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[05/17/13 - 03:51 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: TNT, ESPN Top Charts with NBA Playoffs
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, may 16, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Playoffs: New York/Indiana - Game 5 - TNT
4.590 million viewers, #1; 2.381 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #1

NBA Playoffs: Golden State/San Antonio - Game 6 - ESPN
3.788 million viewers, #2; 2.120 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #2

Swamp People (9:00) - History
3.756 million viewers, #3; 1.627 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

Big Time Rush (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.595 million viewers, #4; 0.329 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
1.343 million viewers, #5; 0.773 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

Wendell & Vinnie (8:30) - Nickelodeon
1.318 million viewers, #6; 0.260 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #13

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.054 million viewers, #7; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #5

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
0.756 million viewers, #8; 0.277 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #10

Giving You the Business (10:00) - Food
0.670 million viewers, #9; 0.265 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #11

The Show with Vinny (10:00) - MTV
0.646 million viewers, #10; 0.408 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #6

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
0.638 million viewers, #11; 0.332 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #8

America's Worst Tattoos (10:00) - TLC
0.636 million viewers, #12; 0.334 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #7

The American Bible Challenge (9:00) - GSN
0.585 million viewers, #13; 0.076 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #17

Property Wars: Boom or Bust (9:30) - Discovery
0.529 million viewers, #14; 0.240 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #14

Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous (10:30) - MTV
0.399 million viewers, #15; 0.260 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #12

American Greed (10:00) - CNBC
0.253 million viewers, #16; 0.104 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #15

Small Town Security (10:00) - AMC
0.232 million viewers, #17; 0.081 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #16

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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