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[08/07/13 - 04:50 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: Discovery's "Shark Week" Tops Demos, "Rizzoli & Isles" Leads Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, august 6, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 41 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Rizzoli & Isles (9:00) - TNT
5.499 million viewers, #1; 1.470 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #5

The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man (10:30) - History
3.287 million viewers, #2; 1.584 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

Perception (10:00) - TNT
3.057 million viewers, #3; 0.811 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #16

The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man (10:00) - History
3.015 million viewers, #4; 1.362 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #7

Suits - USA
2.993 million viewers, #5; 1.348 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #8

Spawn of Jaws - Discovery
2.769 million viewers, #6; 1.706 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #2

I Escaped Jaws - Discovery
2.706 million viewers, #7; 1.706 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #1

Covert Affairs - USA
2.664 million viewers, #8; 1.122 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #9

Pretty Little Liars (8:00) - ABC Family
2.645 million viewers, #9; 1.374 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #6

The Game (10:00) - BET
2.503 million viewers, #10; 1.508 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #4

Shelby's Greatest Hits (9:00) - History
2.126 million viewers, #11; 0.919 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.051 million viewers, #12; 0.814 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #15

The Haves and the Have Nots (9:00) - OWN
2.024 million viewers, #13; 0.847 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #13

Who Do You Think You Are? (9:00) - TLC
1.796 million viewers, #14; 0.580 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #20

Dance Moms (9:00) - Lifetime
1.744 million viewers, #15; 0.834 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #14

Catfish: The TV Show (10:00) - MTV
1.579 million viewers, #16; 1.061 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #11

Chopped (10:00) - Food
1.575 million viewers, #17; 0.605 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #18

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.567 million viewers, #18; 1.104 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #10

Twisted (9:00) - ABC Family
1.500 million viewers, #19; 0.669 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

Storage Wars: New York (9:30) - A&E
1.310 million viewers, #20; 0.560 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #21

Storage Wars: New York (9:00) - A&E
1.273 million viewers, #21; 0.509 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #24

Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis (9:00) - Bravo
1.137 million viewers, #22; 0.504 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #25

Double Divas (10:00) - Lifetime
1.063 million viewers, #23; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #23

Barter Kings (10:00) - A&E
0.974 million viewers, #24; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #22

Double Divas (10:30) - Lifetime
0.950 million viewers, #25; 0.503 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #26

Sex, Lies and Zumba - TLC
0.820 million viewers, #26; 0.304 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #31

Hardcore Pawn: Chicago (10:30) - truTV
0.804 million viewers, #27; 0.324 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #30

Wild Arabia - Animal Planet
0.803 million viewers, #28; 0.203 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #37

Drunk History - Comedy Central
0.798 million viewers, #29; 0.586 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #19

World Series of Poker (10:00) - ESPN
0.719 million viewers, #30; 0.297 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #32

Hard Knocks - HBO
0.640 million viewers, #31; 0.500 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #27

Minute to Win It (8:00) - GSN
0.596 million viewers, #32; 0.196 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #38

The Jeselnik Offensive - Comedy Central
0.572 million viewers, #33; 0.389 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #28

Face Off: The Vets Strike Back - Syfy
0.548 million viewers, #34; 0.340 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #29

The Chase (9:00) - GSN
0.511 million viewers, #35; 0.168 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #39

World Series of Poker (9:00) - ESPN
0.501 million viewers, #36; 0.228 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #35

The Bad Girls Club: Making It to the Mansion - Oxygen
0.484 million viewers, #37; 0.270 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #33

The Chase (10:00) - GSN
0.461 million viewers, #38; 0.117 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #40

Nine for IX (8:00) - ESPN
0.437 million viewers, #39; 0.233 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #34

The Vineyard (10:00) - ABC Family
0.417 million viewers, #40; 0.205 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #36

The Profit (10:00) - CNBC
0.173 million viewers, #41; 0.039 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #41

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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