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[08/28/13 - 05:03 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Rizzoli & Isles," "Pretty Little Liars" Top Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, august 27, 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
5.997 million viewers, #1; 1.723 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Perception (10:00) - TNT
3.618 million viewers, #2; 0.924 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

Pretty Little Liars (8:00) - ABC Family
3.325 million viewers, #3; 1.775 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #1

The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man (10:30) - History
2.967 million viewers, #4; 1.323 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Suits - USA
2.793 million viewers, #5; 1.230 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #7

The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man (10:00) - History
2.785 million viewers, #6; 1.282 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

The Game (10:00) - BET
2.398 million viewers, #7; 1.537 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Amish Mafia (9:00) - Discovery
2.388 million viewers, #8; 1.365 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Covert Affairs - USA
2.364 million viewers, #9; 0.808 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #16

The Haves and the Have Nots (9:00) - OWN
2.323 million viewers, #10; 0.869 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #13

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.308 million viewers, #11; 0.929 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

The Little Couple (10:30) - TLC
2.183 million viewers, #12; 0.813 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #15

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
2.127 million viewers, #13; 0.735 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #20

Storage Wars: Texas (9:00) - A&E
1.978 million viewers, #14; 0.738 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #19

Storage Wars: Texas (9:30) - A&E
1.848 million viewers, #15; 0.730 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #22

Dance Moms (9:00) - Lifetime
1.846 million viewers, #16; 0.825 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #14

Who Do You Think You Are? (9:00) - TLC
1.820 million viewers, #17; 0.596 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #26

Twisted (9:00) - ABC Family
1.624 million viewers, #18; 0.743 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #17

Tickle (10:00) - Discovery
1.613 million viewers, #19; 1.061 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Face Off (9:00) - Syfy
1.585 million viewers, #20; 1.064 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

The Looney Tunes Show (8:00) - Cartoon
1.568 million viewers, #21; 0.451 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #32

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.307 million viewers, #22; 1.025 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

Barter Kings (10:00) - A&E
1.170 million viewers, #23; 0.598 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #25

Catfish: The TV Show (7:00) - MTV
1.139 million viewers, #24; 0.739 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #18

The Bad Girls Club (8:00) - Oxygen
1.091 million viewers, #25; 0.683 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #23

Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis (9:00) - Bravo
1.057 million viewers, #26; 0.483 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #30

Nick News (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.006 million viewers, #27; 0.268 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #38

Heroes of Cosplay (10:00) - Syfy
0.999 million viewers, #28; 0.731 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #21

Porter Ridge (10:30) - Discovery
0.911 million viewers, #29; 0.588 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #28

Drunk History - Comedy Central
0.873 million viewers, #30; 0.656 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #24

Double Divas (10:00) - Lifetime
0.851 million viewers, #31; 0.440 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #33

Double Divas (10:30) - Lifetime
0.812 million viewers, #32; 0.485 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #29

World Series of Poker (10:00) - ESPN
0.786 million viewers, #33; 0.325 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #36

The Jeselnik Offensive - Comedy Central
0.761 million viewers, #34; 0.588 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #27

World Series of Poker (9:00) - ESPN
0.688 million viewers, #35; 0.283 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #37

Nine for IX (8:00) - ESPN
0.633 million viewers, #36; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #34

Hard Knocks - HBO
0.587 million viewers, #37; 0.462 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #31

The Vineyard (10:00) - ABC Family
0.574 million viewers, #38; 0.330 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #35

The Chase (9:00) - GSN
0.506 million viewers, #39; 0.130 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #39

Minute to Win It (8:00) - GSN
0.335 million viewers, #40; 0.050 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #41

The Profit (10:00) - CNBC
0.259 million viewers, #41; 0.099 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #40

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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