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[02/29/12 - 02:53 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "The Game," "Tosh.0" Claim Top Spots
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, february 28, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Game - BET
2.622 million viewers, #1; 1.706 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #2

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
2.606 million viewers, #2; 1.989 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

White Collar - USA
2.547 million viewers, #3; 0.938 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

Dance Moms - Lifetime
2.278 million viewers, #4; 1.132 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Teen Mom 2 Finale Special - MTV
2.229 million viewers, #5; 1.696 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

Justified - FX
2.147 million viewers, #6; 1.129 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #8

Let's Stay Together - BET
1.919 million viewers, #7; 1.270 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Southland - TNT
1.900 million viewers, #8; 0.941 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Top Gear - History
1.748 million viewers, #9; 0.970 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

Real Housewives of Orange County - Bravo
1.669 million viewers, #10; 1.138 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Ink Master - Spike TV
1.613 million viewers, #11; 1.153 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Key & Peele - Comedy Central
1.605 million viewers, #12; 1.127 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #9

Level Up - Cartoon
1.533 million viewers, #13; 0.252 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Switched at Birth - ABC Family
1.513 million viewers, #14; 0.865 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #13

Top Shot - History
1.465 million viewers, #15; 0.818 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #14

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
1.055 million viewers, #16; 0.530 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Jane by Design - ABC Family
0.964 million viewers, #17; 0.471 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
0.925 million viewers, #18; 0.414 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Tabatha Takes Over - Bravo
0.896 million viewers, #19; 0.560 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder - TLC
0.769 million viewers, #20; 0.379 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Jersey Couture (10:00) - Oxygen
0.281 million viewers, #21; 0.131 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Jersey Couture (10:30) - Oxygen
0.253 million viewers, #22; 0.110 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Campus PD - G4
0.147 million viewers, #23; 0.076 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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