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[11/08/12 - 03:10 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: FNC, CNN Split Top Election Night Honors
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, november 6, 2012)

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

America's Election Headquarters (9:00) - FNC
11.792 million viewers, #1; 3.987 million adults 18-49 (3.2 rating), #5

America's Election Headquarters (10:00) - FNC
11.609 million viewers, #2; 4.269 million adults 18-49 (3.4 rating), #3

America's Election Headquarters (8:00) - FNC
10.959 million viewers, #3; 3.502 million adults 18-49 (2.8 rating), #6

Election Night in America (10:00) - CNN
10.043 million viewers, #4; 5.704 million adults 18-49 (4.5 rating), #1

Election Night in America (9:00) - CNN
9.433 million viewers, #5; 4.971 million adults 18-49 (3.9 rating), #2

Election Night in America (8:00) - CNN
8.279 million viewers, #6; 4.130 million adults 18-49 (3.3 rating), #4

Election Coverage (10:00) - MSNBC
5.343 million viewers, #7; 2.091 million adults 18-49 (1.7 rating), #8

Election Coverage (9:00) - MSNBC
4.670 million viewers, #8; 1.741 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #9

Election Coverage (8:00) - MSNBC
3.986 million viewers, #9; 1.394 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #10

Sons of Anarchy (10:00, 73 Minutes) - FX
3.963 million viewers, #10; 2.679 million adults 18-49 (2.1 rating), #7

Covert Affairs - USA
2.278 million viewers, #11; 0.647 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.202 million viewers, #12; 0.903 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Alaska: The Last Frontier - Discovery
1.625 million viewers, #13; 0.634 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

The Looney Tunes Show - Cartoon
1.624 million viewers, #14; 0.426 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
1.309 million viewers, #15; 0.583 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.212 million viewers, #16; 0.836 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

Total Blackout - Syfy
1.130 million viewers, #17; 0.518 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition - Lifetime
0.983 million viewers, #18; 0.502 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Fighting Tuna - Discovery
0.928 million viewers, #19; 0.363 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

College Football: Ball State at Toledo - ESPN2
0.570 million viewers, #20; 0.207 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Prank My Mom (10:00) - Lifetime
0.462 million viewers, #21; 0.278 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Viral Video Showdown - Syfy
0.437 million viewers, #22; 0.245 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

Underemployed - MTV
0.402 million viewers, #23; 0.264 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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