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[11/02/11 - 05:35 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Covert Affairs" Hits Series Low With Fall Opener
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, november 1, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Sons of Anarchy (3.632 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T1)

Tosh.0 (3.247 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T1)

Covert Affairs (2.696 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4)

Workaholics (2.168 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3)

The Looney Tunes Show (2.087 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

Chopped (1.739 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

Auction Hunters (1.542 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

Auction Kings (9:00) (1.530 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #8)

The Little Couple (10:00) (1.503 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Unguarded (1.377 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5)

Flip Men (1.083 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Millionaire Matchmaker (1.080 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

Reed Between the Lines (10:30) (0.963 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9)

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) (0.937 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

Reed Between the Lines (10:00) (0.918 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

I Used to Be Fat (10:30) (0.704 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

Fashion Hunters (0.697 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

Chelsea Settles (10:00) (0.660 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

Mad Fashion (0.635 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17)

True Life (9:00) (0.620 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T13)

Fort Boyard - Ultimate Challenge (0.519 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T21)

Oprah's Lifeclass (0.289 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T21)

Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan (0.214 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T21)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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