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[09/26/12 - 06:14 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Sons of Anarchy" Holds Off "Tosh.0" Return
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, september 25, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Sons of Anarchy - FX
3.802 million viewers, #1; 2.630 million adults 18-49 (2.1 rating), #1

Counting Cars (10:30) - History
2.736 million viewers, #2; 1.413 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Counting Cars (10:00) - History
2.466 million viewers, #3; 1.281 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.319 million viewers, #4; 1.129 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
2.150 million viewers, #5; 1.606 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #2

Top Gear - History
1.830 million viewers, #6; 1.096 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Brickleberry - Comedy Central
1.687 million viewers, #7; 1.238 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Face Off - Syfy
1.491 million viewers, #8; 0.895 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Dance Moms Reunion - Lifetime
1.473 million viewers, #9; 0.782 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
1.208 million viewers, #10; 0.708 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
0.985 million viewers, #11; 0.395 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
0.952 million viewers, #12; 0.444 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Abby & Brittany (10:00) - TLC
0.821 million viewers, #13; 0.407 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Hot Set - Syfy
0.710 million viewers, #14; 0.398 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

2012 Reebok Crossfit Games (10:00) - ESPN2
0.352 million viewers, #15; 0.181 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #15

2012 Reebok Crossfit Games (10:30) - ESPN2
0.318 million viewers, #16; 0.160 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #16

TV Guide Magazine's Top 25 Best Oprah Show Moments (10:00) - OWN
0.124 million viewers, #17; 0.072 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #17

All the Right Moves - Oxygen
0.074 million viewers, #18; 0.041 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #18

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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