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Friday Cable Ratings: 'WWE Smackdown' Wins Night, 'For Better or Worse,', 'Diners Drive Ins & Dives', College Football, 'Yukon Men', 'House Hunters' & More

Categories: 1-Featured,TV Ratings: Nielsen Daily Final Cable TV Show Ratings

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October 1st, 2012

WWE Smackdown was the top cable original with a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating, down from an 0.8 last week. For Better Or Worse was the number two cable original with a 0.5 adults 18-49 rating, down from a 0.5 last week.

We only receive the top 100 cable shows for adults 25-54 for the whole day from our primary source. If you don't see your show it wasn't in that top 100 list.

The list below is long but you can use your browsers "find on page" feature (usually CTRL+F or CMD+F) to search for specific shows.

Friday's Selected Cable Ratings:

Show Net Time Viewers (000) (Live + SD) Adult 18-49 Rating (Live + SD)
Family Guy ADSM 11:30 PM 2376 1.0
Family Guy ADSM 11:00 PM 2113 0.9
American Dad ADSM 10:30 PM 1977 0.7
Robot Chicken ADSM 12:00 AM 1692 0.7
WWE FRI NIGHT Smackdown SYFY 8:00 PM 2625 0.7
Family Guy ADSM 3:00 AM 1407 0.7
American Dad ADSM 10:00 PM 1774 0.6
FRIENDS NAN 12:06 AM 1403 0.6
Family Guy ADSM 2:30 AM 1326 0.6
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 9:00 PM 2099 0.6
Robot Chicken ADSM 3:30 AM 1285 0.6
FRIENDS NAN 12:39 AM 1322 0.6
Robot Chicken ADSM 12:15 AM 1328 0.6
Robot Chicken ADSM 3:45 AM 1253 0.6
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 10:00 PM 1879 0.6
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DSNY 8:30 AM 1650 0.6
For Better Or Worse TBSC 9:30 PM 1532 0.5
KING OF THE HILL ADSM 5:30 AM 1142 0.5
TIM & ERIC AWESOME SHOW ADSM 4:00 AM 1182 0.5
FRIENDS NAN 11:33 PM 1281 0.5
KING OF THE HILL ADSM 5:00 AM 1173 0.5
MINNIES BOW-TOONS DSNY 8:25 AM 1617 0.5
TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TNT 8:00 PM 1166 0.5
MINNIES BOW-TOONS DSNY 8:55 AM 1632 0.5
MINNIES BOW-TOONS DSNY 9:25 AM 1713 0.5
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DSNY 9:30 AM 1607 0.5
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DSNY 9:00 AM 1704 0.5
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 10:00 PM 1195 0.5
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DSNY 10:00 AM 1469 0.5
MINNIES BOW-TOONS DSNY 9:55 AM 1456 0.5
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 10:30 PM 1164 0.5
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 8:00 PM 1798 0.5
MINNIES BOW-TOONS DSNY 7:55 AM 1604 0.5
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 6:56 PM 1192 0.5
ULTIMATE FIGHTER FX 10:00 PM 775 0.5
MINNIES BOW-TOONS DSNY 10:25 AM 1492 0.5
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DSNY 10:30 AM 1449 0.5
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 7:00 PM 1690 0.5
GOLF: RYDER CUP     L ESPN 8:00 AM 1985 0.5
GEORGE LOPEZ NAN 1:12 AM 1133 0.5
For Better Or Worse TBSC 9:00 PM 1318 0.5
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L ESPN 8:00 PM 1432 0.5
SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:30 PM 1090 0.5
SpongeBob TRUTH OR SQUARE NICK 7:00 PM 2409 0.5
American Pickers HIST 10:00 PM 1630 0.5
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 11:30 PM 1163 0.5
Say Yes to the Dress: ATL TLC 9:30 PM 1442 0.5
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DSNY 8:00 AM 1524 0.5
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 11:00 PM 1176 0.4
MINNIES BOW-TOONS DSNY 10:55 AM 1383 0.4
TMNT: ADV PREVIEW NICK 8:00 PM 2295 0.4
FRIENDS NAN 11:00 PM 1139 0.4
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 12:00 AM 1119 0.4
SpongeBob NICK 6:30 PM 2253 0.4
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:30 PM 1173 0.4
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DSNY 11:00 AM 1335 0.4
American Pickers HIST 9:00 PM 1723 0.4
Hardcore History HIST 11:02 PM 1351 0.4
S MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DSNY 7:30 AM 1638 0.4
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 6:00 PM 1527 0.4
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 4:00 PM 1230 0.4
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:00 PM 1076 0.4
LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 5:00 PM 1349 0.4
TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TNT 10:00 PM 1038 0.4
YUKON MEN DISC 10:00 PM 1241 0.4
American Pickers HIST 8:00 PM 1621 0.4
GHOST ADVENTURES TRAV 9:00 PM 819 0.4
Phineas and Ferb DSNY 9:00 PM 2429 0.4
SEINFELD TBSC 7:30 PM 946 0.4
GRAVITY FALLS DSNY 9:30 PM 2599 0.4
Wipeout TRU 10:00 PM 828 0.4
HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 1342 0.4
CSI USA 12:00 AM 1403 0.4
Fish Hooks DSNY 9:15 PM 2329 0.4
TNT OVERNIGHT MOVIES TNT 12:00 AM 793 0.4
SECRET PRINCES TLC 10:00 PM 936 0.4
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 1:00 AM 869 0.4
CSI USA 11:00 PM 1464 0.4
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 12:30 AM 916 0.4
KING OF QUEENS TBSC 6:30 PM 878 0.4
FX MOVIE PRIME FX 11:00 PM 809 0.4
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 1:30 AM 772 0.4
AMERICAS Most Wanted LIF 9:00 PM 906 0.4
HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HGTV 10:30 PM 1359 0.3
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 8:30 PM 1058 0.3
HAVEN SYFY 10:00 PM 1442 0.3
Say Yes to the Dress: ATL TLC 9:00 PM 1183 0.3
FLEA MARKET FLIP HGTV 9:30 PM 1356 0.3
CSI USA 1:00 AM 1176 0.3
DEADLY WOMEN ID 1:00 AM 860 0.3
TBS PRIME MOVIE TBSC 10:00 PM 879 0.3
Mentalist, THE TNT 7:00 PM 1215 0.3
DEADLY AFFAIRS ID 12:00 AM 800 0.3
DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 2:00 AM 646 0.3
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:30 PM 953 0.3
HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HGTV 11:00 PM 1190 0.3
THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXNC 8:00 PM 2814 0.3
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 11:00 PM 839 0.3
LAW & ORDER TNT 4:00 PM 1003 0.3
Rachel Maddow Show MSNBC 9:00 PM 1451 0.2

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  1. Jon23812

    @Ray, agree with Nathan, all of your guesses are too low. The only ones that seem realistic are Regular Show, Fish Hooks, and Austin & Ally.

  2. Fake Me Out

    So sad to see Haven so low. I hope if they get a 4th season they put it back to a summer schedule where it seemed to be doing better, or failing that, it keeps being produced here in Canada and shopped around to another network. [sigh]

  3. Nick

    My Babysitter’s a Vampire (8:00) – Disney
    2.033 million viewers, #6; 0.375 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

    Read more at http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2012/10/01/fridays-cable-ratings-wwe-smackdown-tops-demos-for-fourth-straight-week-177014/cable_20120928/#e3MFe507jUpzchwL.99

  4. Lu

    I think this is the lowest of Haven since season 1, but I think it has to do with airing in the fall and all other fall shows premiering last Friday. Hopefully it will go up to 0.4 next Friday because I really want a season 4.

  5. Poweranimals

    Thanks Nick. What about Code 9?

  6. Ios

    I have notice that without JESSIE Disney channel Relly flops on friday

  7. Ios

    I’ve notice that no country is planning to show code 9 because it looks like it will be cancelled soon, I live in the UK, ANSI think prank stars is better

  8. Nick

    Code 9 (8:30) – Disney
    1.815 million viewers, #7; 0.327 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

  9. MELVIN

    IN MY VIEW I THINK THAT ANT FARM SHOULD NOT BE CANCELLED BECAUSE THESE SHOWS ARE LOW AS WELL, WITHOUT JESSIE NO SHOWS DO WELL, AND I THINK THAT THERE ARE TWO SHOWS PUSHING DISNEY BACK AND THAT’S FISH HOOKS AND CODE 9, FISH HOOKS IS BECOMING REALLY IMMATURE LIKE SPONGEBOB AFTER SEASON 4, AND CODE 9 IS A RIP OFF OF PRANKSTARS AND PUNK’ED, DISNEY ANIMATIONS SHOULD BE ON A SATURDAY, BUT EVERYONE IS GOING TO COMPLAIN THAT IT IS COPYING NICKELODEON WITH THEIR SATURDAYS

  10. Rodrigo

    Nick: Do you have Boss’ numbers?

  11. redlock

    @Nick …and ”Strike Back” would be nice too.

    Thanks!

  12. Nick

    Code 9 (Disney Channel)
    -8:30 PM: 1.815 million viewers, 0.26 A18-49

    Boss (Starz)
    -9:01 PM: 0.312 million viewers, 0.07 A18-49
    -10:02 PM: 0.221 million viewers, 0.07 A18-49

    Strike Back (Cinemax)
    -10:02 PM: 0.310 million viewers, 0.14 A18-49
    -11:32 PM: 0.106 million viewers, 0.03 A18-49

    XIII (Reelz)
    -9 PM: 0.073 million viewers, 0.01 A18-49
    -10 PM: 0.078 million viewers, 0.02 A18-49

    Cheer (CMT)
    -10 PM: 0.260 million viewers, 0.12 A18-49

    Hollywood Heights (TeenNick)
    -8 PM: 0.230 million viewers, 0.06 A18-49

  13. redlock

    Thanks Nick, it’s highly appreciated!!

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