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[11/19/12 - 05:54 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gold Rush" Tops Night for Fourth Consecutive Week
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, november 16, 2012)

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

Gold Rush (9:00) - Discovery
4.096 million viewers, #1; 2.054 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.807 million viewers, #2; 1.007 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Jungle Gold (10:00) - Discovery
2.691 million viewers, #3; 1.396 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

NBA Basketball: Knicks at Grizzlies - ESPN
2.040 million viewers, #4; 1.096 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

Haven - Syfy
1.615 million viewers, #5; 0.665 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #5

Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
1.566 million viewers, #6; 0.641 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

For Better or Worse (9:00) - TBS
1.152 million viewers, #7; 0.590 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

NBA Basketball: Magic at Pistons - ESPN
1.101 million viewers, #8; 0.551 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:30) - TLC
0.977 million viewers, #9; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

Mystery Diners - Food
0.970 million viewers, #10; 0.470 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Raised Wild - Animal Planet
0.958 million viewers, #11; 0.421 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:00) - TLC
0.949 million viewers, #12; 0.377 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Monsters Inside Me - Animal Planet
0.863 million viewers, #13; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:30) - TLC
0.820 million viewers, #14; 0.414 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:00) - TLC
0.795 million viewers, #15; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

College Football: Hawaii at Air Force - ESPN2
0.794 million viewers, #16; 0.321 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Health Inspectors - Food
0.748 million viewers, #17; 0.346 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Fashion Police - E!
0.710 million viewers, #18; 0.341 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

The Ultimate Fighter Live (10:00) - FX
0.643 million viewers, #19; 0.462 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Coaches vs Cancer Game 2 - truTV
0.220 million viewers, #20; 0.089 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Coaches vs Cancer Game 1 - truTV
0.127 million viewers, #21; 0.059 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #21

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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