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[03/11/13 - 05:01 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Smackdown" Tops Demos, "Jessie" Leads Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, march 8, 2013)

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

Jessie (8:30) - Disney
3.595 million viewers, #1; 0.523 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.838 million viewers, #2; 1.020 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #1

Yukon Men (9:00) - Discovery
1.893 million viewers, #3; 0.702 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

Bering Sea Gold (10:00) - Discovery
1.811 million viewers, #4; 0.893 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #3

NBA Basketball: Rockets at Warriors - ESPN
1.655 million viewers, #5; 0.942 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #2

NBA Basketball: 76ers at Heat - ESPN
1.527 million viewers, #6; 0.826 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #4

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.395 million viewers, #7; 0.641 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.322 million viewers, #8; 0.610 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.223 million viewers, #9; 0.611 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

Four Weddings (8:00) - TLC
1.180 million viewers, #10; 0.515 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
1.132 million viewers, #11; 0.470 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Robot Combat League (Repeat, 10:00) - Syfy
1.013 million viewers, #12; 0.452 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Spartacus: War of the Damned (9:00) - Starz
0.874 million viewers, #13; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

World's Dumbest� (10:00) - truTV
0.743 million viewers, #14; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.720 million viewers, #15; 0.327 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Friday Night Fights - ESPN2
0.433 million viewers, #16; 0.123 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #17

Banshee (10:00) - Cinemax
0.335 million viewers, #17; 0.140 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #16

100 Sexiest Artists (Hour 4) - VH1
0.137 million viewers, #18; 0.090 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.123 million viewers, #19; 0.087 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Best Week Ever - VH1
0.104 million viewers, #20; 0.079 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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