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[09/06/12 - 12:03 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: MSNBC Tops Viewers with DNC; "Counting Cars" Wins Demos for History
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, september 4, 2012)

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

Democratic National Convention (10:00) - MSNBC
4.107 million viewers, #1; 1.374 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Democratic National Convention (10:00) - CNN
3.888 million viewers, #2; 1.196 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Covert Affairs - USA
3.439 million viewers, #3; 0.989 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #12

White Collar - USA
3.381 million viewers, #4; 1.214 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Democratic National Convention (9:00) - MSNBC
3.342 million viewers, #5; 1.035 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

Counting Cars (10:30) - History
3.128 million viewers, #6; 1.485 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #1

Democratic National Convention (9:00) - CNN
3.019 million viewers, #7; 0.847 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #13

Counting Cars (10:00) - History
3.002 million viewers, #8; 1.382 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.786 million viewers, #9; 1.162 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #8

Democratic National Convention (8:00) - MSNBC
2.446 million viewers, #10; 0.534 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #22

Democratic National Convention (10:00) - FNC
2.398 million viewers, #11; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

Dance Moms (9:00) - Lifetime
2.307 million viewers, #12; 1.211 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

Democratic National Convention (8:00) - CNN
2.103 million viewers, #13; 0.549 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #21

Top Gear - History
2.020 million viewers, #14; 1.108 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #9

Teen Mom Series Finale Special: Check Up with Dr. Drew, Part 1 - MTV
1.960 million viewers, #15; 1.435 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Face Off - Syfy
1.759 million viewers, #16; 1.014 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #11

Chopped - Food
1.533 million viewers, #17; 0.741 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #14

Coma, Part 2 - A&E
1.516 million viewers, #18; 0.593 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #18

Flipping Out - Bravo
1.346 million viewers, #19; 0.689 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Level Up (8:00) - Cartoon
1.252 million viewers, #20; 0.294 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #32

Abby & Brittany (10:00) - TLC
1.161 million viewers, #21; 0.626 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

Abby & Brittany (10:30) - TLC
1.148 million viewers, #22; 0.577 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #20

Tosh.0 (Repeat) - Comedy Central
1.027 million viewers, #23; 0.692 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
1.026 million viewers, #24; 0.434 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #26

The Week the Women Went - Lifetime
0.951 million viewers, #25; 0.526 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #23

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
0.951 million viewers, #26; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #27

MLB Baseball (7:00) - ESPN
0.836 million viewers, #27; 0.360 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #29

The Burn - Comedy Central
0.762 million viewers, #28; 0.578 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #19

Collection Intervention - Syfy
0.749 million viewers, #29; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #28

Hard Knocks - HBO
0.643 million viewers, #30; 0.507 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #24

MLB Baseball (10:12) - ESPN
0.496 million viewers, #31; 0.263 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #33

Beverly Hills Nannies Reunion (10:00) - ABC Family
0.484 million viewers, #32; 0.339 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #30

Beverly Hills Nannies (9:00) - ABC Family
0.473 million viewers, #33; 0.333 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #31

Opening Act (8:00) - E!
0.387 million viewers, #34; 0.212 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #34

TV Guide Magazine's Top 25 Best Oprah Show Moments (10:00) - OWN
0.205 million viewers, #35; 0.093 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #35

All the Right Moves - Oxygen
0.075 million viewers, #36; 0.043 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #36

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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