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[12/31/11 - 08:01 AM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: Rams/Seahawks Keep "MNF" on Top for ESPN
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, december 12, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 30 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Monday Night Football (9.880 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.7, #1)

The Closer (5.295 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T10)

Pawn Stars (10:30) (5.232 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.1, #2)

Pawn Stars (10:00) (5.217 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.0, #3)

Rizzoli & Isles (4.905 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T10)

American Pickers (4.852 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5)

WWE Raw (9:00) (4.493 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.8, #4)

WWE Raw (10:00) (4.161 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5)

WWE Raw (8:00) (3.673 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.4, #7)

Bag of Bones, Part 2 (2.994 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T12)

Adventure Time (2.504 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #19)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2.349 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.1, #9)

Regular Show (2.324 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T20)

T.I. & Tiny: A Family Hustle (2.278 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.3, #8)

Lizard Lick Towing (1.996 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T12)

Mad (8:30) (1.839 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T23)

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (1.625 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T16)

The Next Great Baker (1.490 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T16)

Ridiculousness (1.472 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T14)

American Guns (1.430 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T14)

Love & Hip Hop (1.075 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T16)

Chef Roble & Co. (0.942 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T20)

Candy Queen (10:00) (0.741 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T23)

Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too (0.687 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T23)

Scouted (0.679 million viewers, #25; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T20)

Saved (0.333 million viewers, #26; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T26)

Enlightened (0.263 million viewers, #27; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T26)

Extreme Clutter (0.143 million viewers, #28; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T28)

Rollin' With Zach (8:00) (0.098 million viewers, #29; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T28)

Rollin' With Zach (8:30) (0.096 million viewers, #30; adults 18-49: 0.0, #T28)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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