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[09/12/12 - 02:50 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Sons of Anarchy" Premiere Posts FX's Best Demos of 2012
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, september 11, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Sons of Anarchy (10:00, 90 Minutes) - FX
5.366 million viewers, #1; 3.505 million adults 18-49 (2.8 rating), #1

Covert Affairs - USA
3.941 million viewers, #2; 1.311 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

White Collar - USA
3.799 million viewers, #3; 1.479 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.956 million viewers, #4; 1.315 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Teen Mom Series Finale Special: Check Up with Dr. Drew, Part 2 - MTV
2.333 million viewers, #5; 1.761 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Dance Moms (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.108 million viewers, #6; 1.061 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Shipping Wars (10:30) - A&E
1.784 million viewers, #7; 0.981 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Shipping Wars (10:00) - A&E
1.722 million viewers, #8; 0.886 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

The 9/11 Surfer - Discovery
1.645 million viewers, #9; 0.807 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Chopped - Food
1.437 million viewers, #10; 0.646 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Face Off - Syfy
1.410 million viewers, #11; 0.901 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
1.261 million viewers, #12; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
1.231 million viewers, #13; 0.436 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Flipping Out - Bravo
1.224 million viewers, #14; 0.599 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Level Up (8:00) - Cartoon
1.106 million viewers, #15; 0.153 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Tosh.0 (Repeat) - Comedy Central
0.934 million viewers, #16; 0.614 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

The Week the Women Went (10:30) - Lifetime
0.921 million viewers, #17; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

World Cup Qualifier: USA/Jamaica - ESPN2
0.902 million viewers, #18; 0.521 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Abby & Brittany (10:00) - TLC
0.852 million viewers, #19; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

The Burn - Comedy Central
0.690 million viewers, #20; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Collection Intervention - Syfy
0.442 million viewers, #21; 0.273 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

2012 Reebok Crossfit Games - ESPN2
0.396 million viewers, #22; 0.252 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Crimson Petal and the White, Part 2 - Encore
0.253 million viewers, #23; 0.045 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #25

TV Guide Magazine's Top 25 Best Oprah Show Moments (10:00) - OWN
0.154 million viewers, #24; 0.061 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #23

All the Right Moves - Oxygen
0.082 million viewers, #25; 0.053 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #24

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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