The season premiere of The Walking Dead was Sunday's top cable show with a 5.1 adults 18-49 rating, down from from last week's 5.8 premiere rating. The second-highest rated program of the evening was Breaking Amish with a 1.3 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) |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 9:00 PM | 9.547 | 5.1 |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 10:01 PM | 3.293 | 1.6 |
| BREAKING AMISH | TLC | 10:00 PM | 3.387 | 1.3 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2.761 | 1.2 |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 8:00 PM | 2.475 | 1.1 |
| Dexter S7 | SHO1 | 9:00 PM | 2.176 | 1.1 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 9:30 PM | 2.931 | 1.1 |
| NFL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 1.938 | 1.0 |
| TALKING DEAD | AMC | 11:00 PM | 1.883 | 1.0 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.208 | 1.0 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 9:00 PM | 2.646 | 1.0 |
| NASCAR SPRINT CUP L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 3.897 | 0.9 |
| Boardwalk Empire | HBOM | 9:03 PM | 2.344 | 0.8 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 10:00 PM | 2.335 | 0.8 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.790 | 0.8 |
| Homeland S2 | SHO1 | 10:00 PM | 1.745 | 0.8 |
| BLACK DYNAMITE | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 1.707 | 0.8 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 1.985 | 0.8 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 3.295 | 0.8 |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 12:00 AM | 1.191 | 0.7 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1.634 | 0.7 |
| SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 1.348 | 0.7 |
| FX MOVIE FRINGE | FX | 4:00 PM | 1.628 | 0.7 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 6:00 PM | 1.391 | 0.7 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 11:00 PM | 1.960 | 0.7 |
| Mythbusters | DISC | 8:00 PM | 1.453 | 0.7 |
| REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRVO | 10:00 PM | 1.641 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 12:30 PM | 2.524 | 0.6 |
| BITE SIZE ADV. OF SAM | DSNY | 8:55 AM | 2.320 | 0.6 |
| HALLOWEEN WARS | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1.632 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 5:00 PM | 2.261 | 0.6 |
| JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P | DSNY | 8:30 AM | 2.212 | 0.6 |
| COMIC BOOK MEN | AMC | 11:30 PM | 1.015 | 0.6 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 8:30 PM | 1.493 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 4:00 PM | 2.028 | 0.6 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 7:59 PM | 1.550 | 0.6 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 9:57 PM | 1.672 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.113 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 12:00 PM | 2.412 | 0.6 |
| VICTORIOUS | NICK | 1:00 PM | 2.334 | 0.6 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 1.418 | 0.6 |
| DISNEY HAVE-A-LAUGH SHORT | DSNY | 9:25 AM | 2.421 | 0.6 |
| SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 1.029 | 0.6 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 11:00 PM | 1.557 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 12:00 AM | 1.667 | 0.5 |
| S PHINEAS & FERB | DSNY | 9:00 AM | 2.327 | 0.5 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 6:26 PM | 1.289 | 0.5 |
| S PHINEAS & FERB | DSNY | 9:30 AM | 2.445 | 0.5 |
| PLAYING WITH SKULLY | DSNY | 8:25 AM | 2.052 | 0.5 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 8:00 AM | 2.065 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 11:30 AM | 2.481 | 0.5 |
| FX MOVIE WKND AFTERNOON | FX | 1:00 PM | 1.375 | 0.5 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1.340 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 1.859 | 0.5 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 8:00 PM | 1.321 | 0.5 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 11:30 PM | 1.411 | 0.5 |
| CUPCAKE WARS | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 1.481 | 0.5 |
| TBS MOVIE SUNDAY | TBSC | 12:15 PM | 1.088 | 0.5 |
| Good Luck Charlie | DSNY | 10:00 AM | 2.358 | 0.5 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 8:00 PM | 2.233 | 0.5 |
| OUTBACK HUNTERS | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1.553 | 0.5 |
| DISNEY HAVE-A-LAUGH SHORT | DSNY | 9:55 AM | 2.337 | 0.5 |
| BREAKING AMISH | TLC | 7:00 PM | 1.138 | 0.5 |
| TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 10:30 PM | 1.209 | 0.5 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 11:32 AM | 1.342 | 0.5 |
| INTERSTITIAL BREAK | SHO1 | 9:54 PM | 0.995 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 2.025 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 6:00 PM | 1.911 | 0.5 |
| AMC FEARFEST | AMC | 6:00 PM | 1.146 | 0.5 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 6:00 PM | 1.420 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 12:00 PM | 1.333 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 12:01 AM | 1.094 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 11:00 AM | 1.635 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 7:00 AM | 1.485 | 0.4 |
| BREAKING AMISH | TLC | 12:00 AM | 1.050 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 12:00 PM | 1.641 | 0.4 |
| Storage Wars TEXAS | AEN | 8:30 PM | 1.184 | 0.4 |
| Storage Wars TEXAS | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1.318 | 0.4 |
| AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1.863 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 10:00 AM | 1.542 | 0.4 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 11:00 AM | 1.199 | 0.4 |
| FX MOVIE WKND AFTERNOON | FX | 11:00 AM | 1.141 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 9:00 AM | 1.643 | 0.4 |
| AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 11:02 PM | 1.199 | 0.4 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 3:30 PM | 1.292 | 0.4 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 11:30 AM | 1.195 | 0.4 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 8:56 PM | 1.041 | 0.4 |
| AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 1:00 PM | 1.066 | 0.4 |
| NASCAR SPRINT CUP CNTDN L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 1.300 | 0.4 |
| Storage Wars TEXAS | AEN | 11:01 PM | 0.991 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 8:00 AM | 1.566 | 0.4 |
| TBS SUNDAY MORNING MOVIE | TBSC | 10:00 AM | 0.864 | 0.4 |
| Storage Wars TEXAS | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1.116 | 0.4 |
| Storage Wars TEXAS | AEN | 10:30 PM | 1.168 | 0.4 |
| AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 6:00 PM | 1.721 | 0.4 |
| Watch What Happens Live | BRVO | 11:00 PM | 1.080 | 0.4 |
| SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 1.234 | 0.4 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 1:00 PM | 1.073 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 6:00 AM | 1.272 | 0.3 |
| AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 5:00 PM | 1.513 | 0.3 |
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Thanks, Nick! and J
wow, with those numbers I’m surprised that Copper was renewed
I’m pretty upset on the numbers for victorious and icarly, cause they were one of the best episodes so far.. They did okay, but not as good as they ususally do. But GO NICK.!(:
Thanks, Nick!
Nick, any chance you can post what Make Your Mark got Sunday night at 8pm on Disney?
@William
I expect BBC America are playing the long game by slowly building an original programming lineup for the network, along the lines of AMC.
Copper is an amazing show.
Anyone who likes complex dramas should watch it.
Great show!
Make Your Mark (Disney Channel)
-8 PM: 2.873 million viewers, 0.40 A18-49
Spongebob (Nickelodeon)
-7:30 PM: 2.295 million viewers, 0.40 A18-49
See Dad Run (Nick at Nite)
-8 PM: 1.515 million viewers, 0.27 A18-49
Stand By Me (Nick at Nite)
-8:30 PM: 1.229 million viewers, 0.31 A18-49
William, why do you say that? It’s the first original drama by AMC, and AMC needs a baseline. Have you seen what AMC regularly pulls in that slot?
Thanks Nick. Much appreciated.
I would bet that TREME gets almost nobody watching live except people too lazy to change channel to any of the other great stuff on Sunday nights… Shows like Homeland, TWD, along with network fare like The Good Wife..
I don’t worry too much about TREME because it’s been renewed for one more season which to me is just fine.. I can watch it anytime I want so no need to catch it live… That’s the wonderful thing about Premium programming frankly.. You can watch them ON Demand and not have to worry about FF’ing through commercials on a DVR… Most of the commercial On Demand offerings force you to sit through commercials so I tend to use my DVR for them that I can’t FF through..
Thanks to Nick for the additional ratings. Greatly appreciated. and thanks to J for the list of additional ratings too.