or


[03/08/13 - 04:17 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: No Stopping "Swamp People" on History
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, march 7, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 34 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People (9:00) - History
4.460 million viewers, #1; 2.072 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

NBA Basketball: Thunder at Knicks - TNT
2.736 million viewers, #2; 1.451 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Big Rig Bounty Hunters (10:00) - History
2.375 million viewers, #3; 0.959 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.294 million viewers, #4; 0.961 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.799 million viewers, #5; 1.275 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.762 million viewers, #6; 0.912 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

NBA Basketball: Clippers at Nuggets - TNT
1.733 million viewers, #7; 0.947 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Incredible Crew (8:00) - Cartoon
1.548 million viewers, #8; 0.291 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

King of the Nerds (10:00) - TBS
1.544 million viewers, #9; 0.987 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Archer (10:00) - FX
1.533 million viewers, #10; 1.192 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

After the First 48 (10:00) - A&E
1.425 million viewers, #11; 0.711 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.425 million viewers, #12; 0.574 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.268 million viewers, #13; 0.744 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Guinness World Records Gone Wild (8:00) - truTV
1.175 million viewers, #14; 0.719 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Auction Kings (9:30) - Discovery
1.017 million viewers, #15; 0.291 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell - Food
1.012 million viewers, #16; 0.482 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

What Not to Wear - TLC
0.959 million viewers, #17; 0.404 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Failosophy (10:30) - MTV
0.957 million viewers, #18; 0.653 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
0.911 million viewers, #19; 0.280 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #28

North Woods Law (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.842 million viewers, #20; 0.400 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Property Wars (10:00) - Discovery
0.767 million viewers, #21; 0.277 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #29

Bellator MMA Live - Spike TV
0.741 million viewers, #22; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Battleground: Rhino Wars (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.722 million viewers, #23; 0.281 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Upload with Shaquille O'Neal (10:30) - truTV
0.691 million viewers, #24; 0.461 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Property Wars (10:30) - Discovery
0.685 million viewers, #25; 0.274 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #30

Legit (10:30) - FX
0.653 million viewers, #26; 0.484 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

The Ben Show - Comedy Central
0.588 million viewers, #27; 0.364 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Nathan for You - Comedy Central
0.570 million viewers, #28; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Oz: The Great and Powerful - E!
0.469 million viewers, #29; 0.337 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Comic Book Men (9:00) - AMC
0.420 million viewers, #30; 0.285 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Freakshow (9:30) - AMC
0.408 million viewers, #31; 0.233 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #31

American Greed - CNBC
0.385 million viewers, #32; 0.117 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #33

100 Sexiest Artists (Hour 3) - VH1
0.206 million viewers, #33; 0.137 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #32

Immortalized (10:00) - AMC
0.189 million viewers, #34; 0.109 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #34

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [march 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
[10/27/25 - 12:03 PM]
Second-Most Viewed NBA Opening Week on ESPN Since 2014; "Inside the NBA" Averaged 1M Viewers in Its Opening Week Debut on ESPN
Last week's NBA coverage averaged 2.2 million viewers.

[10/24/25 - 02:54 PM]
ESPN's Third-Most Watched NBA Season-Opening Wednesday Ever
The two-game slate averaged 2.33 million viewers, up 44 percent from last year.

[10/24/25 - 02:02 PM]
"20/20" Is Friday's Most-Watched Newsmagazine Across the Board
In addition, "20/20" posted its best Adults 25-54 in more than four months.

[10/24/25 - 02:01 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board, Leading NBC in All Key Demos for the 4th Straight Week
"Nightline" grew year to year across the board: Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49.

[10/24/25 - 01:05 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Makes Television History - Rising for Fifth Straight Week
The October 21 episode scored 6.63 million Total Viewers and a 1.38 rating among Adults 18-49, hitting new season highs in both demographics.

[10/23/25 - 02:33 PM]
Largest Audience for "NBA Tip-Off" Doubleheader Since 2010 as NBA Returned to NBC and Debuted on Peacock
Tuesday night's audience across NBC and Peacock peaked at 7.1 million viewers from 10:45-11 p.m. ET as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder to a one-point win over the Houston Rockets in double overtime.

[10/23/25 - 11:28 AM]
"High Potential" Rises to Season High as Show Nears Fall Finale
ABC's popular drama rose to a multiplatform season high in Total Viewers (12.50 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.31 rating) after seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms.

[10/22/25 - 03:06 PM]
FOX Sports Delivers Most-Watched ALCS Game Since 2017
9,028,000 viewers tuned in across FOX, FS1, FOX Deportes & FOX Sports streaming services for the Toronto Blue Jays' ALCS Game 7 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

[10/22/25 - 08:07 AM]
ESPN College Football on ABC Delivers Top Three Games Across All Networks for Saturday, Oct. 18 - Off to Best Start Since '09
Coverage of Ole Miss at Georgia averaged 9.8 million viewers.

[10/22/25 - 08:03 AM]
FOX NFL's America's Game of the Week Delivers 25,630,000 Average Viewers for Commanders-Cowboys
Season-to-date, the NFL on FOX is off to its best start to the season since 2014, averaging 19,646,000 viewers and up +4% over last year's season-to-date average.

[10/22/25 - 07:44 AM]
"9-1-1: Nashville" Debuts with Over 12 Million Total Audience to Date
The star-studded, high-octane first-responder drama delivered 7.80 million Total Viewers and 1.51 rating among Adults 18-49, excluding encores.

[10/22/25 - 06:21 AM]
ABC's Telecast of Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix Draws Event's Largest TV Audience on Record
Viewership peaked at 1.6 million between 4:15-4:30 p.m. as Max Verstappen drove to victory, further tightening up the battle for the F1 driver's championship with only five races left in the season.

[10/21/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of October 13: "The Woman in Cabin 10" Sails Smoothly to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
In the final stretch to Halloween, those lured in by the story of the OG horror villain put "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" at No. 1 on the English TV list with 9.5 million views.

[10/17/25 - 01:16 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Hits Season Highs with Best Audience Performance Since July
"Live" has now ranked as the No. 1 talk show in syndication for 139 consecutive weeks across all key measures.

[10/17/25 - 10:38 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Continues Historic Hot Streak - Rising for Fourth Straight Week Since Premiere with 6 Million Total Viewers
Plus: "High Potential" dominated the 10 p.m. hour with 4.15 million Total Viewers and a 0.33 rating among Adults 18-49.