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[12/06/11 - 05:36 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "MNF" Holds Onto Top Honors for ESPN
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

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

Here are the highlights of 30 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Monday Night Football (9.466 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.8, #1)

The Closer (4.854 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T13)

Pawn Stars (10:30) (4.774 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.8, #2)

Pawn Stars (10:00) (4.481 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5)

WWE Raw (9:00) (4.402 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5)

WWE Raw (10:00) (4.302 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T3)

Rizzoli & Isles (3.860 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T13)

American Pickers (3.622 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.2, #10)

T.I. & Tiny: A Family Hustle (9:30) (3.084 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T3)

American Chopper: The Build-Off, Part 1 (2.830 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.5, #8)

T.I. & Tiny: A Family Hustle (9:00) (2.827 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5)

Adventure Time (2.513 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T17)

Love & Hip Hop (2.385 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.4, #9)

Lizard Lick Towing (2.219 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.9, #12)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2.195 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.0, #11)

Neverland, Part 2 (2.094 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.7, #15)

Mad (8:30) (2.017 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T21)

The Next Great Baker (1.496 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T17)

Ridiculousness (1.348 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.6, #16)

Long Island Serial Killer (1.337 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T17)

Best Thing I Ever Ate (1.132 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T21)

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (1.078 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T17)

Candy Queen (10:00) (1.010 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Candy Queen (10:30) (0.980 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too (0.580 million viewers, #25; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T21)

Scouted (0.520 million viewers, #26; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T21)

Saved (0.482 million viewers, #27; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T28)

Pair of Kings (0.446 million viewers, #28; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T28)

The Bad Girls Club Preview (0.435 million viewers, #29; adults 18-49: 0.2, #27)

Enlightened (0.189 million viewers, #30; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T28)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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