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[03/01/13 - 03:29 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Tops Third Consecutive Week
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, february 28, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 31 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People (9:00) - History
4.415 million viewers, #1; 1.999 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

Big Rig Bounty Hunters (10:00) - History
2.220 million viewers, #2; 0.984 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
1.943 million viewers, #3; 0.737 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

NBA Basketball: Timberwolves at Lakers - TNT
1.681 million viewers, #4; 1.017 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Archer (10:00) - FX
1.520 million viewers, #5; 1.226 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #2

King of the Nerds (10:00) - TBS
1.494 million viewers, #6; 0.970 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.493 million viewers, #7; 0.582 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.486 million viewers, #8; 0.934 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

After the First 48 (10:00) - A&E
1.448 million viewers, #9; 0.698 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Property Wars (10:00, 45 Minutes) - Discovery
1.293 million viewers, #10; 0.734 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

NBA Basketball: 76ers at Bulls - TNT
1.283 million viewers, #11; 0.622 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Guinness World Records Gone Wild (8:00) - truTV
1.260 million viewers, #12; 0.622 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Auction Kings (9:30) - Discovery
1.245 million viewers, #13; 0.599 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.200 million viewers, #14; 0.759 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

What Not to Wear (10:00) - TLC
1.110 million viewers, #15; 0.468 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
1.080 million viewers, #16; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Property Wars: Boom or Bust (10:45, 15 Minutes) - Discovery
0.975 million viewers, #17; 0.555 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

World's Dumbest� (9:00) - truTV
0.974 million viewers, #18; 0.577 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Bellator MMA Live - Spike TV
0.901 million viewers, #19; 0.494 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

North Woods Law (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.844 million viewers, #20; 0.305 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Failosophy (10:30) - MTV
0.823 million viewers, #21; 0.511 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (10:00) - Food
0.776 million viewers, #22; 0.327 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Upload with Shaquille O'Neal (10:00) - truTV
0.772 million viewers, #23; 0.355 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Legit (10:30) - FX
0.554 million viewers, #24; 0.451 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

The Ben Show - Comedy Central
0.413 million viewers, #25; 0.313 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Freakshow (9:30) - AMC
0.379 million viewers, #26; 0.198 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Nathan for You - Comedy Central
0.354 million viewers, #27; 0.258 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Comic Book Men (9:00) - AMC
0.282 million viewers, #28; 0.177 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Immortalized (10:00) - AMC
0.261 million viewers, #29; 0.134 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

American Greed (10:00) - CNBC
0.232 million viewers, #30; 0.050 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #30

Parade's End: Part 5 - HBO
0.128 million viewers, #31; 0.048 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #31

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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