Coverage of the MLB wildcard games were was the top cable originals Friday, earning a with a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating at 8:49 and a 1.2 earlier at 5:00PM. WWE Smackdown was the night's runner-up, earning a 0.6 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 for specific shows.
Friday's Selected Cable Ratings:
| Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
| MLB WILDCARD | TBSC | 8:49 PM | 5.304 | 1.8 |
| MLB GAME BREAK | TBSC | 8:44 PM | 4.308 | 1.5 |
| MLB WILDCARD | TBSC | 5:00 PM | 3.990 | 1.2 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 2.227 | 0.9 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2.132 | 0.8 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 11:00 PM | 1.594 | 0.7 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1.766 | 0.7 |
| WWE FRI NIGHT Smackdown | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 2.387 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:30 PM | 2.743 | 0.6 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.729 | 0.6 |
| ULTIMATE FIGHTER | FX | 10:00 PM | 1.056 | 0.6 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:15 AM | 1.562 | 0.6 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.496 | 0.6 |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN | 10:05 PM | 1.392 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 6:00 PM | 1.353 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 1.808 | 0.6 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 2:00 AM | 1.359 | 0.6 |
| JESSIE | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 3.576 | 0.6 |
| INSIDE THE MLB | TBSC | 12:08 AM | 1.359 | 0.6 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 2:30 AM | 1.331 | 0.6 |
| UFC FIGHT NIGHT | FX | 8:00 PM | 1.084 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 6:00 PM | 2.488 | 0.6 |
| MINI ADV WINNIE THE POOH | DSNY | 9:25 AM | 1.696 | 0.5 |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L | ESPN | 10:20 PM | 1.389 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 6:30 PM | 2.472 | 0.5 |
| GRAVITY FALLS | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 3.478 | 0.5 |
| AQUA TEEN HUNGERFORCE | ADSM | 12:30 AM | 1.373 | 0.5 |
| YUKON MEN | DISC | 10:00 PM | 1.343 | 0.5 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 9:00 AM | 1.670 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 10:00 PM | 1.578 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:00 PM | 2.650 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 1.946 | 0.5 |
| Jersey Shore SSN 6 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 0.959 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 1.751 | 0.5 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 9:30 AM | 1.699 | 0.5 |
| BITE SIZE ADV. OF SAM | DSNY | 8:55 AM | 1.698 | 0.5 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | HBOM | 10:02 PM | 1.325 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 6:00 PM | 1.520 | 0.5 |
| FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:30 PM | 2.057 | 0.5 |
| JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P | DSNY | 8:30 AM | 1.767 | 0.5 |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L | ESPN | 6:59 PM | 1.368 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:06 AM | 1.146 | 0.5 |
| GHOST ADVENTURES | TRAV | 9:00 PM | 1.053 | 0.4 |
| HAVEN | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 1.572 | 0.4 |
| A.N.T. FARM | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 2.940 | 0.4 |
| Say Yes to the Dress: ATL | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1.285 | 0.4 |
| FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:00 PM | 1.854 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:33 PM | 1.159 | 0.4 |
| Say Yes to the Dress: ATL | TLC | 9:30 PM | 1.412 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 11:00 PM | 1.053 | 0.4 |
| MLB WILDCARD | TNT | 8:30 PM | 1.393 | 0.4 |
| CSI | USA | 12:00 AM | 1.407 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:38 AM | 1.059 | 0.4 |
| JEFF DUNHAM: CONTROL CHAO | CMDY | 11:30 PM | 0.912 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 1.061 | 0.4 |
| WIPEOUT | TRU | 9:00 PM | 0.977 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1.380 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 5:00 PM | 1.196 | 0.4 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 2:17 AM | 0.999 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 11:30 PM | 1.053 | 0.4 |
| BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FAM | 9:00 PM | 0.930 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 0.958 | 0.4 |
| FLEA MARKET FLIP | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 1.573 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:30 PM | 1.146 | 0.4 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 12:01 AM | 1.006 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:00 PM | 1.084 | 0.4 |
| SUPERNATURAL | TNT | 10:00 AM | 0.791 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.364 | 0.4 |
| CSI | USA | 1:00 AM | 1.240 | 0.4 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 11:01 PM | 1.102 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 4:00 PM | 1.172 | 0.4 |
| CSI | USA | 11:00 PM | 1.222 | 0.4 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 12:00 AM | 0.918 | 0.3 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1.034 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1.117 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 12:30 AM | 0.851 | 0.3 |
| SECRET PRINCES | TLC | 10:00 PM | 1.011 | 0.3 |
| NANNY | NAN | 10:00 PM | 1.342 | 0.3 |
| CSI | USA | 3:00 PM | 1.112 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 12:30 AM | 0.840 | 0.3 |
| NANNY | NAN | 10:30 PM | 1.146 | 0.3 |
| Criminal Minds | AEN | 9:00 PM | 0.916 | 0.3 |
| CRIMINAL MINDS | AEN | 1:01 AM | 0.842 | 0.3 |
| THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 3.172 | 0.3 |
| DEADLY WOMEN | ID | 1:00 AM | 0.848 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 1:00 AM | 0.723 | 0.3 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 11:00 PM | 0.863 | 0.3 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | HBOM | 11:04 PM | 0.877 | 0.3 |
| FLEA MARKET FLIP | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1.335 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 8:30 PM | 0.912 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 5:32 PM | 0.995 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 12:00 AM | 0.728 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 11:30 PM | 0.716 | 0.3 |
| CAJUN Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1.032 | 0.3 |
| CAJUN Pawn Stars | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1.054 | 0.3 |
| Hannity | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 2.716 | 0.3 |
| DEAD FILES REVISITED | TRAV | 10:00 PM | 0.764 | 0.3 |
| RIZZOLI & ISLES | TNT | 11:00 AM | 0.741 | 0.3 |
| CAJUN Pawn Stars | HIST | 10:31 PM | 0.974 | 0.3 |
| Dateline ON ID | ID | 2:00 AM | 0.792 | 0.2 |
-
Check out past daily cable ratings posts here.
Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Thanks to Nick for the Hollywood Heights ratings.