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[07/17/12 - 04:01 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Raw" Wins Demo Crown, "The Closer" Tops Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, july 16, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 33 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Closer - TNT
6.362 million viewers, #1; 1.251 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Perception - TNT
5.331 million viewers, #2; 1.219 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #8

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
5.038 million viewers, #3; 2.272 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #1

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.720 million viewers, #4; 2.156 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #2

Regular Show (8:00) - Cartoon
2.934 million viewers, #5; 0.594 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #18

Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta - VH1
2.690 million viewers, #6; 1.952 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #3

Lizard Lick Towing (10:00) - truTV
2.281 million viewers, #7; 1.248 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

Annoying Orange (8:30) - Cartoon
2.191 million viewers, #8; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

USA Men's Basketball - ESPN2
2.074 million viewers, #9; 1.219 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #7

Real Housewives of Orange County Reunion - Bravo
1.941 million viewers, #10; 1.037 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Single Ladies - VH1
1.933 million viewers, #11; 1.320 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Cake Boss (9:30) - TLC
1.619 million viewers, #12; 0.702 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Cake Boss (9:00) - TLC
1.569 million viewers, #13; 0.752 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Eureka - Syfy
1.565 million viewers, #14; 0.706 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

The Bad Girls Club - Oxygen
1.472 million viewers, #15; 0.861 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Real Housewives of New York City - Bravo
1.394 million viewers, #16; 0.688 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Teen Wolf - MTV
1.327 million viewers, #17; 0.685 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Secret Life of the American Teenager - ABC Family
1.254 million viewers, #18; 0.725 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Bunheads - ABC Family
1.235 million viewers, #19; 0.630 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

Four Houses - TLC
1.011 million viewers, #20; 0.478 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Lost Girl - Syfy
0.934 million viewers, #21; 0.518 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Pair of Kings (8:30) - Disney XD
0.880 million viewers, #22; 0.204 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

MLB Baseball: L.A. Angels/Detroit - ESPN
0.774 million viewers, #23; 0.354 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Kickin' It (8:00) - Disney XD
0.771 million viewers, #24; 0.176 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #26

Mr. Young (9:30) - Disney XD
0.688 million viewers, #25; 0.148 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

Mr. Young (9:00) - Disney XD
0.665 million viewers, #26; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

Miss Advised - Bravo
0.617 million viewers, #27; 0.386 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Hollywood Heights - Nickelodeon
0.523 million viewers, #28; 0.110 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #30

Undercover Stings (9:00) - Spike TV
0.437 million viewers, #29; 0.151 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Opening Act - E!
0.312 million viewers, #30; 0.201 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Undercover Boss: Abroad (8:00) - OWN
0.176 million viewers, #31; 0.066 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #33

The Tsunami & The Cherry Blossom - HBO
0.158 million viewers, #32; 0.105 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #31

The Central Park Effect - HBO
0.148 million viewers, #33; 0.066 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #32

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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