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[10/24/12 - 04:33 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: FX, "Sons of Anarchy" Reclaim Top Spots
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, october 23, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Sons of Anarchy - FX
4.300 million viewers, #1; 2.812 million adults 18-49 (2.2 rating), #1

Pretty Little Liars - ABC Family
2.849 million viewers, #2; 1.517 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Covert Affairs - USA
2.746 million viewers, #3; 1.072 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

The Men Who Built America - History
2.628 million viewers, #4; 1.026 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
2.391 million viewers, #5; 1.758 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Alaska: The Last Frontier - Discovery
1.845 million viewers, #6; 0.708 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Face Off - Syfy
1.715 million viewers, #7; 1.055 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Brickleberry - Comedy Central
1.589 million viewers, #8; 1.126 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

The Looney Tunes Show - Cartoon
1.570 million viewers, #9; 0.494 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.545 million viewers, #10; 1.207 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

30 for 30 - ESPN
1.488 million viewers, #11; 0.989 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
1.156 million viewers, #12; 0.605 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
1.142 million viewers, #13; 0.530 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition - Lifetime
1.115 million viewers, #14; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Extreme Cheapskates (10:30) - TLC
1.095 million viewers, #15; 0.602 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Bait Car (10:00) - truTV
1.092 million viewers, #16; 0.665 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Keyshia & Daniel: Family First - BET
1.054 million viewers, #17; 0.594 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Extreme Cheapskates (10:00) - TLC
1.002 million viewers, #18; 0.556 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Bait Car (10:30) - truTV
0.835 million viewers, #19; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Prank My Mom (10:00) - Lifetime
0.783 million viewers, #20; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Underemployed - MTV
0.646 million viewers, #21; 0.413 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Oprah: Where Are They Now? - OWN
0.442 million viewers, #22; 0.152 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Hot Set - Syfy
0.438 million viewers, #23; 0.263 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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