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[07/06/12 - 04:08 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Takes Top Spot from "Anger Management"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, july 5, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People - History
4.304 million viewers, #1; 1.811 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #1

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
3.370 million viewers, #2; 1.709 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #2

Mountain Men - History
3.255 million viewers, #3; 1.306 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
2.066 million viewers, #4; 1.224 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Snooki & JWOWW - MTV
2.037 million viewers, #5; 1.291 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Awkward - MTV
1.760 million viewers, #6; 0.926 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

After the First 48 - A&E
1.654 million viewers, #7; 0.851 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
1.607 million viewers, #8; 0.725 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Cajun Justice (10:30) - A&E
1.572 million viewers, #9; 0.847 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Cajun Justice (10:00) - A&E
1.493 million viewers, #10; 0.796 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.485 million viewers, #11; 0.622 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Wilfred - FX
1.453 million viewers, #12; 0.935 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

Final Offer - Discovery
1.428 million viewers, #13; 0.773 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

Chef Wanted With Anne Burrell - Food
1.289 million viewers, #14; 0.671 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Louie - FX
1.076 million viewers, #15; 0.722 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #15

Clipaholics - truTV
1.071 million viewers, #16; 0.614 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

On the Fly (9:00) - TLC
0.880 million viewers, #17; 0.433 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

DUI (10:30) - TLC
0.690 million viewers, #18; 0.277 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

DUI (10:00) - TLC
0.654 million viewers, #19; 0.262 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Hollywood Heights - Nickelodeon
0.524 million viewers, #20; 0.148 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Kathy - Bravo
0.499 million viewers, #21; 0.311 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Tron: Uprising (8:00) - Disney XD
0.362 million viewers, #22; 0.143 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Motorcity (8:30) - Disney XD
0.302 million viewers, #23; 0.071 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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