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[05/22/13 - 05:08 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: NBA Draft Lottery, Playoffs Keep ESPN on Top
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, may 21, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 28 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Playoffs: Memphis/San Antonio - Game 2 - ESPN
4.620 million viewers, #1; 2.398 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #1

NBA Draft Lottery - ESPN
2.895 million viewers, #2; 1.511 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #2

Deadliest Catch (9:00) - Discovery
2.454 million viewers, #3; 1.329 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
2.011 million viewers, #4; 0.883 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

The Bad Girls Club Reunion (8:00) - Oxygen
1.990 million viewers, #5; 1.249 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

The Game (10:00) - BET
1.743 million viewers, #6; 1.043 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Bad Girls All Star Battle (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Oxygen
1.733 million viewers, #7; 1.055 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

The Looney Tunes Show (8:00) - Cartoon
1.672 million viewers, #8; 0.420 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

19 Kids & Counting (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.402 million viewers, #9; 0.614 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Chopped (10:00) - Food
1.299 million viewers, #10; 0.582 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Who Gets the Last Laugh? (10:00) - TBS
1.220 million viewers, #11; 0.704 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Let's Stay Together (10:30) - BET
1.218 million viewers, #12; 0.699 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

The Little Couple (10:30) - TLC
1.198 million viewers, #13; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Awkward (10:00) - MTV
1.166 million viewers, #14; 0.652 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Girl Code (10:30) - MTV
1.132 million viewers, #15; 0.689 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Inside Amy Schumer - Comedy Central
1.108 million viewers, #16; 0.866 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Backyard Oil (10:00, 60 Minutes) - Discovery
1.099 million viewers, #17; 0.564 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Don't Be Tardy (10:00) - Bravo
1.007 million viewers, #18; 0.616 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Deadliest Catch: On Deck (8:00) - Discovery
0.961 million viewers, #19; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

River Monsters: Unhooked (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.912 million viewers, #20; 0.502 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Man-Eating Super Squid (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.827 million viewers, #21; 0.368 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Girl Code (9:30) - MTV
0.788 million viewers, #22; 0.428 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Extreme Moms (9:00) - Lifetime
0.685 million viewers, #23; 0.381 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Weird or What? (9:00) - Syfy
0.636 million viewers, #24; 0.270 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Extreme Moms (10:00) - Lifetime
0.590 million viewers, #25; 0.310 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Weird or What? (10:00) - Syfy
0.559 million viewers, #26; 0.279 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

I'm Married to a... (10:00) - VH1
0.472 million viewers, #27; 0.348 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Crowd Rules (9:00) - CNBC
0.043 million viewers, #28; 0.017 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #28

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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