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[07/02/12 - 07:02 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Smackdown," Disney Originals Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, june 29, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 20 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

A.N.T. Farm (8:30) - Disney
3.401 million viewers, #1; 0.510 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

My Babysitter's a Vampire (8:00) - Disney
3.236 million viewers, #2; 0.490 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Gravity Falls (9:30) - Disney
3.136 million viewers, #3; 0.535 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Gravity Falls (9:00) - Disney
3.016 million viewers, #4; 0.460 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.630 million viewers, #5; 0.971 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #1

Common Law - USA
1.966 million viewers, #6; 0.795 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #3

House of Payne (9:30) - TBS
1.719 million viewers, #7; 0.809 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #2

Say Yes to the Dress (9:30) - TLC
1.628 million viewers, #8; 0.620 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #5

House of Payne (9:00) - TBS
1.551 million viewers, #9; 0.732 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

Randy to the Rescue - TLC
1.513 million viewers, #10; 0.554 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #7

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.508 million viewers, #11; 0.566 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #6

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.287 million viewers, #12; 0.523 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Insane or Inspired? - Syfy
1.183 million viewers, #13; 0.504 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Flying Wild Alaska - Discovery
0.921 million viewers, #14; 0.337 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Whale Wars (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.887 million viewers, #15; 0.463 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
0.803 million viewers, #16; 0.293 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.726 million viewers, #17; 0.390 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Hollywood Heights - Nickelodeon
0.688 million viewers, #18; 0.105 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Louisiana Lockdown - Animal Planet
0.588 million viewers, #19; 0.229 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

The Ricky Gervais Show - HBO
0.136 million viewers, #20; 0.071 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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