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[07/23/12 - 03:54 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "A.N.T. Farm" Leads Viewers, "WWE Smackdown" Tops Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, july 20, 2012)

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

A.N.T. Farm (8:00) - Disney
3.423 million viewers, #1; 0.528 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 15 Minutes) - Disney
3.262 million viewers, #2; 0.682 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

My Babysitter's a Vampire (8:30) - Disney
3.148 million viewers, #3; 0.525 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Gravity Falls (9:30) - Disney
3.144 million viewers, #4; 0.703 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Fish Hooks (9:15, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.968 million viewers, #5; 0.582 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.964 million viewers, #6; 1.096 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #1

For Better or Worse (9:30) - TBS
2.187 million viewers, #7; 1.081 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #2

For Better or Worse (9:00) - TBS
2.013 million viewers, #8; 1.008 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Common Law - USA
1.817 million viewers, #9; 0.654 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

House of Payne (8:30) - TBS
1.741 million viewers, #10; 0.872 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #4

Say Yes to the Dress (9:30) - TLC
1.536 million viewers, #11; 0.660 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Randy to the Rescue - TLC
1.457 million viewers, #12; 0.555 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

House of Payne (8:00) - TBS
1.427 million viewers, #13; 0.758 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.365 million viewers, #14; 0.532 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Lost Girl - Syfy
1.198 million viewers, #15; 0.501 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Flying Wild Alaska (10:00) - Discovery
1.194 million viewers, #16; 0.390 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Flying Wild Alaska (9:00) - Discovery
1.058 million viewers, #17; 0.407 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Whale Wars (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.963 million viewers, #18; 0.550 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

America's Most Wanted - Lifetime
0.928 million viewers, #19; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Hollywood Heights - Nickelodeon
0.694 million viewers, #20; 0.163 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.680 million viewers, #21; 0.330 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Bait Car (10:00) - truTV
0.539 million viewers, #22; 0.247 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Louisiana Lockdown - Animal Planet
0.528 million viewers, #23; 0.228 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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