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[09/12/13 - 04:51 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: No Stopping "Duck Dynasty" on A&E
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, september 11, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 29 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
9.144 million viewers, #1; 4.703 million adults 18-49 (3.7 rating), #1

Royal Pains - USA
3.748 million viewers, #2; 1.009 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Modern Dads (10:30) - A&E
3.437 million viewers, #3; 1.949 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

The Bridge (10:00) - FX
1.795 million viewers, #4; 0.888 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

9/11 Firehouse - Discovery
1.511 million viewers, #5; 0.655 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Tough Love (10:00) - VH1
1.438 million viewers, #6; 0.463 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.397 million viewers, #7; 0.582 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Ghost Mine (10:00) - Syfy
1.384 million viewers, #8; 0.721 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

The Challenge: Rivals II (10:00) - MTV
1.335 million viewers, #9; 1.003 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

The Presidents' Gatekeepers - The World's Toughest Job - Discovery
1.329 million viewers, #10; 0.718 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
1.273 million viewers, #11; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Cheer Perfection (10:00) - TLC
1.224 million viewers, #12; 0.640 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Thieves, Inc. (10:30) - Food
1.131 million viewers, #13; 0.594 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Paranormal Witness (9:00) - Syfy
1.124 million viewers, #14; 0.598 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Restaurant Stakeout (9:00) - Food
1.047 million viewers, #15; 0.375 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Annoying Orange (8:00) - Cartoon
1.017 million viewers, #16; 0.183 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles (9:00) - Bravo
1.007 million viewers, #17; 0.481 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Top Chef Masters (10:00) - Bravo
0.952 million viewers, #18; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

MLB Baseball (7:00) - ESPN
0.935 million viewers, #19; 0.413 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

The Best of Key & Peele (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.922 million viewers, #20; 0.694 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.695 million viewers, #21; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (10:00) - FXX
0.606 million viewers, #22; 0.530 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

The League (10:30) - FXX
0.595 million viewers, #23; 0.538 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Too Young to Marry? (10:00) - Oxygen
0.281 million viewers, #24; 0.132 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Inside the NFL - Showtime
0.242 million viewers, #25; 0.111 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

Spell-Mageddon (9:00) - ABC Family
0.209 million viewers, #26; 0.129 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #25

All Access: Mayweather vs. Canelo (8:30) - Showtime
0.138 million viewers, #27; 0.111 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #26

NFL Turning Point (10:00) - NBCSN
0.073 million viewers, #28; 0.050 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #28

Jim Rome on Showtime - Showtime
0.061 million viewers, #29; 0.023 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #29

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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