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[10/27/11 - 03:54 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Psych" Hits Season High for USA
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, october 26, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 24 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Psych (3.276 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3)

American Horror Story (2.961 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1)

South Park (2.924 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #2)

American Hoggers (10:00) (1.833 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

Ghost Hunters (1.721 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

MythBusters (1.717 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

Operation Repo (9:30) (1.691 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00) (1.645 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4)

American Hoggers (10:30) (1.634 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie (1.596 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

The Real World (1.548 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5)

Ancient Aliens (1.436 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files (1.393 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

Extreme Couponing (10:00) (1.381 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

Brad Meltzer's Decoded (1.361 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time (1.352 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6)

Top Chef: Just Desserts (1.243 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

Bear Swamp Recovery (10:00) (1.082 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.4, #18)

Work of Art (0.620 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.3, #19)

E! True Hollywood Story: Kara DioGuardi (0.387 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.2, #20)

Fort Boyard - Ultimate Challenge (0.349 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T23)

Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back (0.218 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T21)

Inside the NFL (0.176 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T21)

Inside NASCAR (0.057 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T23)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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