Moonshiners was the night's top program, earning a 1.8, up from last week's 1.6. Amish Mafia came in second, earning a 1.4, down from the previous week's 1.6 adults 18-49 rating.
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Selected Wednesday cable ratings: (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 10:00 PM | 3.65 | 1.8 |
| AMISH MAFIA | DISC | 9:00 PM | 3.08 | 1.4 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 2.85 | 1.4 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 10:30 PM | 2.58 | 1.2 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2.74 | 1.2 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 2.24 | 1.1 |
| AMISH MAFIA | DISC | 11:00 PM | 2.05 | 1.1 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 9:30 PM | 2.16 | 0.9 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1.89 | 0.9 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 9:00 PM | 1.98 | 0.9 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.07 | 0.9 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 8:30 PM | 1.98 | 0.9 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 1.56 | 0.9 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:30 PM | 1.75 | 0.8 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 9:30 PM | 1.54 | 0.8 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 8:30 PM | 1.60 | 0.8 |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 8:00 PM | 1.78 | 0.8 |
| Shipping Wars | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1.84 | 0.8 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1.81 | 0.8 |
| BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FAM | 7:00 PM | 2.38 | 0.8 |
| Shipping Wars | AEN | 10:30 PM | 1.80 | 0.8 |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 1.68 | 0.8 |
| WWE TRIBUTE TROOPS | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.34 | 0.8 |
| Full Throttle Saloon | TRU | 9:00 PM | 1.52 | 0.7 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 7:30 PM | 1.87 | 0.7 |
| Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:15 AM | 1.60 | 0.7 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:00 AM | 1.46 | 0.7 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:00 PM | 1.51 | 0.7 |
| BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FAM | 9:00 PM | 1.96 | 0.7 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.72 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 6:00 PM | 3.32 | 0.7 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:30 PM | 3.49 | 0.7 |
| Top Chef | BRVO | 10:00 PM | 1.46 | 0.6 |
| CHALLENGE: BATTLE SEASONS | MTV | 10:00 PM | 1.01 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:00 PM | 2.98 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 3.19 | 0.6 |
| BUBBLE GUPPIES | NICK | 11:30 AM | 1.89 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 6:30 PM | 3.01 | 0.6 |
| FAMILY GUY | ADSM | 2:30 AM | 1.19 | 0.6 |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 12:00 AM | 1.17 | 0.6 |
| BUBBLE GUPPIES | NICK | 11:00 AM | 1.88 | 0.6 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:30 AM | 1.22 | 0.6 |
| FAMILY GUY | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 1.17 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 7:00 PM | 2.63 | 0.6 |
| Conan | TBSC | 11:00 PM | 1.09 | 0.6 |
| NCIS | USA | 6:00 PM | 2.32 | 0.6 |
| TWO/HALF MEN | FX | 7:00 PM | 1.39 | 0.6 |
| Shipping Wars | AEN | 11:01 PM | 1.17 | 0.6 |
| Shipping Wars | AEN | 11:31 PM | 1.27 | 0.5 |
| TEAM UMIZOOMI | NICK | 12:00 PM | 1.63 | 0.5 |
| FAIRLY ODD PARENTS | NICK | 3:30 PM | 2.17 | 0.5 |
| Pardon The Interruption | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 1.17 | 0.5 |
| MAX AND RUBY | NICK | 12:30 PM | 1.74 | 0.5 |
| BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FAM | 5:00 PM | 1.40 | 0.5 |
| DISNEY HAVE-A-LAUGH SHORT | DSNY | 9:25 AM | 1.78 | 0.5 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 9:30 PM | 2.37 | 0.5 |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON L | ESPN | 9:30 PM | 1.22 | 0.5 |
| Black Gold | TRU | 10:00 PM | 1.00 | 0.5 |
| FAIRLY ODD PARENTS | NICK | 4:00 PM | 2.23 | 0.5 |
| CASTLE | TNT | 10:00 PM | 2.04 | 0.5 |
| CASTLE | TNT | 9:00 PM | 2.28 | 0.5 |
| GLC, ITS CHRISTMAS! | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 2.77 | 0.5 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TBSC | 6:30 PM | 1.16 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 4:30 PM | 2.30 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 0.96 | 0.5 |
| Full Throttle Saloon | TRU | 8:00 PM | 1.08 | 0.5 |
| TWO/HALF MEN | FX | 7:30 PM | 1.25 | 0.5 |
| NCIS | USA | 5:00 PM | 2.19 | 0.5 |
| CASTLE | TNT | 8:00 PM | 2.05 | 0.5 |
| American Restoration | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.13 | 0.5 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 7:00 PM | 1.17 | 0.5 |
| SMALL POTATOES | DSNY | 8:25 AM | 1.66 | 0.5 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 8:00 PM | 1.28 | 0.4 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:00 PM | 1.12 | 0.4 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:30 PM | 1.76 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 4:00 PM | 2.07 | 0.4 |
| INVENTION USA | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1.48 | 0.4 |
| CSI: NY | TNT | 12:00 AM | 1.58 | 0.4 |
| RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 1.18 | 0.4 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 1:00 AM | 0.97 | 0.4 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:30 PM | 1.25 | 0.4 |
| DUCK DYNASTY | AEN | 12:01 AM | 0.90 | 0.4 |
| CSI: NY | TNT | 11:00 PM | 1.65 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 1:00 PM | 1.40 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 3:00 PM | 1.87 | 0.4 |
| INVENTION USA | HIST | 10:31 PM | 1.11 | 0.4 |
| COLD CASE | TNT | 1:00 AM | 1.32 | 0.4 |
| TWO/HALF MEN | FX | 6:30 PM | 1.07 | 0.4 |
| CASTLE | TNT | 7:00 PM | 1.58 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 12:00 PM | 1.22 | 0.4 |
| CASTLE | TNT | 6:00 PM | 1.50 | 0.4 |
| NCIS | USA | 11:00 AM | 1.12 | 0.4 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 12:31 AM | 1.07 | 0.3 |
| BUYING AND SELLING | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1.40 | 0.3 |
| CASTLE | TNT | 5:00 PM | 1.41 | 0.3 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 12:01 AM | 1.09 | 0.3 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1.28 | 0.3 |
| NCIS | USA | 10:00 AM | 1.10 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE NOW | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.36 | 0.3 |
| THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 3.04 | 0.2 |
Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
An 0.8 for a repeat of Friends? Wow!
Go Castle!
GO Castle!
I always wondered what is the purpose of NBATV is NBA is never on it. It’s always on ESPN && TNT. And these NBA ratings are horrible compared to MNF.
Top Chef is doing good.
Poor the challenge. No one likes these rookies and it shows in the ratings. Could even cancel them. What a shame.
Exciting to see CASTLE on the list so many times!
@Kate
It practically didn’t have any competition since there were few cable originals and almost zero broadcast original ones.
Don’t even want to comment on Duck Dynasty.
Go Moonshiners & Amish Mafia!
Due Toddlers and Tiaras, die! Love it!
Woah castle did great, best numbers yet.and all prime time eps. Over 2 million and .5s, hopefully some new watchers, friends impressive as well
TNT did really well last night from 5pm-2am, in viewers, 25-54 and 18-49. This doesn’t happen a lot of times with crime drama repeats. Only USA is consistently strong.
I have to admire the producers of Moonshiners for doing an inspired job of casting. Josh and Bill, the two squabbling South Carolina moonshiners are priceless. They’re so inept it’s like watching a Southern version of Laurel and Hardy. And the bit with Tickle, another not so bright moonshiner, playing Santa was really inspired. For some reason, this program has really grown on me.
Can you please post the numbers for Hot in Cleveland
Ok, cos someone does it every week, where are the numbers for the tv land comedies?. Both were very funny last night.
Yay Castle hopefully it continues to do well in syndycation
Hot in Cleveland was very funny last night i don’t understand why it doesn’t get the ratings it deserves.
Hot in Cleveland got less than a 0.3? Oy. Any idea what the 25-54 numbers look like? Also, as mentioned last week, it has all of those multiple airings to boost its viewership.
For who asked:
Hot in Cleveland – TV Land
1.205 million viewers, #13; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18
Toddlers & Tiaras (9:00) – TLC
1.075 million viewers, #16; 0.400 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19
Happily Divorced – TV Land
0.940 million viewers, #19; 0.341 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21
Read more at http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2012/12/20/wednesdays-cable-ratings-moonshiners-amish-mafia-top-charts-for-second-week-in-a-row-364010/cable_20121219/#pBqbIpMdJ0IjZ7Tk.99
No! I loved this season of the challenge. Oh well, who cares about ratings. It’ll be back.
Thanks, silvit. Wonder why Hot… wasn’t listed- it got a 0.3.
I’m still wondering why the post always says “adults 25-54″ in a post about 18-49 ratings.