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[10/04/11 - 03:56 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: NLDS Holds Off Competition
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, october 2, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 33 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Shake It Up (3.807 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

MLB Division Series: Cardinals/Phillies (TBS, 8:45-12:08) (3.749 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1)

So Random! (7:30) (3.169 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T16)

Boardwalk Empire (2.598 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3)

Sister Wives (9:30) (2.523 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3)

Real Housewives of New Jersey (2.477 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2)

Sister Wives (9:00) (2.402 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #6)

Dexter (2.188 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T3)

Hunt for the I-5 Killer (2.149 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

MLB Division Series: Diamondbacks/Brewers (TBS, 5:00-8:45) (2.132 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Little People, Big World (2.076 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Halloween Wars (2.064 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7)

IRT: Deadliest Roads (1.865 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9)

Breaking Bad (1.730 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7)

Against the Wall (1.488 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Long Island Medium (10:00) (1.416 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

MLB Division Series: Cardinals/Phillies (TNT, 8:30-9:03) (1.377 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Long Island Medium (10:30) (1.314 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

Around the World in 80 Ways (1.290 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T16)

Curiosity (9:00) (1.179 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T16)

Iron Chef America (1.178 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T16)

Hung (1.106 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T16)

Homeland (1.082 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Storm Chasers (0.982 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Tough Love (9:00) (0.910 million viewers, #25; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Curiosity (8:00) (0.896 million viewers, #26; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Las Vegas Jailhouse (10:00) (0.883 million viewers, #27; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T28)

Tough Love (8:00) (0.732 million viewers, #28; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Dirty Soap (0.730 million viewers, #29; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T28)

Hillbilly Handfishin' (0.655 million viewers, #30; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T28)

How to Make It in America (0.467 million viewers, #31; adults 18-49: 0.2, #31)

The Oprah Facebook Interview (0.160 million viewers, #32; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T32)

OWN Behind the Scenes: The Rosie Show & Oprah's Lifeclass (0.140 million viewers, #33; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T32)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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