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[06/27/12 - 04:11 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Storage Wars," "Rizzoli & Isles" Lead the Pack
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, june 26, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 28 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Rizzoli & Isles - TNT
5.426 million viewers, #1; 1.427 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #7

Storage Wars (10:30) - A&E
4.763 million viewers, #2; 2.245 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #1

Storage Wars (10:00) - A&E
4.488 million viewers, #3; 2.116 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #2

Franklin & Bash - TNT
3.571 million viewers, #4; 1.294 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #9

Deadliest Catch (9:00) - Discovery
3.155 million viewers, #5; 1.774 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #4

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
2.531 million viewers, #6; 2.018 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #3

Real Housewives of Orange County - Bravo
2.504 million viewers, #7; 1.631 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #5

Pretty Little Liars - ABC Family
2.355 million viewers, #8; 1.284 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #10

Teen Mom (10:00) - MTV
2.191 million viewers, #9; 1.625 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #6

Dance Moms (9:00) - Lifetime
2.125 million viewers, #10; 1.050 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #11

Chopped - Food
1.997 million viewers, #11; 0.921 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

Level Up - Cartoon
1.742 million viewers, #12; 0.328 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

After the Catch (10:00) - Discovery
1.617 million viewers, #13; 0.856 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #13

Workaholics - Comedy Central
1.606 million viewers, #14; 1.303 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #8

Jane by Design - ABC Family
1.083 million viewers, #15; 0.516 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

World's Worst Tenants (10:00) - Spike TV
1.051 million viewers, #16; 0.634 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Craft Wars - TLC
0.988 million viewers, #17; 0.378 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files (9:00) - Syfy
0.944 million viewers, #18; 0.504 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Pregnant in Heels - Bravo
0.931 million viewers, #19; 0.554 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

What Not to Wear (9:00) - TLC
0.848 million viewers, #20; 0.418 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files (8:00) - Syfy
0.844 million viewers, #21; 0.367 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Hollywood Treasure - Syfy
0.719 million viewers, #22; 0.381 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Hollywood Heights - Nickelodeon
0.649 million viewers, #23; 0.179 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

The Glee Project - Oxygen
0.640 million viewers, #24; 0.259 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Retired at 35 - TV Land
0.606 million viewers, #25; 0.140 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp (10:00) - Lifetime
0.586 million viewers, #26; 0.258 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp (10:30) - Lifetime
0.426 million viewers, #27; 0.224 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Our America With Lisa Ling - OWN
0.351 million viewers, #28; 0.204 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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