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[10/03/12 - 03:59 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: FX's "Anarchy," ESPN's "30 for 30" Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, october 2, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 22 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Sons of Anarchy - FX
4.597 million viewers, #1; 3.078 million adults 18-49 (2.4 rating), #1

30 for 30 - ESPN
2.528 million viewers, #2; 1.820 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
2.336 million viewers, #3; 1.729 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #3

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.314 million viewers, #4; 1.077 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Face Off - Syfy
1.668 million viewers, #5; 1.038 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

The Looney Tunes Show - Cartoon
1.655 million viewers, #6; 0.396 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Shipping Wars (10:00) - A&E
1.630 million viewers, #7; 0.927 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Alaska: The Last Frontier - Discovery
1.505 million viewers, #8; 0.647 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Brickleberry - Comedy Central
1.496 million viewers, #9; 1.073 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Shipping Wars (10:30) - A&E
1.487 million viewers, #10; 0.857 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

How Playboy Changed the World - History
1.292 million viewers, #11; 0.576 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
1.277 million viewers, #12; 0.675 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Teen Mom: Farewell Special - MTV
1.207 million viewers, #13; 0.850 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
1.028 million viewers, #14; 0.450 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
0.989 million viewers, #15; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Abby & Brittany (10:00) - TLC
0.985 million viewers, #16; 0.460 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Bait Car (10:00) - truTV
0.983 million viewers, #17; 0.513 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Bait Car (10:30) - truTV
0.955 million viewers, #18; 0.550 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Hot Set - Syfy
0.644 million viewers, #19; 0.355 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Cypher Replay - BET
0.481 million viewers, #20; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Oprah: Where Are They Now? - OWN
0.430 million viewers, #21; 0.222 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos - Animal Planet
0.325 million viewers, #22; 0.159 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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