or


[02/22/13 - 05:16 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: History's "Swamp People," FX's "Archer" Lead Demo Race
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, february 21, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 31 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People (9:00) - History
4.092 million viewers, #1; 1.833 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #1

Suits - USA
3.204 million viewers, #2; 1.292 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

NBA Basketball: Heat at Bulls - TNT
2.448 million viewers, #3; 1.366 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Big Rig Bounty Hunters (10:00) - History
2.011 million viewers, #4; 0.898 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

NBA Basketball: Spurs at Clippers - TNT
1.972 million viewers, #5; 1.248 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.930 million viewers, #6; 1.193 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Archer (10:00) - FX
1.699 million viewers, #7; 1.407 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
1.617 million viewers, #8; 0.623 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Incredible Crew (8:00) - Cartoon
1.590 million viewers, #9; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

After the First 48 (10:00) - A&E
1.370 million viewers, #10; 0.708 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.352 million viewers, #11; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.338 million viewers, #12; 0.859 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Auction Kings (9:00, 60 Minutes) - Discovery
1.334 million viewers, #13; 0.491 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Upload with Shaquille O'Neal (10:30) - truTV
1.315 million viewers, #14; 0.872 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Guinness World Records Gone Wild (8:00) - truTV
1.234 million viewers, #15; 0.695 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Property Wars (10:00) - Discovery
1.098 million viewers, #16; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

King of the Nerds (10:00) - TBS
1.045 million viewers, #17; 0.704 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.042 million viewers, #18; 0.634 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Property Wars (10:45) - Discovery
1.002 million viewers, #19; 0.498 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

What Not to Wear - TLC
0.889 million viewers, #20; 0.373 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell - Food
0.879 million viewers, #21; 0.409 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Legit (10:30) - FX
0.840 million viewers, #22; 0.685 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Bellator MMA Live - Spike TV
0.737 million viewers, #23; 0.373 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Failosophy (10:30) - MTV
0.708 million viewers, #24; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Glory Hounds - Animal Planet
0.691 million viewers, #25; 0.289 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

North Woods Law (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.634 million viewers, #26; 0.253 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Freakshow (9:30) - AMC
0.439 million viewers, #27; 0.222 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

American Greed - CNBC
0.409 million viewers, #28; 0.167 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #31

Kathy (10:00) - Bravo
0.360 million viewers, #29; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

Immortalized (10:00) - AMC
0.319 million viewers, #30; 0.167 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #30

Comic Book Men (9:00) - AMC
0.305 million viewers, #31; 0.184 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [february 2013]  
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
[07/15/25 - 02:06 PM]
Viewership for 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby Exclusively on ESPN Platforms Up Five Percent From Last Year
An average audience of 5,729,000 viewers watched the event, compared to 5,451,000 viewers in 2024.

[07/15/25 - 01:04 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 2nd Consecutive Week
"Nightline" posted Total Viewer gains both week to week and year to year.

[07/15/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 7: "KPop Demon Hunters" Spends Another Golden Week at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
"The Sandman's" second season entered the Top 10 in 89 countries last week, while claiming the No. 1 spot in English TV with 5.9 million views.

[07/15/25 - 09:04 AM]
ABC Airs Another of Its Most-Watched WNBA Games Ever: Dallas Wings vs Indiana Fever Averaged 2.1 Million Viewers, Up 69% from Last Year's ABC Average
Said audience peaked with 2.5 million viewers.

[07/14/25 - 06:08 PM]
"Celebrity Family Feud" Returns with Best Premiere in Three Years
Overall, the season 11 premiere notched the show's best performance for any telecast in Total Viewers (4.16 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.42 rating) since 8/28/22 and 8/13/23, respectively.

[07/14/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix and MVP's Taylor-Serrano 3 Goes the Distance with Nearly 6 Million Global Viewers
In the US, an estimated AMA of 4.2 million viewers tuned in to the main event (Live+1) according to VideoAmp and Netflix, making it the most-watched professional women's sports event of 2025.

[07/11/25 - 12:45 PM]
ABC Concludes September to May Season with Top Five Shows Among Adults 18-49 Including "High Potential," "Abbott Elementary," "The Rookie," "Shifting Gears" and "9-1-1"
Continuing to lead among broadcast series, ABC's "High Potential" stood as the No. 1 new drama among Total Viewers (16.41 million) and No. 1 new show among Adults 18-49 (3.85 rating).

[07/11/25 - 11:28 AM]
"Big Brother: Summer of Mystery" Premiere Up +10% from Last Summer
Last night, season 27 premiered to nearly 3 million viewers.

[07/09/25 - 03:03 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" saw gains on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+3% - 663,000 vs. 644,000) and Adults 18-49 (+4% - 96,000 vs. 92,000).

[07/08/25 - 06:05 PM]
ESPN Formula 1 Coverage Enjoying Record-Breaking Season of Viewership
11 of 12 races held so far this season have had year-over-year viewership growth and seven of the 12 have set event viewership records.

[07/08/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 30: "Squid Game" Season 3 Leads Top 10 Globally, Climbs to No. 3 on Most Popular
Plus: "The Waterfront" maintained its Top 10 empire as the No. 1 English show in its third week with 5.6 million views.

[07/08/25 - 06:30 AM]
New AMC/AMC+ Epic Adventure Drama "Nautilus" Surfaces with 2.6 Million Premiere Night Viewers on Linear TV
The highly anticipated series premiered on Sunday, June 29 on AMC and AMC+, with new episodes premiering weekly on Sundays until the thrilling two-episode season finale on August 17.

[07/03/25 - 02:33 PM]
ABC News Same-Day Primetime Special "Verdict: The Diddy Trial" Is No. 1 in Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54
Versus the competition in the time period, "Verdict: The Diddy Trial" outperformed NBC by +40% in Adults 18-49 (212,000 vs. 151,000) and +22% in Adults 25-54.

[07/02/25 - 06:44 PM]
Tyler Perry's "Divorced Sistas" Quickly Rises to Become BET+'s Most Watched Original Series in Platform History
Just halfway through the eight-episode season, existing subscribers and new fans of the show have boosted the drama series to the most-watched series premiere on BET+ in just three weeks.

[07/02/25 - 02:38 PM]
Hallmark Channel Earns #1 Most-Watched Network on Weekends Throughout June with "Passport to Love" Programming Event
"Passport to Love" helped elevate Hallmark Channel to be the #1 most-watched network on weekends throughout the month of June.