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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I sure hope TMNT does pull in some good ratings. I didn’t hear about iShock America until yesterday and I want to watch it. As far as the Spongebob special, I don’t really care about post-movie Spongebob. Here are my predictions:
TMNT: 3.9-4.2 million
Spongebob: 2.8-3.5 million (for some reason, I want it less)
iCarly: 2.5-3.7 million (it is final season; maybe some past viewers want to see how it starts)
My guesses-
September 29-
TMNT- 3.5-4.8 million
Victorious- 3.0-3.8 million
Big Time Rush- 2.5-2.9 million
HTR- 1.7-2.1 million
October 6-
TMNT- 3.5-4.3 million
iShock America- 2.8-3.9 million
September 29-
TMNT- 3.9-4.7
Victorious- 3.4- 4.1
BTR- 2.8-3.3
HTR- 2.1-2.5
October
TMNT- 3.6 -4.2
iShock America- Tough, 3.7- 4.8
SpongeBob On Tour- Above 4 million
Gravity Falls did bad, because Disney was basically airing nothing else, and they aired Gravity Falls all the way at 9:30. If Disney is just going to show their low-rated shows, and Gravity Falls, they should make Gravity Falls the lead in, because most people won’t wait until 9:30 to watch something, unless they’re watching TV from 8PM and on.
Big Time Rush could probably get 3 – 3.3 million. It had a huge cliffhanger and was promoted well. I’m really confused about what’s airing because Nickelodeon has a lot of stuff lined up and its hard to keep track..
My predictions.
September 29
TMNT – 3.0-3.5
Victorious – 3.8-4.4
Big Time Rush – 2.5-3.4
How to Rock – 2.0-2.2
October 5
A.N.T. Farm – 2.8-3.3
Jessie – 3.5-4.5
Gravity Falls – 3.6 – 4.4
Fish Hooks – 2.5 – 2.7
October 6
TMNT – 2.9-3.1
iCarly – 2.6 – 3.3 (Hopefully more)
October 7
GLC – 3.7-4.2
A&A – 3.2-3.6
@Curtis, the final season of iCarly has been airing since March. iApril Fools.
I see a lot of low premiere numbers for TMNT. I’m expecting 4.5 Million + because the show has a lot of history, and I’m 100% the adult fans surely tuned in to watch, along with the kids. Also, The president of Viacom said the TMNT sales skyrocketed and are selling out, which is hopefully a good sign. But like what I said, the viewer numbers for any of these shows could go either way and surprise us all.
Why do you guys think SpongeBob and iShock America will do so poorly? Yes, iCarly’s ratings have dropped ( thank iGo One Direction ), but the lowest an iCarly 1hr special has performed was 5.0 million viewers.
@Curtis I’m not trying to be mean, but 2.8 for a SpongeBob special is like saying Justin Beiber is a good singer. Over 4 million viewers sounds right.
I don’t really think the new A&A will pull in 3.2 – 3.6 for the season premiere. Disney promoted the season finale 24/7.. for like what.. 2-3 weeks and the episode only premiered to 3 million, (I was beyond shocked)
Can Nickelodeon just pull HTR off their lineup? How about replacing it with iCarly repeats to bring the viewers back?
@Jon TMNT is not gonna score under 3 million on it’s second week. Your numbers are totally biased toward Nick.
Jessie- 3.3-3.7
Ant Farm- 2.5-2.9
Gravity Falls- 3.1-3.6
TMNT- To popular to score anywhere under 3.2
I remember when Nickelodeon didn’t promote iToe Fat Cakes till 2 days before its premiere. The episode scored with 5 million viewers. Ever since that day, Nickelodeon has had this thing where they don’t promote iCarly episodes that good because they think the show has a large fan base and bla bla bla. It’s also been off the air for too long. No kids show should be off the air for 3 straight months, in my opinion.
How do you expect TMNT to get 3 million viewers after being promoted for months, but expect Victorious to get 3.8 – 4.5 million viewers when it’s only been promoted for a week? That does not make any sense. I know the show has a large fan base and all but so does TMNT.
@ToF, my numbers aren’t biased towards Nick. I am just guessing. Since I don’t know how TMNT did on Saturday, I just guessed for next week. If TMNT did better than I expected, then I will change my prediction for the second week.
@Nathan, Well Nick still needs to air the rest of the HTR episodes. It’s not like the ratings were as terrible as Bucket & Skinner, for them to pull it from the schedule completely.
Is today a holiday or something?
@Jon23812
Even though the show is “ok”, I think it still needs to be pulled. The show has been given a million chances (Getting Victorious as a lead in, getting BTR as a Lead in, getting post KCA time slot) and yet the show is pulling in 2 million viewers. If Nickelodeon wants iCarly to go out with a bang, put it right after BTR so some of the viewers can come back.
My guesses for Nickelodeon/Disney Channel/Cartoon Network:
Saturday, September 29th (NICKELODEON)
TMNT – 3.0 million viewers
Victorious – 2.7 million viewers
Big Time Rush – 2.4 million viewers
How to Rock – 1.8 million viewers
Monday, October 1st (CARTOON NETWORK)
Adventure Time – 2.7 million viewers
Regular Show – 3.3 million viewers
Annoying Orange – 2.6 million viewers
Tuesday, October 2nd (CARTOON NETWORK)
The Looney Tunes Show – 2.6 million viwers
Wednesday, October 3rd (CARTOON NETWORK)
NinjaGo: Masters of Spinjitzu – 2.4 million viewers
DreamWorks Dragons: Riders of Berk – 2.3 million viewers
Thursday, October 4th (CARTOON NETWORK)
MAD – 1.8 million viewers
Friday, October 5th (DISNEY CHANNEL)
A.N.T. Farm – 2.3 million viewers
Jessie – 2.6 million viewers
Gravity Falls – 2.8 million viewers
Fish Hooks – 2.4 million viewers
Saturday, October 6th (NICKELODEON)
TMNT – 2.8 million viewers
iCarly – 2.4 million viewers
Sunday, October 7th (DISNEY CHANNEL)
Good Luck Charlie – 3.2 million viewers
Austin & Ally – 3.0 million viewers
@Ray Woah dude.. 3.0 million for the TMNT premiere? 2.4 million for iShock America? 2.7 million for Victorious? O_O
“Code: 9″ needs to be cancelled like RIGHT NOW – it’s killing Disney Channel’s entire Friday night lineup. (And only had like 1.8 million viewers this week!)
Strike Back was good, after the surprise execution of Major Stewart last week. More thousands of rounds of squibs fired! Closing in on the finale. Amazingly, Scott didn’t get laid in this episode!
I love this series – second best action show after Nikita and a case could be made for it being equal or even better.