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[05/31/12 - 04:01 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Hatfields & McCoys" Holds Off San Antonio/Oklahoma City
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, may 29, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Hatfields & McCoys, Part 2 - History
13.127 million viewers, #1; 4.688 million adults 18-49 (3.7 rating), #1

NBA Playoffs: San Antonio/Oklahoma City - TNT
7.299 million viewers, #2; 4.071 million adults 18-49 (3.2 rating), #2

Deadliest Catch (8:00, 120 Minutes) - Discovery
2.989 million viewers, #3; 1.691 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #4

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
2.769 million viewers, #4; 2.118 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #3

The Game - BET
2.243 million viewers, #5; 1.386 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #6

Workaholics - Comedy Central
2.115 million viewers, #6; 1.645 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #5

Real Housewives of Orange County - Bravo
2.077 million viewers, #7; 1.349 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #7

Chopped - Food
1.816 million viewers, #8; 0.893 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Let's Stay Together - BET
1.620 million viewers, #9; 1.020 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

16 & Pregnant (10:00) - MTV
1.494 million viewers, #10; 1.083 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
1.388 million viewers, #11; 0.724 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

The Devils Ride - Discovery
1.025 million viewers, #12; 0.647 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

What Not to Wear - TLC
0.952 million viewers, #13; 0.290 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files - Syfy
0.926 million viewers, #14; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Dance Moms: Miami (10:00) - Lifetime
0.826 million viewers, #15; 0.364 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

MLB Baseball: Boston/Detroit - ESPN
0.812 million viewers, #16; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Pregnant in Heels - Bravo
0.762 million viewers, #17; 0.484 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Big Brooklyn Style (10:00) - TLC
0.606 million viewers, #18; 0.153 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Hollywood Treasure - Syfy
0.574 million viewers, #19; 0.304 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Big Brooklyn Style (10:30) - TLC
0.526 million viewers, #20; 0.149 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

E! Investigates - A Family Tragedy: The Powells - E!
0.485 million viewers, #21; 0.254 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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