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[09/10/13 - 02:53 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Breaking Bad" Pulls Back in Front for AMC
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, september 8, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 33 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Breaking Bad (9:00) - AMC
5.110 million viewers, #1; 3.280 million adults 18-49 (2.6 rating), #1

Mountain Men (9:00) - History
2.716 million viewers, #2; 0.910 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Devious Maids (10:00) - Lifetime
2.494 million viewers, #3; 1.064 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Boardwalk Empire (9:00) - HBO
2.376 million viewers, #4; 1.155 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Dexter (9:00) - Showtime
2.340 million viewers, #5; 1.413 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Real Housewives of New Jersey (8:00) - Bravo
2.254 million viewers, #6; 1.284 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
2.144 million viewers, #7; 1.068 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

The Great Food Truck Race (9:00) - Food
1.850 million viewers, #8; 0.733 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

The Newsroom (10:00) - HBO
1.756 million viewers, #9; 0.992 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.644 million viewers, #10; 0.702 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #14

Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off (8:00) - Food
1.577 million viewers, #11; 0.574 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

Breaking Amish: LA (10:00) - TLC
1.529 million viewers, #12; 0.812 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Bad Ink (10:00) - A&E
1.344 million viewers, #13; 0.745 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Call of the Wildman (9:00) - Animal Planet
1.336 million viewers, #14; 0.600 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Bar Rescue (9:00) - Spike TV
1.296 million viewers, #15; 0.763 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Bad Ink (10:30) - A&E
1.276 million viewers, #16; 0.733 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Sunday Night Baseball - ESPN
1.275 million viewers, #17; 0.399 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Ray Donovan (10:00) - Showtime
1.245 million viewers, #18; 0.513 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

See Dad Run (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.222 million viewers, #19; 0.423 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Total Divas (10:00) - E!
1.091 million viewers, #20; 0.678 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Low Winter Sun (10:00) - AMC
1.062 million viewers, #21; 0.486 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Gator Boys (10:00) - Animal Planet
1.046 million viewers, #22; 0.364 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #26

Wendell & Vinnie (8:30) - Nickelodeon
0.974 million viewers, #23; 0.340 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #29

Hollywood Exes (9:00) - VH1
0.955 million viewers, #24; 0.559 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Container Wars (9:30) - truTV
0.751 million viewers, #25; 0.225 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #32

Alaskan Steel Men (9:00) - Discovery
0.718 million viewers, #26; 0.343 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #28

Alaskan Steel Men (10:00) - Discovery
0.697 million viewers, #27; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

Snapped (9:00) - Oxygen
0.687 million viewers, #28; 0.296 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #31

Tattoo Rescue (10:00) - Spike TV
0.684 million viewers, #29; 0.472 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #21

Miami Monkey (10:00) - VH1
0.636 million viewers, #30; 0.355 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #27

E! Special: Modern Family - E!
0.633 million viewers, #31; 0.309 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #30

16 & Pregnant: Where Are They Now? (10:00) - MTV
0.603 million viewers, #32; 0.440 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Oprah's Lifeclass (9:00) - OWN
0.400 million viewers, #33; 0.200 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #33

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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