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[01/04/13 - 06:13 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: MTV's "Buckwild" No Match for ESPN's Fiesta Bowl
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, january 3, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 20 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Oregon vs. Kansas State - ESPN
12.306 million viewers, #1; 5.089 million adults 18-49 (4.0 rating), #1

Buckwild (10:30) - MTV
2.581 million viewers, #2; 1.736 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Buckwild (10:00) - MTV
2.402 million viewers, #3; 1.610 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
2.012 million viewers, #4; 1.369 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.892 million viewers, #5; 1.006 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Funniest Commercials of the Year 2012 - truTV
1.883 million viewers, #6; 0.927 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Project Runway All Stars - Lifetime
1.856 million viewers, #7; 0.839 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

House of Anubis - Nickelodeon
1.711 million viewers, #8; 0.394 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.618 million viewers, #9; 0.633 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Real Housewives of Miami Reunion - Bravo
1.289 million viewers, #10; 0.722 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Sweet Genius - Food
0.941 million viewers, #11; 0.446 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

What Not to Wear - TLC
0.879 million viewers, #12; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Kathy Griffin: Kennedie Center On-Hers - Bravo
0.877 million viewers, #13; 0.458 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.733 million viewers, #14; 0.372 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Bellator 360 - Spike TV
0.461 million viewers, #15; 0.201 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

Lost and Found - OWN
0.421 million viewers, #16; 0.077 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

The Newlywed Game (8:30) - GSN
0.351 million viewers, #17; 0.098 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #16

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.345 million viewers, #18; 0.088 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #17

The Newlywed Game (9:00) - GSN
0.321 million viewers, #19; 0.065 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

The Newlywed Game (9:30) - GSN
0.300 million viewers, #20; 0.063 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #20

Source: Nielsen Media Research




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