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[09/05/13 - 03:50 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Brings Home Another 10 Million Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, september 4, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 30 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
10.457 million viewers, #1; 5.857 million adults 18-49 (4.6 rating), #1

Modern Dads (10:30) - A&E
3.857 million viewers, #2; 2.350 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #2

Royal Pains - USA
3.619 million viewers, #3; 1.093 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Futurama (10:00) - Comedy Central
2.216 million viewers, #4; 1.481 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.989 million viewers, #5; 0.863 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:00) - TLC
1.963 million viewers, #6; 0.913 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Hot in Cleveland (10:30) - TV Land
1.904 million viewers, #7; 0.605 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Hot in Cleveland (10:00) - TV Land
1.753 million viewers, #8; 0.541 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

The Bridge (10:00) - FX
1.653 million viewers, #9; 0.690 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

The Challenge: Rivals II (10:00) - MTV
1.514 million viewers, #10; 1.118 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
1.279 million viewers, #11; 0.229 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #24

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles (9:00) - Bravo
1.214 million viewers, #12; 0.570 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
1.125 million viewers, #13; 0.801 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Tennis: U.S. Open (7:00) - ESPN2
1.125 million viewers, #14; 0.304 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

MLB Baseball (7:00) - ESPN
1.116 million viewers, #15; 0.562 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Bermuda Triangle: New Evidence (10:00) - Discovery
1.077 million viewers, #16; 0.469 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Top Chef Masters (10:00) - Bravo
0.971 million viewers, #17; 0.494 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Cheer Perfection (9:30) - TLC
0.933 million viewers, #18; 0.461 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Ghost Mine (10:00) - Syfy
0.926 million viewers, #19; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Ghost Mine: Back on the Mountain (9:00) - Syfy
0.839 million viewers, #20; 0.444 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

The League (10:30) - FXX
0.786 million viewers, #21; 0.687 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (10:00) - FXX
0.757 million viewers, #22; 0.648 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.561 million viewers, #23; 0.373 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

MLB Baseball (10:45) - ESPN
0.530 million viewers, #24; 0.211 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Tough Love (10:00) - VH1
0.486 million viewers, #25; 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Who Wore It Better (8:00) - E!
0.441 million viewers, #26; 0.227 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Spell-Mageddon (9:00) - ABC Family
0.387 million viewers, #27; 0.141 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #28

I'm Having Their Baby (10:00) - Oxygen
0.277 million viewers, #28; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

Inside the NFL - Showtime
0.132 million viewers, #29; 0.060 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #29

60 Minutes Sports - Showtime
0.089 million viewers, #30; 0.044 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #30

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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