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[03/20/12 - 02:51 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "In Plain Sight" Returns on Top for USA
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, march 16, 2012)

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

In Plain Sight - USA
4.014 million viewers, #1; 1.040 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Fairly Legal - USA
3.497 million viewers, #2; 0.867 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Phineas & Ferb - Disney
2.941 million viewers, #3; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.835 million viewers, #4; 1.084 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #2

Bering Sea Gold - Discovery
2.282 million viewers, #5; 1.216 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #1

NCAA Basketball: Michigan vs. Ohio - TNT
2.193 million viewers, #6; 1.080 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Cartoon
2.028 million viewers, #7; 0.697 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

NCAA Basketball: Michigan State vs. LIU Brooklyn - TBS
2.019 million viewers, #8; 0.937 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Fred: The Show - Nickelodeon
2.003 million viewers, #9; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Merlin - Syfy
1.441 million viewers, #10; 0.511 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

NCAA Basketball: Memphis vs. Saint Louis - TBS
1.400 million viewers, #11; 0.700 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

NCAA Basketball: Kansas vs. Detroit - truTV
1.356 million viewers, #12; 0.642 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

NCAA Basketball: Temple vs. South Florida - TNT
1.325 million viewers, #13; 0.688 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.259 million viewers, #14; 0.527 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Oklahoma City - ESPN
1.195 million viewers, #15; 0.568 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Four Weddings - TLC
1.172 million viewers, #16; 0.566 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.080 million viewers, #17; 0.466 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

The Ultimate Fighter Live - FX
1.069 million viewers, #18; 0.760 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

North Woods Law - Animal Planet
1.035 million viewers, #19; 0.349 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
1.035 million viewers, #20; 0.367 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

NBA Basketball: Miami at Philadelphia - ESPN
1.001 million viewers, #21; 0.537 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

NCAA Basketball: St. Mary's (CA) vs. Purdue - truTV
0.862 million viewers, #22; 0.316 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.794 million viewers, #23; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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