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[09/04/13 - 04:55 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: College Football, "Roast of James Franco" Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, september 2, 2013)

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

College Football: Florida State at Pittsburgh - ESPN
4.465 million viewers, #1; 2.120 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #2

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.146 million viewers, #2; 1.973 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #3

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
3.974 million viewers, #3; 1.938 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #4

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
3.690 million viewers, #4; 1.784 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #5

The Comedy Central Roast of James Franco - Comedy Central
3.108 million viewers, #5; 2.355 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #1

Fast N' Loud (9:00) - Discovery
2.944 million viewers, #6; 1.609 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #6

Uncle Grandpa (8:00) - Cartoon
2.164 million viewers, #7; 0.413 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Lizard Lick Towing (9:00) - truTV
1.890 million viewers, #8; 1.032 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle (9:00) - VH1
1.832 million viewers, #9; 1.115 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Basketball Wives (8:00) - VH1
1.717 million viewers, #10; 1.097 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #8

Marrying the Game (9:30) - VH1
1.698 million viewers, #11; 1.040 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Mad (8:30, 15 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.624 million viewers, #12; 0.329 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Turn & Burn (10:00) - Discovery
1.462 million viewers, #13; 0.664 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

AwesomenessTV (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.420 million viewers, #14; 0.332 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Safecrackers (9:30) - truTV
1.386 million viewers, #15; 0.689 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Teen Mom 3 (10:00) - MTV
1.294 million viewers, #16; 0.934 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Tamra's OC Wedding (8:00) - Bravo
1.271 million viewers, #17; 0.590 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Below Deck Reunion (10:00) - Bravo
1.244 million viewers, #18; 0.702 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (9:30) - Food
1.224 million viewers, #19; 0.483 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Safecrackers (10:00) - truTV
1.218 million viewers, #20; 0.602 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Tennis: U.S. Open - ESPN2
1.153 million viewers, #21; 0.325 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Nick Studio 10 (8:30) - Nickelodeon
1.081 million viewers, #22; 0.244 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
1.018 million viewers, #23; 0.521 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

The Shed (10:00) - Food
0.854 million viewers, #24; 0.369 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Bubba-Q (10:30) - Food
0.633 million viewers, #25; 0.317 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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