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[09/07/11 - 05:55 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: History's "Pawn Stars" Dominates Labor Day
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, september 5, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 32 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Closer (7.174 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T9)

Rizzoli & Isles (6.688 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T9)

Pawn Stars (10:00) (6.086 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.3, #T1)

Pawn Stars (10:30) (6.020 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.3, #T1)

American Pickers (4.782 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T4)

WWE Raw (9:00) (4.222 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T4)

WWE Raw (10:00) (4.158 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T4)

Adventure Time (3.315 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

Keeping Up With the Kardashians (3.303 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.8, #3)

American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior (2.975 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.5, #7)

Secret Life of the American Teenager (2.828 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.4, #8)

Mad (9:00) (2.396 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T27)

The Glades (2.380 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T17)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2.183 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.2, #11)

Lizard Lick Towing (9:30) (2.134 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T13)

Ridiculousness (1.746 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T13)

Basketball Wives LA (1.697 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 1.0, #12)

Kate Plus 8 (1.655 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T17)

Friends (Repeat, 8:00) (1.501 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T25)

The Lying Game (1.458 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

The Bad Girls Club (1.284 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T17)

La La's Full Court Life (1.274 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T15)

The T.O. Show (1.269 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T15)

Death Valley (1.167 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

Bear Swamp Recovery (10:00) (1.167 million viewers, #25; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

Swamp Loggers (0.992 million viewers, #26; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T25)

Most Eligible Dallas (0.951 million viewers, #27; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T20)

Crave (0.800 million viewers, #28; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T27)

Hair Battle Spectacular (0.617 million viewers, #29; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T27)

Kickin' It (0.528 million viewers, #30; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T31)

Hillbilly Handfishin' (0.514 million viewers, #31; adults 18-49: 0.2, #30)

Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour (0.145 million viewers, #32; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T31)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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