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[04/23/13 - 12:45 PM]
Saturday's Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Tripleheader Puts ESPN on Top
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for saturday, april 20, 2013)

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

NBA Playoffs: Memphis at LA Clippers - Game 1 - ESPN
3.304 million viewers, #1; 1.892 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

NBA Playoffs: Chicago at Brooklyn - Game 1 - ESPN
3.287 million viewers, #2; 1.789 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

NBA Playoffs: Golden State at Denver - Game 1 - ESPN
2.818 million viewers, #3; 1.533 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Marvin Marvin (9:00) - Nickelodeon
2.130 million viewers, #4; 0.469 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #6

Supah Ninjas (9:30) - Nickelodeon
1.525 million viewers, #5; 0.335 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film - Lifetime
1.325 million viewers, #6; 0.440 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #7

Supah Ninjas (10:00) - Nickelodeon
1.264 million viewers, #7; 0.295 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #11

My Cat from Hell (8:00) - Animal Planet
1.218 million viewers, #8; 0.607 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #4

Iyanla, Fix My Life (9:00) - OWN
0.987 million viewers, #9; 0.482 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #5

Raising Whitley (10:00) - OWN
0.789 million viewers, #10; 0.358 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #8

Four Houses (10:00) - TLC
0.784 million viewers, #11; 0.258 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #12

Four Houses (9:00) - TLC
0.720 million viewers, #12; 0.200 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #13

Life with La Toya (10:30) - OWN
0.682 million viewers, #13; 0.318 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

Mary & Martha - HBO
0.552 million viewers, #14; 0.132 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #14

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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