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[11/29/11 - 03:57 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gold Rush" Continues Demo Reign for Discovery
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, november 25, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 27 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gold Rush (4.488 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1)

College Football: Pitt/West Virginia (3.765 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T6)

For Better or Worse (10:30) (3.423 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T2)

A.N.T. Farm (3.409 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

For Better or Worse (10:00) (3.335 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T2)

SpongeBob SquarePants (8:30) (3.270 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Phineas & Ferb (2.929 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

WWE Smackdown (2.928 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T6)

House of Payne (9:30) (2.726 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4)

House of Payne (9:00) (2.538 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.0, #5)

Flying Wild Alaska (2.210 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Fish Hooks (2.185 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

College Football: California/Arizona State (2.085 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (1.578 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Thundercats (1.433 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) (1.324 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss (9:30) (1.230 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

Hairy Bikers (10:00) (1.187 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

Hairy Bikers (10:30) (1.185 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:00) (1.168 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

Sanctuary (1.108 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:30) (1.064 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.3, #24)

The Soup (0.991 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11)

Fashion Police (0.855 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T15)

Fatal Attractions (0.616 million viewers, #25; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T25)

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert: Part 2 (0.320 million viewers, #26; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T25)

Preview to 24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road to the NHL Winter Classic (0.225 million viewers, #27; adults 18-49: 0.1, #27)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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