Top 100 Primetime Cable: Feb 24 - March 2, 2014
Two season premieres populate this week's top 15 cable programs, with TNT's RIZZOLI & ISLES placing 10th and History's VIKINGS finishing 11th.RIZZOLI & ISLES' spring premiere drew 3.7 million viewers and a 0.7 rating in Adults 18-49, but that was way down from the the mid-season finale, back in September. Two million viewers and nearly 50% of the demo didn't bother to tune in last week, that saw the mid-season finale. But, it does look like DVR numbers are catching up to their normal levels as the LIVE+3 ratings added 1.7 million viewers.
On Thursday night, History's scripted period drama VIKINGS premiered to 3.6 million viewers and a 1.3 demo rating.. That is a near match to the ratings the first season's finale drew, last spring. It is good to see a cable network, known for it's reality and documentary series, have success in the scripted programming genre.
Not having a great season premiere was DALLAS, on TNT. The rebooted series, now in it's third season, could only bring in 2.7 million viewers, good enough for 25th on the week. it is down by more than 10% from both of last season's opener and finale.
| Rank | Day | Show | Net | Time | Viewers* | A18-49 |
| 1 | Sun | The Walking Dead | AMC | 9:00 PM | 12.61 | 6.4 |
| 2 | Wed | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 10:00 PM | 5.17 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Sun | Talking Dead | AMC | 10:00 PM | 5.01 | 2.6 |
| 4 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:30 PM | 4.94 | 1.3 |
| 5 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 8:00 PM | 4.89 | 1.6 |
| 6 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 9:00 PM | 4.78 | 1.6 |
| 7 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 10:00 PM | 4.31 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:00 PM | 4.27 | 1.1 |
| 9 | Fri | Gold Rush | DISC | 9:00 PM | 4.02 | 1.5 |
| 10 | Tue | Rizzoli & Isles | TNT | 9:00 PM | 3.73 | 0.7 |
| 11 | Thu | Vikings | HIST | 10:00 PM | 3.56 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Sun | Red Carpet Live/Oscars | E | 7:30 PM | 3.38 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Tue | Being Mary Jane | BET | 10:00 PM | 3.23 | 1.6 |
| 14 | Mon | Swamp People | HIST | 9:00 PM | 3.15 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 3.08 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 3.04 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Wed | FX Movie Prime | FX | 7:30 PM | 2.97 | 1.1 |
| 18 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2.93 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2.90 | 1.1 |
| 20 | Tue | The Haves & Have Nots | OWN | 9:00 PM | 2.89 | 0.9 |
| 21 | Thu | Movie: Paul Blart - Mall Cop | NICK | 7:00 PM | 2.84 | 0.6 |
| 22 | Sun | FX Movie Prime | FX | 8:00 PM | 2.83 | 1.2 |
| 23 | Fri | Dog With A Blog | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 2.80 | 0.5 |
| 24 | Fri | WWE Smackdown | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 2.80 | 0.7 |
| 25 | Thu | NBA Basketball | TNT | 8:15 PM | 2.72 | 1.1 |
| 26 | Mon | DALLAS | TNT | 9:00 PM | 2.66 | 0.7 |
| 27 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.62 | 0.9 |
| 28 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 2.60 | 1.0 |
| 29 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.59 | 1.1 |
| 30 | Tue | Counting Cars | HIST | 9:30 PM | 2.59 | 0.8 |
| 31 | Wed | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 9:30 PM | 2.58 | 0.9 |
| 32 | Tue | Being Mary Jane | BET | 9:00 PM | 2.58 | 1.3 |
| 33 | Mon | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2.58 | 1.1 |
| 34 | Thu | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.57 | 0.6 |
| 35 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:30 PM | 2.57 | 0.6 |
| 36 | Thu | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.56 | 0.6 |
| 37 | Fri | Movie: Paul Blart - Mall Cop | NICK | 8:00 PM | 2.54 | 0.6 |
| 38 | Tue | Counting Cars | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.52 | 0.8 |
| 39 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2.51 | 0.9 |
| 40 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.51 | 1.0 |
| 41 | Fri | A.N.T. FARM | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 2.49 | 0.6 |
| 42 | Sun | The Walking Dead | AMC | 8:00 PM | 2.48 | 1.0 |
| 43 | Sat | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:30 PM | 2.48 | 0.6 |
| 44 | Sun | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 2.47 | 0.7 |
| 45 | Mon | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2.47 | 1.0 |
| 46 | Fri | Full House | NAN | 9:00 PM | 2.46 | 0.6 |
| 47 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 2.44 | 0.8 |
| 48 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2.42 | 0.8 |
| 49 | Fri | Full House | NAN | 9:30 PM | 2.42 | 0.6 |
| 50 | Wed | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.38 | 1.1 |
| 51 | Sun | Ax Men | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.37 | 0.7 |
| 52 | Sun | True Detective | HBO | 9:00 PM | 2.34 | 1.0 |
| 53 | Sat | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.33 | 0.5 |
| 54 | Wed | Wahlburgers | A&E | 10:30 PM | 2.31 | 1.1 |
| 55 | Thu | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.30 | 1.0 |
| 56 | Tue | Amish Mafia | DISC | 9:00 PM | 2.28 | 1.0 |
| 57 | Sat | NCIS: LA | USA | 7:00 PM | 2.25 | 0.4 |
| 58 | Tue | American Restoration | HIST | 10:00 PM | 2.23 | 0.7 |
| 59 | Sat | Saturday Movie | FAM | 8:15 PM | 2.23 | 0.6 |
| 60 | Tue | Teen Mom II | MTV | 10:00 PM | 2.22 | 1.3 |
| 61 | Fri | Fish Hooks | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 2.22 | 0.4 |
| 62 | Sun | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.21 | 0.7 |
| 63 | Wed | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 2.20 | 1.0 |
| 64 | Mon | The BET Honors | BET | 9:00 PM | 2.17 | 0.7 |
| 65 | Sat | Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:30 PM | 2.17 | 0.5 |
| 66 | Thu | SpongeBob | NICK | 8:45 PM | 2.17 | 0.5 |
| 67 | Tue | Pretty Little Liars | FAM | 8:00 PM | 2.17 | 1.0 |
| 68 | Wed | Castle | TNT | 8:00 PM | 2.16 | 0.4 |
| 69 | Tue | American Restoration | HIST | 10:30 PM | 2.13 | 0.7 |
| 70 | Tue | Justified | FX | 10:00 PM | 2.10 | 0.7 |
| 71 | Sat | Pawn Stars | HIST | 10:00 PM | 2.10 | 0.6 |
| 72 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 2.08 | 0.7 |
| 73 | Thu | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 10:00 PM | 2.08 | 0.5 |
| 74 | Mon | Family Guy | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 2.07 | 0.9 |
| 75 | Wed | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 9:00 PM | 2.07 | 0.7 |
| 76 | Tue | Dance Moms | LIFE | 9:00 PM | 2.07 | 0.8 |
| 77 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2.07 | 0.9 |
| 78 | Fri | Game of Stones | DISC | 10:00 PM | 2.06 | 0.7 |
| 79 | Sat | Pawn Stars | HIST | 10:30 PM | 2.05 | 0.6 |
| 80 | Thu | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 2.05 | 0.8 |
| 81 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2.02 | 0.8 |
| 82 | Tue | Perception | TNT | 10:00 PM | 2.02 | 0.5 |
| 83 | Sat | Saturday Movie III | LIFE | 8:00 PM | 2.02 | 0.5 |
| 84 | Mon | Cryptid: The Swamp Beast | HIST | 10:00 PM | 2.01 | 0.6 |
| 85 | Tue | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.01 | 0.9 |
| 86 | Sun | Sunday Movie | FAM | 6:15 PM | 2.01 | 0.7 |
| 87 | Mon | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 1.97 | 0.9 |
| 88 | Sat | Percy Jackson & The Olympians | NAN | 10:00 PM | 1.97 | 0.5 |
| 89 | Tue | Tosh.O | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 1.97 | 1.1 |
| 90 | Sat | Percy Jackson & The Olympians | NICK | 8:00 PM | 1.94 | 0.5 |
| 91 | Wed | Castle | TNT | 9:00 PM | 1.94 | 0.4 |
| 92 | Wed | Full House | NAN | 9:00 PM | 1.94 | 0.5 |
| 93 | Sat | Family Guy | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.94 | 0.7 |
| 94 | Mon | Teen Wolf SSN 3B | MTV | 10:00 PM | 1.94 | 0.9 |
| 95 | Tue | Tyler Perry Show | OWN | 10:00 PM | 1.93 | 0.5 |
| 96 | Thu | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 9:30 PM | 1.92 | 0.7 |
| 97 | Sun | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 1.92 | 0.6 |
| 98 | Thu | House Hunters | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.92 | 0.5 |
| 99 | Sat | Sam & Cat | NICK | 7:30 PM | 1.90 | 0.4 |
| 100 | Thu | Camp Rock 2 - Final Jam | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 1.90 | 0.4 |
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