or


[08/15/13 - 03:55 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Returns Big for A&E
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, august 14, 2013)

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

Duck Dynasty (10:00, 60 Minutes) - A&E
11.773 million viewers, #1; 6.332 million adults 18-49 (5.0 rating), #1

Royal Pains - USA
3.206 million viewers, #2; 0.866 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Necessary Roughness - USA
2.353 million viewers, #3; 0.770 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Franklin & Bash (9:00) - TNT
2.165 million viewers, #4; 0.816 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:00) - TLC
1.892 million viewers, #5; 1.047 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.826 million viewers, #6; 1.063 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #2

The Bridge (10:00) - FX
1.634 million viewers, #7; 0.850 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy (9:00) - History
1.613 million viewers, #8; 0.520 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.518 million viewers, #9; 0.648 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles (9:00) - Bravo
1.340 million viewers, #10; 0.601 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

The Challenge: Rivals II (10:00) - MTV
1.338 million viewers, #11; 1.009 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
1.211 million viewers, #12; 0.376 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.195 million viewers, #13; 0.378 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Paranormal Witness (9:00) - Syfy
1.108 million viewers, #14; 0.553 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Top Shot: All Stars (10:00) - History
1.107 million viewers, #15; 0.517 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Futurama (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.069 million viewers, #16; 0.746 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Top Chef Masters (10:00) - Bravo
1.018 million viewers, #17; 0.532 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Extreme Cougar Wives (9:30) - TLC
1.005 million viewers, #18; 0.528 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

The Exes - TV Land
0.952 million viewers, #19; 0.316 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Love Thy Neighbor (9:30) - OWN
0.880 million viewers, #20; 0.283 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00) - OWN
0.818 million viewers, #21; 0.278 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Joe Rogan Questions Everything (10:00) - Syfy
0.811 million viewers, #22; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.747 million viewers, #23; 0.466 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.742 million viewers, #24; 0.533 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

MLB Baseball (7:00) - ESPN
0.677 million viewers, #25; 0.239 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Couples Therapy (10:00) - VH1
0.676 million viewers, #26; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.596 million viewers, #27; 0.434 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Spell-Mageddon (9:00) - ABC Family
0.316 million viewers, #28; 0.171 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

I'm Having Their Baby (10:00) - Oxygen
0.189 million viewers, #29; 0.140 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

Shark Hunters (10:00) - NBCSN
0.146 million viewers, #30; 0.081 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #30

Jim Rome on Showtime - Showtime
0.042 million viewers, #31; 0.020 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #31

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [august 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
[10/17/25 - 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.

[10/16/25 - 06:01 AM]
ESPN's Monumental 2025 WNBA Season Sets New Viewership Records
Across all networks, the 2025 WNBA Postseason was the most-viewed since 1999.

[10/15/25 - 04:02 PM]
"20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Program on Broadcast TV
"20/20" increased its lead week to week over "Dateline" in Total Viewers to post its largest of the season.

[10/15/25 - 04:01 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, Leading NBC in All Key Demos for the 3rd Straight Week
"Nightline" saw double-digit gains in the year-ago week in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

[10/14/25 - 03:06 PM]
ESPN Records the Most-Watched WNBA Postseason Ever Across Its Networks
Across 24 games, the '25 WNBA postseason averaged 1.2 million viewers, up 5% from last year.

[10/14/25 - 03:03 PM]
"College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" Delivers Most-Watched West Coast Episode Ever; ESPN College Football on ABC Scores Top Three Programs Across All Networks and Content for Saturday, Oct. 11
The Texas Longhorns' upset victory over the Oklahoma Sooners averaged 8.7 million viewers.

[10/14/25 - 02:50 PM]
ALCS Game 1 on FOX and FOX Deportes Draws 5.3 Million Viewers
The Mariners victory over the Blue Jays averaged 5,310,000 viewers across FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports streaming services.

[10/14/25 - 02:39 PM]
FOX Sports Delivers Most-Watched LDS on FOX/FS1 Since Launch of Postseason Baseball on FS1 in 2014
On Friday, 8,723,000 viewers tuned in for the Mariners' historic 15-inning ALDS Game 5 victory.

[10/14/25 - 02:15 PM]
"Sunday Night Football" Registers Record Fourth Blockbuster Audience of 25+ Million Viewers This Season, As Lions-Chiefs Averages 27.3 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock
Lions-Chiefs averaged 27.3 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, based on official Nielsen Big Data + Panel and digital data from Adobe Analytics, marking the second-most watched October audience in the history of NBC "SNF."

[10/14/25 - 01:45 PM]
ABC Wednesday Comedies Return Strong for New Seasons
"Shifting Gears" earned the biggest audience since the show's Valentine's Day episode; while "Abbott Elementary" jumped over the show's season four premiere among Total Viewers as well as the season four average.

[10/14/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of October 6: "The Woman in Cabin 10" Rocks the Boat as No. 1 Debut in This Week's Top 10
In the spirit of the season of chills, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" claimed the No. 1 spot on the English TV list, rising to the top in its second week with 20.7 million views.

[10/10/25 - 03:07 PM]
3,287,000 Viewers Tuned in on Average Through Game 4 of the ALDS Across FOX, FS1 and FS2
Through Game 4, coverage of the ALDS across FOX, FS1 and FS2 is up +11% from 2024 and +31% over 2023.

[10/10/25 - 09:04 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Scores Historic Growth in Week Four
"Dancing with the Stars" rose for the third straight week following its season premiere, for the first time in the show's history, in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.

[10/09/25 - 05:01 PM]
3,177,000 Viewers Tuned in on Average Through Game 3 of the ALDS Across FOX, FS1 and FS2
Through Game 3, coverage of the ALDS across FOX, FS1 and FS2 is up +14% from 2024 and +28% over 2023.