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[10/15/12 - 02:48 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: TBS Wins with MLB Division Series Finales
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, october 12, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

MLB Division Series: St. Louis at Washington - TBS
5.908 million viewers, #1; 2.527 million adults 18-49 (2.0 rating), #1

MLB Division Series: Baltimore at New York - TBS
5.066 million viewers, #2; 1.818 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Girl Vs. Monster - Disney
4.919 million viewers, #3; 1.040 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Dog with a Blog (9:40) - Disney
4.504 million viewers, #4; 0.917 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #4

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.570 million viewers, #5; 0.889 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Yukon Men (10:00) - Discovery
2.021 million viewers, #6; 0.888 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Haven - Syfy
1.724 million viewers, #7; 0.635 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

NASCAR Nationwide Series - ESPN
1.526 million viewers, #8; 0.449 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.421 million viewers, #9; 0.520 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Secret Princes - TLC
1.383 million viewers, #10; 0.624 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.315 million viewers, #11; 0.504 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.217 million viewers, #12; 0.471 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Yukon Men: Hunt for Survival Revealed - Discovery
1.144 million viewers, #13; 0.481 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

College Football: Navy at Central Michigan - ESPN2
0.884 million viewers, #14; 0.307 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

America's Most Wanted (10:00) - Lifetime
0.839 million viewers, #15; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

America's Most Wanted (9:00) - Lifetime
0.807 million viewers, #16; 0.326 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

The Ultimate Fighter Live (10:00) - FX
0.624 million viewers, #17; 0.469 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Monsters Inside Me - Animal Planet
0.474 million viewers, #18; 0.170 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

Boss - Starz
0.340 million viewers, #19; 0.129 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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