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[10/26/12 - 05:43 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: Buccaneers/Vikings Keep "Thursday Night Football" on Top
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, october 25, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
5.165 million viewers, #1; 2.725 million adults 18-49 (2.2 rating), #1

Jersey Shore (10:00) - MTV
2.961 million viewers, #2; 1.986 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
2.691 million viewers, #3; 1.366 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Gold Rush: Off-Season Special - Discovery
2.049 million viewers, #4; 1.040 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Mad (8:00, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.579 million viewers, #5; 0.334 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Texas Car Wars - Discovery
1.320 million viewers, #6; 0.712 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

After the First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.277 million viewers, #7; 0.728 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.263 million viewers, #8; 0.691 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Project Runway All Stars - Lifetime
1.238 million viewers, #9; 0.604 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.187 million viewers, #10; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

College Football: Clemson at Wake Forest - ESPN
1.171 million viewers, #11; 0.557 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
1.120 million viewers, #12; 0.911 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

What's the Earth Worth? - History
1.058 million viewers, #13; 0.432 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.883 million viewers, #14; 0.379 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
0.859 million viewers, #15; 0.480 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

The League - FX
0.759 million viewers, #16; 0.616 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution - Comedy Central
0.612 million viewers, #17; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

The Newlywed Game (8:30) - GSN
0.336 million viewers, #18; 0.071 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

The Newlywed Game (9:30) - GSN
0.324 million viewers, #19; 0.074 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.294 million viewers, #20; 0.059 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #21

The Newlywed Game (9:00) - GSN
0.293 million viewers, #21; 0.085 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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