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[08/28/12 - 03:29 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "Major Crimes" Tops Viewers, "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta Reunion" Wins Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, august 27, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 31 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Major Crimes (9:00) - TNT
5.738 million viewers, #1; 1.206 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #10

Pawn Stars (10:00) - History
5.080 million viewers, #2; 2.206 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #3

Pawn Stars (10:30) - History
5.015 million viewers, #3; 2.144 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #5

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.786 million viewers, #4; 2.320 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #2

American Pickers - History
4.522 million viewers, #5; 1.692 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #8

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
4.499 million viewers, #6; 2.152 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #4

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
4.160 million viewers, #7; 1.958 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #7

Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta Reunion - VH1
4.100 million viewers, #8; 3.011 million adults 18-49 (2.4 rating), #1

Perception - TNT
3.975 million viewers, #9; 0.854 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #15

Single Ladies - VH1
2.886 million viewers, #10; 2.073 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #6

Regular Show (8:00) - Cartoon
2.702 million viewers, #11; 0.617 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #21

Lizard Lick Towing (10:00) - truTV
2.247 million viewers, #12; 1.312 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #9

Warehouse 13 - Syfy
1.866 million viewers, #13; 0.640 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #20

Real Housewives of New York City - Bravo
1.823 million viewers, #14; 1.010 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #12

Annoying Orange (8:30, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.820 million viewers, #15; 0.319 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #28

Alphas (8:00) - Syfy
1.726 million viewers, #16; 0.671 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #18

The Bad Girls Club - Oxygen
1.657 million viewers, #17; 1.015 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #11

Secret Life of the American Teenager - ABC Family
1.548 million viewers, #18; 1.000 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #13

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.419 million viewers, #19; 0.880 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #14

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives - Food
1.392 million viewers, #20; 0.706 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #17

Intervention (9:00) - A&E
1.326 million viewers, #21; 0.836 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #16

Ridiculousness - MTV
1.109 million viewers, #22; 0.643 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #19

NFL Preseason: Buccaneers/Texans - ESPN
0.858 million viewers, #23; 0.306 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #29

United Bates of America (9:00) - TLC
0.800 million viewers, #24; 0.361 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

Alphas (10:00, Repeat) - Syfy
0.782 million viewers, #25; 0.326 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #26

Big Tiny (10:30) - TLC
0.714 million viewers, #26; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

United Bates of America (9:30) - TLC
0.708 million viewers, #27; 0.324 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #27

Gallery Girls - Bravo
0.668 million viewers, #28; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

The Inbetweeners - MTV
0.648 million viewers, #29; 0.373 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Big Tiny (10:00) - TLC
0.603 million viewers, #30; 0.265 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #30

Opening Act (9:00) - E!
0.293 million viewers, #31; 0.154 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #31

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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