Thursday Night Football was the top cable original with a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating down from last week's 2.5. NBA Basketball was number two with a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating. Jersey Shore was the highest rated non-sports cable original with a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating down from last week's 1.3.
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 | Viewers (000) (Live + SD) | Adult 18-49 Rating (Live + SD) |
| NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME | NFLN | 8:30 PM | 5457 | 2.0 |
| NBA Basketball | TNT | 8:16 PM | 3046 | 1.4 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 10:30 PM | 2846 | 1.3 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 2819 | 1.3 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 2655 | 1.3 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2640 | 1.2 |
| Jersey Shore SSN 6 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 2030 | 1.2 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 9:30 PM | 2448 | 1.1 |
| POSTGUN | NFLN | 11:47 PM | 2567 | 1.1 |
| PRE-KICK | NFLN | 8:00 PM | 2911 | 1.0 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:30 PM | 1873 | 1.0 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2110 | 1.0 |
| JSHORE BEST OF REUNIONS | MTV | 11:02 PM | 1548 | 0.9 |
| Burn Notice | USA | 10:00 PM | 2856 | 0.9 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 1896 | 0.9 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:00 PM | 1691 | 0.9 |
| BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FAM | 7:00 PM | 2045 | 0.8 |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1727 | 0.8 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 6:30 PM | 3257 | 0.7 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1833 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 6:00 PM | 3047 | 0.7 |
| BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FAM | 9:00 PM | 1951 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:30 PM | 2942 | 0.7 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 8:30 PM | 1469 | 0.7 |
| NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1675 | 0.7 |
| Daily Show | CMDY | 11:00 PM | 1702 | 0.7 |
| POSTGAME | NFLN | 11:49 PM | 1546 | 0.7 |
| NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 3208 | 0.7 |
| NCIS | USA | 9:00 PM | 2962 | 0.7 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:06 AM | 1317 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:00 PM | 2870 | 0.7 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:30 PM | 2211 | 0.6 |
| PANIC 9-1-1 | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1473 | 0.6 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:39 AM | 1310 | 0.6 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 9:00 PM | 1692 | 0.6 |
| AMISH MAFIA | DISC | 8:00 PM | 1623 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:30 PM | 1986 | 0.6 |
| AMISH MAFIA | DISC | 7:00 PM | 1554 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1932 | 0.6 |
| TOSH.O | CMDY | 8:59 PM | 1130 | 0.6 |
| NBA Basketball | TNT | 10:52 PM | 1322 | 0.6 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:33 PM | 1389 | 0.6 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 1:12 AM | 1243 | 0.6 |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA | BRVO | 8:47 PM | 1175 | 0.6 |
| Real Housewives of Miami | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 1121 | 0.6 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 2:18 AM | 1161 | 0.6 |
| ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP | FX | 10:00 PM | 923 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 7:00 PM | 2455 | 0.6 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 1:45 AM | 1180 | 0.6 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 1450 | 0.5 |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 9:00 PM | 1394 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:00 PM | 1334 | 0.5 |
| PANIC 9-1-1 | AEN | 11:01 PM | 1089 | 0.5 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1945 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 6:00 PM | 2189 | 0.5 |
| DRAKE & JOSH | NICK | 7:00 PM | 2649 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 12:31 AM | 1395 | 0.5 |
| SANTA CLAUSE 3, THE | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 2577 | 0.5 |
| Colbert Report | CMDY | 11:31 PM | 1254 | 0.5 |
| Project Runway ALL STARS | LIF | 9:00 PM | 1536 | 0.5 |
| FX MOVIE FRINGE | FX | 3:00 PM | 1163 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 11:01 PM | 1767 | 0.5 |
| DRAKE & JOSH | NICK | 7:30 PM | 2616 | 0.5 |
| TWO/HALF MEN | FX | 7:30 PM | 1382 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 1:01 AM | 1375 | 0.5 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 1117 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 1:31 AM | 1242 | 0.5 |
| Pardon The Interruption | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 1085 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 11:00 AM | 1237 | 0.5 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:00 PM | 1089 | 0.5 |
| TWO/HALF MEN | FX | 7:00 PM | 1197 | 0.5 |
| Conan | TBSC | 11:00 PM | 1005 | 0.5 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 12:01 AM | 1176 | 0.5 |
| WORLDS DUMBEST | TRU | 11:00 PM | 912 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 12:01 AM | 1493 | 0.4 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:30 PM | 1134 | 0.4 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:30 PM | 1128 | 0.4 |
| PLAYING WITH SKULLY | DSNY | 9:25 AM | 1673 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 12:00 PM | 1262 | 0.4 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 9:30 AM | 1505 | 0.4 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 9:55 AM | 1433 | 0.4 |
| Mentalist, THE | TNT | 7:00 PM | 1482 | 0.4 |
| PAWN STARS | HIST | 7:30 PM | 1379 | 0.4 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:00 PM | 1012 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 10:00 AM | 1285 | 0.4 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 1:01 AM | 860 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 1:00 PM | 1223 | 0.4 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 12:01 AM | 885 | 0.4 |
| DOC MCSTUFFINS | DSNY | 10:00 AM | 1446 | 0.4 |
| Real Housewives of Miami | BRVO | 10:01 PM | 823 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 5:00 PM | 1652 | 0.4 |
| Burn Notice | USA | 1:01 AM | 1233 | 0.4 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1014 | 0.4 |
| IMPACT WRESTLING | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 1242 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 AM | 1165 | 0.3 |
| Ax Men | HIST | 11:02 PM | 936 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1142 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 6:00 AM | 1027 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 AM | 996 | 0.3 |
| BAMAZON | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1046 | 0.3 |
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@chris I don’t know if the league was ranked any higher during the first three seasons. I wouldn’t be shocked.
But if they renew it. They’ll do so bc it is HILARIOUS !! I will cry if it is canceled