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[10/11/10 - 05:04 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: MLB Coverage Puts TBS Back in Front
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, october 8, 2010)

Here are the highlights of 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

MLB Division Playoffs (6:00) (5.024 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2)

MLB Division Playoffs (9:51) (4.774 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1)

Suite Life on Deck (3.325 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4)

Victorious (2.930 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4)

WWE Smackdown (2.613 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (1.777 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4)

Haven (1.699 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4)

ESPN College Football (1.475 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4)

Generator Rex (1.323 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

Sym-Bionic Titan (1.319 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

Fatal Attractions (1.250 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4)

Swamp Loggers (1.230 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss (1.131 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

The Soup (0.964 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4)

Real Time With Bill Maher (0.906 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13)

Teach: Tony Danza (0.698 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.2, #16)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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