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[04/05/12 - 03:11 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "South Park" Clings to Demo Lead
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, april 4, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 27 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City/Miami - ESPN2
2.977 million viewers, #1; 1.746 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

South Park - Comedy Central
2.689 million viewers, #2; 1.971 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

Psych - USA
2.641 million viewers, #3; 1.174 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

NBA Basketball: L.A. Lakers/L.A. Clippers - ESPN
2.421 million viewers, #4; 1.654 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

MLB Baseball: St. Louis/Miami - ESPN
2.416 million viewers, #5; 1.114 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Duck Dynasty (10:30) - A&E
1.927 million viewers, #6; 1.184 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu - Cartoon
1.895 million viewers, #7; 0.317 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Sons of Guns - Discovery
1.888 million viewers, #8; 1.141 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
1.816 million viewers, #9; 1.073 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Dog the Bounty Hunter (9:30) - A&E
1.765 million viewers, #10; 0.947 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Dog the Bounty Hunter (9:00) - A&E
1.707 million viewers, #11; 0.849 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Auction Hunters (9:30) - Spike TV
1.645 million viewers, #12; 0.691 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy - History
1.576 million viewers, #13; 0.799 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

Auction Hunters (9:00) - Spike TV
1.522 million viewers, #14; 0.731 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #14

Ugly Americans - Comedy Central
1.258 million viewers, #15; 0.904 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.224 million viewers, #16; 0.562 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Toddlers & Tiaras - TLC
1.208 million viewers, #17; 0.504 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Restaurant Stakeout - Food
1.182 million viewers, #18; 0.699 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

American Digger (10:00) - Spike TV
1.144 million viewers, #19; 0.554 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Ghost Hunters International - Syfy
1.130 million viewers, #20; 0.406 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

The Challenge: Battle of the Exes Reunion (S) - MTV
1.078 million viewers, #21; 0.822 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Million Dollar Listing New York - Bravo
0.867 million viewers, #22; 0.466 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #21

Interior Therapy With Jeff Lewis - Bravo
0.821 million viewers, #23; 0.494 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Monster Man - Syfy
0.683 million viewers, #24; 0.313 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

The Soup - E!
0.469 million viewers, #25; 0.354 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Couples Therapy - VH1
0.392 million viewers, #26; 0.246 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

House of Consignment (10:00) - VH1
0.279 million viewers, #27; 0.202 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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