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[07/10/12 - 04:36 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: ESPN Triumphs With "Home Run Derby"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, july 9, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 34 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Home Run Derby - ESPN
6.882 million viewers, #1; 3.402 million adults 18-49 (2.7 rating), #1

The Closer - TNT
6.145 million viewers, #2; 1.212 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #11

Perception - TNT
5.601 million viewers, #3; 1.087 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #13

Pawn Stars (10:30) - History
5.112 million viewers, #4; 2.093 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #4

Home Run Derby Prelude - ESPN
4.918 million viewers, #5; 2.350 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #3

Pawn Stars (10:00) - History
4.796 million viewers, #6; 1.971 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #6

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
4.520 million viewers, #7; 2.003 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #5

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.294 million viewers, #8; 1.864 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #7

American Pickers - History
4.013 million viewers, #9; 1.489 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #10

Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta - VH1
3.398 million viewers, #10; 2.377 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #2

Keeping Up With the Kardashians - E!
2.591 million viewers, #11; 1.637 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #9

Single Ladies - VH1
2.498 million viewers, #12; 1.642 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #8

Lizard Lick Towing (10:00) - truTV
2.107 million viewers, #13; 1.089 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #12

Teen Wolf - MTV
1.719 million viewers, #14; 0.945 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #14

Eureka - Syfy
1.496 million viewers, #15; 0.752 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #16

Bunheads - ABC Family
1.439 million viewers, #16; 0.724 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #18

The Bad Girls Club - Oxygen
1.347 million viewers, #17; 0.741 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #17

Real Housewives of New York City - Bravo
1.299 million viewers, #18; 0.696 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #19

Secret Life of the American Teenager - ABC Family
1.247 million viewers, #19; 0.797 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #15

Four Houses - TLC
1.146 million viewers, #20; 0.491 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #23

Cake Boss (9:00) - TLC
1.125 million viewers, #21; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #22

Cake Boss (9:30) - TLC
1.110 million viewers, #22; 0.545 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Gene Simmons Family Jewels (10:00) - A&E
0.952 million viewers, #23; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #24

Lost Girl - Syfy
0.859 million viewers, #24; 0.522 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #21

Gene Simmons Family Jewels (9:00) - A&E
0.804 million viewers, #25; 0.410 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

Gene Simmons Family Jewels (9:30) - A&E
0.737 million viewers, #26; 0.357 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #26

Pair of Kings (8:30) - Disney XD
0.727 million viewers, #27; 0.129 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #30

Undercover Stings (9:00) - Spike TV
0.653 million viewers, #28; 0.314 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #29

Mr. Young (9:00) - Disney XD
0.644 million viewers, #29; 0.086 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #33

Opening Act - E!
0.627 million viewers, #30; 0.350 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #28

Miss Advised - Bravo
0.594 million viewers, #31; 0.356 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #27

Hollywood Heights - Nickelodeon
0.479 million viewers, #32; 0.097 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #32

Hard Times: Lost on Long Island - HBO
0.239 million viewers, #33; 0.107 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #31

Undercover Boss: Abroad (8:00) - OWN
0.135 million viewers, #34; 0.044 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #34

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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