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Sunday Cable Ratings:'The Walking Dead' Dominates Night, Space Jump, 'Dexter', 'Boardwalk Empire','Homeland,' 'Breaking Amish', & More

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October 16th, 2012

 

The season premiere of The Walking Dead was Sunday's top cable show with a giant 5.8 adults 18-49 rating, up from a 3.8 for the season 2 premiere on October 16, 2011. Thehighest rated non-Walking Dead program was the Space Jump Live special with a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating.

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Selected Sunday cable ratings: (all Live+Same Day ratings):

Show Net Time Viewers (000) (Live + SD) Adult 18-49 Rating (Live + SD)
Walking Dead AMC 9:00 PM 10872 5.8
Walking Dead MARATHON AMC 7:59 PM 4360 2.1
Walking Dead AMC 10:01 PM 3533 1.9
SPACE JUMP LIVE DISC 1:35 PM 4213 1.7
REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRVO 10:00 PM 3306 1.6
MLB ALCS TBSC 4:00 PM 5040 1.4
BREAKING AMISH TLC 10:00 PM 3214 1.3
TALKING DEAD AMC 11:00 PM 2143 1.2
WALKING DEAD MARATHON AMC 6:57 PM 2477 1.2
LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 9:30 PM 3086 1.1
LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 9:00 PM 2967 1.0
Dexter S7 SHO1 9:00 PM 1984 1.0
Family Guy ADSM 11:00 PM 2354 1.0
WALKING DEAD MARATHON AMC 5:50 PM 2032 0.9
WALKING DEAD MARATHON AMC 6:00 PM 1912 0.9
Watch What Happens Live BRVO 11:00 PM 2029 0.9
NFL COUNTDOWN           L ESPN 10:00 AM 1871 0.9
WALKING DEAD SNEAK AMC 6:52 PM 1920 0.9
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 10:00 PM 1510 0.9
WALKING DEAD MARATHON AMC 4:48 PM 1914 0.8
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 8:00 PM 1759 0.8
Boardwalk Empire HBOM 9:02 PM 2191 0.8
Family Guy ADSM 10:30 PM 1944 0.8
SECRET AMERICA DISC 2:22 PM 1612 0.7
ROAD TO SPACE JUMP LIVE DISC 11:25 AM 1626 0.7
WALKING DEAD MARATHON AMC 3:47 PM 1600 0.7
Good Luck Charlie DSNY 8:00 PM 3662 0.7
Mythbusters DISC 8:00 PM 1598 0.7
GREATEST EVENT IN TV HIST ADSM 11:30 PM 1679 0.7
INSIDE THE MLB TBSC 7:31 PM 1916 0.7
Shake It Up DSNY 9:00 PM 3879 0.6
WALKING DEAD SNEAK AMC 12:31 PM 1337 0.6
KING OF THE HILL ADSM 10:00 PM 1495 0.6
WALKING DEAD MARATHON AMC 2:39 PM 1487 0.6
COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 11:30 PM 995 0.6
Homeland S2 SHO1 10:00 PM 1480 0.6
LAW & ORDER TNT 8:00 AM 1799 0.6
AUSTIN & ALLY DSNY 8:30 PM 3686 0.6
HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD 9:00 PM 1649 0.6
FX MOVIE LATE FX 12:00 AM 971 0.6
WALKING DEAD MARATHON AMC 1:38 PM 1265 0.6
WALKING DEAD SNEAK AMC 3:42 PM 1471 0.6
LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 11:00 PM 1412 0.6
PLAYING WITH SKULLY DSNY 8:25 AM 2164 0.6
SpongeBob NICK 3:30 PM 2357 0.6
JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DSNY 8:30 AM 2249 0.6
FX MOVIE WKND AFTERNOON FX 2:30 PM 1278 0.5
LONG ISLAND MEDIUM ON THE TLC 8:00 PM 1766 0.5
REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRVO 11:30 PM 1203 0.5
SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 1168 0.5
TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TNT 8:00 PM 1496 0.5
SpongeBob NICK 7:30 PM 2282 0.5
WALKING DEAD MARATHON AMC 12:36 PM 1221 0.5
LAW & ORDER TNT 9:00 AM 1661 0.5
WALKING DEAD AMC 12:00 AM 850 0.5
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 10:00 PM 2059 0.5
Storage Wars AEN 8:00 PM 1561 0.5
Storage Wars AEN 10:00 PM 1359 0.5
BREAKING AMISH TLC 7:00 PM 1409 0.5
SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 1144 0.5
BREAKING AMISH TLC 12:00 AM 1079 0.5
SpongeBob NICK 3:00 PM 2269 0.5
COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE CMDY 9:00 PM 961 0.5
BREAK HBOM 9:59 PM 1336 0.5
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DSNY 8:00 AM 2002 0.5
WALKING DEAD MARATHON AMC 11:30 AM 1081 0.5
American Pickers HIST 9:00 PM 1788 0.5
Storage Wars AEN 9:00 PM 1601 0.5
Storage Wars AEN 9:30 PM 1438 0.5
BITE SIZE ADV. OF SAM DSNY 8:55 AM 2105 0.5
SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:30 AM 995 0.5
LAW & ORDER TNT 10:00 AM 1585 0.5
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 9:00 PM 2146 0.5
SUNDAY MOVIE FAM 6:00 PM 1197 0.5
STORAGE WARS AEN 8:30 PM 1408 0.5
American Pickers HIST 8:00 PM 1974 0.5
STORAGE WARS AEN 10:30 PM 1224 0.5
LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 11:30 PM 1331 0.5
TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TNT 10:30 PM 974 0.4
STORAGE WARS AEN 7:30 PM 1310 0.4
LAW & ORDER TNT 7:00 AM 1555 0.4
CUPCAKE WARS FOOD 8:00 PM 1269 0.4
LAW & ORDER TNT 11:00 AM 1526 0.4
WALKING DEAD MARATHON AMC 10:28 AM 857 0.4
Mythbusters DISC 7:00 PM 1072 0.4
American Pickers HIST 7:00 PM 1535 0.4
Iron Chef America FOOD 10:00 PM 1091 0.4
HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD 12:00 AM 887 0.4
American Pickers HIST 10:00 PM 1621 0.4
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 8:00 PM 1966 0.4
AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 6:00 PM 1334 0.4
LAW & ORDER TNT 12:00 PM 1480 0.4
PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HGTV 11:00 AM 1280 0.4
TNT SUNDAY MOVIES TNT 3:00 PM 1309 0.4
KING OF QUEENS TVL 1:00 AM 887 0.3
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 7:00 PM 1739 0.3
LOVE IT OR LIST IT HGTV 12:00 PM 1231 0.3
LAW & ORDER TNT 6:00 AM 1303 0.3
KING OF QUEENS TVL 12:30 AM 926 0.3
KING OF QUEENS TVL 12:00 AM 980 0.3

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(73) Comments - Add Yours!

  1. bluejays

    Walking Dead is the master of all.

  2. Joel

    season 4 order by next week!

  3. DW

    with numbers like that they should take the walking dead , put it on all channels , all day long for the next 92 million years. :)

  4. RJ

    Hopefully The Walking Dead scores a 6.0 demo by the time the season finale rolls around!! Pretty amazing that the encore of the season two finale put up a 2.1 demo at 8pm – just amazing.

    Why is AMC keeping Comic Book Men around? The Talking Dead is doing just fine, but Comic Book Men is a dud.

  5. Theo_L

    the WALKING MONSTER…..

  6. Jeff (Canada)

    I wonder what the rating would have been if Dish Network had been carrying AMC. Could it have broken 6.0?

  7. RJ

    And for airing in the daytime, the Space Jump did very well.

  8. Baqinardo

    Seems like all episodes from The Walking Dead marathon made the list.
    WOW…

  9. Ali

    For God’s sake order a full season order instead of 16 episodes and renew it for a full 22 episode for next season – common sense demands it!

  10. Nicki

    Very good shake it up, I think Austin and ally is going through the shake it up treatment, when season 2 premieres it improves 100% and that is what is happening with Austin and ally, it’s a bit watchable now

  11. J.P.

    I enjoyed watching the Walking Dead marathon. It was good getting to see the character transformations throughout the series thus far. I also tried to watch some of Talking Dead but Chris Hardwick continually fails at being entertaining and is a waste of air space.

  12. Oliver

    5.8. Astounding. Wonder if the finale will break the 6 barrier.

    @RJ

    Why is AMC keeping Comic Book Men around? The Talking Dead is doing just fine, but Comic Book Men is a dud.

    It got 0.6 and costs virtually nothing to make. Why wouldn’t they keep is around?

  13. iMember

    Good Luck Charlie has been rating pretty high! That’s awesome.

    The Walking Dead is a BEAST!

  14. Dan S

    IF Dish gets AMC back before the season finale of The Walking Dead there’s an excellent chance of it breaking 6.0. It’s incredible how this show is putting the big 4 nets to shame. Granted they could never show the gratuitous violence depicted on TWD because of broadcast decency & all that. Cable is the place to go to see real edgy shows like Dexter & SOA in addition to TWD.

  15. Jen

    Lol the Walking Dead takes up like half of this list.

  16. John A

    How the heck does AMC get numbers like this?

  17. Oliver

    @Ali

    For God’s sake order a full season order instead of 16 episodes and renew it for a full 22 episode for next season – common sense demands it!

    I suspect production timescales preclude them from expanding the order further. Given its huge ratings, you can bet AMC have ordered as many episodes as practicable.

  18. Denyce

    Shake it Up is as popular as ever. I thought the move to 9pm might hurt the series but apparently I was wrong.

  19. DW

    the show would tank if they made a 22 episode season. what amc is doing is great taking 12 episodes chop them into 2 6 episodes seasons give it time off for holidays and football playoffs make them , the fan wait til the next october. win win.

  20. Skylar

    It seems the Emmy love didn’t help Homeland

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