Top 20 Scripted Cable Programs for Week of 03/11/13

Week three of THE BIBLE edges out THE WALKING DEAD for the most watched cable program of the week. So far, THE BIBLE is averaging 11 million viewers each week for the premiere airing of each installment of the series.

THE WALKING DEAD did stay as the #1 program for all TV in the A18-49 ratings, with a strong 5.5 rating. That is down 4 % from last week, in addition to being down 6% in viewers. It may be slight, but THE WALKING DEAD may be getting a little bit of the Spring down turn creeping in. But, with just two weeks left in the season, it will not be greatly affected.

Being over shadowed is the new scripted series form History, VIKINGS. In its third outing, it is still pulling in good numbers. With 4.8 million viewers this week, it was up 200,000 from last week's episode. History is lowly building a good reputation with its scripted content.

Before we close, Disney had a very good week. It had the #3 most watch program of the week (WIZARDS RETURN) and had seven of the top 12 shows on the chart. The cable network may not advertise, but these ratings go a long way to secure top dollar for fees from the cable companies.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers(m)	A18-49
1	Sun	The Bible	HIST	8:00 PM	10.87	2.8
2	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	10.84	5.5
3	Fri	Wizards Return	DSNY	8:00 PM	5.87	1.1
4	Sun	VIKINGS	HIST	10:00 PM	4.83	1.5
5	Fri	Gravity Falls	DSNY	9:00 PM	4.50	0.8
6	Sun	Shake It Up	DSNY	8:30 PM	4.46	0.6
7	Sun	Austin & Ally	DSNY	8:00 PM	4.38	0.6
8	Mon	Dallas	TNT	9:00 PM	3.56	0.9
9	Fri	Dog With A Blog	DSNY	9:30 PM	3.21	0.5
10	Wed	PSYCH	USA	10:00 PM	3.04	0.9
11	Fri	JESSIE	DSNY	10:00 PM	3.04	0.5
12	Fri	Good Luck Charlie	DSNY	10:30 PM	2.86	0.5
13	Tue	Pretty Little Liars	FAM	8:00 PM	2.41	1.0
14	Tue	JUSTIFIED	FX	10:00 PM	2.40	0.9
15	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	8:00 PM	2.28	1.0
16	Sun	Army Wives	LIF	9:00 PM	2.27	0.7
17	Sat	Wendell & Vinnie	NICK	8:00 PM	2.10	0.4
18	Sun	The Client List	LIF	10:00 PM	2.08	1.0
19	Mon	Monday Mornings	TNT	10:03 PM	1.86	0.4
20	Mon	The Bible	LIF	8:00 PM	1.76	0.5