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[10/05/12 - 03:30 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Jersey Shore" Return Falls Short of "Thursday Night Football"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, october 4, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 22 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
6.435 million viewers, #1; 3.330 million adults 18-49 (2.6 rating), #1

Jersey Shore (10:00) - MTV
4.694 million viewers, #2; 3.106 million adults 18-49 (2.5 rating), #2

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
3.351 million viewers, #3; 1.538 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

College Football: USC at Utah - ESPN
2.273 million viewers, #4; 1.002 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
1.907 million viewers, #5; 0.797 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Nor'eastermen (9:00) - History
1.812 million viewers, #6; 0.408 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.517 million viewers, #7; 0.850 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Mad (8:00, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.423 million viewers, #8; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.333 million viewers, #9; 0.717 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Texas Car Wars - Discovery
1.302 million viewers, #10; 0.643 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.058 million viewers, #11; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
0.847 million viewers, #12; 0.493 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

The American Bible Challenge - GSN
0.806 million viewers, #13; 0.144 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution - Comedy Central
0.712 million viewers, #14; 0.421 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

Nor'eastermen (10:00) - History
0.701 million viewers, #15; 0.225 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.673 million viewers, #16; 0.277 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

Bling It On - TLC
0.597 million viewers, #17; 0.306 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #14

Prank My Mom (10:30) - Lifetime
0.533 million viewers, #18; 0.240 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

The Pyramid (9:00) - GSN
0.505 million viewers, #19; 0.066 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Mr. Young (9:00) - Disney XD
0.403 million viewers, #20; 0.045 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #22

MMA Uncensored Live (10:00, 30 Minutes) - Spike TV
0.403 million viewers, #21; 0.146 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

Steve Trevino: Grandpa Joe's Son - Showtime
0.111 million viewers, #22; 0.084 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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