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[09/17/12 - 04:05 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gravity Falls" Tops Viewers, "WWE Smackdown" Wins Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, september 14, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gravity Falls (9:30) - Disney
2.943 million viewers, #1; 0.551 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.691 million viewers, #2; 0.957 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #1

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.635 million viewers, #3; 0.518 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Fish Hooks (9:15, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.429 million viewers, #4; 0.466 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

My Babysitter's a Vampire (8:00) - Disney
2.199 million viewers, #5; 0.440 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Code 9 (8:30) - Disney
2.133 million viewers, #6; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Yukon Men - Discovery
1.642 million viewers, #7; 0.830 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #2

Bering Sea Gold - Discovery
1.638 million viewers, #8; 0.820 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #3

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.525 million viewers, #9; 0.531 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.471 million viewers, #10; 0.584 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Lost Girl - Syfy
1.458 million viewers, #11; 0.631 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

College Football: Washington state at UNLV - ESPN
1.447 million viewers, #12; 0.649 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #5

For Better or Worse (9:30) - TBS
1.438 million viewers, #13; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

I Found the Gown (10:00) - TLC
1.352 million viewers, #14; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

For Better or Worse (9:00) - TBS
1.349 million viewers, #15; 0.589 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.333 million viewers, #16; 0.468 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

I Found the Gown (10:30) - TLC
1.309 million viewers, #17; 0.426 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

The Ultimate Fighter Live (9:00, 120 Minutes) - FX
0.947 million viewers, #18; 0.675 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #4

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
0.848 million viewers, #19; 0.409 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.757 million viewers, #20; 0.403 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Boss - Starz
0.382 million viewers, #21; 0.168 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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