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[03/06/13 - 05:44 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: TNT Tops Charts with Lakers/Thunder
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, march 5, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 28 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Basketball: Lakers at Thunder - TNT
3.339 million viewers, #1; 1.985 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

Pretty Little Liars (8:00) - ABC Family
2.559 million viewers, #2; 1.494 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

White Collar - USA
2.358 million viewers, #3; 0.822 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

Justified (10:00) - FX
2.316 million viewers, #4; 1.160 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Dance Moms (9:00) - Lifetime
2.196 million viewers, #5; 1.151 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
1.965 million viewers, #6; 1.572 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #2

Real Husbands of Hollywood - BET
1.827 million viewers, #7; 1.216 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Cougar Town - TBS
1.711 million viewers, #8; 1.024 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Top Gear (9:00) - History
1.696 million viewers, #9; 0.950 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Face Off (9:00) - Syfy
1.602 million viewers, #10; 0.902 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Dual Survival (9:00) - Discovery
1.561 million viewers, #11; 0.857 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

NBA Basketball: Celtics at 76ers - TNT
1.370 million viewers, #12; 0.717 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #16

The Ultimate Fighter (9:00) - FX
1.259 million viewers, #13; 0.902 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

The Bad Girls Club (8:00) - Oxygen
1.223 million viewers, #14; 0.793 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #14

The Lying Game (9:00) - ABC Family
1.218 million viewers, #15; 0.629 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #19

The Millionaire Matchmaker (10:00) - Bravo
1.142 million viewers, #16; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #21

Dual Survival: Untamed (8:00) - Discovery
1.094 million viewers, #17; 0.573 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #22

Double Divas (10:00) - Lifetime
1.091 million viewers, #18; 0.628 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #20

Second Generation Wayans - BET
1.054 million viewers, #19; 0.747 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #15

The Jeselnik Offensive - Comedy Central
0.930 million viewers, #20; 0.667 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #18

True Life (10:00) - MTV
0.859 million viewers, #21; 0.688 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

Robot Combat League (10:00) - Syfy
0.825 million viewers, #22; 0.902 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

The Face (9:00) - Oxygen
0.501 million viewers, #23; 0.325 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

The Joe Schmo Show (10:00) - Spike TV
0.469 million viewers, #24; 0.351 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Our America with Lisa Ling (10:00) - OWN
0.370 million viewers, #25; 0.198 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Treasure Detectives (9:00) - CNBC
0.279 million viewers, #26; 0.042 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #28

100 Sexiest Artists (Hour 1) - VH1
0.235 million viewers, #27; 0.159 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #26

The Car Chasers (10:00) - CNBC
0.210 million viewers, #28; 0.047 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #27

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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