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[09/10/13 - 02:48 PM]
Saturday's Cable Ratings: ESPN Dominates with Notre Dame/Michigan Coverage
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for saturday, september 7, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

College Football: Notre Dame at Michigan - ESPN
8.653 million viewers, #1; 4.058 million adults 18-49 (3.2 rating), #1

Hell on Wheels (9:00) - AMC
2.065 million viewers, #2; 0.627 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #2

A Sister's Nightmare - Lifetime
1.844 million viewers, #3; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #4

Cedar Cove (8:00) - Hallmark
1.830 million viewers, #4; 0.210 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #12

College Football (8:45) - ESPN2
1.290 million viewers, #5; 0.581 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #3

Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (9:00) - OWN
0.937 million viewers, #6; 0.395 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #6

The White Queen (9:00) - Starz
0.811 million viewers, #7; 0.285 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #9

Six Little McGhees (10:30) - OWN
0.796 million viewers, #8; 0.331 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #7

Too Cute! (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.763 million viewers, #9; 0.322 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #8

Cupcake Wars (8:00) - Food
0.736 million viewers, #10; 0.411 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #5

Six Little McGhees (10:00) - OWN
0.680 million viewers, #11; 0.275 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #10

Bellator MMA Live - Spike TV
0.437 million viewers, #12; 0.220 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #11

All Access: Mayweather vs. Canelo (10:00) - Showtime
0.273 million viewers, #13; 0.149 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #13

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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