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[09/27/11 - 05:39 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "MNF" Keeps ESPN Unstoppable
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, september 26, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 36 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Monday Night Football (17.104 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 7.2, #1)

Pawn Stars (10:30) (4.224 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2)

WWE Raw (9:00) (4.169 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T4)

WWE Raw (10:00) (4.134 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2)

Pawn Stars (10:00) (4.009 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T4)

American Pickers (3.118 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6)

Adventure Time (2.185 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

Regular Show (1.991 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T24)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (1.878 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8)

American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior (1.780 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6)

The Bad Girls Club (1.755 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8)

Basketball Wives LA (1.721 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8)

Lizard Lick Towing (9:30) (1.420 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

La La's Full Court Life (1.375 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.7, #11)

Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (1.343 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T27)

Ridiculousness (1.288 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

Mad (1.224 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T31)

Cake Boss (10:30) (1.181 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

Alphas (1.162 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

Cake Boss (10:00) (1.121 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14)

The Lying Game (1.064 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

The T.O. Show (1.044 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12)

Bear Swamp Recovery (10:00) (0.951 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (0.936 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T24)

American Underworld (0.782 million viewers, #25; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

Hair Battle Spectacular (0.768 million viewers, #26; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

Most Eligible Dallas (0.709 million viewers, #27; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

Weeds (0.556 million viewers, #28; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T24)

Pair of Kings (0.556 million viewers, #29; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T31)

Death Valley (0.507 million viewers, #30; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T27)

Best Thing I Ever Ate (0.491 million viewers, #31; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T27)

Crave (0.452 million viewers, #32; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T27)

Zeke & Luther (0.444 million viewers, #33; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T31)

The Big C (0.431 million viewers, #34; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T31)

The Bling Ring (0.391 million viewers, #35; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T31)

I'm in the Band (0.339 million viewers, #36; adults 18-49: 0.0, #36)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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