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[05/31/13 - 03:57 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Pawn Stars" Return No Match for NBA Playoffs
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

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(national numbers for thursday, may 30, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Playoffs: Indiana/Miami - Game 5 - TNT
8.540 million viewers, #1; 4.708 million adults 18-49 (3.7 rating), #1

Pawn Stars (9:30) - History
5.003 million viewers, #2; 1.804 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Pawn Stars (9:00) - History
4.377 million viewers, #3; 1.579 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #4

Swamp People (10:00) - History
3.896 million viewers, #4; 1.640 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

Big Time Rush (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.657 million viewers, #5; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.423 million viewers, #6; 0.752 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
1.418 million viewers, #7; 0.840 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Chopped (9:00) - Food
1.414 million viewers, #8; 0.566 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Beyond Scared Straight (10:00) - A&E
1.247 million viewers, #9; 0.759 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Wendell & Vinnie (8:30) - Nickelodeon
1.115 million viewers, #10; 0.230 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.018 million viewers, #11; 0.635 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Impact Wrestling (9:00) - Spike TV
1.016 million viewers, #12; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Property Wars (10:00) - Discovery
0.850 million viewers, #13; 0.496 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Four Weddings (10:00) - TLC
0.847 million viewers, #14; 0.357 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Property Wars (10:30) - Discovery
0.838 million viewers, #15; 0.496 million adults 18-49 (4.0 rating), #11

Giving You the Business (10:00) - Food
0.811 million viewers, #16; 0.352 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.810 million viewers, #17; 0.312 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Top 20 Funniest (10:00) - truTV
0.808 million viewers, #18; 0.332 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

National Spelling Bee - ESPN
0.797 million viewers, #19; 0.331 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

The Show with Vinny (10:00) - MTV
0.721 million viewers, #20; 0.346 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Tabatha Takes Over (10:00) - Bravo
0.713 million viewers, #21; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous (10:30) - MTV
0.369 million viewers, #22; 0.161 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

American Greed (10:00) - CNBC
0.283 million viewers, #23; 0.070 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #25

Showville (9:00) - AMC
0.264 million viewers, #24; 0.123 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Small Town Security (10:00) - AMC
0.159 million viewers, #25; 0.071 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Source: Nielsen Media Research




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