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[06/11/12 - 06:04 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Smackdown," "Fairly Legal" Top Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, june 8, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 24 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 30 Minutes) - Disney
3.286 million viewers, #1; 0.596 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

Jessie (8:30) - Disney
3.248 million viewers, #2; 0.534 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Fish Hooks (9:30, 15 Minutes) - Disney
3.020 million viewers, #3; 0.568 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

A.N.T. Farm (8:00) - Disney
2.716 million viewers, #4; 0.473 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Fairly Legal - USA
2.645 million viewers, #5; 0.849 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #2

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.476 million viewers, #6; 0.956 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #1

Common Law - USA
2.311 million viewers, #7; 0.725 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

House of Payne (9:30) - TBS
1.674 million viewers, #8; 0.811 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #3

House of Payne (9:00) - TBS
1.598 million viewers, #9; 0.718 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:00) - TLC
1.308 million viewers, #10; 0.451 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:30) - TLC
1.302 million viewers, #11; 0.495 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Flying Wild Alaska - Discovery
1.171 million viewers, #12; 0.432 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Insane or Inspired? - Syfy
1.088 million viewers, #13; 0.509 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

UFC Fight Night (S) - FX
1.086 million viewers, #14; 0.697 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.038 million viewers, #15; 0.325 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Deadly Seas - Discovery
0.974 million viewers, #16; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Whale Wars (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.921 million viewers, #17; 0.572 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

DC Cupcakes: Takes New York - TLC
0.742 million viewers, #18; 0.334 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.723 million viewers, #19; 0.375 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Louisiana Lockdown - Animal Planet
0.681 million viewers, #20; 0.343 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

24/7: Pacquiao/Bradley - HBO
0.331 million viewers, #21; 0.202 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Weigh-In Live: Pacquiao/Bradley - HBO
0.263 million viewers, #22; 0.153 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

The Ricky Gervais Show - HBO
0.177 million viewers, #23; 0.119 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Lives on Fire - OWN
0.163 million viewers, #24; 0.077 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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