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[08/21/12 - 04:54 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: TNT's "Major Crimes" Tops Viewers, VH1's "Love & Hip-Hop" Wins Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, august 20, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 33 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Major Crimes (9:00) - TNT
5.399 million viewers, #1; 1.153 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #11

NFL Preseason: Eagles/Patriots - ESPN
5.066 million viewers, #2; 2.581 million adults 18-49 (2.0 rating), #2

Pawn Stars (10:30) - History
4.818 million viewers, #3; 2.068 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #3

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.657 million viewers, #4; 2.064 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #4

Pawn Stars (10:00) - History
4.491 million viewers, #5; 1.870 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #7

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
4.426 million viewers, #6; 1.988 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #5

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
4.352 million viewers, #7; 1.928 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #6

American Pickers - History
4.029 million viewers, #8; 1.527 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #9

Perception - TNT
3.902 million viewers, #9; 0.855 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #16

Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta - VH1
3.719 million viewers, #10; 2.603 million adults 18-49 (2.0 rating), #1

Regular Show (8:00) - Cartoon
2.631 million viewers, #11; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #23

Single Ladies - VH1
2.516 million viewers, #12; 1.636 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #8

Lizard Lick Towing (10:00) - truTV
2.417 million viewers, #13; 1.361 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #10

Warehouse 13 - Syfy
1.866 million viewers, #14; 0.814 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #18

Annoying Orange (8:30, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.750 million viewers, #15; 0.316 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #30

Real Housewives of New York City - Bravo
1.653 million viewers, #16; 0.916 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

Ridiculousness - MTV
1.600 million viewers, #17; 0.867 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #15

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.591 million viewers, #18; 0.873 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #14

The Bad Girls Club - Oxygen
1.507 million viewers, #19; 0.895 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #13

Bunheads - ABC Family
1.504 million viewers, #20; 0.750 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #20

Intervention (9:00) - A&E
1.461 million viewers, #21; 0.850 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #17

Secret Life of the American Teenager - ABC Family
1.409 million viewers, #22; 0.756 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #19

Alphas (8:00) - Syfy
1.376 million viewers, #23; 0.618 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #22

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives - Food
1.338 million viewers, #24; 0.651 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #21

The Inbetweeners - MTV
0.913 million viewers, #25; 0.433 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Alphas (10:00, Repeat) - Syfy
0.774 million viewers, #26; 0.359 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

United Bates of America (9:00) - TLC
0.686 million viewers, #27; 0.326 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #29

United Bates of America (9:30) - TLC
0.644 million viewers, #28; 0.342 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #27

Big Tiny (10:30) - TLC
0.616 million viewers, #29; 0.332 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #28

Big Tiny (10:00) - TLC
0.560 million viewers, #30; 0.279 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #31

Gallery Girls - Bravo
0.550 million viewers, #31; 0.358 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #26

MLB Baseball (10:00) - ESPN2
0.309 million viewers, #32; 0.170 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #32

Opening Act (9:00) - E!
0.230 million viewers, #33; 0.142 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #33

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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