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[03/29/12 - 07:13 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "South Park" Climbs to Season High
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, march 28, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 28 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

South Park - Comedy Central
2.700 million viewers, #1; 1.938 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

Psych - USA
2.362 million viewers, #2; 1.036 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Sons of Guns - Discovery
2.353 million viewers, #3; 1.338 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu - Toon
2.018 million viewers, #4; 0.354 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #27

The Challenge: Battle of the Exes - MTV
1.985 million viewers, #5; 1.481 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #2

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.919 million viewers, #6; 0.588 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #18

Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy - History
1.836 million viewers, #7; 0.731 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Auction Hunters (9:30) - Spike TV
1.803 million viewers, #8; 0.752 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Dog the Bounty Hunter (9:30) - A&E
1.597 million viewers, #9; 0.879 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Auction Hunters (9:00) - Spike TV
1.591 million viewers, #10; 0.654 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Duck Dynasty (10:30) - A&E
1.555 million viewers, #11; 0.956 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Dog the Bounty Hunter (9:00) - A&E
1.551 million viewers, #12; 0.865 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
1.433 million viewers, #13; 0.824 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

NBA Basketball: Orlando/New York - ESPN
1.382 million viewers, #14; 0.757 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Happily Divorced - TV Land
1.352 million viewers, #15; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

American Digger (10:00) - Spike TV
1.343 million viewers, #16; 0.596 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

Restaurant Stakeout - Food
1.335 million viewers, #17; 0.699 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.329 million viewers, #18; 0.724 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

My Crazy Obsession (10:30) - TLC
1.173 million viewers, #19; 0.680 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Ghost Hunters International - Syfy
1.136 million viewers, #20; 0.522 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #21

My Crazy Obsession (10:00) - TLC
1.056 million viewers, #21; 0.547 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Ugly Americans - Comedy Central
1.029 million viewers, #22; 0.694 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Million Dollar Listing New York - Bravo
0.951 million viewers, #23; 0.534 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Interior Therapy With Jeff Lewis - Bravo
0.937 million viewers, #24; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #22

Couples Therapy - VH1
0.667 million viewers, #25; 0.485 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #23

The Soup - E!
0.632 million viewers, #26; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

Monster Man - Syfy
0.610 million viewers, #27; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #26

House of Consignment (10:00) - VH1
0.346 million viewers, #28; 0.249 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #28

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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