Top 40 Weekly Cable Ratings: Week of 08/27/12

FOX News Channel dominated the cable ratings for the week of August 27, 2012. The Republican National Convention fueled FNC to post 13 programs in the top 25. The top five programs are nothing but FNC coverage of the convention. We'll see how coverage of the DNC does in the following week's ratings.

Outside of politics, MAJOR CRIMES holds its own as the #6 program of the week. It was the only scripted program in the top 20.

RANK       PROGRAM NAME                           NET  RATING
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   1   AMERICAS ELECTION HQ: RNC                FOXNC    5.3
   2   AMERICAS ELECTION HQ: RNC                FOXNC    4.8
   3   AMERICAS ELECTION HQ: RNC                FOXNC    4.4
   4   AMERICAS ELECTION HQ: RNC                FOXNC    4.2
   5   AMERICAS ELECTION HQ: RNC                FOXNC    4.0
   6   MAJOR CRIMES                              TNT     3.7
   7   AMERICAS ELECTION HQ: RNC                FOXNC    3.7
   8   HANNITY                                  FOXNC    3.7
   9   HANNITY                                  FOXNC    3.4
  10   NASCAR SPRINT CUP       L (ATLANTA)       ESPN    3.4
  11   THE OREILLY FACTOR                       FOXNC    3.2
  12   AMERICAS ELECTION HQ: RNC                FOXNC    3.2
  13   PAWN STARS                                HIST    3.1
  14   PAWN STARS                                HIST    3.0
  15   HANNITY                                  FOXNC    3.0
  16   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)               USA     2.9
  17   THE OREILLY FACTOR                       FOXNC    2.8
  18   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)               USA     2.8
  19   AMERICAN PICKERS                          HIST    2.7
  20   PERCEPTION                                TNT     2.7
  21   COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L                 ESPN    2.7
  22   THE OREILLY FACTOR                       FOXNC    2.6
  23   COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L                 ESPN    2.6
  24   ROYAL PAINS                               USA     2.5
  25   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)               USA     2.5
  26   STORAGE WARS                              AEN     2.5
  27   STORAGE WARS                              AEN     2.4
  28   COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L                 ESPN    2.4
  29   LOVE AND HIP HOP ATLANTA                  VH1     2.3
  30   WHITE COLLAR                              USA     2.3
  31   SPONGEBOB RUNAWAYROADTRIP                 NICK    2.3
  32   SPONGEBOB                                 NICK    2.2
  33   ON THE RECORD W/GRETA                    FOXNC    2.2
  34   THE OREILLY FACTOR                       FOXNC    2.2
  35   COVERT AFFAIRS                            USA     2.2
  36   NCIS                                      USA     2.2
  37   COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L                 ESPN    2.1
  38   BIG BANG THEORY, THE                      TBSC    2.1
  38   BIG BANG THEORY, THE                      TBSC    2.1
  40   FAMILY GUY                                ADSM    2.0

Each ratings point equals 1.147 million homes.