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[06/27/13 - 04:47 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Royal Pains," "Necessary Roughness" Keep Top Spots
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, june 26, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 29 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Royal Pains - USA
3.548 million viewers, #1; 0.977 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #1

Necessary Roughness - USA
2.654 million viewers, #2; 0.826 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #2

Franklin & Bash (9:00) - TNT
2.198 million viewers, #3; 0.752 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

Ghost Hunters (9:00) - Syfy
1.669 million viewers, #4; 0.745 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy (9:00) - History
1.652 million viewers, #5; 0.565 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.535 million viewers, #6; 0.788 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #3

Restaurant Stakeout (10:00) - Food
1.445 million viewers, #7; 0.470 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Paranormal Witness (10:00) - Syfy
1.407 million viewers, #8; 0.759 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.334 million viewers, #9; 0.362 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Top Shot: All Stars (10:00) - History
1.333 million viewers, #10; 0.684 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Million Dollar Listing: New York (9:00) - Bravo
1.128 million viewers, #11; 0.679 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Toddlers & Tiaras (9:00) - TLC
1.045 million viewers, #12; 0.524 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Futurama (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.023 million viewers, #13; 0.703 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Love Thy Neighbor (9:30) - OWN
1.006 million viewers, #14; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.981 million viewers, #15; 0.609 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

MythBusters (9:00) - Discovery
0.954 million viewers, #16; 0.544 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

The Exes - TV Land
0.942 million viewers, #17; 0.266 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00) - OWN
0.932 million viewers, #18; 0.407 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.848 million viewers, #19; 0.495 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding: Best Dressed Brides - TLC
0.759 million viewers, #20; 0.393 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Kickin' It (9:00) - Disney XD
0.716 million viewers, #21; 0.103 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.694 million viewers, #22; 0.487 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Chef Roble & Co. (10:00) - Bravo
0.658 million viewers, #23; 0.395 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Couples Therapy (10:00) - VH1
0.611 million viewers, #24; 0.414 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

MLB Baseball (7:00) - ESPN
0.586 million viewers, #25; 0.278 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

ChallengeMania: the Road to Rivals II - MTV
0.560 million viewers, #26; 0.392 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

King of the Grill - Discovery
0.550 million viewers, #27; 0.300 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Fight Master: Bellator MMA - Spike TV
0.545 million viewers, #28; 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

I'm Having Their Baby (10:00) - Oxygen
0.252 million viewers, #29; 0.173 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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