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[11/09/12 - 04:10 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Thursday Night Football" Spoils "Burn Notice" Return
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, november 8, 2012)

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

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
5.194 million viewers, #1; 2.744 million adults 18-49 (2.2 rating), #1

Burn Notice (9:00, 120 Minutes) - USA
3.473 million viewers, #2; 1.347 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
2.923 million viewers, #3; 1.344 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Jersey Shore (10:00) - MTV
2.803 million viewers, #4; 1.933 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

College Football: Florida State at Virginia Tech - ESPN
2.684 million viewers, #5; 1.121 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

NBA Basketball: Thunder at Bulls - TNT
1.848 million viewers, #6; 0.904 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Mad (8:00, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.730 million viewers, #7; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Project Runway All Stars - Lifetime
1.453 million viewers, #8; 0.690 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

NBA Basketball: Clippers at Trail Blazers - TNT
1.407 million viewers, #9; 0.791 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.290 million viewers, #10; 0.722 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Jungle Gold: Reclaimed - Discovery
1.269 million viewers, #11; 0.638 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.266 million viewers, #12; 0.497 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
1.107 million viewers, #13; 0.921 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.918 million viewers, #14; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Bada Bling Brides - TLC
0.871 million viewers, #15; 0.368 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Sweet Genius - Food
0.869 million viewers, #16; 0.410 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

The League - FX
0.831 million viewers, #17; 0.693 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution - Comedy Central
0.604 million viewers, #18; 0.321 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

The Newlywed Game (9:30) - GSN
0.420 million viewers, #19; 0.129 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

The Newlywed Game (8:30) - GSN
0.410 million viewers, #20; 0.130 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.390 million viewers, #21; 0.118 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards - Hallmark
0.364 million viewers, #22; 0.035 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #23

The Newlywed Game (9:00) - GSN
0.351 million viewers, #23; 0.076 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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