
Swamp People was Thursday's top cable original with a 1.8 Adults 18-49 rating. The special NBA Basketball was the number two cable original with a 1.5 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) |
| Swamp People | HIST | 9:00 PM | 4.42 | 1.8 |
| NBA Basketball | TNT | 8:16 PM | 3.39 | 1.5 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 2.84 | 1.3 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 9:30 PM | 3.07 | 1.3 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2.72 | 1.2 |
| NBA Basketball | TNT | 11:00 PM | 2.61 | 1.2 |
| Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 2.57 | 1.1 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.33 | 1.0 |
| SUITS | USA | 10:00 PM | 2.90 | 1.0 |
| BIG RIG BOUNTY HUNTERS | HIST | 10:00 PM | 2.40 | 0.9 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:00 PM | 1.68 | 0.9 |
| Ridiculousness SSN3 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 1.75 | 0.9 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.85 | 0.8 |
| Archer | FX | 10:00 PM | 1.15 | 0.8 |
| NEWSREADERS | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1.61 | 0.7 |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 10:00 PM | 1.64 | 0.7 |
| NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1.80 | 0.7 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1.81 | 0.6 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 2:30 AM | 1.37 | 0.6 |
| Daily Show | CMDY | 11:00 PM | 1.50 | 0.6 |
| KING OF THE NERDS | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 1.23 | 0.6 |
| American Dad | ADSM | 2:00 AM | 1.27 | 0.6 |
| Project Runway | LIF | 9:00 PM | 1.76 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 11:32 PM | 1.43 | 0.6 |
| INSIDE THE NBA P/B HYUNDA | TNT | 1:25 AM | 1.13 | 0.6 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:30 PM | 1.15 | 0.6 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 8:30 PM | 1.16 | 0.6 |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | ADSM | 12:15 AM | 1.25 | 0.6 |
| Pawn Stars | HIST | 11:02 PM | 1.40 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.32 | 0.6 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:33 PM | 1.25 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 6:30 PM | 2.93 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 6:00 PM | 2.54 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 5:30 PM | 2.60 | 0.5 |
| Pardon The Interruption | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 1.06 | 0.5 |
| WALL-E | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 2.68 | 0.5 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1.37 | 0.5 |
| Colbert Report | CMDY | 11:31 PM | 1.25 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:06 AM | 1.21 | 0.5 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 1.31 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 7:30 AM | 1.93 | 0.5 |
| FAILOSOPHY | MTV | 10:30 PM | 1.08 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 8:00 AM | 1.90 | 0.5 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:30 PM | 1.04 | 0.5 |
| FULL HOUSE | NAN | 6:30 AM | 1.25 | 0.5 |
| MINNIES BOW-TOONS | DSNY | 9:25 AM | 1.63 | 0.5 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 9:30 AM | 1.64 | 0.5 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:39 AM | 1.10 | 0.5 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 12:01 AM | 1.00 | 0.5 |
| AFTER The First 48 | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1.44 | 0.5 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 9:00 AM | 1.67 | 0.5 |
| GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS | TRU | 8:00 PM | 1.11 | 0.5 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 1:12 AM | 0.99 | 0.4 |
| FULL HOUSE | NAN | 6:00 AM | 1.02 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.10 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:00 PM | 1.09 | 0.4 |
| SEINFELD | TBSC | 7:00 PM | 0.97 | 0.4 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 11:01 PM | 1.05 | 0.4 |
| PLAYING WITH SKULLY | DSNY | 9:55 AM | 1.51 | 0.4 |
| Anger Management | FX | 9:30 PM | 0.93 | 0.4 |
| DORA THE EXPLORER | NICK | 10:00 AM | 1.60 | 0.4 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 9:00 PM | 1.29 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 1.81 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 6:00 PM | 1.51 | 0.4 |
| Swamp People | HIST | 12:01 AM | 0.94 | 0.4 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:30 PM | 0.80 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 12:02 AM | 1.33 | 0.4 |
| The First 48 | AEN | 1:01 AM | 0.86 | 0.4 |
| Necessary Roughness | USA | 11:01 PM | 1.10 | 0.4 |
| Family Guy | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 0.80 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | TBSC | 4:01 PM | 0.66 | 0.4 |
| IMPACT WRESTLING | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 1.30 | 0.4 |
| Mentalist, THE | TNT | 7:00 PM | 1.43 | 0.4 |
| JESSIE | DSNY | 7:30 PM | 2.38 | 0.3 |
| SUPERNATURAL | TNT | 11:00 AM | 0.69 | 0.3 |
| Moonshiners | DISC | 8:00 PM | 0.89 | 0.3 |
| COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 1.11 | 0.3 |
| THE FIRST 48 | AEN | 8:00 PM | 0.95 | 0.3 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:00 PM | 0.86 | 0.3 |
| FRENEMIES: LOYALTY TURNED | ID | 1:30 AM | 0.70 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 5:00 PM | 1.10 | 0.3 |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 8:00 PM | 0.77 | 0.3 |
| SWAMP PEOPLE | HIST | 1:01 AM | 0.81 | 0.3 |
| FRENEMIES: LOYALTY TURNED | ID | 1:00 AM | 0.72 | 0.3 |
| SUPERNATURAL | TNT | 10:00 AM | 0.63 | 0.3 |
| SUITS | USA | 1:00 AM | 1.06 | 0.3 |
| HAWAII LIFE | HGTV | 11:00 PM | 1.11 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1.51 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 2:00 PM | 0.98 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 12:12 AM | 0.76 | 0.3 |
| HAWAII LIFE | HGTV | 11:30 PM | 0.96 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 4:00 PM | 1.25 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 3:00 PM | 1.00 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.30 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 11:36 PM | 0.83 | 0.3 |
| REHAB ADDICT | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 1.16 | 0.3 |
| Anderson Cooper 360 | CNN | 10:00 PM | 1.27 | 0.2 |
| FOX AND FRIENDS | FOXNC | 8:00 AM | 1.70 | 0.2 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 11:00 PM | 0.80 | 0.2 |
| THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 2.76 | 0.2 |
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A good start for Big Rig Bounty Hunters – rating is a 2.40, I decided to watch this and comic book man instead of Zero Hour, although I’m a big fan of Dr. Green and the old cast from ER day’s, I watch it in 96 to 2002.
Big Rig Bounty isn’t bad, like ice road truckers doing Bounty Hunters work. It’s better then Shipping Wars. Another hit for History Channel.
I see a season 2 coming — Zero Hour is gone by March. Too bad the old cast of ER isn’t back.
@Reed Addison
And you truly are a moron….. Raw airs at 2am Tuesday mornings in the UK, while Tna airs at 9pm on Sundays. Oh, and i wonder why Tna gets better ratings over there? By gosh, I don’t even watch wrestling yet I still managed to completely embarrasse you.
A real shame about Legit…It’s the funniest show no one’s watching! I hate the term lmfao, but I TRULY do lmfao watching that show–Jim Jeffries is hilarious!!
Wow, so even Cardinals vs Rams or Cheifs vs Chargers (Thursday Night Football) outdraws Heat vs Thunder.
I am now convinced Ridiculousness is the reason why Archer is down
@Reed Addison
A quick google search will tell you that Tna airs on a Free to Air channel in the United Kingdom, and WWE is on a Pay TV channel.
Your whole argument is invalid for that reason. Of course something that airs on a pay TV channel will rate lower than a channel anyone can get for free.
Doesn’t mean WWE has a smaller fanbase, it means it has less people on Pay TV watching it than TNA which is Free to Air.
Shepherd
Posted February 15, 2013 at 1:58 PM
I felt it was a mistake to order back episodes of NR for season two, but there was certainly an argument for it; however, renewing it for season 3 before the spring season had even begun was a huge mistake and it shows!
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Those are NR repeats. The originals are here.
Necessary Roughness USA 10:00 PM 2.03 0.5
What happened to Archer? It is such a great show.
Too bad TNA had a down week. It was a great show from England. Lots of wrestling and less yapping.
@Reed Addison,
TNA sucks and is going nowhere..
ROFL at Reed Addison
You don’t sound like a total TNA mark do you? Facts…you don’t need no stinking facts. You have probably been saying for years that TNA is better like when Hulk Hogan showed up for example when he predicted they would be getting 3.0′S on Monday’s against Raw and within 3 months TNA ran back to Thursday’s after getting .5 ratings most weeks.
TNA gets the same 1.0 rating pretty much every week. Which means there are about 1 million other TNA marks just like you that watch every week. I’m glad others schooled you on why TNA gets better ratings in the UK if i didn’t know better id say you were supermark herself Dixie Carter. The lady couldn’t run a lemonade stand but yea TNA has surpassed WWE in terms of fan base LOL. Next thing you are going to tell me is TNA does better in PPV buys LOL.
@ Reed Addison
I noticed another one of your stupid statements “TNA dominates WWE globally?” You really are a dumb mark like Dixie Carter? TNA was running their tv shows in a sound studio as of 3 weeks ago lol. They have NEVER even been overseas other than to England other than perhaps a few times AT THE MOST….TNA wouldn’t even tour the USA but yea….they “dominate” overseas just further proof of your stupidity.
@ WWE is a Joke
Just more hyperbole from the stupid TNA marks. You don’t deal in facts or reality only delusions and crap you morons make up. You lie so much you believe yourself “wrestling matters” keep drinking the kool aid fools. “Oh cena you’re so cool” LOL just wow. The nurses in the insane asylum need to up your meds.
@Emery
You have any facts? No? Just as I suspected OH and TNA Impact OVERSEAS…ON THE ROAD the rating has dropped 3 straight weeks 1.17-1.16-1.03-1.01 LOL @ THIS….”eventually they’ll catch the WWE” Double meds for you Emery….
You guys must be WWE marks until recently all their champions were EX WWE wrestlers…..Oh and Ace’s and Eights makes the Dungeon of Doom look like a credible threat.
Want me to save you $40 or whatever a TNA ppv costs? Keep babbling
How many user names you have lol ^…(just 1 arrow)….
Keep calling me names and I will keep bringing the facts! If I were a little kid that would be really sad since id be winning the argument BY A LOT!
Big Rig Bounty Hunters
This show is so damn fake & stupid it is a waste of a TV slot. Chase & Space ep 3 – and my last…
Best line Steve Erwin with 3 teeth “if that guy comes out with something in his hands I’m going go Lethal On Him” – what is he going to do tongue him to death ?
A ridiculous show!