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[05/01/12 - 05:53 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Raw," NBA Playoffs Lead Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, april 30, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 31 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.991 million viewers, #1; 2.256 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #3

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
4.768 million viewers, #2; 2.171 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #4

NBA Playoffs: Oklahoma City/Dallas - TNT
4.736 million viewers, #3; 3.007 million adults 18-49 (2.4 rating), #1

NBA Playoffs: Miami/New York - TNT
4.373 million viewers, #4; 2.589 million adults 18-49 (2.0 rating), #2

Regular Show (8:00) - Cartoon
2.252 million viewers, #5; 0.430 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Bad Girls Club: Las Vegas Reunion - Oxygen
2.076 million viewers, #6; 1.320 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior - Discovery
2.015 million viewers, #7; 1.250 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

Basketball Wives - VH1
1.758 million viewers, #8; 1.223 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #7

Ridiculousness - MTV
1.649 million viewers, #9; 1.033 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Eureka - Syfy
1.473 million viewers, #10; 0.664 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Secret Life of the American Teenager - ABC Family
1.465 million viewers, #11; 0.974 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives - Food
1.421 million viewers, #12; 0.702 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Death Row: The Final 24 Hours - Discovery
1.362 million viewers, #13; 0.674 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

La La's Full Court Life - VH1
1.255 million viewers, #14; 0.863 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Money from Strangers - MTV
1.223 million viewers, #15; 0.690 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Bethenny Ever After - Bravo
1.203 million viewers, #16; 0.725 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Lost Girl - Syfy
1.080 million viewers, #17; 0.571 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Make It Or Break It - ABC Family
0.907 million viewers, #18; 0.488 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Styled by June - VH1
0.732 million viewers, #19; 0.519 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Undercover Boss: Abroad (9:00) - TLC
0.698 million viewers, #20; 0.341 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Lab Rats (8:30, Repeat) - Disney XD
0.668 million viewers, #21; 0.136 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #25

Undercover Boss: Abroad (10:00) - TLC
0.642 million viewers, #22; 0.341 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

NHL Playoffs: Los Angeles/St. Louis - CNBC
0.639 million viewers, #23; 0.361 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Kickin' It (8:00) - Disney XD
0.598 million viewers, #24; 0.104 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Undercover Boss: Abroad (8:00) - TLC
0.566 million viewers, #25; 0.285 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Motorcity (9:00) - Disney XD
0.481 million viewers, #26; 0.132 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #26

MLB Baseball: Texas/Toronto - ESPN
0.458 million viewers, #27; 0.220 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Oprah's Lifeclass - OWN
0.260 million viewers, #28; 0.095 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

Breakthrough With Tony Robbins - OWN
0.205 million viewers, #29; 0.126 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

The Pitch (9:00) - AMC
0.173 million viewers, #30; 0.045 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #30

The Pitch (10:00, Repeat) - AMC
0.098 million viewers, #31; 0.035 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #31

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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