WWE Smackdown was the top cable original with a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating, down from an 0.8 last week. For Better Or Worse was the number two cable original with a 0.5 adults 18-49 rating, down from a 0.5 last week.
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 for specific shows.
Friday's Selected Cable Ratings:
| Show | Net | Time | Viewers (000) (Live + SD) | Adult 18-49 Rating (Live + SD) |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 2376 | 1.0 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2113 | 0.9 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1977 | 0.7 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1692 | 0.7 |
| WWE FRI NIGHT Smackdown | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 2625 | 0.7 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 3:00 AM | 1407 | 0.7 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1774 | 0.6 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:06 AM | 1403 | 0.6 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 2:30 AM | 1326 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 2099 | 0.6 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 3:30 AM | 1285 | 0.6 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:39 AM | 1322 | 0.6 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:15 AM | 1328 | 0.6 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 3:45 AM | 1253 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 10:00 PM | 1879 | 0.6 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 8:30 AM | 1650 | 0.6 |
| For Better Or Worse | TBSC | 9:30 PM | 1532 | 0.5 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 5:30 AM | 1142 | 0.5 |
| TIM & ERIC AWESOME SHOW | ADSM | 4:00 AM | 1182 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:33 PM | 1281 | 0.5 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 5:00 AM | 1173 | 0.5 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 8:25 AM | 1617 | 0.5 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1166 | 0.5 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 8:55 AM | 1632 | 0.5 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 9:25 AM | 1713 | 0.5 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 9:30 AM | 1607 | 0.5 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 9:00 AM | 1704 | 0.5 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 1195 | 0.5 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 10:00 AM | 1469 | 0.5 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 9:55 AM | 1456 | 0.5 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 1164 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 1798 | 0.5 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 7:55 AM | 1604 | 0.5 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 6:56 PM | 1192 | 0.5 |
| ULTIMATE FIGHTER | FX | 10:00 PM | 775 | 0.5 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 10:25 AM | 1492 | 0.5 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 10:30 AM | 1449 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 1690 | 0.5 |
| GOLF: RYDER CUP L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 1985 | 0.5 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 1:12 AM | 1133 | 0.5 |
| For Better Or Worse | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 1318 | 0.5 |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 1432 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 1090 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob TRUTH OR SQUARE | NICK | 7:00 PM | 2409 | 0.5 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1630 | 0.5 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 11:30 PM | 1163 | 0.5 |
| Say Yes to the Dress: ATL | TLC | 9:30 PM | 1442 | 0.5 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 8:00 AM | 1524 | 0.5 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 11:00 PM | 1176 | 0.4 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 10:55 AM | 1383 | 0.4 |
| TMNT: ADV PREVIEW | NICK | 8:00 PM | 2295 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:00 PM | 1139 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 12:00 AM | 1119 | 0.4 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 6:30 PM | 2253 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:30 PM | 1173 | 0.4 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 11:00 AM | 1335 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1723 | 0.4 |
| Hardcore History | HIST | 11:02 PM | 1351 | 0.4 |
| S MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 7:30 AM | 1638 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 6:00 PM | 1527 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 4:00 PM | 1230 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1076 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 5:00 PM | 1349 | 0.4 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 10:00 PM | 1038 | 0.4 |
| YUKON MEN | DISC | 10:00 PM | 1241 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1621 | 0.4 |
| GHOST ADVENTURES | TRAV | 9:00 PM | 819 | 0.4 |
| Phineas and Ferb | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 2429 | 0.4 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:30 PM | 946 | 0.4 |
| GRAVITY FALLS | DSNY | 9:30 PM | 2599 | 0.4 |
| WIPEOUT | TRU | 10:00 PM | 828 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1342 | 0.4 |
| CSI | USA | 12:00 AM | 1403 | 0.4 |
| Fish Hooks | DSNY | 9:15 PM | 2329 | 0.4 |
| TNT OVERNIGHT MOVIES | TNT | 12:00 AM | 793 | 0.4 |
| SECRET PRINCES | TLC | 10:00 PM | 936 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 1:00 AM | 869 | 0.4 |
| CSI | USA | 11:00 PM | 1464 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 12:30 AM | 916 | 0.4 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:30 PM | 878 | 0.4 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 11:00 PM | 809 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 1:30 AM | 772 | 0.4 |
| AMERICAS MOST WANTED | LIF | 9:00 PM | 906 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1359 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 8:30 PM | 1058 | 0.3 |
| HAVEN | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 1442 | 0.3 |
| Say Yes to the Dress: ATL | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1183 | 0.3 |
| FLEA MARKET FLIP | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 1356 | 0.3 |
| CSI | USA | 1:00 AM | 1176 | 0.3 |
| DEADLY WOMEN | ID | 1:00 AM | 860 | 0.3 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 879 | 0.3 |
| Mentalist, THE | TNT | 7:00 PM | 1215 | 0.3 |
| DEADLY AFFAIRS | ID | 12:00 AM | 800 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 2:00 AM | 646 | 0.3 |
| EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 953 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 11:00 PM | 1190 | 0.3 |
| THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 2814 | 0.3 |
| EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 11:00 PM | 839 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 4:00 PM | 1003 | 0.3 |
| Rachel Maddow Show | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 1451 | 0.2 |
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Wow disney failed. I hope TMNT pulled in some big numbers, it’s been promoted non stop since the summer.
Wow Haven flopped half million viewers lost.
Whoa, that’s a drop for Haven, hope 3rd episode will go up, why exactly would they decide to air this out of summer.
What is up with Disney’s ratings. Terrible for Fish Hooks and Gravity Falls. And we can all guess MBaV and Code 9 scored under 2 million.
What did My Babysitter’s a Vampire and Code 9 get? I’m almost afraid to ask.
That’s bad news for Haven. I don’t think that they should be competing with broadcast TV and they should have aired it during the summer.
Warehouse 13, Haven, Alphas all failing. Those who dislike the network must be having celebrations already, breaking out the champagne, hiring some strippers, and having an all out party.
Doesn’t look great for Defiance. Riding on the wave of failure left by previous shows.
Genuinely don’t want to give an opinion on renewal chances of either of these 3 shows anymore.
The TMNT preview made the list and it wasn’t even advertised. Can’t wait to see how the big premiere did on Saturday.
Turtle power!
@Nathan If TMNT didn’t do well Nickelodeon is in trouble. Promos, bumpers, and even a green logo( one week ) ALL summer was probably very expensive. It was a great premiere. Mikey is hilarious.
Oh, and did you hear about the new SpongeBob special, Hello Bikini Bottom ( a.k.a. SpongeBob On Tour ). Really bad promotion. Since when is the Worldwide Day Of Play more important than SpongeBob AND iCarly.
wow…..ultimate fighter is terrible…put it out of misery. last season ratings were terrible…
this season is worse. premiere got 900k a week ago 800k friday got 700k.
@TOF
I Agree. WWDoP is pointless. They should have done that in the summer, not Fall.
Spongebob on Tour will Flop. The promos I’ve seen do not even specify the date it airs. It could be tomorrow..this weekend, who knows? iShock America could go either way.
But, I mean really.. encouraging kids to go out and play during the Fall? Lol. I’d rather sit down and watch a 24 hour marathon of Dance Moms.
@Nathan October 8th, 2012
Ohhh.. Columbus Day.
No Friday final ratings?
@Nathan I wouldn’t bet on SpongeBob flopping. iCarly seems more likely to fail, especially because their giving a primetime slot.
Well now their promoting TMNT ( I guarentee good ratings, every video on Youtube’s comments spiked ). Back to SpongeBob, Nickelodeon has a bad habit of promoting stuff at the last moment heavily. And knowing SpongeBob, that’s all it needs.
iCarly, on the other hand, has had significant ratings drops (unlike SB), and is airing the same day as TWWDoP, and won’t have time to be promoted.
I honestly think Icarly will only pull of like 3.5 million: I have lost interest in the show and I think they should of ended the show sooner. I would rather watch another season of victorious than icarly. TMNT did well considering it wasn’t promoted until like 7:30 pm during spongebob. Im curious what it got Saturday. I’m guessing about 3.5-4.7 million. If it got below 3 million nick wasted a whole bunch of money for nothing. Other than that I enjoyed the episode.!(: O and as 4 spongebob I don’t think it really needs a lot of promotion for the new special. It does well no matter what.
My guesses:
SpongeBob On Tour – 4.8 million viewers ( More if well promoted )
iShock America – Definitely the trickiest, 3.4 – 5.3 million viewers
TMNT- 3.9 to 4.8 million viewers
Haven usually does better and the best out of Smackdown but this was still a decent number considering the competition just started on the broadcasters.
Keeping it with SyFy, WWE has all sorts of problems but the main one is easily their inability to take that championship off of Sheamus who is so freakin’ corny.
Friends and CSI are repeating beasts!
@TwistOfFate
What’s ur guesses for you gotta see Saturdays night line up.?
Here is my guesses:
Victorious: 3.4-4.2
Big Time Rush- 2.8-3.2
How to Rock- 2.2-3.0
@TwistOfFate
I meant the same day TMNT premiered but at night.