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[10/30/12 - 05:22 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Walking Dead" Goes Untouched for AMC
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, october 28, 2012)

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

The Walking Dead (9:00) - AMC
10.509 million viewers, #1; 6.870 million adults 18-49 (5.4 rating), #1

Breaking Amish - TLC
3.878 million viewers, #2; 1.983 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Austin & Ally (8:30) - Disney
3.543 million viewers, #3; 0.721 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Good Luck Charlie (8:00) - Disney
3.508 million viewers, #4; 0.770 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Shake It Up (9:00) - Disney
3.151 million viewers, #5; 0.561 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Long Island Medium (9:30) - TLC
2.959 million viewers, #6; 1.254 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Long Island Medium (9:00) - TLC
2.749 million viewers, #7; 1.150 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

SpongeBob SquarePants (7:30, 30 Minutes) - Nickelodeon
2.326 million viewers, #8; 0.579 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #19

Dexter - Showtime
2.275 million viewers, #9; 1.479 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Halloween Wars - Food
2.148 million viewers, #10; 1.122 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Homeland - Showtime
2.073 million viewers, #11; 1.185 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Boardwalk Empire - HBO
1.973 million viewers, #12; 0.896 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

See Dad Run (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.681 million viewers, #13; 0.430 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Cupcake Wars - Food
1.476 million viewers, #14; 0.670 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Keeping Up With the Kardashians: Dishing It Out - E!
1.466 million viewers, #15; 0.897 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Real Housewives of Miami - Bravo
1.352 million viewers, #16; 0.797 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Real Housewives of Atlanta: Hairstylists Tell All - Bravo
1.266 million viewers, #17; 0.644 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

MythBusters (8:00) - Discovery
1.152 million viewers, #18; 0.684 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Ice Love Coco - E!
1.144 million viewers, #19; 0.712 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

Curiosity (9:00) - Discovery
1.031 million viewers, #20; 0.620 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #18

Married to Jonas - E!
0.952 million viewers, #21; 0.625 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

Outback Hunters - History
0.779 million viewers, #22; 0.272 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Flipping the White House - Discovery
0.766 million viewers, #23; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Rehab with Dr. Drew - VH1
0.624 million viewers, #24; 0.403 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Oprah's Lifeclass (9:00) - OWN
0.612 million viewers, #25; 0.282 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Snapped - Oxygen
0.545 million viewers, #26; 0.293 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Treme - HBO
0.491 million viewers, #27; 0.197 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (8:00) - Disney XD
0.297 million viewers, #28; 0.042 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #29

Behind the Music - VH1
0.270 million viewers, #29; 0.176 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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