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[09/21/12 - 04:39 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: MTV's "Awkward" Wraps Season with Demo High
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, september 20, 2012)

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

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
6.993 million viewers, #1; 3.842 million adults 18-49 (3.0 rating), #1

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
3.956 million viewers, #2; 2.061 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.269 million viewers, #3; 0.970 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Awkward - MTV
2.173 million viewers, #4; 1.454 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

College Football: BYU at Boise State - ESPN
2.069 million viewers, #5; 0.889 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.720 million viewers, #6; 1.138 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

The First 48 (10:00) - A&E
1.619 million viewers, #7; 0.884 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Texas Car Wars - Discovery
1.345 million viewers, #8; 0.736 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.340 million viewers, #9; 0.549 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Mad (8:00, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.324 million viewers, #10; 0.293 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #14

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
1.025 million viewers, #11; 0.585 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

The American Bible Challenge - GSN
0.917 million viewers, #12; 0.151 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

Bling It On - TLC
0.765 million viewers, #13; 0.334 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.687 million viewers, #14; 0.273 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

Prom Queens (10:30) - Lifetime
0.560 million viewers, #15; 0.251 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

The Pyramid (9:00) - GSN
0.545 million viewers, #16; 0.078 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Wilfred - FX
0.541 million viewers, #17; 0.411 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

Louie - FX
0.537 million viewers, #18; 0.366 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

MMA Uncensored Live (10:00, 60 Minutes) - Spike TV
0.370 million viewers, #19; 0.180 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #17

Mr. Young (9:00) - Disney XD
0.260 million viewers, #20; 0.036 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #21

Major League Soccer (8:00) - ESPN2
0.125 million viewers, #21; 0.063 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #20

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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