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[01/18/12 - 04:11 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "Pawn Stars," "American Pickers" Still Big for History
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, january 16, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 31 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Pawn Stars (10:30) (6.141 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1)

Pawn Stars (10:00) (5.931 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.2, #2)

American Pickers (4.933 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5)

WWE Raw (9:00) (4.320 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T3)

WWE Raw (10:00) (4.258 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T3)

TNT NBA Basketball: Dallas/L.A. Lakers (3.068 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T7)

Love & Hip Hop (3.033 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5)

T.I. & Tiny: A Family Hustle (9:00) (3.007 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T7)

Pretty Little Liars (2.784 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #10)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2.762 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.3, #9)

So Random! (8:00) (2.687 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

TNT NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City/Boston (2.362 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T11)

Lizard Lick Towing (2.075 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T11)

Regular Show (8:00) (1.988 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Being Human (1.813 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.9, #13)

The Next Great Baker (1.710 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T14)

The Lying Game (1.704 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T14)

Intervention (1.537 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T14)

Lost Girl (1.474 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T18)

Hoarders (1.444 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.6, #17)

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (1.290 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T18)

Fashion Police: The 2012 Golden Globe Awards (1.094 million viewers, #22; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T18)

DC Cupcakes: One Ton Cupcake (0.950 million viewers, #23; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

It's a Brad, Brad World (0.933 million viewers, #24; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Heat Seekers (0.913 million viewers, #25; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T27)

Caged (0.846 million viewers, #26; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too (0.802 million viewers, #27; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T21)

Scouted (0.571 million viewers, #28; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T27)

Oprah and the Legendary Cast of 'Roots' 35 Years Later (0.531 million viewers, #29; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T29)

America's Money Class With Suze Orman (0.330 million viewers, #30; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T29)

Extreme Clutter (0.265 million viewers, #31; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T29)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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