Pawn Stars topped cable viewership for the week with 5.0 million at 10:30 PM and 4.6 million viewers at 10:00 PM. Swamp People came in third with 4.4 million viewers. WWE Raw took 4th and 5th place with 4.4 and 4.3 million viewers for both of its back-to-back hours.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending April 22, 2012:
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) | HH Rating |
| 1 | PAWN STARS | HIST | MONDAY | 10:30 PM | 5033 | 3.1 |
| 2 | PAWN STARS | HIST | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 4616 | 2.9 |
| 3 | SWAMP PEOPLE | HIST | THURSDAY | 9:00 PM | 4460 | 2.6 |
| 4 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 4453 | 2.7 |
| 5 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) | USA | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 4319 | 2.6 |
| 6 | MONSTERS, INC. | DSNY | SATURDAY | 9:00 AM | 3788 | 2.3 |
| 7 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 3724 | 2.3 |
| 8 | GAME OF THRONES (14:GARDEN OF BONES) | HBOM | SUNDAY | 9:03 PM | 3654 | 2.1 |
| 9 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | SUNDAY | 10:30 AM | 3616 | 2.3 |
| 10 | LEGEND OF KORRA | NICK | SATURDAY | 11:00 AM | 3546 | 2.4 |
| 11 | NBA BASKETBALL (CHICAGO/MIAMI) | TNT | THURSDAY | 8:16 PM | 3417 | 2.2 |
| 12 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | SUNDAY | 10:00 AM | 3362 | 2.2 |
| 13 | IN PLAIN SIGHT | USA | FRIDAY | 10:00 PM | 3272 | 2.1 |
| 14 | NCIS | USA | SATURDAY | 9:00 PM | 3269 | 2.2 |
| 15 | PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR | NICK | SUNDAY | 11:00 AM | 3255 | 2.1 |
| 16 | REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA(S) (423 REUNION PART 3) | BRVO | SUNDAY | 9:00 PM | 3229 | 2.2 |
| 17 | NCIS | USA | SATURDAY | 10:00 PM | 3225 | 2.2 |
| 18 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE (PANTY PINATA POLARIZATION, THE) | TBSC | THURSDAY | 10:30 PM | 3194 | 2.1 |
| 19 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE (BAD FISH PARADIGM, THE) | TBSC | TUESDAY | 10:30 PM | 3186 | 2.1 |
| 20 | ARMY WIVES (NON-COMBATANTS 1209) | LIF | SUNDAY | 9:00 PM | 3178 | 2.1 |
| 21 | NCIS | USA | WEDNESDAY | 8:00 PM | 3145 | 2.2 |
| 22 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:30 AM | 3135 | 2.0 |
| 23 | FAMILY GUY | ADSM | THURSDAY | 11:30 PM | 3113 | 2.2 |
| 24 | FAMILY GUY | ADSM | FRIDAY | 11:30 PM | 3074 | 2.1 |
| 25 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE (TANGERINE FACTOR, THE) | TBSC | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 3028 | 2.0 |
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