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[04/30/12 - 06:06 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: NFL Draft Repeats as Demo Leader
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, april 27, 2012)

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

Jessie (8:00) - Disney
3.070 million viewers, #1; 0.455 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

In Plain Sight - USA
3.006 million viewers, #2; 0.801 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

Phineas & Ferb (8:30, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.942 million viewers, #3; 0.471 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.680 million viewers, #4; 0.918 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #2

NFL Draft: Rounds 2-3 in New York - ESPN
2.679 million viewers, #5; 1.542 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #1

Fish Hooks (9:00, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.671 million viewers, #6; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Fairly Legal - USA
2.554 million viewers, #7; 0.812 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #3

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:30) - TLC
1.458 million viewers, #8; 0.602 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:00) - TLC
1.255 million viewers, #9; 0.587 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.096 million viewers, #10; 0.346 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Whale Wars: Viking Shores (9:00) - Animal Planet
1.087 million viewers, #11; 0.600 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding - TLC
1.072 million viewers, #12; 0.496 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
0.997 million viewers, #13; 0.356 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

The Ultimate Fighter Live - FX
0.929 million viewers, #14; 0.709 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.852 million viewers, #15; 0.442 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Whale Wars: Operation Bluefin (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.812 million viewers, #16; 0.444 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

NFL Draft: Rounds 2-3 in New York - NFLN
0.802 million viewers, #17; 0.534 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Kate & Will: Happily Ever After - E!
0.468 million viewers, #18; 0.260 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

The Ricky Gervais Show - HBO
0.086 million viewers, #19; 0.048 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #19

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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