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[10/16/12 - 01:30 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: AMC's "The Walking Dead" Mauls the Competition
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, october 14, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 27 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Walking Dead (9:00) - AMC
10.872 million viewers, #1; 7.297 million adults 18-49 (5.8 rating), #1

MLB ALCS, Game 2 - TBS
5.040 million viewers, #2; 1.776 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #3

Shake It Up (9:00) - Disney
3.879 million viewers, #3; 0.803 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Austin & Ally (8:30) - Disney
3.686 million viewers, #4; 0.757 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

Good Luck Charlie (8:00) - Disney
3.662 million viewers, #5; 0.853 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion - Bravo
3.306 million viewers, #6; 1.996 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Breaking Amish - TLC
3.214 million viewers, #7; 1.699 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #4

Long Island Medium (9:30) - TLC
3.086 million viewers, #8; 1.399 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #5

Long Island Medium (9:00) - TLC
2.967 million viewers, #9; 1.319 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

SpongeBob SquarePants (7:30, 30 Minutes) - Nickelodeon
2.282 million viewers, #10; 0.676 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Boardwalk Empire - HBO
2.191 million viewers, #11; 1.004 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Dexter - Showtime
1.984 million viewers, #12; 1.266 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #7

See Dad Run (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.902 million viewers, #13; 0.502 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Halloween Wars - Food
1.649 million viewers, #14; 0.750 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #14

MythBusters (8:00) - Discovery
1.598 million viewers, #15; 0.848 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Homeland - Showtime
1.480 million viewers, #16; 0.774 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Cupcake Wars - Food
1.269 million viewers, #17; 0.552 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Iron Chef America (10:00) - Food
1.091 million viewers, #18; 0.523 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Curiosity (9:00) - Discovery
1.035 million viewers, #19; 0.507 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Secrets of Secret Societies - Discovery
0.895 million viewers, #20; 0.453 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #21

Married to Jonas - E!
0.765 million viewers, #21; 0.499 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

First Graduating Class: Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls - OWN
0.580 million viewers, #22; 0.241 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Rehab with Dr. Drew - VH1
0.571 million viewers, #23; 0.332 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Snapped - Oxygen
0.540 million viewers, #24; 0.240 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Treme - HBO
0.523 million viewers, #25; 0.252 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Behind the Music - VH1
0.397 million viewers, #26; 0.280 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy - OWN
0.384 million viewers, #27; 0.156 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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