
True Blood was Sunday's top cable program with a 2.6 adults 18-49 rating, down from a 2.7 last week. The Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne came in second with a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating.
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Selected Sunday cable ratings: (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
| True Blood | HBOM | 9:04 PM | 4.491 | 2.6 |
| COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 2.644 | 1.4 |
| FALLING SKIES | TNT | 9:00 PM | 3.463 | 1.3 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 8:56 PM | 2.275 | 1.3 |
| Breaking Bad | AMC | 10:00 PM | 2.48 | 1.3 |
| NASCAR SPRINT CUP L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 4.473 | 1.2 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 9:51 PM | 2.175 | 1.2 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2.696 | 1.2 |
| Army Wives | LIF | 10:00 PM | 2.971 | 1.1 |
| SHARK WEEKS IMPOSSIBLE SH | DISC | 10:02 PM | 1.947 | 1.0 |
| REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRVO | 10:00 PM | 2.231 | 1.0 |
| AIR JAWS APOCALYPSE | DISC | 9:00 PM | 1.83 | 0.9 |
| Drop Dead Diva | LIF | 9:00 PM | 2.36 | 0.9 |
| LONGMIRE | AEN | 10:00 PM | 4.336 | 0.8 |
| NEWSROOM, THE | HBOM | 10:01 PM | 1.838 | 0.8 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:30 AM | 3.348 | 0.8 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.054 | 0.8 |
| BLACK DYNAMITE | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 1.691 | 0.8 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 1.721 | 0.8 |
| AIR JAWS APOCALYPSE | DISC | 11:05 PM | 1.315 | 0.7 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 10:57 PM | 1.418 | 0.7 |
| GLADES, THE | AEN | 9:00 PM | 3.101 | 0.7 |
| ULTIMATE AIR JAWS | DISC | 8:00 PM | 1.491 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:00 AM | 3.017 | 0.7 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 6:00 PM | 1.67 | 0.7 |
| TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:30 PM | 1.177 | 0.7 |
| Storage Hunters | TRU | 10:00 PM | 1.647 | 0.6 |
| Good Luck Charlie | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 3.715 | 0.6 |
| Ice Road Truckers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.234 | 0.6 |
| Shake It Up | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 3.837 | 0.6 |
| LEVERAGE | TNT | 8:00 PM | 2.322 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE WKND AFTERNOON | FX | 3:00 PM | 1.329 | 0.6 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 7:00 PM | 1.882 | 0.6 |
| Time Machine | HIST | 7:30 PM | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| Hell On Wheels | AMC | 9:00 PM | 2.452 | 0.6 |
| COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST | CMDY | 11:39 PM | 1.139 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 8:00 PM | 1.234 | 0.6 |
| True Blood | HBOM | 11:02 PM | 1.056 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 6:00 PM | 1.312 | 0.6 |
| DISNEY HAVE-A-LAUGH SHORT | DSNY | 9:55 AM | 2.643 | 0.6 |
| AIR JAWS II: EVEN HIGHER | DISC | 6:00 PM | 1.339 | 0.6 |
| SUNDAY BEST 5 | BET | 8:00 PM | 1.749 | 0.6 |
| HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1.592 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 4:00 PM | 1.871 | 0.6 |
| ROBOT AND MONSTER | NICK | 11:00 AM | 2.469 | 0.6 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1.906 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 5:00 PM | 2.098 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 7:00 PM | 2.331 | 0.6 |
| Time Machine | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1.787 | 0.6 |
| S PHINEAS & FERB | DSNY | 9:30 AM | 2.689 | 0.6 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 8:25 AM | 2.093 | 0.6 |
| MICKEYS MOUSEKERCIZE SHOR | DSNY | 8:55 AM | 2.096 | 0.6 |
| GREAT WHITE INVASION | DISC | 5:00 PM | 1.194 | 0.6 |
| JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P | DSNY | 8:30 AM | 2.113 | 0.6 |
| DISNEY HAVE-A-LAUGH SHORT | DSNY | 9:25 AM | 2.674 | 0.5 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 5:00 PM | 1.52 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 6:00 PM | 2.087 | 0.5 |
| BAR RESCUE | SPIKE | 9:00 PM | 1.039 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.513 | 0.5 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 10:15 PM | 1.09 | 0.5 |
| AIR JAWS: SHARKS OF SOUTH | DISC | 7:00 PM | 1.203 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.476 | 0.5 |
| SHARK WEEKS IMPOSSIBLE SH | DISC | 12:06 AM | 0.916 | 0.5 |
| S PHINEAS & FERB | DSNY | 9:00 AM | 2.338 | 0.5 |
| COMBAT PAWN | TRU | 10:30 PM | 1.038 | 0.5 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 10:01 PM | 1.638 | 0.5 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 8:00 PM | 1.208 | 0.5 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 6:30 PM | 1.513 | 0.5 |
| CAJUN Pawn Stars | HIST | 5:30 PM | 1.442 | 0.5 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 6:00 PM | 1.436 | 0.5 |
| SUNDAY BEST 5 | BET | 9:00 PM | 1.447 | 0.5 |
| Chopped | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1.54 | 0.5 |
| POLITICAL ANIMALS | USA | 10:00 PM | 1.981 | 0.5 |
| Storage Hunters | TRU | 9:30 PM | 1.289 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 3:00 PM | 1.578 | 0.5 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 4:00 PM | 1.311 | 0.5 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 8:30 PM | 1.406 | 0.5 |
| HOW SHARKS HUNT | DISC | 1:00 PM | 0.975 | 0.5 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 6:00 PM | 1.16 | 0.4 |
| CAJUN Pawn Stars | HIST | 1:30 PM | 0.951 | 0.4 |
| Storage Hunters | TRU | 9:00 PM | 1.265 | 0.4 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 8:00 PM | 1.221 | 0.4 |
| CAJUN Pawn Stars | HIST | 5:00 PM | 1.333 | 0.4 |
| Chopped | FOOD | 12:00 AM | 1.004 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 6:30 PM | 1.062 | 0.4 |
| NFL PRESEASON | NFLN | 1:30 PM | 0.943 | 0.4 |
| REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRVO | 11:00 PM | 0.973 | 0.4 |
| FX MOVIE WKND MORNING | FX | 9:00 AM | 0.981 | 0.4 |
| SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 1.383 | 0.4 |
| HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE | TLC | 5:00 PM | 1.123 | 0.4 |
| CAJUN PAWN STARS | HIST | 3:30 PM | 1.018 | 0.4 |
| GREAT ESCAPE, THE | TNT | 10:00 PM | 0.81 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 1:00 PM | 1.309 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 2:00 PM | 1.473 | 0.4 |
| CAJUN PAWN STARS | HIST | 4:30 PM | 1.18 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 4:30 PM | 1.03 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 4:00 PM | 0.968 | 0.4 |
| NASCAR SPRINT CUP CNTDN L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 1.399 | 0.4 |
| Hell On Wheels MARATHON | AMC | 8:08 PM | 1.555 | 0.3 |
| LONGMIRE | AEN | 11:03 PM | 1.536 | 0.3 |
Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.











Not much of a fan of Falling Skies at this point. There was a lot of hype about how S2 was gonna be so much bigger and better and I’m not seeing it. Not so much has happened really.
Breaking Bad on the other hand, always delivers – usually just when you start thinking “this week wasn’t so good” …then BAM! Is this the first season where the ratings have climbed up again following the premiere episode? 1.1-1.2-1.3… that’s impressive and much deserved.
Hell on Wheels,can’t say Im surprised. But will be if renewed..Lilly and Durand? Ugh!
@Nick
Any ratings for the 2 new eps of Robot and Monster on sat at 11 and 11:30 am.? O and any ratings for you gotta see this on Sunday at 6pm it was a new ep.?(: Thanks
Great job GLC and spongebob.!!
Political Animals is up! Still really crappy, but it’s up, odds are it will be up again next week with it being the finale and no Olympic competition. Still not expecting a renewal but I still enjoyed its 6 episodes.
More ratings:
Weeds-
0.3 rating, 0.562 million viewers
Episodes-
0.2 rating, 0.343 million viewers
At least people can see why I was concerned before Falling Skies was renewed, as It doesnt have a conclusive ending, more a holy beep I want a season 3 one(I know how it ends) lol.
OMG BB if F amazing its gettin better and better why it has to end ….
Breaking bad awesome.
@Fake Me Out
The people giving up their weapons are from the 2nd Mass not the 2nd S.Car
It is more unbelievable that they would pick up arms than put them down.
2nd in command is a New England History Prof.
Does somebody have any ratings (or share ?) for ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers EMH?
RHONJ has been affected by the Olympics the past two episodes but I predict that with the Olympics being over and the drama between Teresa and Joe next episode it will go up quite a bit.
Political Animals is such an amazing show and the acting is unreal! Why such mediocre ratings?!?! I really think USA should pull the trigger on another full season. Too quality a program and cast to abandon it now. It’ll be a moneymaker for the network in the long run…
AMAZING episode of Breaking Bad. The last 5 minutes…wow.
@Rocco, I know I do. I can only speak for myself, but as a fan of well written, well acted, TV like Breaking Bad, why do you think I have an interest in a small town cop reality show? Bad cheap reality shows are the whole reason it is getting harder to get networks to pay for quality scripted shows.
Robot and Monster ratings? saturday august 11 please!
Ouch what happened to hell on wheels,, great show I thought(
Why do they only include ages 18-49 what about the 50+ people – I love Army Wives and it’s too bad our age group is not included in the ratings.
Where’s the Shark Week love,one of my favorite weeks of the year I watched True Blood during the week and Breaking Bad at 10 but had to watch the debut of Shark Week.
True Blood – While still good it’s lost quite a bit of it’s charm this season. It just seems the whole plot was spread way too thin. Also I believe the reason is that there is no “villain” just a bunch of uninteresting characters.
Breaking Bad – It’s insane. I can barely believe my eyes to see such quality being shown on TV. The acting, the writing, the scenes… it’s all so intense. Unbelievably good this season. Hope it keeps it up since it’s the finale.
Falling Skies – Season 2 is way better than 1. Enough said. I actually do enjoy and looking forward to seeing it. Nothing I did last year.