Royal Pains was Wednesday's top cable show with a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating. Shark Week special Shark Fight was the number two cable original with a 0.9 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 was not 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 Wednesday night's episode of your favorite show.
Selected Wednesday cable ratings: (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 10:30 PM | 2.963 | 1.4 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 2.839 | 1.2 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 2.934 | 1.2 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2.946 | 1.1 |
| Royal Pains | USA | 9:00 PM | 3.948 | 1.0 |
| SHARK FIGHT | DISC | 9:00 PM | 2.023 | 0.9 |
| Storage Wars TEXAS | AEN | 9:00 PM | 2.530 | 0.9 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 9:30 PM | 2.105 | 0.9 |
| HERE COMES HONEY BOO BOO | TLC | 10:00 PM | 2.059 | 0.9 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.348 | 0.9 |
| Storage Wars TEXAS | AEN | 9:30 PM | 2.507 | 0.9 |
| WORLDS SCARIEST ANIMAL AT | DISC | 10:02 PM | 1.803 | 0.8 |
| HERE COMES HONEY BOO BOO | TLC | 10:30 PM | 1.943 | 0.8 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 8:30 PM | 2.166 | 0.8 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1.901 | 0.8 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 1.605 | 0.8 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 2.026 | 0.7 |
| Million Dollar Listing LA | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 1.589 | 0.7 |
| Necessary Roughness | USA | 10:01 PM | 2.488 | 0.7 |
| ROGUE SHARKS | DISC | 8:00 PM | 1.551 | 0.7 |
| REAL WORLD XXVII | MTV | 10:00 PM | 1.233 | 0.7 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 8:30 PM | 1.312 | 0.6 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1.639 | 0.6 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:15 AM | 1.562 | 0.6 |
| Daily Show | CMDY | 11:00 PM | 1.726 | 0.6 |
| BABY DADDY | FAM | 8:30 PM | 1.324 | 0.6 |
| Futurama | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 1.179 | 0.6 |
| Operation Repo | TRU | 9:00 PM | 1.604 | 0.6 |
| Auction Hunters | SPIKE | 10:01 PM | 1.627 | 0.6 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1.848 | 0.6 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:33 PM | 1.484 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:00 PM | 2.733 | 0.6 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.989 | 0.6 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.249 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 8:00 PM | 1.334 | 0.6 |
| MELISSA & JOEY | FAM | 8:00 PM | 1.281 | 0.6 |
| AMERICAN HOGGERS | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1.629 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:30 PM | 2.630 | 0.5 |
| AMERICAN HOGGERS | AEN | 10:30 PM | 1.673 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:06 AM | 1.320 | 0.5 |
| HOLLYWOOD EXES | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 0.979 | 0.5 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1.841 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.914 | 0.5 |
| PICKED OFF | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1.857 | 0.5 |
| Operation Repo | TRU | 9:30 PM | 1.295 | 0.5 |
| FAMILY GUY | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 1.063 | 0.5 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 7:30 PM | 1.209 | 0.5 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1.979 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | TBSC | 5:30 PM | 1.021 | 0.5 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 1.347 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 4:30 PM | 2.68 | 0.5 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 10:00 PM | 1.111 | 0.5 |
| TODDLERS & TIARAS | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1.296 | 0.5 |
| SHARK FIGHT | DISC | 11:05 PM | 1.008 | 0.5 |
| Hardcore History | HIST | 11:31 PM | 1.482 | 0.5 |
| PARANORMAL WITNESS | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 1.169 | 0.5 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:30 PM | 0.945 | 0.5 |
| RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1.194 | 0.5 |
| Conan | TBSC | 11:00 PM | 0.973 | 0.5 |
| Colbert Report | CMDY | 11:31 PM | 1.079 | 0.5 |
| TODDLERS & TIARAS | TLC | 11:00 PM | 1.17 | 0.5 |
| Hardcore History | HIST | 11:01 PM | 1.294 | 0.4 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:30 PM | 1.000 | 0.4 |
| HERE COMES HONEY BOO BOO | TLC | 12:00 AM | 1.046 | 0.4 |
| Top Chef MASTERS | BRVO | 10:00 PM | 1.089 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 7:00 PM | 1.991 | 0.4 |
| TWO/HALF MEN | FX | 7:30 PM | 1.119 | 0.4 |
| JAWS COMES HOME | DISC | 5:00 PM | 0.984 | 0.4 |
| Operation Repo | TRU | 10:00 PM | 1.151 | 0.4 |
| HAUNTED COLLECTOR | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 1.224 | 0.4 |
| HOW JAWS CHANGED THE WORL | DISC | 7:00 PM | 1.048 | 0.4 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 7:00 PM | 1.043 | 0.4 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 8:30 PM | 1.142 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:00 PM | 1.245 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1.350 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:39 AM | 1.061 | 0.4 |
| Pardon The Interruption | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 0.772 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 12:01 AM | 1.150 | 0.4 |
| Hardcore Pawn | TRU | 8:00 PM | 1.181 | 0.4 |
| RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 1.136 | 0.4 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:00 PM | 0.815 | 0.4 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HGTV | 11:00 PM | 1.198 | 0.4 |
| STORAGE WARS TEXAS | AEN | 1:01 AM | 0.963 | 0.4 |
| HAPPY FEET TWO | HBOM | 8:00 PM | 0.907 | 0.4 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:00 PM | 0.885 | 0.4 |
| CALL OF WILDMAN: MORE LIV | APL | 9:30 PM | 0.845 | 0.4 |
| STORAGE WARS TEXAS | AEN | 1:31 AM | 0.959 | 0.4 |
| KITCHEN COUSINS | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 1.223 | 0.4 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 12:31 AM | 0.891 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 12:00 AM | 0.791 | 0.3 |
| Auction Hunters | SPIKE | 10:32 PM | 0.929 | 0.3 |
| AMERICAN HOGGERS | AEN | 11:01 PM | 0.959 | 0.3 |
| THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 3.125 | 0.3 |
| RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 0.968 | 0.3 |
| AMERICAN HOGGERS | AEN | 11:31 PM | 0.813 | 0.3 |
| HAUNTED COLLECTOR | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 0.849 | 0.3 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 12:01 AM | 0.803 | 0.3 |
| FIVE, THE | FOXNC | 5:00 PM | 1.839 | 0.3 |
| NCIS | USA | 6:00 PM | 1.471 | 0.3 |
| SOUL MAN, THE | TVL | 10:00 PM | 1.030 | 0.3 |
Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Comments slow on this. Since Dallas is finished no one cares about Wednesday Cable ratings.
Not much of a drop for Here Comes Honey Boo Boo…im guessing a second season is inevitable.
necessary roughness should be cancelled
Looks like Baby Daddy is regaining some of it’s lost viewers, and it’s definitely getting renewing with M&J. I just wonder for how many episodes.
Weak for top chef
ABCF will definitely be renewing both Baby Daddy and M&J..there ratings..for the most part have been steady through out the season. Definitely 2 of the brighter spots on there schedule.
Anyone going to comment at the 1.0 demo for Royal Pains? Just asking because Dallas gets bashed about demos like that and Rizzoli & Isles did for getting 1.1′s-1.3 ( R&I had the 1.3 yesterday and some were acting like that demo was no good) Not trying to hate on anyone shows just an observation.
Not even 1 of The mentalist repeat on TNT on the list. It’s a bust. Now that its originals are almost over, TNT will get crappy ratings.
I wish Necessary Roughness was doing better. The first season was so good. This one…not so much.
@ jn I dont think R&I with a 1.3 is a bad demo even a 1.1 for basic cable scripted dramas. Why all the TNT bashing?
Baby Daddy & Melissa & Joey are getting renewed definetly. Real World is back up which is good.
@Jn
No, Dallas got 0.7-0.8 during its run, that’s when people began commenting on it. Nobody said that the finale got bad ratings, even if it’s to be expected for a serialized soap to have a bigger spike in the ratings for the finale.
R&I got that demo for its finale, while here Royal Pains aired a normal episode. We’ll see what it will get for its summer finale. Nonetheless, posters here have always written how much the show lost this year compared to its previous years. It’s clearly behind the USA Thursday line-up and even WC. To think that it used to get 1.8-1.7 rating…
I dont hate on anybody’s shows..to each there own..but I would consider Royal Pains with almost 4 million viewers and a 1.0 demo rating is pretty good for USA..is it not?
@ silvit TNT should put one of their original repeats on they seem to do better.
Yah for Melissa And Joey and Baby Daddy, two really good shows. Definitely getting renewed.
Soul Man will probably get renewed, wonder how The Exes and Retired At 35 did. the Exes is one of the most underrated shows on tv, it is so funny, can’t wait for i think its 2 weeks time when JD guest stars and him and Phil/Turk have guy love.
Don’t really care about The Soul Man and Retired At 35 being renewed even though i watch them, as long as the Exes is renewed i don’t really care after that.
And now we can say that it doesn’t share much of an audience with Dallas, since its ratings are the same as the previous week.
What TNT is thinking by putting it on January is beyond me.
So even Dallas 0.7-0.8 weren’t because of Royal Pains.
@Zach
It seems to me TNT can put every show but the Mentalist and getting better ratings. Before June when the originals weren’t on, old L&O repeats did better.
Glad to see Futurama increase.
@ silvit I can understand jn comments. R&I and Dallas get that. R&I did have a better demo at one point but it changed nights and times and lost The Closer lead in I think it does well still. I bet a lot of cable dramas would take the 1.2′s that it had been getting. This was not their season finale. They continue season 3 in November.
Dallas is picked on even when it wins the night.
@Jared
No, no way USA can’t be pleased with Royal Pains performance. It’s a show that last year used to get 1.4-1.5. They will renew it, but they certainly didn’t expect this. WC and Suits held better year to year.