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Sunday Cable Ratings:'True Blood' Wins Night, 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians', 'Breaking Bad', 'The Newsroom', 'Political Animals', 'Longmire' & More

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July 31st, 2012

 

True Blood was Sunday's number one cable program with a 2.6 adults 18-49 rating, matching last week's performance. Keeping Up with the Kardashians was the number two show, with a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating, up from last week's 1.4.

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 Political Animals.

Update: additions via commenter Nick are below the table, including some Saturday night highlights.

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 9:03 PM 4596 2.6
BREAK HBOM 9:56 PM 2959 1.6
KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS ENT 9:00 PM 3030 1.6
NASCAR SPRINT CUP       L ESPN 1:00 PM 5055 1.2
Breaking Bad AMC 10:00 PM 2197 1.1
Family Guy ADSM 11:00 PM 2356 1.0
REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRVO 10:00 PM 2068 1.0
SPRINT CUP POST RACE    L ESPN 4:31 PM 3662 1.0
BLACK DYNAMITE ADSM 11:30 PM 1736 0.8
BREAK HBOM 8:52 PM 1375 0.8
Family Guy ADSM 10:30 PM 2029 0.7
NEWSROOM, THE HBOM 10:01 PM 1739 0.7
SUNDAY BEST 5 BET 8:00 PM 1791 0.7
Ice Road Truckers HIST 9:00 PM 2184 0.7
BAR RESCUE SPIKE 10:01 PM 1193 0.6
SpongeBob NICK 9:30 AM 2458 0.6
Family Guy ADSM 2:00 AM 1440 0.6
BAR RESCUE SPIKE 9:00 PM 1201 0.6
MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L ESPN 7:58 PM 2134 0.6
Watch What Happens Live BRVO 11:00 PM 1249 0.6
KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS ENT 10:00 PM 1154 0.6
SpongeBob NICK 11:30 AM 2512 0.6
SpongeBob NICK 9:00 AM 2225 0.6
SUNDAY MOVIE FAM 8:00 PM 1539 0.6
SpongeBob NICK 11:00 AM 2436 0.6
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 5:30 PM 999 0.6
MOVIE, USA USA 12:30 PM 1181 0.5
SUNDAY MOVIE FAM 6:00 PM 1635 0.5
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 9:00 PM 1889 0.5
S OLY PM NBCSN 12:00 PM 1414 0.5
S OLY PM MSNBC 12:00 PM 1414 0.5
Storage Hunters TRU 10:00 PM 1500 0.5
S OLY AM NBCSN 6:00 AM 1289 0.5
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 8:00 PM 1917 0.5
FRIENDS NAN 11:32 PM 1249 0.5
KING OF THE HILL ADSM 10:00 PM 1318 0.5
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK 10:00 AM 1920 0.5
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 8:00 PM 1181 0.5
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 5:00 PM 1798 0.5
CALL OF THE WILDMAN APL 10:00 PM 1440 0.5
Hardcore Pawn TRU 8:30 PM 1407 0.5
True Blood HBOM 11:03 PM 924 0.5
Pawn Stars HIST 12:30 PM 1336 0.5
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 10:30 PM 1128 0.5
SUNDAY MOVIE FAM 4:00 PM 1344 0.5
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 6:00 PM 1647 0.5
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 7:00 PM 1624 0.5
BREAK HBOM 10:58 PM 1039 0.5
BAR RESCUE SPIKE 7:59 PM 950 0.5
HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE TLC 9:00 PM 1271 0.5
Criminal Minds AEN 6:00 PM 1314 0.5
Criminal Minds AEN 5:00 PM 1454 0.5
Chopped FOOD 9:00 PM 1211 0.5
SpongeBob NICK 10:30 AM 1965 0.5
TBS MOVIE SUNDAY TBSC 12:00 PM 1204 0.4
SUNDAY BEST 5 BET 9:00 PM 1387 0.4
Good Luck Charlie DSNY 8:00 PM 3006 0.4
Hardcore Pawn TRU 8:00 PM 1242 0.4
POLITICAL ANIMALS USA 10:00 PM 1733 0.4
Pawn Stars HIST 12:00 PM 1261 0.4
CALL OF THE WILDMAN APL 10:30 PM 1090 0.4
Criminal Minds AEN 7:00 PM 1238 0.4
Hardcore Pawn TRU 7:00 PM 1131 0.4
REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRVO 11:30 PM 939 0.4
KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS ENT 12:00 AM 833 0.4
Hardcore Pawn TRU 7:30 PM 1256 0.4
TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TNT 6:00 PM 1091 0.4
Storage Hunters TRU 9:00 PM 1188 0.4
SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:50 PM 813 0.4
Good Luck Charlie DSNY 1:30 PM 2084 0.4
COMBAT PAWN TRU 10:30 PM 1015 0.4
TBS PRIME MOVIE TBSC 10:05 PM 842 0.4
BAR RESCUE SPIKE 5:56 PM 864 0.4
SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 4:50 PM 1288 0.4
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 4:00 PM 1412 0.4
LONGMIRE AEN 9:00 PM 1746 0.4
LONGMIRE AEN 11:01 PM 1288 0.4
CAJUN Pawn Stars HIST 10:31 PM 1154 0.4
BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK BET 5:30 PM 1149 0.4
SUNDAY MOVIE II LIF 8:00 PM 1020 0.4
LAW & ORDER TNT 6:00 AM 1257 0.4
LAW & ORDER TNT 7:00 AM 1231 0.4
LONGMIRE AEN 10:00 PM 1587 0.4
BLOOD, LIES & ALIBIS ID 11:00 AM 933 0.4
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 4:00 PM 873 0.4
CAJUN Pawn Stars HIST 10:01 PM 1174 0.4
FALLING SKIES SPECIAL TNT 9:00 PM 976 0.4
GATOR BOYS APL 11:00 PM 970 0.4
FALLING SKIES SPECIAL TNT 4:00 PM 918 0.4
HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE TLC 6:00 PM 929 0.4
Criminal Minds AEN 4:00 PM 1129 0.4
MOVIE LMN 2:00 PM 924 0.4
NASCAR SPRINT CUP CNTDN L ESPN 12:00 PM 1436 0.4
SYFY MOVIE SYFY 1:30 PM 1035 0.4
FALLING SKIES SPECIAL TNT 5:00 PM 1006 0.3
Storage Hunters TRU 9:30 PM 1085 0.3
VERY FUNNY NEWS TBSC 8:00 PM 821 0.3
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 4:30 PM 921 0.3
FALLING SKIES SPECIAL TNT 3:00 PM 879 0.3
PAWN STARS HIST 11:30 AM 1037 0.3

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via Nick:

Additional telecasts:

Summer Olympics (Bravo)
-9 AM: 0.438 million viewers, 0.16 A18-49

Weeds (Showtime)
-10 PM: 0.478 million viewers, 0.28 A18-49

Episodes (Showtime)
-10:30 PM: 0.239 million viewers, 0.10 A18-49

Small Town Security (AMC)
-11:04 PM: 0.420 million viewers, 0.16 A18-49

Mob Wives Chicago (VH1)
-8 PM: 0.555 million viewers, 0.27 A18-49

Big Ang (VH1)
-9 PM: 0.548 million viewers, 0.27 A18-49

Hollywood Exes (VH1)
-9:30 PM: 0.363 million viewers, 0.19 A18-49

Oprah’s Lifeclass (OWN)
-10 PM: 0.281 million viewers, 0.07 A18-49

MLS Regular Season (NBC Sports Network)
-7:06 PM: 0.233 million viewers, 0.08 A18-49

Summer Olympics (MSNBC)
-7 AM: 0.733 million viewers, 0.27 A18-49

Shake It Up (Disney Channel)
-8:30 PM: 3.125 million viewers, 0.38 A18-49

Saturday:

Fred 3: Camp Fred (Nickelodeon)
-8 PM: 3.548 million viewers, 0.51 A18-49

You Gotta See This! (Nickelodeon)
-9:30 PM: 2.379 million viewers, 0.39 A18-49

The Philadelphia Experiment (Syfy)
-9 PM: 1.852 million viewers, 0.34 A18-49

Redneck Island (CMT)
-10 PM: 0.349 million viewers, 0.17 A18-49

WWE AM Raw (USA)
-2 AM: 0.335 million viewers, 0.10 A18-49

Summer Olympics (Bravo)
-9 AM: 0.697 million viewers, 0.23 A18-49

Summer Olympics (NBC Sports Network)
-6 AM: 0.534 million viewers, 0.19 A18-49
-12 PM: 1.745 million viewers, 0.64 A18-49

MLS Regular Season (NBC Sports Network)
-8 PM: 0.392 million viewers, 0.13 A18-49

International Soccer Friendly (ESPN2)
-1 PM: 0.158 million viewers, 0.05 A18-49

World Football Challenge (ESPN2)
-6:30 PM: 0.195 million viewers, 0.09 A18-49

Summer Olympics (MSNBC)
-7 AM: 0.693 million viewers, 0.22 A18-49
-12 PM: 1.573 million viewers, 0.55 A18-49

Sweetie Pies: Extra Slice (OWN)
-9 PM: 0.166 million viewers, 0.04 A18-49
-10 PM: 0.119 million viewers, 0.03 A18-49

 

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(58) Comments - Add Yours!

  1. kbmv

    Only a 0.6 for yankees/red sox? Horrific

  2. Richie

    VH1 better do something creepy old ladies getting drunk and crazy gets OLD

  3. kim

    Who are these losers who watch that skandashian crap

  4. zk

    Is Falling Skies new next week?

  5. Dennis

    wow @ Longmire…
    Down nearly 3 million viewers from last week

  6. Nick

    Summer Olympics (MSNBC)
    -7 AM: 0.733 million viewers, 0.27 A18-49

    Shake It Up (Disney Channel)
    -8:30 PM: 3.125 million viewers, 0.38 A18-49

    Saturday:

    International Soccer Friendly (ESPN2)
    -1 PM: 0.158 million viewers, 0.05 A18-49

    World Football Challenge (ESPN2)
    -6:30 PM: 0.195 million viewers, 0.09 A18-49

    Summer Olympics (MSNBC)
    -7 AM: 0.693 million viewers, 0.22 A18-49
    -12 PM: 1.573 million viewers, 0.55 A18-49

    Sweetie Pies: Extra Slice (OWN)
    -9 PM: 0.166 million viewers, 0.04 A18-49
    -10 PM: 0.119 million viewers, 0.03 A18-49

  7. disney rocks

    Thats okay for SIU, it grew from GLC. I guess they didn’t do that bad, I mean they both had 3 million, at least they weren’t in the 2′s.

  8. Nathan (NR2012)

    @Disney rocks We don’t care about the “original movies” for the year. Also, Fred 3 was against the olympics.

  9. Nathan (NR2012)

    @Nick Thanks for the ratings! Much appreciated.. :)

  10. AppleStinx

    What would be the reason for NBCSN and MSNBC to have had the same ratings at 12:00pm showing the same program (S OLY PM)?

  11. tobias

    Lol Fred 3 did better vs the Olympics then GLC and SIU LMFAO !!!

  12. @Apple: coincidence as far as the same numbers. Non specific telecast/event labeling as far as the same “program.”

    edit: also, we don’t post program “end times” but the MSNBC telecast ran from Noon-5p while the NBCSN telecast ran from noon to 7:06p

  13. melvin

    remember fred 3 is a movie, so it would get some views

  14. AppleStinx

    @Robert Seidman

    Thanks for the explanation. I was imagining the possibility of some “ratings pooling”. My mind goes weird sometimes. :grin:

  15. RHONJd

    Of Course Good Luck Charlie & Shake it Up were gonna be down. Olympics clearly hurt them. Thankfully, the Olympics won’t hurt Shake it Up: made in Japan.

  16. Kaylie

    @tobias… Why are you laughing so hard? The show could barely crack 2 million viewers not against the Olympics.

    GLC and Shake it Up were hurt against the Olympics of course. Hopefully, SIU Made in Japan will do better.

  17. Disney Fan

    I really don’t like shake it up. I’m pretty mad how it got more views than GLC..
    My guess for shake it up- made in Japan is.. 3.5-4.2 million..

    Was there really a new penguins Sunday.? Cuz I did not know anything about it.
    Spongebob is once again dominating the list..(: Go spongebob.!
    Fred 3 was better than the last 2 movies, but I knew it would get less than 4 million because of the Olympics and because his popularity has decrease. I really want to see Lucas(Fred) new show Marvin Marvin on nick, not Fred: the show.!
    Anyways Fred 3 did well..(:
    I’m pretty disappointed about You Gotta See This. I thought it would get like last time 2.7. It still did good but It deserves better ratings cuz it a funny show. Way better than Code 9 for sure.!!

  18. Disney Fan

    @Kaylie
    He wasn’t talking about the show.!! He was talking about the movie. O and Fred the show has reached over 3 million before..

  19. tobias

    @Disney Fan
    thanks for pointing that out but i really thought glc and siu would do better than fred . 3.5 million isnt bad at all considering his popularity has dropped a ton and it was up against the oylmpics

  20. disney rocks

    I hate Fred, but I do admit that I like other Nick shows; Also, GLC and SIU were also up against the olympics.

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