah’s Next Chaper (OWN)
-8 PM: 0.479 million viewers, 0.19 A18-49Oprah Builds A Network (OWN)
-9 PM: 0.272 million viewers, 0.10 A18-49Mob Wives: Chicago (VH1)
-8 PM: 0.481 million viewers, 0.26 A18-49Big Ang (VH1)
-9 PM: 0.670 million viewers, 0.36 A18-49MLS (ESPN)
-3 PM: 0.496 million viewers, 0.26 A18-49
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@Disney Rocks Oh, you know what I meant. I didn’t literally mean nobody would watch P&F. & Calling my comment dumb or stupid, is pretty immature and hypocritical, because you’ve made dumb comments before. We don’t want to hear how disney has bla bla programs. This fighting over networks is stupid. I have my opinions, you have yours. If you can’t accept that then you shouldn’t be commenting at all. Thanks, and have a nice day.
@ NICK…
Any numbers for MLS Game on ESPN for Sunday Afternoon?
And MLS Saturday’s game on NBCSPN at 11:00 PM?…
Thank you..
What does “TENNIS:WIMBLEDON-RAIN L” mean? Is that just for the rain delay or is it for the whole second part of the final? Or is the second part included in the 8:56 AM ratings?
I would also like to know the ratings of MLS, Tour de France and Redneck Island.
where is big ang??? her show was HILARIOUS!!!
@peter: “TENNIS:WIMBLEDON-RAIN L” was just for 11:13-11:49A ET.
Ah ok. Thanks Robert.
On another website, i saw that the Tour de France on NBC Sports got 1.0 overnight rating on Sunday and 0.9 on Saturday. How does this translate into viewers? 1 million viewers?
Additional telecasts:
Weeds (SHO)
-10:00 PM: 0.608 million viewers, 0.33 A18-49
Episodes (SHO)
-10:30 PM: 0.373 million viewers, 0.18 A18-49
Oprah’s Next Chaper (OWN)
-8 PM: 0.479 million viewers, 0.19 A18-49
Oprah Builds A Network (OWN)
-9 PM: 0.272 million viewers, 0.10 A18-49
Mob Wives: Chicago (VH1)
-8 PM: 0.481 million viewers, 0.26 A18-49
Big Ang (VH1)
-9 PM: 0.670 million viewers, 0.36 A18-49
MLS (ESPN)
-3 PM: 0.496 million viewers, 0.26 A18-49
@peter: HH ratings can’t be translated into viewers since it measures only homes, not the number of people watching. Also those numbers you saw must have been wrong or measuring something besides national household rating. No demo info but from 8-11p Sunday Tour de France on NBCS averaged 189,000 viewers and Saturday 138,000 viewers from 8-11p.
@bg: MLS Sat 11p game on NBCS averaged 151,000 viewers. Chicago/LA Galaxy on ESPN averaged 496,000 viewers.
@Nick
Any numbers for AM Raw?
Yup, EPISODES is a dead show airing
Wow, Soccer rates higher than Oprah. Wonder how she’s feeling about that step into political endorsement these days.
Mob Wives: Chicago (VH1)
-8 PM: 0.481 million viewers, 0.26 A18-49
Big Ang (VH1)
-9 PM: 0.670 million viewers, 0.36 A18-49
Well, clearly, the Chicago version of the Mob Wives franchise is dead. I mean, the original pulls over a million viewers and at least a 0.6-0.8 demo, if not higher. So, I can’t see VH1 renewing this. The hope is that it hasn’t damaged the original to the point where no one cares when that comes back.
Big Ang though, is an interesting case. The numbers are not amazing but it did build on the lead-in and for a quick 30-minute reality show, perhaps VH1 is not so overly disappointed. I could see a case where they give Ang a second season if the numbers keep up like this.
But yeah, Chicago is a goner and the hope for the network now is that it hasn’t done damage to the original.
why didnt you put RHONJ in the title? Its the 3rd highest rated show of the night
Big Ang and Mob Wives Chicago will go down next week. Big Ang will definitely drop
@VH1
Don’t be so sure about a drop for Big Ang. People really seem to dig her and a lot of chatter online was about how much fun the show was and how quickly it went by. I could see her holding that audience.
Scary how well Walking Dead does in repeat form. These figures would make any cable network happy if one of their original shows was hitting these numbers.
To think if a repeat can hit a 0.8 on cable, when Season 3 comes back it’l hitting record numbers.
@Thanks Robert & Nick.
I saw the Tour de France numbers on “Sports Media Watch” and their source is “Sports Business Daily”. These 2 websites have always been accurate in my experience. Here’s the link:
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2012/07/tv-ratings-overnight-ratings-up-big-for-greenbrier-classic-also-tour-de-france-indycar/
big ang = big flop
These numbers will drop the show has nothing to offer. A bunch of old gross women come on vh1.
It’s sad people aren’t tuning in to see Episodes.. such a funny show.
@xwiseguyx
More people watch Episodes in the UK ironically enough, and as this is a joint production between the BBC and Showtime I think it’l be around for a little longer.
I think this show has gone beneath everyones radar personally.