or


[10/10/12 - 04:52 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: MLB Playoffs, BET Hip Hop Awards No Match for "Anarchy"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, october 9, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 29 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Sons of Anarchy - FX
4.339 million viewers, #1; 2.865 million adults 18-49 (2.3 rating), #1

MLB Division Series: Detroit at Oakland - TBS
4.216 million viewers, #2; 1.881 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #4

MLB Division Series: San Francisco at Cincinnati - TBS
3.620 million viewers, #3; 1.285 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

BET Hip Hop Awards 2012 - BET
3.067 million viewers, #4; 2.039 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Keyshia & Daniel: Family First - BET
2.924 million viewers, #5; 1.888 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #3

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
2.211 million viewers, #6; 1.582 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #5

Face Off - Syfy
1.799 million viewers, #7; 1.063 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

The Looney Tunes Show - Cartoon
1.706 million viewers, #8; 0.333 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

Brickleberry - Comedy Central
1.690 million viewers, #9; 1.191 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Teen Mom: Ask the Moms - MTV
1.586 million viewers, #10; 1.140 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #8

Teen Mom: Amber Behind Bars - MTV
1.562 million viewers, #11; 1.139 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #9

30 for 30 - ESPN
1.313 million viewers, #12; 0.869 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

MLB Division Series: San Francisco at Cincinnati Overrun - TNT
1.235 million viewers, #13; 0.573 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Caligula: 1400 Days of Terror - History
1.197 million viewers, #14; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition - Lifetime
1.112 million viewers, #15; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
1.063 million viewers, #16; 0.528 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.050 million viewers, #17; 0.785 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition: Casting Special - Lifetime
1.007 million viewers, #18; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Bait Car (10:00) - truTV
0.998 million viewers, #19; 0.479 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
0.970 million viewers, #20; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Prank My Mom (10:30) - Lifetime
0.949 million viewers, #21; 0.486 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
0.939 million viewers, #22; 0.493 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Bait Car (10:30) - truTV
0.813 million viewers, #23; 0.427 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Prank My Mom (10:00) - Lifetime
0.750 million viewers, #24; 0.344 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Hot Set - Syfy
0.691 million viewers, #25; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

The Big Jig - TLC
0.603 million viewers, #26; 0.193 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

DC Cupcakes: Wicked Good Showdown - TLC
0.461 million viewers, #27; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Oprah: Where Are They Now? - OWN
0.435 million viewers, #28; 0.185 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

Jane's Journey - Animal Planet
0.374 million viewers, #29; 0.167 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [october 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
[10/02/26 - 04:16 PM]
USA Sports' Fever-Aces Game 3 Coverage on USA Network and CNBC Averages 2.25 Million Viewers; Second-Best First Round Game on Record
Viewership of Fever-Aces on USA Network and CNBC peaked at 2.7 million viewers in the 11:15 p.m. ET quarter hour.

[10/02/26 - 02:49 PM]
Yankees Sweep of Red Sox on NBC & Peacock Is Most-Watched First Two Games of MLB Wild Card or Division Series Since 2004
The audience for Wednesday's night's Game 2 peaked at 9.2 million viewers on NBC and Peacock from 9:30-9:45 p.m. ET.

[10/01/26 - 02:39 PM]
NHL on ESPN Opens Season with Year-Over-Year Viewership Growth
The Panthers-Hurricanes matchup averaged 859,000 viewers, up 16% from a year ago.

[10/01/26 - 02:18 PM]
Tuesday's Red Sox-Yankees on NBC & Peacock Is Most-Watched Game 1 Among MLB Wild Card or Division Series Since 2006
Coverage averaged 7.3 million viewers on NBC and Peacock.

[10/01/26 - 08:35 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Kicks Off Season 39 with Best Premiere Week in Three Years
"Live" has now ranked as the No. 1 talk show in syndication for 189 consecutive weeks (more than three years) across all key measures.

[09/30/26 - 04:44 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Sails to 7 Million Total Viewers on "Yacht Rock Night"
At 10 p.m., "R.J. Decker" hit a season high in early Live+Same Day Panel Only numbers with 3.20 million Total Viewers.

[09/30/26 - 03:27 PM]
Eagles-Bears on "Monday Night Football" Records 22.6 Million Viewers
Said audience marks the second largest Week 3 crowd in the ESPN era (since 2006).

[09/30/26 - 01:00 PM]
Historic "Big Brother" Season Hits 14.8 Billion Minutes Viewed, Up +9% from Last Year
The summer staple also saw year-over-year audience growth, averaging 5.1 million viewers in seven-day multiplatform viewing, up +8% from last summer, while ranking as the summer's most social program across all television programs (excluding sports).

[09/30/26 - 12:50 PM]
ABC's Tuesday Night Kicks Off Strong as "Dancing with the Stars" and Sophomore Drama "R.J. Decker" Each Score 10 Million Total Audience
Sophomore drama "R.J. Decker" earned a total cross-platform audience of 9.61 million, based on viewing over seven days across Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and linear encores.

[09/30/26 - 11:01 AM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of September 21
"Neagley," "Reacher," "Sterling Point," "Off Campus," and "El Juicio" led all original series worldwide.

[09/29/26 - 03:28 PM]
FOX Sports Hits Home Run with Best MLB on FOX Regular Season Since '21 - No. 1 Among All Networks
Regular season coverage on FOX averaged 2.35 million viewers, up +15% vs. '25.

[09/29/26 - 03:12 PM]
FOX NFL Delivers Most-Watched Early Window of the Day on Any Network in Week 3
17,898,000 viewers tuned-in to FOX's 1:00 PM ET window.

[09/29/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of September 21 - "Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story" Takes the No. 1 Spot for a Second Week
"Unabomber" premiered in the top spot on the English film list, gathering 16.4 million views.

[09/29/26 - 12:00 PM]
USA Sports Delivers Viewership Records and Milestones in Inaugural Season of WNBA Coverage Ahead of WNBA Finals on USA Network This October
USA Sports averaged 525,000 viewers across its 48 regular-season games - the most national games of any broadcaster - up 25% vs. 2025 WNBA cable average viewership.

[09/29/26 - 09:50 AM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Finishes 2025-2026 Season with Largest Overall Audience in Eight Years and Strongest Adults 18-49 in Four Years
In the final week of the 2025-2026 season, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" ranked No. 1 in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.