Top 40 Weekly Cable Ratings: Week of 11/19/12

The series finale of iCARLY posted a 3.4 household rating, good enough to finish third for the week of November 19th. The popular Nickelodeon series finished its five season run by besting everything on cable except Zombies and The NFL. As an adult, I didn't mind watching iCARLY. It was one of the rare kid sitcoms that was not full of cornball and cuteness. It will be fun to see the young stars grow into adult roles and see how well, if anything at all, their careers will do in the next 30-40 years.

Lifetime got a decent performance from its Bio-pic of Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, staring TMZ regular, Lindsy Lohan. Its 2.4 HH rating was good enough to finish #7 for the week, tied with PAWN STARS and WWE RAW. You never say never, but this may be it for the troubled Lohan. If she still has a career beyond her next stint in jail, it will be filled with low budget TV movies and D-list celebrity competitions... Oh, and maybe a guest spot on CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES.

RANK       PROGRAM NAME                           NET  RATING
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   1   NFL REGULAR SEASON                      ESPN      7.9
   2   WALKING DEAD                            AMC       5.6
   3   ICARLY: IGOODBYE                        NICK      3.4
   4   SONS OF ANARCHY                         FX        2.6
   5   GOLD RUSH                               DISC      2.6
   6   NCIS                                    USA       2.5
   7   SUNDAY MOVIE III (LIZ & DICK)           LIF       2.4
   8   PAWN STARS                              HIST      2.4
   9   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)             USA       2.4
  10   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)             USA       2.4
  11   PAWN STARS                              HIST      2.3
  12   SPORTSCENTER:                           ESPN      2.3
  13   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)             USA       2.3
  14   BIG BANG THEORY, THE                    TBSC      2.3
  15   BIG BANG THEORY, THE                    TBSC      2.2
  16   THE OREILLY FACTOR                      FOXNC     2.2
  17   BIG BANG THEORY, THE                    TBSC      2.1
  18   VICTORIOUS                              NICK      2.1
  19   NCIS                                    USA       2.1
  20   UP                                      DSNY      2.1
  21   SPONGEBOB THE MOVIE                     NICK      2.1
  22   AMERICAN PICKERS                        HIST      2.1
  23   NCIS                                    USA       2.1
  24   SPONGEBOB THE MOVIE                     NICK      2.1
  25   HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE                     HALL      2.0
  26   BIG BANG THEORY, THE                    TBSC      2.0
  27   ICARLY                                  NICK      2.0
  28   SPONGEBOB                               NICK      2.0
  29   SPONGEBOB                               NICK      2.0
  30   SPONGEBOB                               NICK      2.0
  31   SOUL TRAIN AWARDS(S)                    BET       2.0
  32   SPONGEBOB THE MOVIE                     NICK      1.9
  33   HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE                     HALL      1.9
  34   NCIS                                    USA       1.9
  35   ICARLY: IGOODBYE                        NICK      1.9
  36   THE OREILLY FACTOR                      FOXNC     1.9
  37   SPONGEBOB                               NICK      1.9
  38   WALKING DEAD                            AMC       1.9
  39   SPONGEBOB                               NICK      1.9
  40   SPONGEBOB                               NICK      1.9

Each ratings point equals 1.142 million homes.