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[12/05/12 - 05:57 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "Monday Night Football" Goes Untouched for ESPN
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, december 3, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 27 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Monday Night Football - ESPN
16.209 million viewers, #1; 7.621 million adults 18-49 (6.0 rating), #1

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
3.579 million viewers, #2; 1.507 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #5

Pawn Stars (10:00) - History
3.485 million viewers, #3; 1.513 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
3.372 million viewers, #4; 1.378 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #7

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
3.362 million viewers, #5; 1.418 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #6

Pawn Stars (10:30) - History
3.336 million viewers, #6; 1.147 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #13

American Pickers - History
3.203 million viewers, #7; 1.153 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #12

Monday Night Countdown - ESPN
2.859 million viewers, #8; 1.508 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #4

Regular Show (8:00) - Cartoon
2.712 million viewers, #9; 0.844 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #15

Teen Mom 2 - MTV
2.321 million viewers, #10; 1.813 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills - Bravo
2.319 million viewers, #11; 1.340 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #8

Basketball Wives LA - VH1
1.865 million viewers, #12; 1.268 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #10

T.I. & Tiny: A Family Hustle (9:00) - VH1
1.861 million viewers, #13; 1.259 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #11

Married to the Game - VH1
1.820 million viewers, #14; 1.291 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #9

American Chopper - Discovery
1.499 million viewers, #15; 0.846 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #14

Annoying Orange (8:30, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.405 million viewers, #16; 0.362 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Fast 'N Loud - Discovery
1.297 million viewers, #17; 0.715 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #16

Cake Boss (10:30) - TLC
1.200 million viewers, #18; 0.570 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #18

The Next Great Baker (9:00) - TLC
1.173 million viewers, #19; 0.496 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Hoarders (9:00) - A&E
1.155 million viewers, #20; 0.575 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

Cake Boss (10:00) - TLC
1.128 million viewers, #21; 0.466 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #21

Intervention (10:00) - A&E
1.087 million viewers, #22; 0.548 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Vegas Strip (10:00) - truTV
0.894 million viewers, #23; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Kickin' It (8:00) - Disney XD
0.651 million viewers, #24; 0.112 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #25

Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too - Oxygen
0.555 million viewers, #25; 0.273 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Mr. Young (8:30) - Disney XD
0.434 million viewers, #26; 0.050 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #27

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States - Showtime
0.188 million viewers, #27; 0.070 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #26

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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