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[02/08/13 - 06:05 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: MTV's "Buckwild" Wraps Freshman Run with Series Highs
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, february 7, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 30 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Suits - USA
3.065 million viewers, #1; 1.214 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Buckwild (10:30) - MTV
2.714 million viewers, #2; 1.840 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

NBA Basketball: Lakers at Celtics - TNT
2.613 million viewers, #3; 1.439 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Buckwild (10:00) - MTV
2.566 million viewers, #4; 1.684 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #2

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
2.075 million viewers, #5; 1.291 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
1.988 million viewers, #6; 0.804 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Chopped (9:00) - Food
1.550 million viewers, #7; 0.584 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

King of the Nerds (10:00) - TBS
1.481 million viewers, #8; 0.950 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

The First 48: Missing Persons (9:00) - A&E
1.419 million viewers, #9; 0.660 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.412 million viewers, #10; 0.558 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Guinness World Records Gone Wild (8:00) - truTV
1.380 million viewers, #11; 0.838 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Incredible Crew (8:00) - Cartoon
1.362 million viewers, #12; 0.249 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

House of Anubis (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.362 million viewers, #13; 0.297 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

NBA Basketball: Bulls at Nuggets - TNT
1.320 million viewers, #14; 0.765 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Property Wars (10:00) - Discovery
1.280 million viewers, #15; 0.612 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Archer (10:00) - FX
1.275 million viewers, #16; 1.079 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Beyond Scared Straight (10:00) - A&E
1.248 million viewers, #17; 0.701 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Property Wars: Boom or Bust (10:30) - Discovery
1.140 million viewers, #18; 0.556 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (10:00) - Food
1.095 million viewers, #19; 0.449 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

North Woods Law (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.992 million viewers, #20; 0.321 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
0.986 million viewers, #21; 0.585 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

What Not to Wear (10:00) - TLC
0.896 million viewers, #22; 0.403 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Bellator MMA Live - Spike TV
0.807 million viewers, #23; 0.472 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Legit (10:30) - FX
0.429 million viewers, #24; 0.301 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.386 million viewers, #25; 0.122 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #26

Kathy (10:00) - Bravo
0.315 million viewers, #26; 0.202 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

The Newlywed Game (9:30) - GSN
0.302 million viewers, #27; 0.047 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #28

The Newlywed Game (9:00) - GSN
0.250 million viewers, #28; 0.034 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #30

The Newlywed Game (8:30) - GSN
0.229 million viewers, #29; 0.044 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #29

The Chocolate Sundaes Comedy Show - Showtime
0.089 million viewers, #30; 0.057 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #27

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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