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[06/06/12 - 04:14 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Storage Wars" Returns Big for A&E
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, june 5, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 30 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Playoffs: Miami/Boston - ESPN
10.251 million viewers, #1; 5.860 million adults 18-49 (4.6 rating), #1

Rizzoli & Isles - TNT
5.620 million viewers, #2; 1.537 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #7

Storage Wars (10:30) - A&E
4.962 million viewers, #3; 2.489 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #2

Storage Wars (10:00) - A&E
4.655 million viewers, #4; 2.375 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #3

Franklin & Bash - TNT
3.070 million viewers, #5; 1.089 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #13

Deadliest Catch (9:00) - Discovery
3.052 million viewers, #6; 1.780 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #4

Pretty Little Liars - ABC Family
2.932 million viewers, #7; 1.413 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #8

The Game - BET
2.491 million viewers, #8; 1.702 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #6

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
2.287 million viewers, #9; 1.743 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #5

Dance Moms (9:00) - Lifetime
2.101 million viewers, #10; 1.093 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #12

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.020 million viewers, #11; 0.953 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #15

Let's Stay Together - BET
1.971 million viewers, #12; 1.280 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #9

Level Up - Cartoon
1.893 million viewers, #13; 0.294 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Real Housewives of Orange County - Bravo
1.883 million viewers, #14; 1.195 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #10

Chopped - Food
1.670 million viewers, #15; 0.864 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #16

Workaholics - Comedy Central
1.514 million viewers, #16; 1.141 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #11

Dance Moms: Abby's Most OMG Moments - Lifetime
1.487 million viewers, #17; 0.735 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #17

The Devils Ride - Discovery
1.451 million viewers, #18; 0.959 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #14

Jane by Design - ABC Family
1.358 million viewers, #19; 0.726 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #18

16 & Pregnant: Life After Labor 5 - MTV
1.040 million viewers, #20; 0.704 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #19

United Stats of America - History
0.821 million viewers, #21; 0.349 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files - Syfy
0.812 million viewers, #22; 0.401 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Pregnant in Heels - Bravo
0.790 million viewers, #23; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

What Not to Wear - TLC
0.770 million viewers, #24; 0.306 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Hollywood Treasure - Syfy
0.585 million viewers, #25; 0.287 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Big Brooklyn Style (10:00) - TLC
0.433 million viewers, #26; 0.174 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

The Glee Project - Oxygen
0.389 million viewers, #27; 0.159 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Big Brooklyn Style (10:30) - TLC
0.365 million viewers, #28; 0.154 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

E3 2012 (4:00) - G4
0.276 million viewers, #29; 0.185 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #26

E3 2012 (10:00) - G4
0.099 million viewers, #30; 0.047 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #30

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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