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[01/10/13 - 11:07 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Amish Mafia," "Moonshiners" Pull Back in Front for Discovery
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, january 9, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 24 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Amish Mafia (9:00) - Discovery
3.518 million viewers, #1; 1.995 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Moonshiners (10:00) - Discovery
3.303 million viewers, #2; 2.055 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

American Horror Story - FX
2.506 million viewers, #3; 1.855 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #3

American Restoration (10:30) - History
2.141 million viewers, #4; 0.664 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Shipping Wars (9:30) - A&E
2.111 million viewers, #5; 1.095 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

American Restoration (10:00) - History
2.086 million viewers, #6; 0.617 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Shipping Wars (9:00) - A&E
2.077 million viewers, #7; 1.112 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

NBA Basketball: Lakers at Spurs - ESPN
2.009 million viewers, #8; 1.056 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

NBA Basketball: Mavericks at Clippers - ESPN
1.760 million viewers, #9; 1.026 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Barter Kings (10:00, 60 Minutes) - A&E
1.664 million viewers, #10; 0.873 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Top Chef: Seattle - Bravo
1.651 million viewers, #11; 0.949 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Full Throttle Saloon - truTV
1.391 million viewers, #12; 0.828 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.328 million viewers, #13; 0.373 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Happily Divorced - TV Land
1.033 million viewers, #14; 0.293 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Toddlers & Tiaras (9:00) - TLC
0.986 million viewers, #15; 0.394 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Cheer Perfection - TLC
0.857 million viewers, #16; 0.433 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Washington Heights (10:00) - MTV
0.756 million viewers, #17; 0.505 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Black Gold - truTV
0.743 million viewers, #18; 0.446 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

The Soup - E!
0.696 million viewers, #19; 0.456 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings - E!
0.430 million viewers, #20; 0.304 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Inside the NFL - Showtime
0.194 million viewers, #21; 0.063 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #22

60 Minutes Sports - Showtime
0.175 million viewers, #22; 0.100 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Super Saver Showdown (9:00) - OWN
0.088 million viewers, #23; 0.037 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #24

Super Saver Showdown (10:00) - OWN
0.079 million viewers, #24; 0.043 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #23

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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