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[07/02/12 - 06:57 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Anger Management" Opens on Top for FX
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, june 28, 2012)

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

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
5.741 million viewers, #1; 2.887 million adults 18-49 (2.3 rating), #1

Anger Management (9:00) - FX
5.472 million viewers, #2; 2.648 million adults 18-49 (2.1 rating), #2

Burn Notice - USA
4.111 million viewers, #3; 1.576 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #5

Suits - USA
3.884 million viewers, #4; 1.644 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #4

Swamp People - History
3.696 million viewers, #5; 1.552 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #6

Mountain Men - History
3.182 million viewers, #6; 1.262 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #9

NBA Draft - ESPN
2.959 million viewers, #7; 1.812 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #3

Wilfred - FX
2.526 million viewers, #8; 1.496 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #7

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
2.211 million viewers, #9; 1.307 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #8

Awkward - MTV
2.154 million viewers, #10; 1.151 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #11

Snooki & JWOWW - MTV
2.055 million viewers, #11; 1.154 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #10

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.723 million viewers, #12; 0.830 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

The First 48 (8:00) - A&E
1.649 million viewers, #13; 0.740 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #14

Cajun Justice (10:00) - A&E
1.501 million viewers, #14; 0.682 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Louie - FX
1.432 million viewers, #15; 0.911 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
1.391 million viewers, #16; 0.467 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Cajun Justice (10:30) - A&E
1.356 million viewers, #17; 0.573 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Chef Wanted With Anne Burrell - Food
1.324 million viewers, #18; 0.623 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.262 million viewers, #19; 0.442 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Final Offer - Discovery
1.019 million viewers, #20; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

DUI (10:30) - TLC
0.949 million viewers, #21; 0.451 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #21

DUI (10:00) - TLC
0.846 million viewers, #22; 0.330 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

On the Fly (9:00) - TLC
0.845 million viewers, #23; 0.360 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Clipaholics - truTV
0.751 million viewers, #24; 0.482 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Kathy - Bravo
0.585 million viewers, #25; 0.298 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

40 Greatest R&B Songs of the 90s (Hour 2) - VH1
0.493 million viewers, #26; 0.306 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

40 Greatest R&B Songs of the 90s (Hour 1) - VH1
0.443 million viewers, #27; 0.297 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Hollywood Heights - Nickelodeon
0.442 million viewers, #28; 0.107 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #30

Tron: Uprising (8:00) - Disney XD
0.387 million viewers, #29; 0.156 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

7 Days of Sex - Lifetime
0.386 million viewers, #30; 0.219 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #28

Motorcity (8:30) - Disney XD
0.293 million viewers, #31; 0.102 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #31

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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