
True Blood was Sunday's top cable program with a 2.7 adults 18-49 rating, up from a 2.6 last week. Keeping Up With the Kardashians came in second with a 1.5 adults 18-49 rating, down from last week's 1.6.
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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 | 4498 | 2.7 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 9:59 PM | 3672 | 2.1 |
| KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | ENT | 9:00 PM | 3005 | 1.5 |
| FALLING SKIES | TNT | 9:00 PM | 3341 | 1.3 |
| NASCAR SPRINT CUP L | ESPN | 2:58 PM | 4449 | 1.2 |
| Breaking Bad | AMC | 10:00 PM | 2287 | 1.2 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 8:54 PM | 1687 | 1.0 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2410 | 0.9 |
| NFL PRESEASON | NFLN | 8:00 PM | 1971 | 0.9 |
| Army Wives | LIF | 10:00 PM | 2815 | 0.9 |
| LONGMIRE | AEN | 10:00 PM | 3955 | 0.8 |
| NEWSROOM, THE | HBOM | 10:02 PM | 1758 | 0.8 |
| LEVERAGE | TNT | 8:00 PM | 2612 | 0.7 |
| Drop Dead Diva | LIF | 9:00 PM | 2262 | 0.7 |
| GLADES, THE | AEN | 9:00 PM | 3088 | 0.7 |
| BLACK DYNAMITE | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 1649 | 0.7 |
| KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | ENT | 10:00 PM | 1365 | 0.7 |
| AUTO: RAIN DELAY L | ESPN | 1:03 PM | 2395 | 0.7 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1903 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:30 AM | 2874 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:00 PM | 2510 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 1896 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 2007 | 0.6 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 4:45 PM | 1579 | 0.6 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 6:00 PM | 1695 | 0.6 |
| Ice Road Truckers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1968 | 0.6 |
| Storage Hunters | TRU | 10:00 PM | 1545 | 0.6 |
| SUNDAY BEST 5 | BET | 8:00 PM | 1635 | 0.6 |
| BAR RESCUE | SPIKE | 9:00 PM | 1172 | 0.6 |
| FAIRLY ODD PARENTS | NICK | 10:00 AM | 2486 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 9:30 AM | 2678 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 4:30 PM | 2152 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:30 PM | 2670 | 0.6 |
| VERY FUNNY NEWS | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 1497 | 0.6 |
| TBS MOVIE SUNDAY | TBSC | 12:15 PM | 1297 | 0.6 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 5:00 PM | 1441 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 2045 | 0.5 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1629 | 0.5 |
| TBS SUNDAY MORNING MOVIE | TBSC | 8:30 AM | 967 | 0.5 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 9:00 AM | 2136 | 0.5 |
| Storage Hunters | TRU | 9:30 PM | 1290 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L | ESPN | 5:11 PM | 1509 | 0.5 |
| MOVIE, USA | USA | 1:30 PM | 1326 | 0.5 |
| TBS SUNDAY MORNING MOVIE | TBSC | 10:30 AM | 1063 | 0.5 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 1347 | 0.5 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 8:00 PM | 1230 | 0.5 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 8:30 PM | 1460 | 0.5 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 4:00 PM | 1340 | 0.5 |
| Time Machine | HIST | 7:30 PM | 1621 | 0.5 |
| 16 WISHES | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 3248 | 0.5 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 10:54 PM | 1080 | 0.5 |
| GREAT ESCAPE, THE | TNT | 10:00 PM | 1006 | 0.5 |
| True Blood | HBOM | 11:03 PM | 914 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 6:00 PM | 1491 | 0.5 |
| Lizard Lick Towing | TRU | 5:00 PM | 1008 | 0.5 |
| FLIP MEN | SPIKE | 10:31 PM | 1017 | 0.5 |
| BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK | BET | 5:30 PM | 1323 | 0.5 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 10:00 PM | 1061 | 0.5 |
| Chopped | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1461 | 0.5 |
| BAR RESCUE | SPIKE | 7:59 PM | 888 | 0.4 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 7:00 PM | 1149 | 0.4 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 9:00 PM | 1475 | 0.4 |
| MOB WEEK | AMC | 2:15 PM | 1221 | 0.4 |
| Lizard Lick Towing | TRU | 5:30 PM | 1047 | 0.4 |
| S OLY PM | NBCSN | 12:00 PM | 1160 | 0.4 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 7:30 PM | 1129 | 0.4 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 6:30 PM | 1047 | 0.4 |
| Lizard Lick Towing | TRU | 4:30 PM | 885 | 0.4 |
| PUSS IN BOOTS | HBOM | 4:00 PM | 1021 | 0.4 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 6:00 PM | 1238 | 0.4 |
| Lizard Lick Towing | TRU | 4:00 PM | 901 | 0.4 |
| FLIP MEN | SPIKE | 10:00 PM | 888 | 0.4 |
| LIZARD LICK TOWING | TRU | 3:30 PM | 895 | 0.4 |
| S OLY PM | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 1045 | 0.4 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 5:00 PM | 916 | 0.4 |
| HARDCORE PAWN | TRU | 8:00 PM | 1250 | 0.4 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 6:30 PM | 1327 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 12:00 PM | 1334 | 0.4 |
| Watch What Happens Live | BRVO | 11:00 PM | 861 | 0.4 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 7:00 PM | 1275 | 0.4 |
| HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1209 | 0.4 |
| Time Machine | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1433 | 0.4 |
| CRIMINAL MINDS | AEN | 6:00 PM | 1297 | 0.4 |
| POLITICAL ANIMALS | USA | 10:00 PM | 1795 | 0.4 |
| S PHINEAS & FERB | DSNY | 9:30 AM | 2037 | 0.4 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 1:00 PM | 969 | 0.4 |
| LIZARD LICK TOWING | TRU | 3:00 PM | 772 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 5:00 PM | 1332 | 0.4 |
| CUPCAKE WARS | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 1010 | 0.4 |
| MOB WEEK | AMC | 6:00 PM | 1179 | 0.4 |
| Storage Hunters | TRU | 9:00 PM | 1084 | 0.4 |
| HOW THE STATES GOT SHAPES | HIST | 12:00 PM | 925 | 0.4 |
| Auction Kings | DISC | 12:30 PM | 876 | 0.4 |
| FALLING SKIES | TNT | 11:00 PM | 901 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 11:00 AM | 1142 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 9:00 AM | 1286 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 7:00 AM | 1092 | 0.3 |
| FRANKLIN & BASH | TNT | 10:00 AM | 911 | 0.3 |
| CRIMINAL MINDS | AEN | 2:00 PM | 1003 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 8:00 AM | 1105 | 0.3 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.










At least it looks like Political Animals, didn’t do any worse this week, maybe it it will pick up a little for the finale after all the olympics, doubt it, but I’m an optimist.
Combat Pawn (TruTV)
-10:30 PM: 0.991 million viewers, 0.45 A18-49
Weeds (Showtime)
-10 PM: 0.636 million viewers, 0.34 A18-49
Episodes (Showtime)
-10:30 PM: 0.332 million viewers, 0.13 A18-49
Mob Wives Chicago (VH1)
-8 PM: 0.505 million viewers, 0.23 A18-49
Big Ang (VH1)
-9 PM: 0.715 million viewers, 0.30 A18-49
Hollywood Exes (VH1)
-9:30 PM: 0.576 million viewers, 0.24 A18-49
Super Soul Sunday (OWN)
-11 AM: 0.168 million viewers, 0.04 A18-49
Oprah’s Lifeclass (OWN)
-10 PM: 0.317 million viewers, 0.12 A18-49
Sunday Night Baseball (ESPN)
-7:58 PM: 1.012 million viewers, 0.32 A18-49
Shake It Up (Disney Channel)
-8:30 PM: 2.873 million viewers, 0.34 A18-49
Saturday:
Spongebob (Nickelodeon)
-10 AM: 3.037 million viewers, 0.62 A18-49
-10:30 AM: 3.121 million viewers, 0.65 A18-49
Robot and Monster (Nickelodeon)
-11 AM: 2.875 million viewers, 0.52 A18-49
WWE AM Raw (USA)
-2 AM: 0.496 million viewers, 0.19 A18-49
Summer Olympics (NBC Sports Network)
-6 AM: 1.202 million viewers, 0.46 A18-49
-12 PM: 1.218 million viewers, 0.40 A18-49
@ Nick
Do you also have final Broadcast ratings?
If you have, can you please post the final numbers for UFC on FOX4?
Robot and Monster did good. It would of got higher numbers if nickelodeon promoted the show. I only saw like 3 promos.. it beat shake it up by a little bit lol. Overall I liked the show.. its better than fanboy and planet sheen for sure.. O and who ever said the show got cancelled is wrong. It got picked up for 14 ep as a second season if nickelodeon decides to keep the show going.. Nickelodeon should really promote things right..!!
Robot and Monster got a higher rating than shake it up.! Lol
Good for The Newsroom. Nice uptick in the demo.
Well… Robot and Monster did decent. It would have done better if it wasn’t promoted for only a week. Thanks @Nick for the ratings.
Expected Shake It Up to do better, with these ratings, how can we assume “Made in Japan” will get good ratings? Awful week for both nick and disney with new premieres..
Political Animals should be doing 1.0 with 4-6M. Sad. Should’ve gotten more exposure.
Good numbers for The Newsroom.
True Blood never dies.Love it.
@Nathan, but “Made in japan” won’t be airing during the Olympics.
What is true blood about.?
YES! Falling Skies went up! Kardashians still going strong.
I’m surprised True Blood went up. This season has been a real bore.
Nice for Political Animals to finally start to level off, up like 60k in viewers and steady in demo, hopefully it will go up again even more next week so it will continue.
Didn’t the head of USA or NBC or whatever say something along the lines that basically meant it was less about the ratings and more about the critical acclaim, because of all the USA shows this has the most chance of getting recognised.
Falling Skies up after a week off and against the Olympics, a little bit shocked at that.
Also, True Blood up too, can’t wait for next week, really starting to heat up now gearing towards the finale.
LOVED TRUE BLOOD THIS WEEK!!! and of course Breaking Bad!!!
and small town security always has me laughin that lady is so funny
@Jon23812
Yeah, I know that. Although, I expected SIU to increase in its ratings since Disney is promoting the heck out of the season finale.
Does changing the channel during commericals on a new ep/premier of a show effect ratings/viewership..??
@i luv nickelodeon
Its about that girl from the nickelodeon show “True Jackson, VP” who sells her blood.
Olympics were not that interesting. Iam not surprised shows did well against them.
@i luv Nickelodoen, yes. If you only watch the program and not the commercials, Nielsen counts it as you not watching the program.
@Martin
That corporate talk, odds are it needed to at least stay in 2mil for it to get picked up, odds are this series will go down as a pretty decent mini series, the most we can hope is maybe another set of 6 episodes in a better timeslot, like not against Breaking Bad,True Blood, newsroom and the olympics, but even that seems unlikely.