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[07/25/12 - 03:48 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Storage Wars," "Rizzoli & Isles" Continue Reign in Demos, Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, july 24, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 27 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Rizzoli & Isles - TNT
5.592 million viewers, #1; 1.523 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #5

Storage Wars (10:30) - A&E
4.642 million viewers, #2; 2.151 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #1

Storage Wars (10:00) - A&E
4.366 million viewers, #3; 1.935 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

Covert Affairs - USA
3.743 million viewers, #4; 1.238 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #8

White Collar - USA
3.007 million viewers, #5; 1.151 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #10

Deadliest Catch (8:00, 120 Minutes) - Discovery
2.864 million viewers, #6; 1.612 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #4

Franklin & Bash - TNT
2.538 million viewers, #7; 0.926 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #14

Pretty Little Liars - ABC Family
2.428 million viewers, #8; 1.261 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #7

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
2.326 million viewers, #9; 1.810 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #3

Dance Moms (9:00) - Lifetime
2.128 million viewers, #10; 1.053 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #11

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.120 million viewers, #11; 1.043 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #13

Teen Mom (10:00) - MTV
1.937 million viewers, #12; 1.311 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

After the Catch (10:00) - Discovery
1.870 million viewers, #13; 1.044 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #12

Workaholics - Comedy Central
1.542 million viewers, #14; 1.192 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #9

Real Housewives of Orange County: The Lost Footage - Bravo
1.420 million viewers, #15; 0.899 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #15

Jane by Design - ABC Family
1.410 million viewers, #16; 0.711 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #16

The Godfather Legacy - History
1.320 million viewers, #17; 0.491 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

What Not to Wear (10:00) - TLC
1.077 million viewers, #18; 0.375 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

World's Worst Tenants (10:00) - Spike TV
1.016 million viewers, #19; 0.545 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Destination Truth (9:00) - Syfy
0.866 million viewers, #20; 0.408 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Haunted Highway - Syfy
0.827 million viewers, #21; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Hollywood Heights - Nickelodeon
0.812 million viewers, #22; 0.198 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Craft Wars (8:00) - TLC
0.720 million viewers, #23; 0.271 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Love Broker - Bravo
0.523 million viewers, #24; 0.325 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Our America With Lisa Ling - OWN
0.361 million viewers, #25; 0.169 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #26

The Glee Project - Oxygen
0.357 million viewers, #26; 0.174 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #25

15 Awesomest Boy Bands - E!
0.260 million viewers, #27; 0.162 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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