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[10/22/12 - 03:21 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: Syfy Tops Viewers, Demos with "WWE Smackdown"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, october 19, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.933 million viewers, #1; 1.143 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #1

Yukon Men (9:00, 120 Minutes) - Discovery
2.147 million viewers, #2; 0.945 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #2

Secret Princes (10:00, 90 Minutes) - TLC
1.854 million viewers, #3; 0.748 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.571 million viewers, #4; 0.558 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #6

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.504 million viewers, #5; 0.545 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Gold Rush: The Long Road (8:00) - Discovery
1.498 million viewers, #6; 0.839 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #3

Haven - Syfy
1.446 million viewers, #7; 0.551 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #7

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.327 million viewers, #8; 0.463 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

For Better or Worse (9:30) - TBS
1.240 million viewers, #9; 0.515 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

For Better or Worse (9:00) - TBS
1.157 million viewers, #10; 0.476 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Mystery Diners - Food
1.061 million viewers, #11; 0.476 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

College Football: Connecticut at Syracuse - ESPN
1.004 million viewers, #12; 0.366 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

The Ultimate Fighter Live (10:00) - FX
0.811 million viewers, #13; 0.625 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #5

Fashion Police - E!
0.729 million viewers, #14; 0.384 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Monsters Inside Me - Animal Planet
0.620 million viewers, #15; 0.238 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

Boss - Starz
0.442 million viewers, #16; 0.222 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

Motorcity (8:30) - Disney XD
0.206 million viewers, #17; 0.052 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #17

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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