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[01/12/12 - 06:32 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: NBA Doubleheader Powers ESPN
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, january 11, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

ESPN NBA Basketball (10:43) (3.469 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1)

American Restoration (10:00) (2.894 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)

American Restoration (10:30) (2.787 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7)

Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy (2.667 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7)

Sons of Guns (2.663 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2)

ESPN NBA Basketball (8:06) (2.450 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3)

Dog the Bounty Hunter (10:00) (2.345 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)

Ghost Hunters (2.029 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T11)

Full Throttle Saloon (1.975 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7)

Face Off (1.972 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7)

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (1.852 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #24)

Top Chef: Texas (1.820 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4)

Hot in Cleveland (1.700 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

Restaurant: Impossible (1.626 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13)

Black Gold (1.422 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T11)

Toddlers & Tiaras (1.367 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13)

Combat Cash (10:00) (1.256 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13)

The Exes (1.237 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T22)

Combat Cash (10:30) (0.896 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

The Soup (0.865 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T16)

I Cloned My Pet (0.864 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

True Life (9:00) (0.780 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T16)

The Challenge Pre-Game (0.624 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18)

True Life (8:00) (0.506 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T22)

Inside the NFL (0.198 million viewers, #25; adults 18-49: 0.1, #25)

Source: Nielsen Media Research




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