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[10/30/12 - 04:50 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gold Rush" Returns on Top for Discovery
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, october 26, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Gold Rush (9:00) - Discovery
4.447 million viewers, #1; 2.157 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #1

Monster High: Ghouls Rule (7:00) - Nickelodeon
2.868 million viewers, #2; 0.624 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.820 million viewers, #3; 0.979 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Jungle Gold - Discovery
2.757 million viewers, #4; 1.365 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.732 million viewers, #5; 0.551 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Jessie (8:30) - Disney
2.665 million viewers, #6; 0.542 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Fish Hooks (9:15, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.368 million viewers, #7; 0.434 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

A.N.T. Farm (8:00) - Disney
2.152 million viewers, #8; 0.463 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Gold Rush: Do or Die (7:30) - Discovery
2.088 million viewers, #9; 0.996 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

College Football: Cincinnati at Louisville - ESPN
2.028 million viewers, #10; 0.815 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

Say Yes to the Cure: Lori's Fight - TLC
1.756 million viewers, #11; 0.723 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:30) - TLC
1.460 million viewers, #12; 0.576 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.439 million viewers, #13; 0.567 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Haven - Syfy
1.405 million viewers, #14; 0.398 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:00) - TLC
1.357 million viewers, #15; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

For Better or Worse (9:00) - TBS
1.303 million viewers, #16; 0.626 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

For Better or Worse (9:30) - TBS
1.260 million viewers, #17; 0.611 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

Mystery Diners - Food
1.130 million viewers, #18; 0.603 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Health Inspectors - Food
0.832 million viewers, #19; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Fashion Police - E!
0.742 million viewers, #20; 0.348 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

The Ultimate Fighter Live (10:00) - FX
0.676 million viewers, #21; 0.502 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Monsters Inside Me - Animal Planet
0.452 million viewers, #22; 0.139 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Motorcity (8:30) - Disney XD
0.190 million viewers, #23; 0.046 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #23

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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