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[11/30/12 - 04:24 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: NFL Network Tops Competition with "Thursday Night Football"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, november 29, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
7.066 million viewers, #1; 3.566 million adults 18-49 (2.8 rating), #1

A Fairly Odd Christmas - Nickelodeon
4.473 million viewers, #2; 1.166 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
3.501 million viewers, #3; 1.622 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

Burn Notice (10:00) - USA
3.140 million viewers, #4; 1.253 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Jersey Shore (10:00) - MTV
2.419 million viewers, #5; 1.695 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #2

NBA Basketball: Spurs at Heat - TNT
1.964 million viewers, #6; 1.014 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

College Football: Louisville at Rutgers - ESPN
1.699 million viewers, #7; 0.640 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Panic 9-1-1 - A&E
1.620 million viewers, #8; 0.766 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.518 million viewers, #9; 0.732 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Ghost Town Gold - Discovery
1.349 million viewers, #10; 0.573 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Project Runway All Stars - Lifetime
1.344 million viewers, #11; 0.587 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.304 million viewers, #12; 0.502 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

NBA Basketball: Nuggets at Warriors - TNT
1.208 million viewers, #13; 0.671 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
1.080 million viewers, #14; 0.892 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Mad (8:00, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.029 million viewers, #15; 0.268 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
1.023 million viewers, #16; 0.636 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

The League - FX
0.870 million viewers, #17; 0.773 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.752 million viewers, #18; 0.352 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Along for the Bride (10:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
0.505 million viewers, #19; 0.217 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

The Newlywed Game (9:30) - GSN
0.367 million viewers, #20; 0.102 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

The Newlywed Game (8:30) - GSN
0.355 million viewers, #21; 0.106 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

The Newlywed Game (9:00) - GSN
0.322 million viewers, #22; 0.063 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #25

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.307 million viewers, #23; 0.088 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

100 Greatest Kid Stars (Hour 2) - VH1
0.288 million viewers, #24; 0.156 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

100 Greatest Kid Stars (Hour 1) - VH1
0.238 million viewers, #25; 0.143 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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