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[08/22/13 - 03:36 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Racks Up Another 10 Million Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, august 21, 2013)

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

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
10.070 million viewers, #1; 5.650 million adults 18-49 (4.5 rating), #1

Modern Dads (10:30) - A&E
3.973 million viewers, #2; 2.352 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #2

Royal Pains - USA
3.182 million viewers, #3; 0.943 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Necessary Roughness - USA
2.364 million viewers, #4; 0.811 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:00) - TLC
2.054 million viewers, #5; 0.984 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.938 million viewers, #6; 1.141 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

The Bridge (10:00) - FX
1.657 million viewers, #7; 0.700 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy (9:00) - History
1.577 million viewers, #8; 0.657 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles (9:00) - Bravo
1.350 million viewers, #9; 0.661 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

The Challenge: Rivals II (10:00) - MTV
1.337 million viewers, #10; 0.957 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
1.309 million viewers, #11; 0.471 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.282 million viewers, #12; 0.285 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

The Exes - TV Land
1.273 million viewers, #13; 0.321 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Top Shot: All Stars (10:00) - History
1.240 million viewers, #14; 0.553 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Legends of Chima (8:00) - Cartoon
1.220 million viewers, #15; 0.262 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Extreme Cougar Wives (9:30) - TLC
1.130 million viewers, #16; 0.546 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Joe Rogan Questions Everything (10:00) - Syfy
1.108 million viewers, #17; 0.598 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Love Thy Neighbor (9:30) - OWN
1.047 million viewers, #18; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Futurama (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.040 million viewers, #19; 0.678 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Paranormal Witness (9:00) - Syfy
1.029 million viewers, #20; 0.573 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Top Chef Masters (10:00) - Bravo
0.953 million viewers, #21; 0.564 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.920 million viewers, #22; 0.588 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.909 million viewers, #23; 0.653 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00) - OWN
0.890 million viewers, #24; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.851 million viewers, #25; 0.582 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Couples Therapy (10:00) - VH1
0.657 million viewers, #26; 0.458 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #21

MLB Baseball (7:00) - ESPN2
0.299 million viewers, #27; 0.085 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

Spell-Mageddon (9:00) - ABC Family
0.253 million viewers, #28; 0.090 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

I'm Having Their Baby (10:00) - Oxygen
0.237 million viewers, #29; 0.132 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

Shark Hunters (10:00) - NBCSN
0.079 million viewers, #30; 0.042 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #30

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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