The season premiere of The Walking Dead was Sunday's top cable show with a 5.1 adults 18-49 rating, down from from last week's 5.8 premiere rating. The second-highest rated program of the evening was Breaking Amish with a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating.
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Selected Sunday cable ratings: (all Live+Same Day ratings):
Show | Net | Time | Viewership (million, Live+SD) | Adults 18-49 rating (Live+SD) |
Walking Dead | AMC | 9:00 PM | 9.547 | 5.1 |
Walking Dead | AMC | 10:01 PM | 3.293 | 1.6 |
BREAKING AMISH | TLC | 10:00 PM | 3.387 | 1.3 |
Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2.761 | 1.2 |
Walking Dead | AMC | 8:00 PM | 2.475 | 1.1 |
Dexter S7 | SHO1 | 9:00 PM | 2.176 | 1.1 |
LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 9:30 PM | 2.931 | 1.1 |
NFL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 1.938 | 1.0 |
TALKING DEAD | AMC | 11:00 PM | 1.883 | 1.0 |
Family Guy | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.208 | 1.0 |
LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 9:00 PM | 2.646 | 1.0 |
NASCAR SPRINT CUP L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 3.897 | 0.9 |
Boardwalk Empire | HBOM | 9:03 PM | 2.344 | 0.8 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 10:00 PM | 2.335 | 0.8 |
KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.790 | 0.8 |
Homeland S2 | SHO1 | 10:00 PM | 1.745 | 0.8 |
BLACK DYNAMITE | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 1.707 | 0.8 |
TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 1.985 | 0.8 |
American Pickers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 3.295 | 0.8 |
Walking Dead | AMC | 12:00 AM | 1.191 | 0.7 |
Robot Chicken | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1.634 | 0.7 |
SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 1.348 | 0.7 |
FX MOVIE FRINGE | FX | 4:00 PM | 1.628 | 0.7 |
FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 6:00 PM | 1.391 | 0.7 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 11:00 PM | 1.960 | 0.7 |
Mythbusters | DISC | 8:00 PM | 1.453 | 0.7 |
REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRVO | 10:00 PM | 1.641 | 0.7 |
SpongeBob | NICK | 12:30 PM | 2.524 | 0.6 |
BITE SIZE ADV. OF SAM | DSNY | 8:55 AM | 2.320 | 0.6 |
HALLOWEEN WARS | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1.632 | 0.6 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 5:00 PM | 2.261 | 0.6 |
JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P | DSNY | 8:30 AM | 2.212 | 0.6 |
COMIC BOOK MEN | AMC | 11:30 PM | 1.015 | 0.6 |
LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 8:30 PM | 1.493 | 0.6 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 4:00 PM | 2.028 | 0.6 |
SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 7:59 PM | 1.550 | 0.6 |
BREAK | HBOM | 9:57 PM | 1.672 | 0.6 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.113 | 0.6 |
SpongeBob | NICK | 12:00 PM | 2.412 | 0.6 |
VICTORIOUS | NICK | 1:00 PM | 2.334 | 0.6 |
KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 1.418 | 0.6 |
DISNEY HAVE-A-LAUGH SHORT | DSNY | 9:25 AM | 2.421 | 0.6 |
SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 1.029 | 0.6 |
LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 11:00 PM | 1.557 | 0.6 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 12:00 AM | 1.667 | 0.5 |
S PHINEAS & FERB | DSNY | 9:00 AM | 2.327 | 0.5 |
SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 6:26 PM | 1.289 | 0.5 |
S PHINEAS & FERB | DSNY | 9:30 AM | 2.445 | 0.5 |
PLAYING WITH SKULLY | DSNY | 8:25 AM | 2.052 | 0.5 |
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 8:00 AM | 2.065 | 0.5 |
SpongeBob | NICK | 11:30 AM | 2.481 | 0.5 |
FX MOVIE WKND AFTERNOON | FX | 1:00 PM | 1.375 | 0.5 |
TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1.340 | 0.5 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 1.859 | 0.5 |
LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 8:00 PM | 1.321 | 0.5 |
LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 11:30 PM | 1.411 | 0.5 |
CUPCAKE WARS | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 1.481 | 0.5 |
TBS MOVIE SUNDAY | TBSC | 12:15 PM | 1.088 | 0.5 |
Good Luck Charlie | DSNY | 10:00 AM | 2.358 | 0.5 |
American Pickers | HIST | 8:00 PM | 2.233 | 0.5 |
OUTBACK HUNTERS | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1.553 | 0.5 |
DISNEY HAVE-A-LAUGH SHORT | DSNY | 9:55 AM | 2.337 | 0.5 |
BREAKING AMISH | TLC | 7:00 PM | 1.138 | 0.5 |
TBS PRIME MOVIE | TBSC | 10:30 PM | 1.209 | 0.5 |
SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 11:32 AM | 1.342 | 0.5 |
INTERSTITIAL BREAK | SHO1 | 9:54 PM | 0.995 | 0.5 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 2.025 | 0.5 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 6:00 PM | 1.911 | 0.5 |
AMC FEARFEST | AMC | 6:00 PM | 1.146 | 0.5 |
TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 6:00 PM | 1.420 | 0.4 |
American Pickers | HIST | 12:00 PM | 1.333 | 0.4 |
American Pickers | HIST | 12:01 AM | 1.094 | 0.4 |
LAW & ORDER | TNT | 11:00 AM | 1.635 | 0.4 |
LAW & ORDER | TNT | 7:00 AM | 1.485 | 0.4 |
BREAKING AMISH | TLC | 12:00 AM | 1.050 | 0.4 |
LAW & ORDER | TNT | 12:00 PM | 1.641 | 0.4 |
Storage Wars TEXAS | AEN | 8:30 PM | 1.184 | 0.4 |
Storage Wars TEXAS | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1.318 | 0.4 |
AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1.863 | 0.4 |
LAW & ORDER | TNT | 10:00 AM | 1.542 | 0.4 |
Pawn Stars | HIST | 11:00 AM | 1.199 | 0.4 |
FX MOVIE WKND AFTERNOON | FX | 11:00 AM | 1.141 | 0.4 |
LAW & ORDER | TNT | 9:00 AM | 1.643 | 0.4 |
AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 11:02 PM | 1.199 | 0.4 |
TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 3:30 PM | 1.292 | 0.4 |
Pawn Stars | HIST | 11:30 AM | 1.195 | 0.4 |
BREAK | HBOM | 8:56 PM | 1.041 | 0.4 |
AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 1:00 PM | 1.066 | 0.4 |
NASCAR SPRINT CUP CNTDN L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 1.300 | 0.4 |
Storage Wars TEXAS | AEN | 11:01 PM | 0.991 | 0.4 |
LAW & ORDER | TNT | 8:00 AM | 1.566 | 0.4 |
TBS SUNDAY MORNING MOVIE | TBSC | 10:00 AM | 0.864 | 0.4 |
Storage Wars TEXAS | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1.116 | 0.4 |
STORAGE WARS TEXAS | AEN | 10:30 PM | 1.168 | 0.4 |
AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 6:00 PM | 1.721 | 0.4 |
Watch What Happens Live | BRVO | 11:00 PM | 1.080 | 0.4 |
SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 1.234 | 0.4 |
TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 1:00 PM | 1.073 | 0.4 |
LAW & ORDER | TNT | 6:00 AM | 1.272 | 0.3 |
AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 5:00 PM | 1.513 | 0.3 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Yay for TWD I can see it hitting a 6+ in the demo for the final. Amana fyi it needs an edit as you’ve put the season premier when infact was second episode.
Wow TWD is a beast. The 10pm airing would get it renewed let alone the 5.1 demo.
Does anybody have Treme ratings? Please?
Any ratings for OWN’s Oprah Next Chapter at 9p featuring Fergie? Surprised this one doesn’t show up on the “top 100.”
Thank you.
Great for The Walking Dead. I see the finale reaching 15million views with a 6.0 demographic.
With these numbers I won’t be surpise if Networks start copying this formula. Zombies will soon take over TV. Networks wish to get a 5.1 demo
its a great show glad to see these rating.they are working on a zombieland tv show on fox
@Meanie,
Considering it had a 5.8 demo with 10 million viewers, it is unlikely to have a 6.0 demo with 15 million viewers.
woohooo TWD is killer
THIS Sunday would not be considered the premiere of WD — it was last week. Was there no AMERICAN HS Sunday? I forgot to watch.
What about Copper?
i can see the walking dead doing a 1000.0 and and 250 million viewers because i have no idea what i’m talking about.
This is the peak season. The fall off is soon sadly.
@Nick
Can you please post the numbers for WWE Main Event and WWE AM Raw again?
And is there a chance that you can post these numbers weekly?
TWD is a beast!! Also Dexter and Homeland getting great numbers!! for those who say that people is no longer watching tv…they should say : people is not longer watching broadcast TV! Cable Rules! (and revenge of course )
at this point i would not be surprised if it pulls a 7 for the finale
i hope they do a zombieland tv show, they did say tahts how they originally thought of zombilenad, as a tv show. idc if the actors return or not.
I hope TLC has more Amish people to follow for a season 2. Breaking Amish keeps growing week after week.
A repeat of Walking Dead at 10PM DIRECTLY after the original airing did better than/tied the following scripted shows this week:
NBC
Animal Practice
Guys With Kids
SVU
Chicago Fire
30 Rock
Up All Night
Grimm
CBS
CSI: NY
Blue Bloods
FOX
would likely have beaten The Mob Doctor had it aired this week
Ben and Kate
would likely have beaten Fringe had it aired this week
ABC
Private Practice
CW
quite literally every show
woooooowwww
Seven cable shows posted 1.0 between 9:00 & 11:00
TWD 5.1 beat all Network shows except SNF
Can we please receive ratings numbers for Saturday shows?
Looking more for the nickelodeon Saturday shows such as Ninja Turtles