
Thursday Night Football was the top cable original with a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating followed by Jersey Shore which garnered a 1.3 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 - that's probably the easiest way to find Thursday night's episode of a specific show
Thursday's Selected Cable Ratings:
| Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
| NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME | NFLN | 8:30 PM | 6.76 | 2.5 |
| POSTGUN | NFLN | 11:30 PM | 4.25 | 1.7 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 2.51 | 1.3 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 2.66 | 1.3 |
| Jersey Shore SSN 6 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 2.23 | 1.3 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2.47 | 1.2 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 10:30 PM | 2.61 | 1.2 |
| NBA Basketball | TNT | 8:16 PM | 2.70 | 1.2 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 9:30 PM | 2.49 | 1.1 |
| BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FAM | 8:00 PM | 3.19 | 1.1 |
| PRE-KICK | NFLN | 8:00 PM | 3.45 | 1.0 |
| POSTGAME | NFLN | 11:32 PM | 2.35 | 1.0 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.12 | 1.0 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 8:00 PM | 4.61 | 1.0 |
| Burn Notice | USA | 10:00 PM | 3.16 | 1.0 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 1.92 | 0.9 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.75 | 0.8 |
| BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FAM | 10:00 PM | 1.90 | 0.8 |
| SpongeBob TRUTH OR SQUARE | NICK | 7:00 PM | 3.89 | 0.8 |
| Jersey Shore SSN 6 AFTER | MTV | 11:02 PM | 1.29 | 0.8 |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1.47 | 0.8 |
| BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FAM | 6:00 PM | 2.55 | 0.8 |
| Daily Show | CMDY | 11:00 PM | 1.82 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:30 PM | 3.33 | 0.7 |
| NCIS | USA | 9:00 PM | 3.30 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 6:30 PM | 3.57 | 0.7 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 1.41 | 0.7 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 8:30 PM | 1.20 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 6:00 PM | 3.27 | 0.6 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 9:00 PM | 1.64 | 0.6 |
| NTSF:SD:SUV:: | ADSM | 12:15 AM | 1.20 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 3.17 | 0.6 |
| ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP | FX | 10:00 PM | 1.01 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 7:30 PM | 1.17 | 0.6 |
| NBA Basketball | TNT | 10:50 PM | 1.19 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 11:01 PM | 2.16 | 0.6 |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 9:00 PM | 1.22 | 0.6 |
| PANIC 9-1-1 | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1.33 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 7:00 PM | 2.41 | 0.6 |
| NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1.53 | 0.6 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 1.26 | 0.6 |
| Colbert Report | CMDY | 11:31 PM | 1.26 | 0.6 |
| Pardon The Interruption | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 1.12 | 0.5 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 5:00 PM | 2.80 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:33 PM | 1.27 | 0.5 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 0.94 | 0.5 |
| PANIC 9-1-1 | AEN | 11:01 PM | 1.09 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 11:00 AM | 1.21 | 0.5 |
| LATE MOVIE | FAM | 12:00 AM | 1.12 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:06 AM | 1.11 | 0.5 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:30 PM | 1.24 | 0.5 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:00 PM | 1.22 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 10:00 AM | 1.26 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 12:01 AM | 1.61 | 0.5 |
| JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P | DSNY | 8:30 AM | 1.84 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:00 PM | 1.15 | 0.5 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 4:30 PM | 2.35 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 6:00 PM | 2.10 | 0.4 |
| LEAGUE | FX | 10:31 PM | 0.73 | 0.4 |
| Real Housewives of Miami | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 0.95 | 0.4 |
| NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFLN | 12:05 AM | 0.95 | 0.4 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 7:00 PM | 0.95 | 0.4 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 9:00 AM | 1.56 | 0.4 |
| TOSH.O | CMDY | 12:01 AM | 0.75 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 12:00 PM | 1.05 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 1:00 PM | 1.14 | 0.4 |
| MICKEYS MOUSEKERCIZE SHOR | DSNY | 8:55 AM | 1.69 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 AM | 1.18 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 5:00 PM | 1.74 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1.92 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | TBSC | 5:30 PM | 0.89 | 0.4 |
| Project Runway ALL STARS | LIF | 9:00 PM | 1.30 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 6:00 AM | 1.06 | 0.4 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:30 PM | 1.02 | 0.4 |
| Conan | TBSC | 11:00 PM | 0.79 | 0.4 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1.09 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1.87 | 0.4 |
| IMPACT WRESTLING | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 1.32 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 4:00 PM | 1.57 | 0.4 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 12:01 AM | 0.83 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 AM | 1.03 | 0.4 |
| TWO/HALF MEN | FX | 7:00 PM | 0.96 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 7:00 AM | 1.06 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1.82 | 0.4 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 1:01 AM | 0.88 | 0.4 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:00 PM | 0.87 | 0.4 |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 11:00 PM | 0.73 | 0.4 |
| Ax Men | HIST | 6:00 PM | 0.83 | 0.3 |
| GHOST TOWN GOLD | DISC | 10:00 PM | 0.93 | 0.3 |
| Burn Notice | USA | 1:01 AM | 1.20 | 0.3 |
| NCIS | USA | 3:00 PM | 1.32 | 0.3 |
| Mentalist, THE | TNT | 7:00 PM | 1.44 | 0.3 |
| Ax Men | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1.00 | 0.3 |
| CUPCAKE WARS | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 0.99 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 11:36 PM | 0.91 | 0.3 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 11:02 PM | 1.25 | 0.3 |
| SWEET GENIUS | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 0.82 | 0.3 |
| FIVE, THE | FOXNC | 5:00 PM | 1.90 | 0.2 |
| THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 2.85 | 0.2 |
| HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE | HALL | 8:00 PM | 1.55 | 0.2 |
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I’m glad the SpongeBob Christmas special did so well, it was a great episode.
RIP RHOM!
Yeah Nickelodeon has been killing it for two weeks now with premieres Thursdays at 8pm. Maybe they should permanently premiere shows/movies there?
The Knicks are looking real good right now. They beat the Heat again last night. They actually look like they can compete for a championship. David Stern has to be very happy about that. Brooklyn looks like a playoff team as well.
Go SpongeBob!
Does anyone know what the 11pm episode of The League got?
Two straight weeks of above 4 million viewers on Thursday, Nickelodeon is really killin’ it. It’s A SpongeBob Christmas has replaced A Fairly Odd Christmas as the #5 telecast on Nickelodeon this year. Nick has to be happy with these ratings.
As it turns out, Nick’s ratings have taken a turn for the better. Last month, Nickelodeon posted its first year-year ratings gain since September 2011 ( When the ratings drop began ). TMNT has apparently been the driving force of the ratings success, especially with Boys 2-11.
Ouch what happened to Always Sunny and The League?
i stopped watching sunny after the second ep. it seemed like they’ve run out of energy.
With this rating for sponge bob, probably Brand Christmas delivery 3 millions
is bad
Whats Brand Christmas.?
And yeah GO SPONGEBOB.!!!
Jersey Shore is dieing fast. Just when I thought it was over MTV is filming a new show in Washington Heights to take its place.
Good for Nick & Spongebob.
Football murders every week but the Knicks/Heat did real good against it. If Knicks/Heat is the Eastern Conference Finals match-up it will do very well for TNT.
TNA is very consistent but it deserves the numbers that the WWE is getting with their whack product right now.
Burn Notice tearing up the 10 PM hour… Love it!
Okay Nickelodeon should definitely think about moving some animated premieres to Thursday.
Any numbers for second episode of League or Unsupervised?
I still like the numbers Burn Notice is pulling especially up against a full network schedule AND the NFL Thursday night game. As most of us agree, I simply wish they would keep these summer shows in the summer!
Any numbers for second episode of League???? Please!