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[06/04/12 - 06:32 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: ESPN Is Tops With NBA Playoffs
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, june 1, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Playoffs: Miami/Boston - ESPN
7.593 million viewers, #1; 4.088 million adults 18-49 (3.2 rating), #1

A.N.T. Farm (8:30) - Disney
2.947 million viewers, #2; 0.447 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

A.N.T. Farm (8:00) - Disney
2.776 million viewers, #3; 0.479 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.726 million viewers, #4; 0.409 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.557 million viewers, #5; 0.956 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #2

Fairly Legal - USA
2.515 million viewers, #6; 0.753 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

Fish Hooks (9:15, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.418 million viewers, #7; 0.387 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Common Law - USA
2.292 million viewers, #8; 0.793 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #3

Insane or Inspired? - Syfy
1.359 million viewers, #9; 0.613 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:30) - TLC
1.316 million viewers, #10; 0.447 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Whale Wars (9:00) - Animal Planet
1.144 million viewers, #11; 0.572 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #7

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:00) - TLC
1.104 million viewers, #12; 0.382 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (10:00) - TLC
1.051 million viewers, #13; 0.362 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

House of Payne (9:30) - TBS
1.048 million viewers, #14; 0.501 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

The Ultimate Fighter Live (9:00, 180 Minutes) - FX
1.018 million viewers, #15; 0.733 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

The National History Bee - History
0.997 million viewers, #16; 0.305 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

House of Payne (9:00) - TBS
0.943 million viewers, #17; 0.467 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
0.873 million viewers, #18; 0.290 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.777 million viewers, #19; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Whale Wars: Battle Scars (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.711 million viewers, #20; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Louisiana Lockdown - Animal Planet
0.634 million viewers, #21; 0.296 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Coming Home - Lifetime
0.391 million viewers, #22; 0.142 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

The Ricky Gervais Show - HBO
0.091 million viewers, #23; 0.070 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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