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Cable Top 25: 'The Closer' Series Finale Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending August 19, 2012

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August 21st, 2012

The Closer topped cable viewership for the week with 9.075 million viewers. Major Crimes came in second with 7.184 million viewers and Rizzoli & Isles came in third with 6.038 million viewers
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Top 25 cable shows for the week ending August 19, 2012

Rank Shows Net Day Time Viewers Live +SD (000)
1 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:06P 9075
2 MAJOR CRIMES TNT Mon 10:06P-11:07P 7184
3 RIZZOLI & ISLES TNT Tue 09:00P-10:00P 6038
4 Dallas/OAKLAND ESPN Mon 08:00P-10:58P 5371
5 NASCAR SPRINT CUP       L ESPN Sun 01:00P-04:10P 5200
6 True Blood HBOM Sun 09:03P-09:52P 4926
7 Pawn Stars HIST Mon 10:00P-10:30P 4839
8 SPRINT CUP POST RACE    L ESPN Sun 04:10P-04:30P 4699
9 American Pickers HIST Mon 09:00P-10:00P 4611
10 Shake It Up DSNY Fri 08:00P-09:30P 4535
11 Burn Notice USA Thu 09:00P-10:01P 4356
12 WWE Entertainment USA Mon 10:00P-11:03P 4354
13 COUNTING CARS HIST Mon 10:30P-11:01P 4269
14 WWE Entertainment USA Mon 09:00P-10:00P 4252
15 SUITS USA Thu 10:01P-11:02P 4003
16 Royal Pains USA Wed 09:00P-10:01P 3948
17 GRAVITY FALLS DSNY Fri 09:30P-10:00P 3869
18 FALLING SKIES TNT Sun 09:00P-10:00P 3842
19 WWE Entertainment USA Mon 08:00P-09:00P 3795
20 997-TRUTH OR SQUARE NICK Sat 10:00A-11:00A 3571
21 Army Wives LIFE Sun 10:00P-11:01P 3565
22 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 08:00P-09:00P 3451
23 Storage Wars A&E Tue 10:00P-10:30P 3387
24 SpongeBob ATLANTIS SQUARE NICK Sat 09:00A-10:00A 3378
25 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXN Thu 08:00P-09:00P 3346

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(10) Comments - Add Yours!

  1. Melvin
    Posted August 21, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    Go Disney channel

  2. Nick
    Posted August 21, 2012 at 12:04 PM

    I read the title and thought, “Oh, what a surprise!” ;-)

  3. @Melvin
    Posted August 21, 2012 at 12:12 PM

    I’m a Disney fan also but the numbers are pretty weak. ESPECIALLY for a SIU hour and a half movie. Then GF couldn’t hold the crowd. *sigh*

  4. Chris O.
    Posted August 21, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    How did How to Rock (a new 1 hr episode) on nick this past Saturday?

  5. disney rocks
    Posted August 21, 2012 at 1:59 PM

    @Chris O.- 2.111 million, via commenter “Nick” in Sunday cable page; less than half of what SIU:MIJ got.

  6. Chris O.
    Posted August 21, 2012 at 2:04 PM

    Thanks @ Disney Rocks!

  7. salaciouscrumb
    Posted August 21, 2012 at 2:22 PM

    Does that dude still post 18-49s ?

    Liked that.

  8. Greg
    Posted August 21, 2012 at 4:29 PM

    Go Gravity Falls! Maybe Disney and Nick will realize that these cheesy, generic, cheap live action sitcoms about kids being musicians or becoming famous suck. Even kids are getting tired and the ratings show. How To Rock only had 2.1 viewers after all that advertising. They need to go back to creator driven cartoons like they did in the 90′s. Glad to see Disney’s adding more animation to their schedule. To bad for Nick, they’re still trying to force all this live action crap down our throats.

  9. muk
    Posted August 21, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    Then 3.8 -ish has been the highest for a Disney cartoon in 2012.

  10. MK
    Posted August 24, 2012 at 11:17 PM

    Any news on what Impact Wresting Thursday’s on Spike TV got?

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