
The special Gold Rush: The Jungle at 9PM was Friday's highest rated cable program with a 1.1 adults 18-49 rating. Gold Rush: The Jungle After Show was the second highest rated cable original with a 0.8 adults 18-49 rating.
Update: Not in the post below, but the second season premiere of Boss on Starz drew just 317,000 average viewers at 9pm, less than half the 659,000 that watched the first season premiere in October, 2011. The weekend total viewership for Boss was 950,000 down from 1.1 million for the first season premiere.
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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 | Viewers (000) (Live + SD) | Adult 18-49 Rating (Live + SD) |
| Gold Rush: THE JUNGLE | DISC | 9:00 PM | 2663 | 1.1 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2546 | 1.0 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 2503 | 1.0 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2171 | 0.9 |
| Gold Rush: THE JUNGLE | DISC | 10:05 PM | 2030 | 0.8 |
| METALOCALYPSE | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1664 | 0.7 |
| WWE FRI NIGHT Smackdown | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 2612 | 0.7 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:07 AM | 1516 | 0.6 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 3:00 AM | 1379 | 0.6 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 2:30 AM | 1374 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 10:00 PM | 1332 | 0.6 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1682 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:00 AM | 2900 | 0.6 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 2:00 AM | 1280 | 0.6 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:39 AM | 1414 | 0.6 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:33 PM | 1524 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 9:30 AM | 2785 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 1830 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 8:00 PM | 1457 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 10:00 PM | 1854 | 0.5 |
| Beyond Scared Straight | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1218 | 0.5 |
| Shake It Up | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 4535 | 0.5 |
| METALOCALYPSE | ADSM | 12:15 AM | 1121 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 10:30 AM | 2590 | 0.5 |
| Beyond Scared Straight | AEN | 11:01 PM | 1241 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 9:00 AM | 2451 | 0.5 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:30 PM | 1177 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:00 PM | 1353 | 0.5 |
| SHARK TALE | TOON | 7:00 PM | 2384 | 0.5 |
| METALOCALYPSE | ADSM | 3:30 AM | 1088 | 0.5 |
| For Better Or Worse | TBSC | 9:30 PM | 1255 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 1756 | 0.5 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 5:30 AM | 876 | 0.5 |
| GOLD RUSH: THE JUNGLE | DISC | 11:00 PM | 1152 | 0.5 |
| For Better Or Worse | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 1180 | 0.5 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:30 PM | 1026 | 0.5 |
| Say Yes to the Dress:THE | TLC | 10:00 PM | 1418 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 8:30 AM | 2050 | 0.4 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 1066 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:30 PM | 1342 | 0.4 |
| Hardcore History | HIST | 11:01 PM | 1464 | 0.4 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 1:12 AM | 1069 | 0.4 |
| GRAVITY FALLS | DSNY | 9:30 PM | 3869 | 0.4 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 5:30 PM | 2462 | 0.4 |
| Say Yes to the Dress | TLC | 11:00 PM | 1123 | 0.4 |
| Hardcore History | HIST | 11:31 PM | 1477 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1202 | 0.4 |
| FX MOVIE LATE | FX | 12:00 AM | 908 | 0.4 |
| Say Yes to the Dress | TLC | 9:30 PM | 1455 | 0.4 |
| Beyond Scared Straight | AEN | 12:01 AM | 918 | 0.4 |
| Beyond Scared Straight | AEN | 9:00 PM | 1018 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 6:00 PM | 1405 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1463 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 1376 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1349 | 0.4 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:00 PM | 903 | 0.4 |
| SPIKE TV MOVIE | SPIKE | 9:00 PM | 863 | 0.4 |
| LOST GIRL | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 1209 | 0.4 |
| GOLD RUSH: THE JUNGLE | DISC | 12:05 AM | 960 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE OF PAYNE | TBSC | 8:30 PM | 934 | 0.4 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:00 PM | 898 | 0.4 |
| Beyond Scared Straight | AEN | 8:00 PM | 978 | 0.4 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 859 | 0.4 |
| HATFIELDS & MCCOYS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1418 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 5:00 PM | 1290 | 0.4 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 11:00 PM | 974 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1332 | 0.4 |
| COWBOYS & ALIENS | MAXP | 8:00 PM | 1187 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 11:00 PM | 955 | 0.4 |
| DOC MCSTUFFINS | DSNY | 9:00 AM | 2196 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 11:30 PM | 1046 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | TBSC | 5:30 PM | 832 | 0.4 |
| SP EXTREME HOMES | HGTV | 12:00 AM | 946 | 0.4 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | HBOM | 10:01 PM | 1268 | 0.4 |
| Say Yes to the Dress | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1288 | 0.4 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1043 | 0.3 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 9:25 AM | 2102 | 0.3 |
| DOC MCSTUFFINS | DSNY | 9:30 AM | 2051 | 0.3 |
| FRIENDS | TBSC | 5:00 PM | 801 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 11:30 PM | 982 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 12:30 AM | 862 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 8:30 PM | 1074 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 4:00 PM | 1210 | 0.3 |
| GOLD RUSH | DISC | 8:00 PM | 988 | 0.3 |
| CHARMED | TNT | 9:00 AM | 636 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 6:30 PM | 785 | 0.3 |
| Pardon The Interruption | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 749 | 0.3 |
| 3 DAYS TO OPEN | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 884 | 0.3 |
| DEAD FILES | TRAV | 10:00 PM | 723 | 0.3 |
| SUPERNATURAL | TNT | 11:00 AM | 601 | 0.3 |
| SAY YES TO THE DRESS:THE | TLC | 12:00 AM | 1013 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 11:00 PM | 851 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE OF PAYNE | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 787 | 0.3 |
| 3 DAYS TO OPEN | FOOD | 1:00 AM | 668 | 0.3 |
| SP EXTREME HOMES | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1102 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 11:30 PM | 755 | 0.3 |
| SAY YES TO THE DRESS | TLC | 11:30 PM | 1029 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 12:00 AM | 881 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 7:00 PM | 1163 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 923 | 0.3 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.










Bullet In The Face (IFC)
-10 PM: 0.054 million viewers, 0.02 A18-49
-10:30 PM: 0.093 million viewers, 0.05 A18-49
-11 PM: 0.053 million viewers, 0.02 A18-49
Strike Back (Cinemax)
-10:02 PM: 0.390 million viewers, 0.14 A18-49
-11:37 PM: 0.158 million viewers, 0.05 A18-49
Boss (Starz)
-9:01 PM: 0.317 million viewers, 0.13 A18-49
-10:03 PM: 0.192 million viewers, 0.03 A18-49
XIII (Reelz)
-9 PM: 0.089 million viewers, 0.02 A18-49
-10 PM: 0.068 million viewers, 0.02 A18-49
Hollywood Heights (TeenNick)
-8 PM: 0.155 million viewers, 0.04 A18-49
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Inc. (Cartoon Network)
-2 PM: 1.422 million viewers, 0.29 A18-49
@Melvin
Tori goes platinum was a special and not a movie. When it comes to better comedy victorious wins hands down. The other victorious specials reached over 5 million and shake it up made in Japan didn’t. So don’t compare victorious with shake it up cause victorious is way better.!
Thanks for the additional ratings @Nick
Ouch for hollywood heights.! It’s not doing so good. I knew nick at night made a bad move.! Bring the show back nick at night.!!!
Bullet in the Face’s ratings seem really low. Is that normal for IFC shows?
Is XIII a good show?
Thanks @Nick for rating of Bullet in the Face, Strike Back, Boss and XIII.
Thanks for the Strike Back ratings. I think those are up a little bit from last season, so hopefully Cinemax is happy with it. I’d love to see the show stick around for a few years. Really looking forward to Cinemax’s new show Hunted (from the creators of Spooks) as well.
Haha! Shake it Up only got 4.5 and How to Rock only had 2.1 million! YES, maybe these networks will realize that these live action shows about kids becoming famous or being musicians suck! Go Gravity Falls!
Kudos, Nick. Thanks for the Strike Back ratings…
People are missing out on Strike Back. Go out, get season one on dvd, and enjoy something good for a change…
The premiere of Strike Back was pretty great; I gave up a little after halfway through last season when the fall shows kicked into high gear, but if the rest of this season is as good as that premiere then I’ll definitely stick it out all the way through.
Does Ovation report numbers? I was curious how A Chance to Dance premiered, but it’s such an obscure network that I wouldn’t be surprised if it didn’t even register.