Thursday, August 26, 2010

Keeping Up With the Kardashians and the 14 Other Top-Rated Cable TV Shows

I had not seen the Nielsen's Ratings list of the Top 15 Cable TV Shows til yesterday.

I had assumed that the Cable TV Shows I watch on Bravo were top-rated Cable TV Shows. I was wrong.

Not a single show currently running on Bravo is in the Top 15.

No Flipping Out, no Top Chef, No Real Housewives of D.C. or New Jersey.

A show that used to be on Bravo, but moved to Lifetime, Project Runway, is also not in the Top 15.

I thought Project Runway was one of the most popular Cable TV Reality Shows.

I watch none of the Top 15 Cable TV Shows. Number 1 is The Closer in TNT. Never seen it. Number 2 is Rizzoli & Isles, also on TNT. Never heard of it. Pawn Stars on the History Channel is Number 3 and 4. I have heard of Pawn Stars, but have never watched it. Of all the good stuff on the History Channel it seems sad that Pawns Stars is the History Channel's top-rated show.

I have heard of Jersey Shore on MTV. Never watched it. It's Number 6 with 5,5 million viewers.

I have heard of Hannah Montana. Something called Hannah Montana Forever, on Disney, is Number 14.

The only show on the list of the Top 15 that I've actually watched a little of. And been appalled by, is Keeping up with the Kardashians on E!. 4.7 million viewers watched the Kardashians last week.

Anyway, below is Nielsen's Top 15 Cable TV Shows...

Rank Show name
Network
Day, time
Viewers in millions

1. The Closer
TNT
Mon., 9
6.8

2. Rizzoli & Isles
TNT
Mon., 10
6.5

3. Pawn Stars
History
Mon., 10:30
6.2

4. Pawn Stars
History
Mon., 10
6.1

5. Giants/Jets
ESPN
Mon., 8
5.6

6. Jersey Shore
MTV
Thurs., 10
5.5

* Burn Notice
USA
Thurs., 9
5.5

8. True Blood
HBO
Sun., 9:02
5.4

* Covert Affairs
USA
Tues., 10
5.4

10. Royal Pains
USA
Thurs., 10
5.3

11. American Pickers
History
Mon., 9
5.2

12. WWE Raw
USA
Mon., 10
4.9

13. Kardashians
E!
Sun., 10
4.7

14. Hannah Montana Forever
Disney
Sun., 8
4.6

* WWE Raw
USA
Mon., 9
4.6