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[05/20/13 - 04:04 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Sons of Guns," "WWE Smackdown" Lead Demo Race
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, may 17, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.458 million viewers, #1; 0.501 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #3

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.435 million viewers, #2; 0.764 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #2

Fish Hooks (9:30, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.406 million viewers, #3; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #6

Sons of Guns (9:00) - Discovery
1.383 million viewers, #4; 0.768 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #1

Merlin - Syfy
1.303 million viewers, #5; 0.348 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
1.287 million viewers, #6; 0.472 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #5

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.150 million viewers, #7; 0.413 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #8

I Found the Gown (10:30) - TLC
1.098 million viewers, #8; 0.486 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #4

I Found the Gown (10:00) - TLC
1.003 million viewers, #9; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #7

Tanked (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.770 million viewers, #10; 0.314 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #12

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.718 million viewers, #11; 0.335 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

Da Vinci's Demons (9:00) - Starz
0.548 million viewers, #12; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #11

Swamp'd! (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.437 million viewers, #13; 0.144 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #13

Best Week Ever - VH1
0.181 million viewers, #14; 0.119 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #14

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.173 million viewers, #15; 0.101 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #15

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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