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[05/30/12 - 04:40 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "Hatfields & McCoys," Heat/Celtics Big for History, ESPN
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, may 28, 2012)

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

Hatfields & McCoys, Part 1 - History
13.866 million viewers, #1; 4.772 million adults 18-49 (3.7 rating), #2

NBA Playoffs: Miami/Boston - ESPN
8.989 million viewers, #2; 5.252 million adults 18-49 (4.1 rating), #1

Pawn Stars (8:30) - History
6.699 million viewers, #3; 2.664 million adults 18-49 (2.1 rating), #3

Pawn Stars (8:00) - History
5.280 million viewers, #4; 2.230 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #4

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
3.918 million viewers, #5; 1.818 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #6

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
3.911 million viewers, #6; 1.973 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #5

Rags - Nickelodeon
3.466 million viewers, #7; 0.650 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #20

Keeping Up With the Kardashians - E!
2.217 million viewers, #8; 1.367 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #7

Regular Show (8:00) - Cartoon
2.053 million viewers, #9; 0.422 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

Cake Boss (9:30) - TLC
1.917 million viewers, #10; 0.924 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Cake Boss (9:00) - TLC
1.831 million viewers, #11; 0.763 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

Annoying Orange (8:30) - Cartoon
1.786 million viewers, #12; 0.336 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #27

Basketball Wives - VH1
1.778 million viewers, #13; 1.235 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #9

Single Ladies - VH1
1.762 million viewers, #14; 1.240 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #8

Mad (8:45) - Cartoon
1.445 million viewers, #15; 0.295 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #28

River Monsters (9:00, 120 Minutes) - Animal Planet
1.444 million viewers, #16; 0.725 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #14

Secret Life of the American Teenager - ABC Family
1.397 million viewers, #17; 0.922 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Monster In-Laws (10:30) - A&E
1.362 million viewers, #18; 0.653 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #19

Ridiculousness - MTV
1.333 million viewers, #19; 0.717 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #15

Bethenny Ever After - Bravo
1.297 million viewers, #20; 0.770 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Gene Simmons Family Jewels (9:00, 60 Minutes) - A&E
1.250 million viewers, #21; 0.683 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

Extreme Couponing (10:00) - TLC
1.217 million viewers, #22; 0.656 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #18

Monster In-Laws (10:00) - A&E
1.192 million viewers, #23; 0.591 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #22

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives - Food
1.129 million viewers, #24; 0.609 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #21

Mrs. Eastwood & Company (10:00) - E!
1.094 million viewers, #25; 0.687 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Extreme Couponing (10:30) - TLC
0.963 million viewers, #26; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #23

Money from Strangers - MTV
0.936 million viewers, #27; 0.431 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Invention Hunters - Food
0.775 million viewers, #28; 0.362 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #26

Hemingway & Gellhorn - HBO
0.548 million viewers, #29; 0.166 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #31

Kurt Sutter's Outlaw Empires - Discovery
0.440 million viewers, #30; 0.242 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #29

Undercover Stings (9:00) - Spike TV
0.411 million viewers, #31; 0.205 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #30

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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