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[11/06/12 - 11:29 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: Another Monster Showing for AMC's "Walking Dead"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, november 4, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 30 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Walking Dead (9:00) - AMC
9.270 million viewers, #1; 6.230 million adults 18-49 (4.9 rating), #1

NASCAR Sprint Cup - ESPN
3.943 million viewers, #2; 1.140 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Dog With a Blog (8:00) - Disney
3.350 million viewers, #3; 0.629 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Breaking Amish - TLC
3.336 million viewers, #4; 1.822 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #3

Austin & Ally (8:30) - Disney
3.327 million viewers, #5; 0.588 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

Good Luck Charlie (7:30) - Disney
3.280 million viewers, #6; 0.651 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Shake It Up (9:00) - Disney
3.234 million viewers, #7; 0.626 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Real Housewives of Atlanta (9:00) - Bravo
3.228 million viewers, #8; 2.001 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Long Island Medium (9:30) - TLC
3.220 million viewers, #9; 1.371 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #5

Long Island Medium (9:00) - TLC
3.098 million viewers, #10; 1.373 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade - Hallmark
2.270 million viewers, #11; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Black Girls Rock 2012 - BET
2.103 million viewers, #12; 1.013 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Boardwalk Empire - HBO
2.089 million viewers, #13; 0.876 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Dexter - Showtime
1.985 million viewers, #14; 1.265 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

Homeland - Showtime
1.741 million viewers, #15; 0.964 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

The Next Iron Chef (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Food
1.685 million viewers, #16; 0.821 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Cupcake Wars - Food
1.290 million viewers, #17; 0.601 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

MythBusters (8:00) - Discovery
1.280 million viewers, #18; 0.758 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Left to Die - Lifetime
1.189 million viewers, #19; 0.346 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Outback Hunters - History
1.089 million viewers, #20; 0.308 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

See Dad Run (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.055 million viewers, #21; 0.283 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Ice Love Coco - E!
0.784 million viewers, #22; 0.483 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Nicki Minaj: My Truth - E!
0.679 million viewers, #23; 0.469 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Treme - HBO
0.560 million viewers, #24; 0.195 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (8:00) - Disney XD
0.553 million viewers, #25; 0.090 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #30

Snapped - Oxygen
0.503 million viewers, #26; 0.140 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Rehab with Dr. Drew - VH1
0.482 million viewers, #27; 0.310 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

Curiosity (9:00) - Discovery
0.404 million viewers, #28; 0.246 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

America's Doomsday Plan - Discovery
0.396 million viewers, #29; 0.206 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Oprah's Lifeclass (9:00) - OWN
0.290 million viewers, #30; 0.118 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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