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[08/03/12 - 03:11 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Burn Notice," "Suits" Remain on Top for USA
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, august 2, 2012)

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

Burn Notice - USA
4.316 million viewers, #1; 1.648 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #1

Suits - USA
3.409 million viewers, #2; 1.568 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #2

Awkward - MTV
1.820 million viewers, #3; 0.878 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
1.789 million viewers, #4; 0.852 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Sullivan & Son (10:00) - TBS
1.773 million viewers, #5; 0.934 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #3

Snooki & JWOWW - MTV
1.586 million viewers, #6; 0.893 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #4

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.578 million viewers, #7; 0.850 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Cajun Justice (10:30) - A&E
1.558 million viewers, #8; 0.798 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Cajun Justice (10:00) - A&E
1.513 million viewers, #9; 0.838 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

After the First 48 - A&E
1.500 million viewers, #10; 0.840 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.400 million viewers, #11; 0.568 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Great Lake Warriors - History
1.058 million viewers, #12; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
1.003 million viewers, #13; 0.377 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

truTV Presents: World's Dumbest (9:00) - truTV
0.992 million viewers, #14; 0.578 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Auction Kings (9:30) - Discovery
0.986 million viewers, #15; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Hollywood Heights - Nickelodeon
0.851 million viewers, #16; 0.213 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Wilfred - FX
0.828 million viewers, #17; 0.480 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Louie - FX
0.689 million viewers, #18; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Four Weddings (10:00) - TLC
0.589 million viewers, #19; 0.283 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.573 million viewers, #20; 0.277 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

The Real L Word - Showtime
0.146 million viewers, #21; 0.110 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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