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[05/07/13 - 05:45 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: TNT Rides NBA Playoffs to Victory
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, may 6, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 30 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Playoffs: Chicago/Miami - Game 1 - TNT
5.537 million viewers, #1; 2.977 million adults 18-49 (2.4 rating), #2

NBA Playoffs: Golden State/San Antonio - Game 1 - TNT
5.457 million viewers, #2; 3.110 million adults 18-49 (2.5 rating), #1

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
3.966 million viewers, #3; 1.707 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #7

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
3.908 million viewers, #4; 1.810 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #6

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
3.871 million viewers, #5; 1.620 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #8

Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (8:00) - VH1
3.064 million viewers, #6; 2.140 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #3

Bates Motel (10:00) - A&E
2.709 million viewers, #7; 1.613 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #9

T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle (9:00) - VH1
2.579 million viewers, #8; 1.862 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #5

Teen Mom 2: Season 4 Finale Special (10:00) - MTV
2.297 million viewers, #9; 1.864 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #4

Defiance (9:00) - Syfy
2.152 million viewers, #10; 0.996 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #11

Regular Show (8:00) - Cartoon
2.116 million viewers, #11; 0.501 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Real Housewives of Orange County (9:00) - Bravo
1.961 million viewers, #12; 1.224 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #10

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (10:00) - Food
1.281 million viewers, #13; 0.580 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Warehouse 13 (10:00) - Syfy
1.275 million viewers, #14; 0.585 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Dear Mom, Love Cher (10:00) - Lifetime
1.214 million viewers, #15; 0.265 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Newlyweds: The First Year (10:00, 90 Minutes) - Bravo
1.018 million viewers, #16; 0.608 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

MLB Baseball (7:00) - ESPN
0.988 million viewers, #17; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

The Secret Life of the American Teenager (8:00) - ABC Family
0.886 million viewers, #18; 0.553 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Kickin' It (8:00) - Disney XD
0.622 million viewers, #19; 0.091 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

NHL Playoffs: Detroit/Anaheim - Game 4 - CNBC
0.285 million viewers, #20; 0.184 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

The Big C (10:00) - Showtime
0.253 million viewers, #21; 0.144 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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