or


[09/17/12 - 04:05 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gravity Falls" Tops Viewers, "WWE Smackdown" Wins Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, september 14, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gravity Falls (9:30) - Disney
2.943 million viewers, #1; 0.551 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.691 million viewers, #2; 0.957 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #1

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.635 million viewers, #3; 0.518 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Fish Hooks (9:15, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.429 million viewers, #4; 0.466 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

My Babysitter's a Vampire (8:00) - Disney
2.199 million viewers, #5; 0.440 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Code 9 (8:30) - Disney
2.133 million viewers, #6; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Yukon Men - Discovery
1.642 million viewers, #7; 0.830 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #2

Bering Sea Gold - Discovery
1.638 million viewers, #8; 0.820 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #3

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.525 million viewers, #9; 0.531 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.471 million viewers, #10; 0.584 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Lost Girl - Syfy
1.458 million viewers, #11; 0.631 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

College Football: Washington state at UNLV - ESPN
1.447 million viewers, #12; 0.649 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #5

For Better or Worse (9:30) - TBS
1.438 million viewers, #13; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

I Found the Gown (10:00) - TLC
1.352 million viewers, #14; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

For Better or Worse (9:00) - TBS
1.349 million viewers, #15; 0.589 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.333 million viewers, #16; 0.468 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

I Found the Gown (10:30) - TLC
1.309 million viewers, #17; 0.426 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

The Ultimate Fighter Live (9:00, 120 Minutes) - FX
0.947 million viewers, #18; 0.675 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #4

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
0.848 million viewers, #19; 0.409 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.757 million viewers, #20; 0.403 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Boss - Starz
0.382 million viewers, #21; 0.168 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [september 2012]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
      


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[07/01/25 - 12:01 PM]
Top 10 Week of June 23: "Squid Game" Season 3 Takes Over with Record-Breaking Global Debut at No. 1
"The Waterfront" was a Top 10 hit once more as the No. 1 series on the English TV list (11.6 million views).

[07/01/25 - 10:26 AM]
ESPN Formula 1 Viewership Notes After Austrian Grand Prix
ESPN's live telecast on Sunday, June 29, averaged 1.1 million viewers, a two percent gain over last year's race and the largest audience ever for the event on U.S. television.

[07/01/25 - 09:16 AM]
ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Featuring the Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers Averaged 2 Million Viewers - Up 66% from Last Year's Comparable Game
The audience peaked with 2,304,000 viewers in the 9:15 p.m. ET quarter hour.

[06/27/25 - 02:29 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Gears Up for Summer Rising Week to Week in All Key Measures
Wednesday, June 11, was the most-viewed day of the week among Total Viewers (2.164 million).

[06/27/25 - 10:31 AM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Tops Late-Night in Adults 18-49 for Third Week in a Row
Winning three of five nights in Kimmel's final week before summer guest hosts, Thursday, June 19, was the show's strongest night among Adults 18-49 (0.35 rating).

[06/25/25 - 11:55 AM]
Prime Video Finishes Groundbreaking First Season of Exclusive NASCAR Coverage
According to Nielsen, NASCAR on Prime posted a season average of 2.16 million viewers (AMA P2+) across five events, and attracted droves of younger viewers to its live coverage.

[06/25/25 - 07:58 AM]
ABC News Primetime Special "Karen Read: The Verdict - A Special Edition of 20/20" Ranks #1 Across All of Broadcast and Cable in Adults 18-49
Plus: "Karen Read: The Verdict" placed No. 1 based on views among all titles on Hulu on Thursday (6/19), Friday (6/20) and Saturday (6/21).

[06/24/25 - 03:03 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Key Target Demos 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 2nd Consecutive Week, and Claims Top Spot in Total Viewers for the 5th Straight Week
On Monday (6/16/25), "Nightline" scored its most-watched telecast (1.112 million) in 5 months.

[06/24/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 16: "Tyler Perry's Straw" Leads Top 10 for Third Week, "The Waterfront" Swims to No. 1
Plus: "Ginny & Georgia" Season 3 racked up another 8.1 million views and felt peachy keen at No. 2, while Season 2 landed at No. 8 and Season 1 at No. 10, with an additional 2.7 million views each.

[06/24/25 - 08:42 AM]
Third Most-Watched WNBA Game Ever on ESPN: Indiana Fever vs Las Vegas Aces Averaged 1.7 Million Viewers, Up 52% from Last Year's ESPN Average
Said coverage peaked at 2.2 million viewers.

[06/23/25 - 12:09 PM]
Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Game 7 on ABC and ESPN+ Is Most-Watched NBA Finals Game in Six Years
The seven-game series averaged 10,266,000 viewers and delivered the seven most-watched broadcasts on all of television since the first week of May.

[06/18/25 - 09:01 AM]
Murder Mystery May Drives Acorn TV to the Most Successful Month In Its History
Total hours watched surpassed 20 million for the first time in Acorn TV history, with unique engaged subscribers also achieving an all-time high, up double digits from the streamer's average over the past 12 months.

[06/17/25 - 03:03 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
On Wednesday, "Nightline" scored its most-watched telecast (1.049 million) in 5 months and strongest delivery in Adults 25-54 (404,000) in 1 year.

[06/17/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 9: "Tyler Perry's Straw" Has Biggest Week for a Film in 2025
"Ginny & Georgia's" third season maintained its No. 1 spot on the English TV List with 16.9 million views, as fans saw their favorite characters pushed "to the limit."

[06/17/25 - 07:27 AM]
ESPN Delivered Third Most-Watched WNBA Game Ever on ABC: New York Liberty Vs Indiana Fever Averaged 2.2 Million Viewers, Up 76% from Last Year's ABC Average
Said coverage peaked at 2.8 million viewers.