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[11/05/12 - 03:37 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gold Rush" Holds Off NBA Surge on ESPN
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, november 2, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 24 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gold Rush (9:00) - Discovery
4.406 million viewers, #1; 2.224 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #1

Jessie (8:30) - Disney
3.223 million viewers, #2; 0.500 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

NBA Basketball: Clippers at Lakers - ESPN
3.062 million viewers, #3; 1.917 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.878 million viewers, #4; 0.996 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.784 million viewers, #5; 0.460 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

NBA Basketball: Heat at Knicks - ESPN
2.783 million viewers, #6; 1.561 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Jungle Gold - Discovery
2.765 million viewers, #7; 1.515 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #4

A.N.T. Farm (8:00) - Disney
2.687 million viewers, #8; 0.426 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Haven - Syfy
1.548 million viewers, #9; 0.573 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.430 million viewers, #10; 0.518 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:30) - TLC
1.306 million viewers, #11; 0.543 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

College Football: Washington at California - ESPN2
1.270 million viewers, #12; 0.409 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

For Better or Worse (9:00) - TBS
1.269 million viewers, #13; 0.682 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:00) - TLC
1.185 million viewers, #14; 0.484 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:00) - TLC
1.133 million viewers, #15; 0.440 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:30) - TLC
1.110 million viewers, #16; 0.507 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Mystery Diners - Food
1.081 million viewers, #17; 0.559 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

The Ultimate Fighter Live (10:00) - FX
1.061 million viewers, #18; 0.736 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Health Inspectors - Food
1.033 million viewers, #19; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Teen Trouble: Chelsea - Lifetime
0.702 million viewers, #20; 0.326 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Fashion Police - E!
0.674 million viewers, #21; 0.296 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Monsters Inside Me - Animal Planet
0.598 million viewers, #22; 0.222 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

Motorcity (8:30) - Disney XD
0.338 million viewers, #23; 0.105 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Hunted - Cinemax
0.181 million viewers, #24; 0.044 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #24

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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