Top 20 Non-Scripted Cable Programs for Week of 03/04/13

DUCK DYNASTY continues to dominate. After week two of the season three,  the ratings are still strong with just a 5% drop from the season premiere. DUCK DYNASTY as a 3 million viewer lead and more than double in the demo ratings than the next unscripted series, PAWN STARS. DD was also the #3 and #4 program in ALL of cable TV last week, behind THE WALKING DEAD and THE BIBLE. Out of the twenty programs listed below, 45% are episodes of DUCK DYNASTY.

PAWN STARS may not be the top reality series on cable, but it is still a force, taking spots #3 and #4 on the chart. The veteran series also has a total of four episodes in the top 11 programs.

A&E has the most top 20 programs with nine, followed by History with seven programs. They were the only two networks with multiple shows on the Top 20 chart.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers(m)	Demo
1	Wed	Duck Dynasty	AEN	10:30 PM	8.212	3.6
2	Wed	Duck Dynasty	AEN	10:00 PM	8.158	3.6
3	Mon	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:00 PM	4.814	1.4
4	Mon	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:31 PM	4.798	1.4
5	Thu	Swamp People	HIST	9:00 PM	4.460	1.6
6	Mon	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	4.269	1.0
7	Wed	Duck Dynasty	AEN	9:30 PM	4.231	1.8
8	Sun	Talking Dead	AMC	10:01 PM	3.430	1.8
9	Wed	Duck Dynasty	AEN	9:00 PM	3.374	1.4
10	Mon	Pawn Stars	HIST	8:30 PM	2.943	0.8
11	Mon	Pawn Stars	HIST	8:00 PM	2.759	0.7
12	Sun	Real Housewives/ATL	BRVO	8:00 PM	2.710	1.3
13	Sun	Duck Dynasty	AEN	8:30 PM	2.510	1.0
14	Mon	Teen Mom II	MTV	10:00 PM	2.468	1.5
15	Wed	Duck Dynasty	AEN	8:30 PM	2.459	1.0
16	Sun	Duck Dynasty	AEN	9:00 PM	2.390	0.9
17	Thu	Big Rig Bounty Hunters	HIST	10:00 PM	2.375	0.8
18	Sun	Duck Dynasty	AEN	10:30 PM	2.310	1.0
19	Sun	Duck Dynasty	AEN	10:00 PM	2.310	0.9
20	Thu	Project Runway	LIF	9:00 PM	2.294	0.8