'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Ratings Top Republican National Convention

08-31-2012 • http://www.businessinsider.com, Ashley Lutz

The show's fourth episode garnered 3 million views, making it the top cable program of the night, according to Michael O'Connell at The Hollywood Reporter:

"The half-hour series' showing among adults 18-49 bested all other cable outings for the night -- including coverage of the Republican National Convention -- to pull a 1.3 rating

Fox News gave the show its closest competition with a 1.2 adults rating in the same time period. On the broadcast networks, Honey Boo Boo bested ABC and CBS' demo showing for the RNC combined and topped NBC by two-tenths of a point. Aggregate coverage of the RNC across networks obviously eclipsed Honey Boo Boo considerably."

The show follows a 6-year-old beauty pageant queen, Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson and her family. The child frequently drinks "go-go juice," a mixture of Mountain Dew and Red Bull.