Updated weekly cable rating chart below. More of the same, fine shows such as Jersey Shore and Pawn Stars and Storage Wars top the list.
Most shows that are highly rated on cable are found in the 10 pm hour, but it is interesting to note the success ABC Family has in the 8 pm hour on Monday. Pretty Little Liars has built to a 1.4 rating with Adults 18-49 (with most of that rating concentrated with females under 35).
Complete chart after the jump.
ESPN's Monday Night Football was back with a vengeance this week -- a 6.4 Adult 18-49 rating for the Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers, the highest-rated game since November 7 (6.9 rating for Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles). NFL Network was not so lucky Thursday, drawing the Jacksonville Jaguars at Atlanta Falcons. The game fell well below a 2 rating and out of the top 10 for cable programs this week.
On the unscripted front, A&E's Storage Wars has been growing steadily over the past few weeks and has taken the crown of top unscripted cable program. Almost as strong -- on less-viewed Friday night no less -- Discovery's Gold Rush continues to grow.
Showtime's Dexter ended its season Sunday with a ho-hum 1.0 rating. It should have been a series finale, but Showtime wants to grind out two more seasons of the once-great series that has become marked by wooden acting, predictable stories, clunky writing, and lazy narration. Showtime can be proud of the Homeland season finale, which rose to a 0.7 (after spending most of the season in the 0.4-0.5 range).
