or


[09/19/12 - 03:59 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Sons of Anarchy" Tops Charts in Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, september 18, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Sons of Anarchy - FX
4.166 million viewers, #1; 2.871 million adults 18-49 (2.3 rating), #1

Covert Affairs - USA
3.471 million viewers, #2; 1.803 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #2

White Collar - USA
3.411 million viewers, #3; 1.287 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.663 million viewers, #4; 1.142 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Counting Cars (10:30) - History
2.556 million viewers, #5; 1.323 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

Counting Cars (10:00) - History
2.271 million viewers, #6; 1.245 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Shipping Wars (10:00) - A&E
1.837 million viewers, #7; 0.950 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

Shipping Wars (10:30) - A&E
1.821 million viewers, #8; 1.059 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Face Off - Syfy
1.799 million viewers, #9; 1.117 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Top Gear - History
1.725 million viewers, #10; 1.030 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Dance Moms Reunion - Lifetime
1.725 million viewers, #11; 0.868 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
1.197 million viewers, #12; 0.675 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Teen Mom: Season 4 Unseen Moments - MTV
1.097 million viewers, #13; 0.833 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
1.077 million viewers, #14; 0.486 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Level Up (8:00) - Cartoon
1.056 million viewers, #15; 0.220 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Abby & Brittany (10:00) - TLC
1.036 million viewers, #16; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Tosh.0 (Repeat) - Comedy Central
0.956 million viewers, #17; 0.655 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Hot Set - Syfy
0.907 million viewers, #18; 0.488 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
0.899 million viewers, #19; 0.383 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

The Burn - Comedy Central
0.812 million viewers, #20; 0.611 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

BAD25: The Short Films of Michael Jackson - BET
0.610 million viewers, #21; 0.318 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

2012 Reebok Crossfit Games (10:30) - ESPN2
0.322 million viewers, #22; 0.183 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

TV Guide Magazine's Top 25 Best Oprah Show Moments (10:00) - OWN
0.301 million viewers, #23; 0.151 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

2012 Reebok Crossfit Games (10:00) - ESPN2
0.205 million viewers, #24; 0.128 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

All the Right Moves - Oxygen
0.071 million viewers, #25; 0.034 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #25

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [september 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
[10/19/26 - 10:19 AM]
2026 NLCS on FOX & FS1 Pulls in Best Average Viewership for an LCS on Any Network Since 2015
On FS1, Game 4 averaged 6,135,000 viewers.

[10/16/26 - 02:30 PM]
Brewers Triumph on FS1 Delivers Most-Watched LCS Game 3 Telecast Since 2016
On FS1, Game 3 averaged 6,460,000 viewers.

[10/16/26 - 11:45 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Scores with Show's "Super Bowl Night"
In fact, among Adults 18-49, "Dancing with the Stars" grew for the fourth telecast in a row, hitting a season high and posting the show's best non-finale episode in over nine years.

[10/16/26 - 10:42 AM]
ABC News Wins Across Friday Night, Sunday Morning and Late Night
"20/20: Born to Kill" ranked as Friday's No.1 newsmagazine in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49.

[10/15/26 - 02:55 PM]
Super Bowl Season Success: Bills-Rams Thriller Propels "Monday Night Football" to Best Five-Week Start of ESPN Era
The matchup featuring the NFL's two most recent MVPs averaged 19.8 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, NFL Network and ESPN Deportes.

[10/15/26 - 02:46 PM]
NLCS Game 2 on FOX/FS1: Most-Watched LCS Game 2 on Any Network Since 2016
On FOX/FS1, the game averaged 6,921,000 viewers.

[10/15/26 - 02:35 PM]
NHL on Frozen Frenzy on ESPN Delivers Double-Digit Increases
The tripleheader averaged 600,000 viewers, up 31% from a year ago.

[10/15/26 - 10:29 AM]
ESPN Delivered Its Most-Watched WNBA Playoffs Ever!
Across eight games, ESPN networks averaged 1.4 million viewers, up 23% compared to coverage through the semifinals last year.

[10/15/26 - 08:00 AM]
CBS Wins Its Premiere Week with Eight of the Top 10 Broadcast Shows and Delivers +9% Year-Over-Year Growth
Weekly viewership averaged 4.43 million viewers, growing +9% from its 2025 premiere week (4.08m viewers).

[10/14/26 - 04:10 PM]
Nebraska Volleyball Serves Up a Big Saturday on FOX
Nebraska's 3-0 win averaged 945,000 viewers on FOX.

[10/14/26 - 03:50 PM]
Indiana's Win Over Nebraska Scores 6,734,000 Viewers on FOX
"Big Noon Saturday" peaked at 9,623,000 viewers.

[10/14/26 - 03:04 PM]
"College GameDay" Continues Record Pace as ESPN College Football Delivers Historic Week 6 Audiences
ABC scored its most-watched college football tripleheader of the season with 8.5 million viewers, led by Georgia-Alabama (12.2 million) and Oklahoma-Texas (9.8 million) - both record-setting rivalry audiences.

[10/14/26 - 02:50 PM]
26,697,000 Viewers for "America's Game of the Week" Highlight FOX NFL's Week 5
Said coverage was the most watched telecast of the week on any network.

[10/14/26 - 02:44 PM]
FOX Scores Most-Watched LCS Game 1 on Any Network Since 2005
10,719,000 viewers tuned in Sunday night for NLCS Game 1 on FOX and FOX Deportes.

[10/14/26 - 11:31 AM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of October 5
"Carrie," "Neagley," "Reacher," "Off Campus," and "Sterling Point" led all original series worldwide.