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[11/16/12 - 03:43 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Thursday Night Football" Holds Off "Burn Notice," "Jersey Shore"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, november 15, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
5.373 million viewers, #1; 2.609 million adults 18-49 (2.1 rating), #1

Burn Notice (10:00) - USA
3.171 million viewers, #2; 1.089 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
2.746 million viewers, #3; 1.186 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

Jersey Shore (10:00) - MTV
2.743 million viewers, #4; 1.994 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.876 million viewers, #5; 1.095 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.608 million viewers, #6; 0.854 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

NBA Basketball: Heat at Nuggets - TNT
1.590 million viewers, #7; 1.002 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Mad (8:00, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.452 million viewers, #8; 0.397 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

NBA Basketball: Celtics at Nets - TNT
1.408 million viewers, #9; 0.696 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.353 million viewers, #10; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

College Football: North Carolina at Virginia - ESPN
1.218 million viewers, #11; 0.484 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Project Runway All Stars - Lifetime
1.212 million viewers, #12; 0.494 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Ghost Town Gold - Discovery
1.144 million viewers, #13; 0.562 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
1.132 million viewers, #14; 0.608 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
0.945 million viewers, #15; 0.789 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

The League - FX
0.773 million viewers, #16; 0.665 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.765 million viewers, #17; 0.289 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Sweet Genius - Food
0.724 million viewers, #18; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Jersey Brides (10:00) - TLC
0.435 million viewers, #19; 0.194 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Jersey Brides (10:30) - TLC
0.397 million viewers, #20; 0.192 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Crossfire Hurricane - HBO
0.381 million viewers, #21; 0.153 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

The Newlywed Game (9:00) - GSN
0.338 million viewers, #22; 0.068 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

The Newlywed Game (8:30) - GSN
0.273 million viewers, #23; 0.049 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #25

The Newlywed Game (9:30) - GSN
0.270 million viewers, #24; 0.067 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.260 million viewers, #25; 0.085 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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