UIViewController tableview will not call cellForRowAtIndexPath BUT numberOfSectionsInTableView and numberOfRowsInSection are called

#import "AssignmentsViewController.h"
#import "Assignment.h"

@interface AssignmentsViewController ()

@property NSMutableArray *assignments;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UITableView *tableView;

@end

@implementation AssignmentsViewController

- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil
{
    self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil];
    if (self) {
        // Custom initialization
    }
    return self;
}

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    NSLog(@"viewDidLoad");
    [super viewDidLoad];
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
    self.assignments =[[NSMutableArray alloc]init];
self.assignments = [some values];
    self.tableView.delegate = self;
    self.tableView.dataSource = self;
}

- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
    NSLog(@"viewWillAppear");
    [self.tableView reloadData];
}

- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
    [super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}

- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
    NSLog(@"numberOfSectionsInTableView");
    return 1;
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
    NSLog(@"numberOfRowsInSection");
    return [self.assignments count];
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    NSLog(@"cellForRowAtIndexPath");
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"AssignmentCell"];
    if(cell == nil) {
        cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:@"AssignmentCell"];
    }
    cell.textLabel.text = [[self.assignments objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] title];
    return cell;
}

@end