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Friday Cable Ratings: 'For Better or Worse' Wins Night, + 'WWE Smackdown', 'Common Law', 'House of Payne', 'Gravity Falls', & 'Storage Wars: Texas'

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August 13th, 2012

For Better Or Worse was the number one program of the night, earning a 0.8 rating, up two tenth's from the  0.6 adults 18-49 ratingit earned last week. WWE Smackdown was number two, falling a tenth from last week to a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating.

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 Friday's episode of your favorite shows.

Friday's Selected Cable Ratings:

Show Net Time Viewership (million, Live+SD) Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD)
Family Guy ADSM 11:30 PM 2.838 1.0
Family Guy ADSM 11:00 PM 2.662 0.9
For Better Or Worse TBSC 9:30 PM 1.752 0.8
American Dad ADSM 10:30 PM 2.142 0.8
WWE FRI NIGHT Smackdown SYFY 8:00 PM 2.728 0.7
American Dad ADSM 10:00 PM 1.84 0.7
Robot Chicken ADSM 12:00 AM 1.911 0.7
For Better Or Worse TBSC 9:00 PM 1.585 0.6
COMMON LAW USA 10:00 PM 2.035 0.6
HOUSE OF PAYNE TBSC 8:30 PM 1.568 0.6
Robot Chicken ADSM 12:15 AM 1.686 0.6
GRAVITY FALLS DSNY 9:00 PM 4.176 0.6
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 7:00 PM 1.707 0.5
SpongeBob NICK 10:30 AM 2.981 0.5
HOUSE OF PAYNE TBSC 8:00 PM 1.272 0.5
Family Guy ADSM 3:00 AM 1.33 0.5
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 9:00 PM 1.615 0.5
Storage Wars TEXAS AEN 10:30 PM 1.526 0.5
SpongeBob NICK 9:30 AM 2.597 0.5
Family Guy ADSM 2:30 AM 1.362 0.5
Storage Wars TEXAS AEN 10:00 PM 1.474 0.5
Storage Wars TEXAS AEN 11:31 PM 1.281 0.5
SpongeBob NICK 10:00 AM 2.788 0.5
SQUIDBILLIES ADSM 12:30 AM 1.313 0.5
FRIENDS NAN 12:05 AM 1.337 0.5
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 5:00 PM 1.566 0.5
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:00 PM 1.314 0.5
Storage Wars TEXAS AEN 9:30 PM 1.418 0.5
VERY FUNNY NEWS TBSC 10:00 PM 1.247 0.5
FRIENDS NAN 11:33 PM 1.317 0.5
SpongeBob NICK 5:00 PM 2.705 0.5
American Pickers HIST 9:00 PM 1.814 0.5
NFL PRESEASON NFLN 7:30 PM 1.1 0.5
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS NICK 11:00 AM 2.653 0.5
American Pickers HIST 12:01 AM 1.411 0.5
SPONGEBOB NICK 4:30 PM 2.796 0.5
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 8:30 PM 1.232 0.5
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:30 PM 1.25 0.5
Storage Wars TEXAS AEN 9:00 PM 1.562 0.5
SPONGEBOB NICK 9:00 AM 2.42 0.5
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DSNY 8:00 AM 1.982 0.4
American Pickers HIST 1:01 AM 1.052 0.4
American Pickers HIST 8:00 PM 1.665 0.4
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 4:00 PM 1.355 0.4
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 8:00 PM 1.475 0.4
Good Luck Charlie DSNY 10:30 PM 2.863 0.4
FRIENDS NAN 12:46 AM 1.144 0.4
STORAGE WARS TEXAS AEN 11:01 PM 1.242 0.4
SMALL POTATOES DSNY 8:25 AM 1.945 0.4
CODE 9 DSNY 11:00 PM 2.591 0.4
American Pickers HIST 10:00 PM 1.543 0.4
FRIENDS NAN 11:00 PM 1.085 0.4
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS NICK 11:30 AM 2.52 0.4
LOST GIRL SYFY 10:00 PM 1.178 0.4
S OLY PM NBCSN 12:00 PM 1.313 0.4
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 6:00 PM 1.399 0.4
CODE 9 DSNY 9:30 PM 3.405 0.4
A.N.T. FARM - LN DSNY 1:00 AM 2.247 0.4
POEM IS...,A DSNY 7:55 AM 1.844 0.4
STORAGE WARS TEXAS AEN 8:30 PM 1.333 0.4
JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DSNY 8:30 AM 1.894 0.4
MATERS TALL TALES DSNY 9:55 PM 3.018 0.4
SPONGEBOB NICK 4:00 PM 2.336 0.4
Say Yes to the Dress TLC 9:00 PM 1.135 0.4
Pardon The Interruption ESPN 5:30 PM 0.691 0.4
JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DSNY 9:00 AM 1.92 0.4
NEVER LAND PIRATE BAND DSNY 9:55 AM 1.921 0.4
STORAGE WARS TEXAS AEN 12:01 AM 1.062 0.4
JESSIE DSNY 8:30 PM 3.35 0.4
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 8:00 PM 0.995 0.4
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 11:30 PM 0.974 0.4
CHOO CHOO SOUL DSNY 8:55 AM 1.733 0.4
DOC MCSTUFFINS DSNY 9:30 AM 1.913 0.4
Hardcore History HIST 11:01 PM 1.163 0.4
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 11:00 PM 0.891 0.4
TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TNT 10:00 PM 0.988 0.4
SEINFELD TBSC 7:30 PM 0.908 0.4
Say Yes to the Dress TLC 9:30 PM 1.057 0.4
STORAGE WARS TEXAS AEN 8:00 PM 1.191 0.4
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 3:00 PM 0.986 0.4
RANDY TO THE RESCUE TLC 10:00 PM 1.119 0.3
STORAGE WARS TEXAS AEN 12:31 AM 0.983 0.3
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 12:00 AM 0.892 0.3
3 DAYS TO OPEN FOOD 10:00 PM 0.976 0.3
SEINFELD TBSC 7:00 PM 0.84 0.3
KING OF QUEENS TBSC 6:30 PM 0.841 0.3
Hardcore History HIST 11:31 PM 1.204 0.3
STORAGE WARS TEXAS AEN 1:01 AM 0.937 0.3
HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 1.148 0.3
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 12:30 AM 0.872 0.3
KING OF QUEENS TVL 12:00 AM 0.8 0.3
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP TNT 1:00 PM 1.389 0.3
STORAGE WARS TEXAS AEN 7:30 PM 1.031 0.3
STORAGE WARS TEXAS AEN 7:00 PM 0.965 0.3
MOTIVES & MURDERS ID 12:00 AM 0.765 0.3
TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TNT 8:00 PM 1.131 0.3
HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HGTV 10:30 PM 1.061 0.3
HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HGTV 11:30 PM 0.893 0.3
HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HGTV 11:00 PM 0.839 0.3
STORAGE WARS TEXAS AEN 6:30 PM 0.874 0.3

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(48) Comments - Add Yours!

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  1. Melanie
    Posted August 13, 2012 at 11:53 PM

    Pulling for Common Law!!! It’s so good, I had no idea it was in danger!

  4. selena
    Posted August 14, 2012 at 12:58 AM

    sorry for the youtube links it was by accident

  5. Greg
    Posted August 14, 2012 at 6:04 AM

    Go Gravity Falls!

  6. Jon23812
    Posted August 14, 2012 at 7:27 AM

    @Nico, & Selena, that’s the UK

  7. bg
    Posted August 14, 2012 at 7:47 AM

    @Nick…

    Any updates for MLS game on NBCSPN on Friday evening starting @8:00 pm EST featuring NY vs. Houston?

    The Bronze Olympic Soccer Match on MSNBC on Friday @2:45 pm EST?….Thanks a lot

  8. Tomboy
    Posted August 14, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    Finally an episode of Gravity Falls that got over 4 million!

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