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[01/26/12 - 03:30 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Dog the Bounty Hunter" Claims Demo Crown
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, january 25, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Royal Pains - USA
3.371 million viewers, #1; 1.221 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Dog the Bounty Hunter (10:00) - A&E
3.184 million viewers, #2; 1.853 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #1

American Restoration (10:00) - History
2.743 million viewers, #3; 1.306 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

American Restoration (10:30) - History
2.489 million viewers, #4; 1.183 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy - History
2.238 million viewers, #5; 0.992 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

The Challenge: Battle of the Exes - MTV
1.908 million viewers, #6; 1.538 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #2

Top Chef: Texas - Bravo
1.831 million viewers, #7; 1.169 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu - Cartoon
1.772 million viewers, #8; 0.375 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Ghost Hunters - Syfy
1.734 million viewers, #9; 0.806 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Face Off - Syfy
1.690 million viewers, #10; 0.967 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Full Throttle Saloon - truTV
1.649 million viewers, #11; 0.986 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Toddlers & Tiaras - TLC
1.544 million viewers, #12; 0.683 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.430 million viewers, #13; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Hell Roads - Discovery
1.153 million viewers, #14; 0.597 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

The Exes - TV Land
0.931 million viewers, #15; 0.240 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

The Soup - E!
0.805 million viewers, #16; 0.579 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

1000 Ways to Die (10:00) - Spike TV
0.709 million viewers, #17; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Inside the NFL - Showtime
0.161 million viewers, #18; 0.085 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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