Primetime Cable Ratings: October 23, 2014

Just five different programs made up Thursday night's cable chart. Those programs include six BIG BANG THEORY episodes, four PAWN STARS episodes, three LAW & ORDER: SVU episodes and one each of PROJECT RUNWAY and THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.

BIG BANG averaged 2.3 million viewers and a 0.8 demo rating, for the three hours of prime time. PAWN STARS' four episodes, from 8 to 10 p.m., averaged two million viewers and a 0.5 demo. And, over on USA, LAW & ORDER:SVU brought in an average of 1.8 million viewers, over the three episodes.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Thursday Night Football	NFL	8:30 PM	3.37	1.4
2	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:30 PM	2.70	0.7
3	Project Runway	LIFE	9:00 PM	2.63	0.8
4	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.44	0.9
5	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.41	0.8
6	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.40	0.8
7	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.35	0.8
8	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:00 PM	2.24	0.5
9	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2.20	0.8
10	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1.98	0.7
11	Law & Order: SVU	USA	9:00 PM	1.92	0.5
12	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	1.81	0.5
13	Pawn Stars	HIST	8:00 PM	1.67	0.4
14	Law & Order: SVU	USA	10:00 PM	1.66	0.5
15	Pawn Stars	HIST	8:30 PM	1.59	0.3

* - in millions