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[10/10/12 - 04:52 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: MLB Playoffs, BET Hip Hop Awards No Match for "Anarchy"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, october 9, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 29 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Sons of Anarchy - FX
4.339 million viewers, #1; 2.865 million adults 18-49 (2.3 rating), #1

MLB Division Series: Detroit at Oakland - TBS
4.216 million viewers, #2; 1.881 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #4

MLB Division Series: San Francisco at Cincinnati - TBS
3.620 million viewers, #3; 1.285 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

BET Hip Hop Awards 2012 - BET
3.067 million viewers, #4; 2.039 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Keyshia & Daniel: Family First - BET
2.924 million viewers, #5; 1.888 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #3

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
2.211 million viewers, #6; 1.582 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #5

Face Off - Syfy
1.799 million viewers, #7; 1.063 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

The Looney Tunes Show - Cartoon
1.706 million viewers, #8; 0.333 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

Brickleberry - Comedy Central
1.690 million viewers, #9; 1.191 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Teen Mom: Ask the Moms - MTV
1.586 million viewers, #10; 1.140 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #8

Teen Mom: Amber Behind Bars - MTV
1.562 million viewers, #11; 1.139 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #9

30 for 30 - ESPN
1.313 million viewers, #12; 0.869 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

MLB Division Series: San Francisco at Cincinnati Overrun - TNT
1.235 million viewers, #13; 0.573 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Caligula: 1400 Days of Terror - History
1.197 million viewers, #14; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition - Lifetime
1.112 million viewers, #15; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
1.063 million viewers, #16; 0.528 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.050 million viewers, #17; 0.785 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition: Casting Special - Lifetime
1.007 million viewers, #18; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Bait Car (10:00) - truTV
0.998 million viewers, #19; 0.479 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
0.970 million viewers, #20; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Prank My Mom (10:30) - Lifetime
0.949 million viewers, #21; 0.486 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
0.939 million viewers, #22; 0.493 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Bait Car (10:30) - truTV
0.813 million viewers, #23; 0.427 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Prank My Mom (10:00) - Lifetime
0.750 million viewers, #24; 0.344 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Hot Set - Syfy
0.691 million viewers, #25; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

The Big Jig - TLC
0.603 million viewers, #26; 0.193 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

DC Cupcakes: Wicked Good Showdown - TLC
0.461 million viewers, #27; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Oprah: Where Are They Now? - OWN
0.435 million viewers, #28; 0.185 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

Jane's Journey - Animal Planet
0.374 million viewers, #29; 0.167 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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