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[04/05/13 - 04:28 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: Another Thursday, Another "Swamp People" Victory
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, april 4, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 34 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People (9:00) - History
4.192 million viewers, #1; 1.900 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

Big Rig Bounty Hunters (10:00) - History
2.076 million viewers, #2; 0.899 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

NBA Basketball: Spurs at Thunder - TNT
1.934 million viewers, #3; 0.982 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
1.868 million viewers, #4; 0.595 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
1.685 million viewers, #5; 1.002 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.632 million viewers, #6; 0.827 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Incredible Crew (8:00) - Cartoon
1.616 million viewers, #7; 0.278 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #30

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.520 million viewers, #8; 0.952 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.425 million viewers, #9; 0.567 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Archer (10:00) - FX
1.303 million viewers, #10; 1.074 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #2

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
1.156 million viewers, #11; 0.389 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Auction Kings (9:30) - Discovery
1.082 million viewers, #12; 0.389 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

NBA Basketball: Bulls at Nets - TNT
1.056 million viewers, #13; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Property Wars (10:00) - Discovery
1.046 million viewers, #14; 0.522 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.024 million viewers, #15; 0.523 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

World's Dumbest... (9:00) - truTV
0.945 million viewers, #16; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (10:00) - Food
0.903 million viewers, #17; 0.373 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Bellator MMA Live - Spike TV
0.901 million viewers, #18; 0.483 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

The American Bible Challenge (9:00) - GSN
0.877 million viewers, #19; 0.220 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #33

America's Worst Tattoos (9:30) - TLC
0.803 million viewers, #20; 0.516 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Failosophy (10:30) - MTV
0.774 million viewers, #21; 0.320 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #24

Tabatha Takes Over (10:00) - Bravo
0.772 million viewers, #22; 0.381 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

NY Ink (10:00) - TLC
0.762 million viewers, #23; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

America's Worst Tattoos (9:00) - TLC
0.651 million viewers, #24; 0.387 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

North Woods Law (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.580 million viewers, #25; 0.254 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #31

Casino Confidential (8:30) - TLC
0.540 million viewers, #26; 0.280 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #29

Legit (10:30) - FX
0.527 million viewers, #27; 0.413 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Freakshow (9:30) - AMC
0.521 million viewers, #28; 0.310 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Casino Confidential (8:00) - TLC
0.485 million viewers, #29; 0.229 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #32

The Ben Show - Comedy Central
0.479 million viewers, #30; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Nathan for You - Comedy Central
0.441 million viewers, #31; 0.300 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Upload with Shaquille O'Neal (10:30) - truTV
0.438 million viewers, #32; 0.282 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Comic Book Men (10:00) - AMC
0.420 million viewers, #33; 0.281 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #28

American Greed (10:00) - CNBC
0.322 million viewers, #34; 0.134 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #34

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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