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[09/18/13 - 03:03 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Sons of Anarchy" Holds Off USA Summer Finales
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, september 17, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 37 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

America's Got Talent (9:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
11.193 million viewers, #1; 3.103 million adults 18-49 (2.44 rating), #4

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (8:30) - FOX
6.172 million viewers, #2; 3.247 million adults 18-49 (2.56 rating), #2

Dads (8:00) - FOX
5.762 million viewers, #3; 2.812 million adults 18-49 (2.21 rating), #5

New Girl (9:00) - FOX
5.535 million viewers, #4; 3.660 million adults 18-49 (2.88 rating), #1

Million Second Quiz (8:00) - NBC
5.221 million viewers, #5; 1.428 million adults 18-49 (1.12 rating), #9

Sons of Anarchy (10:00) - FX
4.632 million viewers, #6; 3.122 million adults 18-49 (2.46 rating), #3

The Mindy Project (9:30) - FOX
3.827 million viewers, #7; 2.373 million adults 18-49 (1.87 rating), #6

Suits - USA
3.163 million viewers, #8; 1.267 million adults 18-49 (1.00 rating), #10

Covert Affairs - USA
3.027 million viewers, #9; 0.879 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #19

Amish Mafia (9:00) - Discovery
2.717 million viewers, #10; 1.432 million adults 18-49 (1.13 rating), #8

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (8:00) - CW
2.434 million viewers, #11; 1.103 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #12

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.375 million viewers, #12; 0.998 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #14

Tosh.0 (10:00) - Comedy Central
2.236 million viewers, #13; 1.809 million adults 18-49 (1.42 rating), #7

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
2.183 million viewers, #14; 0.909 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #17

19 Kids & Counting (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.964 million viewers, #15; 0.939 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #16

Face Off (9:00) - Syfy
1.817 million viewers, #16; 1.128 million adults 18-49 (0.89 rating), #11

Storage Wars: Texas (9:30) - A&E
1.788 million viewers, #17; 0.660 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #23

Cold Justice (10:00) - TNT
1.701 million viewers, #18; 0.349 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #35

I Dream of Nene: The Wedding (9:00) - Bravo
1.564 million viewers, #19; 0.740 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #22

Tickle (10:00) - Discovery
1.552 million viewers, #20; 0.904 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #18

Top Gear (9:00) - History
1.545 million viewers, #21; 0.833 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #21

Chopped (10:00) - Food
1.533 million viewers, #22; 0.649 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #24

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.483 million viewers, #23; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #32

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.479 million viewers, #24; 0.521 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #30

The Bad Girls Club (8:00) - Oxygen
1.473 million viewers, #25; 0.840 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #20

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.378 million viewers, #26; 1.016 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #13

Dance Moms Reunion (8:00) - Lifetime
1.278 million viewers, #27; 0.582 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #25

Brickleberry (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.248 million viewers, #28; 0.961 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #15

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition (9:00) - Lifetime
1.238 million viewers, #29; 0.575 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #27

Barter Kings (10:00) - A&E
1.200 million viewers, #30; 0.577 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #26

The New Atlanta (10:00) - Bravo
1.046 million viewers, #31; 0.495 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #31

God, Guns & Automobiles (10:00) - History
0.961 million viewers, #32; 0.349 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #34

Capture (9:00) - CW
0.954 million viewers, #33; 0.550 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #28

Heroes of Cosplay (10:00) - Syfy
0.845 million viewers, #34; 0.547 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #29

Double Divas (10:30) - Lifetime
0.786 million viewers, #35; 0.446 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #33

World Series of Poker (10:00) - ESPN
0.734 million viewers, #36; 0.343 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #36

My Big Fat Revenge (9:00) - Oxygen
0.595 million viewers, #37; 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #37

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for World Series of Poker (9:00), Minute to Win It (8:00), The Chase (9:00), Double Divas (10:00), A Football Life (9:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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