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[12/07/12 - 04:45 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: NFL Network Tops Charts with Broncos/Raiders
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, december 6, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
6.755 million viewers, #1; 3.122 million adults 18-49 (2.5 rating), #1

SpongeBob SquarePants (8:00) - Nickelodeon
4.610 million viewers, #2; 1.239 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
3.453 million viewers, #3; 1.306 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Burn Notice (10:00) - USA
3.156 million viewers, #4; 1.220 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

NBA Basketball: Knicks at Heat - TNT
2.696 million viewers, #5; 1.457 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Jersey Shore (10:00) - MTV
2.228 million viewers, #6; 1.584 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #2

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.639 million viewers, #7; 0.787 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Panic 9-1-1 - A&E
1.328 million viewers, #8; 0.725 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.323 million viewers, #9; 0.494 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Project Runway All Stars - Lifetime
1.304 million viewers, #10; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

NBA Basketball: Mavericks at Suns - TNT
1.189 million viewers, #11; 0.747 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
1.009 million viewers, #12; 0.761 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Mad (8:00, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
0.976 million viewers, #13; 0.396 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
0.952 million viewers, #14; 0.552 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Ghost Town Gold - Discovery
0.925 million viewers, #15; 0.432 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Sweet Genius - Food
0.822 million viewers, #16; 0.355 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

The League (10:30) - FX
0.726 million viewers, #17; 0.566 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.596 million viewers, #18; 0.202 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.321 million viewers, #19; 0.125 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

The Newlywed Game (8:30) - GSN
0.313 million viewers, #20; 0.118 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

The Newlywed Game (9:30) - GSN
0.255 million viewers, #21; 0.055 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #22

The Newlywed Game (9:00) - GSN
0.251 million viewers, #22; 0.067 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

In Vogue: The Editor's Eye - HBO
0.075 million viewers, #23; 0.038 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #23

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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