Lifetime's Steel Magnolias was Sunday's top cable program with a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating, up from last week's 1.6. The Jeff Dunham: Minding Monsters comedy special came in second with a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating.
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Selected Sunday cable ratings: (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
| SUNDAY MOVIE II- | LIF | 9:00 PM | 6.511 | 2.4 |
| JEFF DUNHAM: MINDING MON- | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 5.020 | 1.8 |
| REAL HSWIVES OF NJ- | BRVO | 10:00 PM | 3.594 | 1.6 |
| MLB DIVISION SERIES- | TBSC | 8:31 PM | 3.903 | 1.3 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE I- | LIF | 11:01 PM | 2.920 | 1.2 |
| NASCAR SPRINT CUP L- | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 5.113 | 1.2 |
| SPRINT CUP POST RACE L- | ESPN | 5:35 PM | 4.604 | 1.2 |
| Dexter S7- | SHO1 | 9:00 PM | 2.103 | 1.1 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE I- | LIF | 7:00 PM | 2.874 | 1.1 |
| BREAKING AMISH- | TLC | 10:00 PM | 2.437 | 1.0 |
| JEFF DUNHAM: MINDING MON- | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 2.523 | 1.0 |
| Family Guy- | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2.201 | 0.9 |
| NFL COUNTDOWN L- | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 1.908 | 0.9 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM ON THE- | TLC | 9:00 PM | 2.742 | 0.9 |
| Boardwalk Empire- | HBOM | 9:03 PM | 2.107 | 0.9 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME- | FX | 8:00 PM | 1.890 | 0.9 |
| JEFF DUNHAM: CONTROL CHAO- | CMDY | 7:30 PM | 2.409 | 0.9 |
| Homeland S2- | SHO1 | 10:00 PM | 1.661 | 0.8 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE II- | LIF | 1:01 AM | 1.691 | 0.8 |
| Watch What Happens Live- | BRVO | 11:00 PM | 1.789 | 0.8 |
| Good Luck Charlie- | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 4.195 | 0.7 |
| CURIOSITY- | DISC | 9:00 PM | 1.840 | 0.7 |
| MLB DIVISION SERIES- | TBSC | 6:54 PM | 2.093 | 0.7 |
| AUSTIN & ALLY- | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 4.016 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob- | NICK | 12:30 PM | 3.028 | 0.6 |
| INTERSTITIAL BREAK- | SHO1 | 9:59 PM | 1.361 | 0.6 |
| TOSH.O- | CMDY | 11:00 PM | 1.364 | 0.6 |
| MLB DIVISION SERIES- | TBSC | 3:00 PM | 2.518 | 0.6 |
| American Pickers- | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1.958 | 0.6 |
| HALLOWEEN WARS- | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1.695 | 0.6 |
| SPORTSCENTER 1AM L- | ESPN | 12:35 AM | 1.061 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob- | NICK | 12:00 PM | 2.777 | 0.6 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE- | DSNY | 8:00 AM | 2.290 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU- | USA | 10:00 PM | 1.750 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob- | NICK | 11:30 AM | 2.422 | 0.6 |
| SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L- | ESPN | 9:01 AM | 1.211 | 0.6 |
| MLB DIVISION SERIES- | TNT | 9:30 PM | 1.459 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob- | NICK | 6:30 PM | 2.853 | 0.6 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM- | TLC | 8:30 PM | 1.825 | 0.6 |
| JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P- | DSNY | 8:30 AM | 2.210 | 0.6 |
| SPONGEBOB- | NICK | 10:30 AM | 2.438 | 0.6 |
| BREAK- | HBOM | 9:58 PM | 1.427 | 0.6 |
| PLAYING WITH SKULLY- | DSNY | 8:25 AM | 2.272 | 0.6 |
| BREAK- | HBOM | 8:58 PM | 1.274 | 0.5 |
| American Restoration- | HIST | 10:31 PM | 1.753 | 0.5 |
| Mythbusters- | DISC | 8:00 PM | 1.209 | 0.5 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM ON THE- | TLC | 11:00 PM | 1.324 | 0.5 |
| DUCK DYNASTY- | AEN | 8:30 PM | 1.375 | 0.5 |
| TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12- | NICK | 11:00 AM | 2.172 | 0.5 |
| South Park- | CMDY | 11:30 PM | 1.033 | 0.5 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM- | TLC | 8:00 PM | 1.643 | 0.5 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME- | FX | 10:00 PM | 1.238 | 0.5 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE- | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 1.483 | 0.5 |
| REAL HSWIVES OF NJ- | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 1.238 | 0.5 |
| iCarly: ISHOCK AMERICA- | NICK | 9:00 AM | 2.529 | 0.5 |
| REAL HSWIVES OF NJ- | BRVO | 11:30 PM | 1.182 | 0.5 |
| MLB DIVISION SERIES- | TBSC | 12:22 AM | 1.335 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER- | TNT | 11:00 AM | 1.807 | 0.5 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM- | TLC | 7:30 PM | 1.713 | 0.5 |
| DUCK DYNASTY- | AEN | 9:30 PM | 1.268 | 0.5 |
| GRAVITY FALLS- | DSNY | 7:30 PM | 2.897 | 0.5 |
| DUCK DYNASTY- | AEN | 7:30 PM | 1.165 | 0.5 |
| NASCAR SPRINT CUP CNTDN L- | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 1.802 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER- | TNT | 10:00 AM | 1.567 | 0.5 |
| Hell On Wheels- | AMC | 9:00 PM | 2.184 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER- | TNT | 8:00 AM | 1.495 | 0.5 |
| Pawn Stars- | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1.831 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER- | TNT | 12:00 PM | 1.780 | 0.5 |
| DUCK DYNASTY- | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1.233 | 0.5 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE- | LIF | 4:30 PM | 1.396 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L- | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 0.960 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU- | USA | 7:00 PM | 1.646 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER- | TNT | 7:00 AM | 1.499 | 0.5 |
| American Pickers- | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1.378 | 0.5 |
| DUCK DYNASTY- | AEN | 9:00 PM | 1.192 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU- | USA | 6:00 PM | 1.273 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER- | TNT | 9:00 AM | 1.487 | 0.4 |
| DUCK DYNASTY- | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1.192 | 0.4 |
| Mythbusters- | DISC | 11:01 PM | 1.010 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers- | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1.837 | 0.4 |
| BREAKING AMISH- | TLC | 12:00 AM | 1.032 | 0.4 |
| TBS SUNDAY MORNING MOVIE- | TBSC | 10:30 AM | 1.014 | 0.4 |
| Good Luck Charlie- | DSNY | 7:00 PM | 2.433 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER SPECIAL- | TNT | 5:00 PM | 1.486 | 0.4 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM- | TLC | 7:00 PM | 1.453 | 0.4 |
| SPORTSCENTER EARLY L- | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 1.117 | 0.4 |
| CUPCAKE WARS- | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 1.197 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER SPECIAL- | TNT | 6:30 PM | 1.287 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers- | HIST | 11:02 PM | 1.338 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER SPECIAL- | TNT | 7:00 PM | 1.294 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU- | USA | 8:00 PM | 1.680 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER SPECIAL- | TNT | 6:00 PM | 1.297 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER SPECIAL- | TNT | 3:00 PM | 1.486 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER- | TNT | 6:00 AM | 1.148 | 0.4 |
| DUCK DYNASTY- | AEN | 7:00 PM | 0.927 | 0.4 |
| DUCK DYNASTY- | AEN | 10:30 PM | 1.011 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER SPECIAL- | TNT | 1:00 PM | 1.559 | 0.4 |
| SPORTSCENTER EARLY L- | ESPN | 5:50 PM | 1.426 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER SPECIAL- | TNT | 4:00 PM | 1.487 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER SPECIAL- | TNT | 2:00 PM | 1.419 | 0.3 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
So happy Young Justice was up! Great show
@Nick any numbers for Black Dynamite Sunday 11:30 pm? I’m hoping it gets renewed.
Damn! Disney Channel is on the top! Good Luck Charlie and Austin & Ally did amazingly well!
Isn’t AMC a cable tv network? Beside the poor ratings for hell on wheels, they only center in on a certain… age group or however that works in US? Dexter had 1.1 with 2 million viewers. Hell on Wheels had 2 million viewers and a 0.5 rating.
While I do believe that season 2 on HoW was… not nearly as good as the first one, the last episode was nice. Tho I got the impression that was the *last* episode of the show considering how it was designed?
@huldu
The 18-49 age group is indeed the key demographic (most important to advertisers). Thus, Dexter (1.1) appeals to a younger crowd more so than Hell on Wheels (0.5). Hell on Wheels may be ultimately cancelled because the fan base is too old and not as widespread or enthusiastic in social media as the fans for Breaking Bad, Walking Dead, etc, are.
I agree with you regarding the finale. They wrote off 4 key characters: Durant (in jail), Lily (love interest), Toole (1/3 of love triangle), and the biggest draw, The Swede (deranged antagonist). That’s leaves only Elam (boring) and Cullen (blank slate). Not enough to work with. The show has been written into a corner and the Gayton brothers are not talented enough to start again. Unless AMC hires better writers, I think it’s over.