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[11/02/12 - 05:23 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: Chiefs/Chargers Trump "Jersey Shore" for NFL Network
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, november 1, 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
4.795 million viewers, #1; 2.589 million adults 18-49 (2.0 rating), #1

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
2.819 million viewers, #2; 1.322 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

Jersey Shore (10:00) - MTV
2.461 million viewers, #3; 1.804 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

NBA Basketball: Thunder at Spurs - TNT
2.144 million viewers, #4; 1.247 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

College Football: Virginia Tech at Miami - ESPN
1.864 million viewers, #5; 0.785 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Mad (8:00, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.619 million viewers, #6; 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

After the First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.520 million viewers, #7; 0.842 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
1.395 million viewers, #8; 1.156 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.368 million viewers, #9; 0.738 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Project Runway All Stars - Lifetime
1.317 million viewers, #10; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.248 million viewers, #11; 0.479 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Real Housewives of Miami - Bravo
1.099 million viewers, #12; 0.579 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Sweet Genius - Food
0.895 million viewers, #13; 0.487 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

The League - FX
0.860 million viewers, #14; 0.748 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.706 million viewers, #15; 0.277 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution - Comedy Central
0.554 million viewers, #16; 0.289 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

MTV First: Breaking Dawn Part 2 - MTV
0.539 million viewers, #17; 0.283 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

The Newlywed Game (8:30) - GSN
0.335 million viewers, #18; 0.072 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

The Newlywed Game (9:00) - GSN
0.280 million viewers, #19; 0.064 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.258 million viewers, #20; 0.039 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #21

The Newlywed Game (9:30) - GSN
0.243 million viewers, #21; 0.041 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #20

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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