
College Football on ESPN was Thursday's top cable performer, earning a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating. Coverage of the final night of the RNC came in second with a 1.5 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 Thursday night's episode of The Colbert Report
Thursday's Selected Cable Ratings:
| Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L | ESPN | 6:55 PM | 4.129 | 1.8 |
| AMERICAS ELECTION HQ: RNC | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 9.057 | 1.5 |
| AMERICAS ELECTION HQ: RNC | FOXNC | 11:00 PM | 7.355 | 1.3 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 9:30 PM | 2.664 | 1.2 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 2.675 | 1.2 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2.750 | 1.2 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 10:30 PM | 2.192 | 1.0 |
| Project Runway | LIF | 9:00 PM | 2.564 | 1.0 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.457 | 1.0 |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L | ESPN | 10:20 PM | 2.188 | 0.9 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 2.140 | 0.9 |
| SULLIVAN & SON | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 2.090 | 0.9 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 2.169 | 0.8 |
| Hannity | FOXNC | 9:01 PM | 5.816 | 0.8 |
| SNOOKI & JWOWW | MTV | 10:00 PM | 1.648 | 0.8 |
| COUNTING CARS | HIST | 10:00 PM | 2.256 | 0.8 |
| AWKWARD SSN 2 | MTV | 10:30 PM | 1.742 | 0.7 |
| COUNTING CARS | HIST | 10:31 PM | 2.123 | 0.7 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:30 PM | 2.346 | 0.7 |
| Colbert Report | CMDY | 11:31 PM | 1.409 | 0.7 |
| THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 4.970 | 0.6 |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1.567 | 0.6 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1.562 | 0.6 |
| Daily Show | CMDY | 11:00 PM | 1.487 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.048 | 0.6 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 1.173 | 0.6 |
| TOSH.O | CMDY | 12:01 AM | 0.986 | 0.6 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:39 AM | 1.109 | 0.6 |
| AMERICAS CHOICE 2012 | CNN | 10:00 PM | 2.327 | 0.5 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 1.372 | 0.5 |
| ON THE RECORD W/GRETA | FOXNC | 11:50 PM | 3.442 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 10:00 PM | 2.581 | 0.5 |
| MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 2.089 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:06 AM | 1.086 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:33 PM | 1.163 | 0.5 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 1:31 AM | 1.081 | 0.5 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 11:01 PM | 1.128 | 0.5 |
| IMPACT WRESTLING | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 1.416 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.606 | 0.5 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1.721 | 0.5 |
| CHOO CHOO SOUL | DSNY | 8:55 AM | 1.724 | 0.5 |
| AMERICAS CHOICE 2012 | CNN | 11:00 PM | 1.758 | 0.5 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:30 PM | 1.011 | 0.5 |
| Pardon The Interruption | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 0.913 | 0.5 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 11:00 PM | 1.488 | 0.5 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:00 PM | 1.021 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 0.864 | 0.5 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 9:00 AM | 1.717 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:40 AM | 0.867 | 0.5 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:30 PM | 1.126 | 0.5 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:30 PM | 1.037 | 0.4 |
| Auction Kings | DISC | 9:00 PM | 1.544 | 0.4 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:30 PM | 1.758 | 0.4 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 12:01 AM | 0.936 | 0.4 |
| Conan | TBSC | 11:00 PM | 0.828 | 0.4 |
| SP YOU LIVE IN WHAT | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1.443 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 5:00 PM | 1.781 | 0.4 |
| TOP 20 MOST SHOCKING | TRU | 8:00 PM | 0.970 | 0.4 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 9:00 PM | 1.140 | 0.4 |
| ON THE RECORD W/GRETA | FOXNC | 12:00 AM | 2.267 | 0.4 |
| BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES | WE | 9:00 PM | 0.861 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.464 | 0.4 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 1:01 AM | 0.982 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.582 | 0.4 |
| MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 1.876 | 0.4 |
| THE FIRST 48 | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1.130 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 11:30 PM | 1.240 | 0.4 |
| Mentalist, THE | TNT | 10:00 PM | 1.592 | 0.4 |
| COUNTING CARS | HIST | 2:01 AM | 0.860 | 0.4 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 12:31 AM | 0.930 | 0.4 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:30 PM | 0.970 | 0.4 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:00 PM | 0.847 | 0.4 |
| Auction Kings | DISC | 9:30 PM | 1.098 | 0.4 |
| EXTREME CHEF | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 0.959 | 0.4 |
| CSI: NY | TNT | 11:00 PM | 1.403 | 0.4 |
| THE FIRST 48 | AEN | 1:01 AM | 0.791 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 6:00 PM | 1.594 | 0.4 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:00 PM | 0.903 | 0.4 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1.324 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 7:00 PM | 1.859 | 0.4 |
| Four Weddings | TLC | 10:00 PM | 0.932 | 0.4 |
| Auction Kings | DISC | 11:00 PM | 0.817 | 0.3 |
| Mentalist, THE | TNT | 9:00 PM | 1.408 | 0.3 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 12:01 AM | 0.882 | 0.3 |
| SUPERNATURAL | TNT | 10:00 AM | 0.803 | 0.3 |
| Auction Kings | DISC | 8:30 PM | 1.066 | 0.3 |
| COUNTING CARS | HIST | 7:30 PM | 1.056 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE OF PAYNE | TBSC | 10:00 AM | 0.754 | 0.3 |
| MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 1.597 | 0.3 |
| Mentalist, THE | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1.418 | 0.3 |
| Mentalist, THE | TNT | 6:00 PM | 1.165 | 0.3 |
| Chopped | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 0.865 | 0.3 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 1.113 | 0.3 |
| Chopped | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 0.965 | 0.3 |
| MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 12:00 AM | 1.155 | 0.3 |
| VERY BAD MEN | ID | 10:30 PM | 0.985 | 0.3 |
| SPIKE TV MOVIE | SPIKE | 10:00 PM | 0.940 | 0.3 |
| AUCTION KINGS | DISC | 11:30 PM | 0.698 | 0.3 |
| Covert Affairs | USA | 11:00 PM | 1.126 | 0.3 |
| COUNTING CARS | HIST | 7:00 PM | 0.894 | 0.2 |
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Interesting that Snooki and JWOWW (1.1 to 0.8) and Awkward (1.0 to 0.8) dropped so hard. Wouldn’t have thought there would be much audience overlap with the RNC. Parents, perhaps?
1.0 to 0.7, sorry.
Boooo! Sucks to see Awkward drop from it’s big rise last week, especially after such a good and emotional episode last night. The ending was perfect. I hope when it comes back on Sept. 13th it rises! ONLY TWO EPISODES LEFT OF THE SEASON, NOOOO!
MTV is kind of dumb to not being airing the next new episode after the Music Video Awards next week though.
Still though, Awkward. is doing great this season.
Wow..Awkward fell pretty hard from last week..
Thinking about it, mass pre-season football pre-emptions might have also hurt S&J/Awkward.
Wilfred?
LOL at the people who said The Mentalist was a flop in syndication.
Without Anger Management..Wilfred and Louie didn’t even make the list. I didn’t realize how much both shows benefited from that lead in..considering there small ratings.
Does anyone have the ratings for Best Player on Nick at 8PM?
This is unbelieable. Can someone explain last season’s Wilfred ratings then, there wasn’t any lead in.
Excellent night for FOXNC and its coverage of the RNC convention. Even MSNBC enjoyed a few entries on the list.
@Brent
Wilfreds ratings seem to be all over the place..from 800,000+ to 2.5 million viewers per premiere episodes. Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe its just not appointment viewing to the fans? Anyone else have a guess?
I don’t think Wilfred has a shot on renewal now.
They did renew Louie for a full season howewer. They can cancel a renew?
Cause’ no one would renew a series can’t make in top 100.
FX Ratings are a disaster.
CNN is there too. Truly unexpected.
Snooki and Awkward are probably down because all the college students are back at school. Either, no cable or better things to do at school or there are no neilsen meters in college dorm rooms.
FX must be counting down the days till Sons of anarchy.
Colbert did better than Stewart? Interesting.
Wilfred will definitely be renewed. Don’t pay attention to anyone who thinks it won’t.
Colbert beat Stewart last night because Romney was still speaking when Stewart’s show was on. Romney finished around 11:15. So people switched over there after Romney was done.
I’ve never seen Colbert beat Jon Stewart. Ever. I guess John Hunstman is a big ratings draw??? Quick someone get this man a reality show! Uhmmm let’s see, it could be him and Ginnifer Goodwin sharing a house and it could be called Snow White & The Hunstman! Good, good I like that! I’m calling up E! right now.