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[02/02/12 - 04:07 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Royal Pains," "The Challenge" Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, february 1, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Royal Pains - USA
4.086 million viewers, #1; 1.359 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

American Restoration (10:00) - History
2.684 million viewers, #2; 1.136 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #8

American Restoration (10:30) - History
2.654 million viewers, #3; 1.100 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #9

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu - Cartoon
2.472 million viewers, #4; 0.501 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy - History
2.324 million viewers, #5; 0.967 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #11

The Challenge: Battle of the Exes - MTV
2.285 million viewers, #6; 1.807 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #1

Face Off - Syfy
2.144 million viewers, #7; 1.175 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Dog the Bounty Hunter (10:00) - A&E
2.078 million viewers, #8; 1.166 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Ghost Hunters - Syfy
2.053 million viewers, #9; 0.941 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #13

NBA Basketball: L.A. Clippers/Utah - ESPN
2.039 million viewers, #10; 1.213 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Full Throttle Saloon - truTV
2.021 million viewers, #11; 1.219 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

Top Chef: Texas - Bravo
2.010 million viewers, #12; 1.215 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City/Dallas - ESPN
1.889 million viewers, #13; 0.955 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

Dog the Bounty Hunter (10:30) - A&E
1.876 million viewers, #14; 1.055 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

My 600-lb Life - TLC
1.848 million viewers, #15; 0.874 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #14

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.639 million viewers, #16; 0.481 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

The Exes - TV Land
1.188 million viewers, #17; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

The Soup - E!
0.882 million viewers, #18; 0.577 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

1000 Ways to Die (10:00) - Spike TV
0.726 million viewers, #19; 0.320 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Beast Tracker - Discovery
0.574 million viewers, #20; 0.262 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Inside the NFL - Showtime
0.130 million viewers, #21; 0.056 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #21

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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