or


[03/01/12 - 03:39 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Psych" Returns on Top for USA
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, february 29, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Psych - USA
2.455 million viewers, #1; 1.031 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Sons of Guns - Discovery
2.222 million viewers, #2; 1.405 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

The Challenge: Battle of the Exes - MTV
1.900 million viewers, #3; 1.526 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #1

Top Chef: Texas - Bravo
1.848 million viewers, #4; 1.225 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

Face Off - Syfy
1.781 million viewers, #5; 1.088 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Restaurant: Impossible - Food
1.734 million viewers, #6; 1.014 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

NBA Basketball: Chicago/San Antonio - ESPN
1.601 million viewers, #7; 0.960 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy - History
1.588 million viewers, #8; 0.687 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Operation Repo (9:30) - truTV
1.201 million viewers, #9; 0.540 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Ghost Hunters International - Syfy
1.173 million viewers, #10; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.169 million viewers, #11; 0.595 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Top 10 Shootouts - Discovery
1.137 million viewers, #12; 0.656 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Breathless Bride: Dying to Live - TLC
0.762 million viewers, #13; 0.300 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #14

The Soup - E!
0.747 million viewers, #14; 0.530 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

1000 Ways to Die (10:30) - Spike TV
0.488 million viewers, #T15; 0.285 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

1000 Ways to Die (10:00) - Spike TV
0.488 million viewers, #T15; 0.261 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

Inside NASCAR: Dayton 500 - Showtime
0.053 million viewers, #17; 0.020 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #17

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [march 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
[08/26/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of August 18: "KPop Demon Hunters" Reigns as Netflix's Most Popular Film, Claims No. 1 in Top 10
"Wednesday" stayed on top of the English TV list for a third week with Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 claiming another 13.4 million views.

[08/26/25 - 08:24 AM]
"Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One": Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees Draws ESPN's Second-Largest Audience of MLB Season: 2,572,000 Viewers
The game peaked with 2,889,000 viewers at 8:15 p.m. ET, according to Nielsen.

[08/20/25 - 11:07 AM]
Alicia Silverstone-Led Crime Drama "Irish Blood" Is the Biggest New Series Premiere in Acorn TV History
The August 11 premiere also drove the biggest day of subscriber sign-ups on Acorn TV's direct-to-consumer platforms in nearly two years.

[08/19/25 - 04:03 PM]
FX's "Alien: Earth" Premiere Episode Launches with 9.2 Million Views Globally After Six Days of Streaming
Future episodes of the eight-episode season will premiere each following Tuesday on Hulu beginning at 8 p.m. ET and on FX at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

[08/19/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of August 11: "Wednesday" Charms at No. 1 For Another Top 10 Week
"Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser," a three-part documentary exploring the reality show's biggest scandals, debuted at No. 2 in English TV with 7.5 million views.

[08/19/25 - 10:13 AM]
NBC Sports Delivers Most-Watched Premier League Opening Weekend in U.S., Headlined by Record-Setting Manchester United-Arsenal Match on NBC & Peacock
The Manchester United-Arsenal match on NBC, Peacock, and NBC Sports Digital platforms on Sunday, featuring 2024-25 PL runner-up Arsenal earning a 1-0 victory, averaged 2.0 million viewers.

[08/19/25 - 09:03 AM]
FOX Sports Delivers Network's Most-Watched NFL Preseason Game Since 2021
This past Sunday, 5.1 million viewers tuned in to FOX's preseason coverage of the Chicago Bears 38-0 victory over the Buffalo Bills.

[08/14/25 - 01:33 PM]
With 5 Million Cross-Platform U.S. Viewers in Its First Three Days, Sunday's Season Finale Episode of "The Gilded Age" Is the Fifth Consecutive Episode to Clinch a Series High
This season is well on track to become the most watched of the series.

[08/12/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of August 4: "Wednesday" Wins the Week - Season 2 Snaps Its Way to No. 1 in Top 10
Like the view from the top of El Capitan, "Untamed" held its place among the metaphorical clouds of the English TV List, now in the No. 3 spot with 7.2 million views.

[08/12/25 - 07:44 AM]
August 10 Edition of ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One" Draws Nearly Two Million Viewers for Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals Game
The audience peaked with 2,115,000 viewers at 9:15 p.m. ET.

[08/08/25 - 09:10 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Notches Summertime Win with Best Total Viewer Audience in Over Three Months
In addition, the show earned its best rating among Households in nine weeks and its best numbers among both Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 in five weeks.

[08/05/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 28: "Happy Gilmore 2" Continues to Swing Big at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
The Yosemite National Park-set thriller "Untamed" maintained the No. 1 spot on the English TV List for a third week with another 12.2 million views added to its accumulated 59.6 million total.

[08/05/25 - 11:01 AM]
ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Featuring the Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Averaged 2 Million Viewers - Up 72% from Last Year's Comparable Game
"Sunday Night Baseball" is averaging 1,680,000 million viewers, up seven percent from last year.

[08/05/25 - 10:27 AM]
ABC Airs One of Its Most-Watched WNBA Games This Season
The Indiana Fever's win over the Seattle Storm averaged 1.6 million viewers, peaking with 2.0 million.

[08/01/25 - 01:56 PM]
Matt Damon and Ken Jennings' Million Dollar Win Scores Big in Ratings for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
The series owns ABC's top two entertainment telecasts in Total Viewers summer to date with its week 2 episode (4.46 million) and season premiere (4.24 million).