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[09/19/12 - 03:59 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Sons of Anarchy" Tops Charts in Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, september 18, 2012)

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

Sons of Anarchy - FX
4.166 million viewers, #1; 2.871 million adults 18-49 (2.3 rating), #1

Covert Affairs - USA
3.471 million viewers, #2; 1.803 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #2

White Collar - USA
3.411 million viewers, #3; 1.287 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.663 million viewers, #4; 1.142 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Counting Cars (10:30) - History
2.556 million viewers, #5; 1.323 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

Counting Cars (10:00) - History
2.271 million viewers, #6; 1.245 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Shipping Wars (10:00) - A&E
1.837 million viewers, #7; 0.950 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

Shipping Wars (10:30) - A&E
1.821 million viewers, #8; 1.059 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Face Off - Syfy
1.799 million viewers, #9; 1.117 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Top Gear - History
1.725 million viewers, #10; 1.030 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Dance Moms Reunion - Lifetime
1.725 million viewers, #11; 0.868 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
1.197 million viewers, #12; 0.675 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Teen Mom: Season 4 Unseen Moments - MTV
1.097 million viewers, #13; 0.833 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
1.077 million viewers, #14; 0.486 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Level Up (8:00) - Cartoon
1.056 million viewers, #15; 0.220 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Abby & Brittany (10:00) - TLC
1.036 million viewers, #16; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Tosh.0 (Repeat) - Comedy Central
0.956 million viewers, #17; 0.655 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Hot Set - Syfy
0.907 million viewers, #18; 0.488 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
0.899 million viewers, #19; 0.383 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

The Burn - Comedy Central
0.812 million viewers, #20; 0.611 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

BAD25: The Short Films of Michael Jackson - BET
0.610 million viewers, #21; 0.318 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

2012 Reebok Crossfit Games (10:30) - ESPN2
0.322 million viewers, #22; 0.183 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

TV Guide Magazine's Top 25 Best Oprah Show Moments (10:00) - OWN
0.301 million viewers, #23; 0.151 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

2012 Reebok Crossfit Games (10:00) - ESPN2
0.205 million viewers, #24; 0.128 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

All the Right Moves - Oxygen
0.071 million viewers, #25; 0.034 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #25

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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