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[04/01/13 - 04:13 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: TBS Rides NCAA Wave to Top Spots
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, march 29, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Florida Gulf Coast vs. Florida - TBS
6.739 million viewers, #1; 3.343 million adults 18-49 (2.6 rating), #1

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan vs. Kansas - TBS
6.463 million viewers, #2; 2.796 million adults 18-49 (2.2 rating), #2

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.851 million viewers, #3; 1.052 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Bering Sea Gold (10:00) - Discovery
1.857 million viewers, #4; 0.877 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #4

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

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.446 million viewers, #6; 0.656 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.370 million viewers, #7; 0.572 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.231 million viewers, #8; 0.523 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Four Weddings (8:00) - TLC
0.969 million viewers, #9; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

Fashion Police - E!
0.787 million viewers, #10; 0.250 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #12

Tanked (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.777 million viewers, #11; 0.348 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

Robot Combat League (Repeat, 10:00) - Syfy
0.751 million viewers, #12; 0.299 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #11

Best Week Ever - VH1
0.163 million viewers, #13; 0.082 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #13

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.145 million viewers, #14; 0.082 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #14

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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