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[04/25/12 - 03:09 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: Another Week, Another "Deadliest" Win
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, april 24, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Deadliest Catch - Discovery
3.286 million viewers, #1; 1.953 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

NBA Basketball: Miami/Boston - TNT
2.220 million viewers, #2; 1.094 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Hardcore Pawn (9:30) - truTV
2.220 million viewers, #3; 1.121 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Deadliest Catch: Near Death - Discovery
2.125 million viewers, #4; 1.214 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

The Game - BET
2.111 million viewers, #5; 1.405 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Real Housewives of Orange County - Bravo
1.924 million viewers, #6; 1.311 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

NBA Basketball: New Orleans/Golden State - TNT
1.758 million viewers, #7; 0.926 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Top Shot - History
1.734 million viewers, #8; 0.895 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

16 & Pregnant - MTV
1.508 million viewers, #9; 1.040 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Let's Stay Together - BET
1.497 million viewers, #10; 1.049 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Level Up - Cartoon
1.460 million viewers, #11; 0.254 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files - Syfy
0.854 million viewers, #12; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
0.758 million viewers, #13; 0.349 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Dance Moms: Miami (10:00) - Lifetime
0.661 million viewers, #14; 0.365 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Dream Machines - Syfy
0.640 million viewers, #15; 0.392 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Best Ink - Oxygen
0.539 million viewers, #16; 0.333 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

House of Consignment (10:00) - VH1
0.259 million viewers, #17; 0.181 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #17

House of Consignment (10:30) - VH1
0.217 million viewers, #18; 0.177 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan - G4
0.133 million viewers, #19; 0.074 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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