The NFL Draft topped cable viewership for the week with 6.67 million people tuning in. Pawn Stars was the highest rated cable original, with 5.63 million viewers Monday at 10PM. Legend of Korra (4.08 million viewers ) and Game of Thrones (3.90 million viewers) were the highest rated scripted programs.
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Top 25 cable shows for the week ending April 29, 2012
| Rank | Program | Network | Day | Time | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | NFL DRAFT L | ESPN | Thu | 08:00P-11:13P | 6661 |
| 2 | PAWN STARS | HIST | Mon | 10:00P-10:30P | 5626 |
| 3 | PAWN STARS | HIST | Mon | 10:30P-11:01P | 5328 |
| 4 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:15P | 4832 |
| 5 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4681 |
| 6 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4671 |
| 7 | DALLAS/OKLAHOMA CITY | ESPN | Sat | 09:41P-12:21A | 4115 |
| 8 | LEGEND OF KORRA | NICK | Sat | 11:00A-11:30A | 4079 |
| 9 | SWAMP PEOPLE | HIST | Thu | 09:00P-10:00P | 4012 |
| 10 | LA CLIPPERS/MEMPHIS | TNT | Sun | 09:44P-12:27A | 3982 |
| 11 | BOSTON/ATLANTA | TNT | Sun | 07:09P-09:44P | 3971 |
| 12 | GAME OF THRONES | HBOM | Sun | 09:04P-09:57P | 3903 |
| 13 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 08:00P-09:00P | 3662 |
| 14 | SHREK 2 | TOON | Sat | 07:00P-09:00P | 3531 |
| 15 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 10:30A-11:00A | 3385 |
| 16 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | Tue | 10:30P-11:00P | 3370 |
| 17 | DEADLIEST CATCH | DISC | Tue | 09:00P-10:01P | 3286 |
| 18 | UTAH/SAN ANTONIO | ESPN | Sun | 12:58P-03:35P | 3197 |
| 19 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | Tue | 10:00P-10:30P | 3181 |
| 20 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 10:00A-10:30A | 3086 |
| 21 | JESSIE | DSNY | Fri | 08:00P-08:30P | 3070 |
| 22 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXN | Wed | 08:00P-09:00P | 3060 |
| 23 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sun | 09:30A-10:00A | 3056 |
| 24 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | Tue | 09:30P-10:00P | 3022 |
| 25 | IN PLAIN SIGHT | USA | Fri | 10:00P-11:00P | 3006 |
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