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[11/01/12 - 04:44 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "American Horror Story" Tops Halloween in Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, october 31, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

American Horror Story - FX
2.469 million viewers, #1; 1.848 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

American Restoration (9:30) - History
2.080 million viewers, #2; 0.675 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

South Park - Comedy Central
1.959 million viewers, #3; 1.402 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Face Off - Syfy
1.613 million viewers, #4; 1.036 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Ghost Hunters - Syfy
1.599 million viewers, #5; 0.770 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Cajun Pawn Stars (10:00) - History
1.509 million viewers, #6; 0.574 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #9

South Beach Tow (9:30) - truTV
1.440 million viewers, #7; 0.771 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

Key & Peele - Comedy Central
1.411 million viewers, #8; 0.959 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Operation Repo (10:00) - truTV
1.332 million viewers, #9; 0.641 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

The Houstons: On Our Own (9:00) - Lifetime
0.722 million viewers, #10; 0.297 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #12

The Soup - E!
0.618 million viewers, #11; 0.333 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

Couples Therapy - VH1
0.545 million viewers, #12; 0.351 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

My Life Is a Lifetime Movie - Lifetime
0.481 million viewers, #13; 0.216 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #13

Inside the NFL - Showtime
0.131 million viewers, #14; 0.041 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #14

Inside NASCAR - Showtime
0.038 million viewers, #15; 0.018 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #15

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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