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[07/18/12 - 03:32 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Rizzoli & Isles," "Storage Wars" Top Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, july 17, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Rizzoli & Isles - TNT
5.840 million viewers, #1; 1.398 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #5

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

Storage Wars (10:00) - A&E
4.183 million viewers, #3; 1.900 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

Covert Affairs - USA
3.219 million viewers, #4; 1.153 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #9

Deadliest Catch (9:00) - Discovery
3.058 million viewers, #5; 1.744 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #3

White Collar - USA
2.980 million viewers, #6; 1.216 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #7

Franklin & Bash - TNT
2.876 million viewers, #7; 0.937 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #13

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.344 million viewers, #8; 1.170 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #8

Pretty Little Liars - ABC Family
2.270 million viewers, #9; 1.224 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

Dance Moms (9:00) - Lifetime
1.921 million viewers, #10; 1.025 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #11

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
1.907 million viewers, #11; 1.412 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Chopped - Food
1.810 million viewers, #12; 0.887 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #14

After the Catch (10:00) - Discovery
1.758 million viewers, #13; 1.024 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #12

Teen Mom (10:00) - MTV
1.531 million viewers, #14; 1.098 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #10

Jane by Design - ABC Family
1.281 million viewers, #15; 0.709 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #16

Workaholics - Comedy Central
1.179 million viewers, #16; 0.853 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #15

Haunted Highway - Syfy
0.813 million viewers, #17; 0.401 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Destination Truth (9:00) - Syfy
0.726 million viewers, #18; 0.352 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

World's Worst Tenants (10:00) - Spike TV
0.717 million viewers, #19; 0.316 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

What Not to Wear (9:00) - TLC
0.715 million viewers, #20; 0.241 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Craft Wars - TLC
0.701 million viewers, #21; 0.234 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

Pregnant in Heels - Bravo
0.633 million viewers, #22; 0.366 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Our America With Lisa Ling - OWN
0.450 million viewers, #23; 0.155 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Hollywood Heights - Nickelodeon
0.433 million viewers, #24; 0.080 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #25

The Glee Project - Oxygen
0.342 million viewers, #25; 0.149 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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