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[06/20/12 - 10:11 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Let It Shine," "Gravity Falls" Put Disney on Top
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, june 15, 2012)

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

Let It Shine - Disney
5.699 million viewers, #1; 1.176 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #1

Gravity Falls - Disney
3.399 million viewers, #2; 0.659 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

Fairly Legal - USA
2.481 million viewers, #3; 0.730 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.411 million viewers, #4; 0.895 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #2

Common Law - USA
2.213 million viewers, #5; 0.791 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #3

House of Payne (9:30) - TBS
1.564 million viewers, #6; 0.738 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

House of Payne (9:00) - TBS
1.405 million viewers, #7; 0.637 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

Say Yes to the Dress (9:30) - TLC
1.356 million viewers, #8; 0.531 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.322 million viewers, #9; 0.532 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Randy to the Rescue - TLC
1.139 million viewers, #10; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.077 million viewers, #11; 0.346 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Flying Wild Alaska - Discovery
1.021 million viewers, #12; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Insane or Inspired? - Syfy
1.012 million viewers, #13; 0.473 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
0.784 million viewers, #14; 0.327 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Deadly Seas - Discovery
0.760 million viewers, #15; 0.342 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.721 million viewers, #16; 0.436 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Whale Wars (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.715 million viewers, #17; 0.414 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Hollywood Heights - Nickelodeon
0.620 million viewers, #18; 0.193 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Louisiana Lockdown - Animal Planet
0.479 million viewers, #19; 0.242 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

The Ricky Gervais Show - HBO
0.196 million viewers, #20; 0.122 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Lives on Fire - OWN
0.121 million viewers, #21; 0.067 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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