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[04/13/13 - 08:40 AM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Back on Top for History
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, april 11, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 29 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People (9:00) - History
4.114 million viewers, #1; 1.892 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

Project Runway (9:00, 120 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.236 million viewers, #2; 0.889 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Chasing Tail (10:00) - History
2.208 million viewers, #3; 1.054 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

NBA Basketball: Knicks at Bulls - TNT
2.136 million viewers, #4; 1.194 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Chasing Tail (10:30) - History
1.883 million viewers, #5; 0.953 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.873 million viewers, #6; 0.876 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Incredible Crew (8:00) - Cartoon
1.734 million viewers, #7; 0.356 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #27

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
1.709 million viewers, #8; 0.991 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.693 million viewers, #9; 1.194 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

Archer (10:00) - FX
1.612 million viewers, #10; 1.372 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

The Killer Speaks (10:00) - A&E
1.505 million viewers, #11; 0.737 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.251 million viewers, #12; 0.711 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.165 million viewers, #13; 0.445 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Masters Golf Tournament: First Round - ESPN
1.139 million viewers, #14; 0.432 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

The Moment (10:00) - USA
1.129 million viewers, #15; 0.356 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #29

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
1.066 million viewers, #16; 0.394 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Auction Kings (9:30) - Discovery
1.033 million viewers, #17; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (10:00) - Food
0.957 million viewers, #18; 0.483 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Braxton Family Values - WE tv
0.939 million viewers, #19; 0.610 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Failosophy (10:30) - MTV
0.891 million viewers, #20; 0.622 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

America's Worst Tattoos (9:30) - TLC
0.809 million viewers, #21; 0.495 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

World's Dumbest... (9:00) - truTV
0.801 million viewers, #22; 0.394 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

NY Ink (10:00) - TLC
0.776 million viewers, #23; 0.445 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Tabatha Takes Over (10:00) - Bravo
0.770 million viewers, #24; 0.457 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

America's Worst Tattoos (9:00) - TLC
0.737 million viewers, #25; 0.470 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Legit (10:30) - FX
0.621 million viewers, #26; 0.483 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

The Ben Show - Comedy Central
0.617 million viewers, #27; 0.432 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Upload with Shaquille O'Neal (10:30) - truTV
0.559 million viewers, #28; 0.356 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #28

Nathan for You - Comedy Central
0.517 million viewers, #29; 0.381 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #26

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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