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[12/04/12 - 12:38 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Walking Dead" Closes Fall Run on Top
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, december 2, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 29 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Walking Dead (9:00) - AMC
10.484 million viewers, #1; 6.864 million adults 18-49 (5.4 rating), #1

Good Luck Charlie (7:30) - Disney
4.195 million viewers, #2; 0.874 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Shake It Up (8:30) - Disney
3.854 million viewers, #3; 0.676 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Dog With a Blog (8:00) - Disney
3.822 million viewers, #4; 0.674 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

The Christmas Heart - Hallmark
3.275 million viewers, #5; 0.590 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Real Housewives of Atlanta (9:00) - Bravo
3.009 million viewers, #6; 1.859 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

Boardwalk Empire - HBO
2.725 million viewers, #7; 1.178 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
2.444 million viewers, #8; 1.281 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Shahs of Sunset (10:00) - Bravo
2.298 million viewers, #9; 1.429 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Homeland - Showtime
2.198 million viewers, #10; 1.228 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

Dexter - Showtime
2.082 million viewers, #11; 1.340 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

The Next Iron Chef (9:00) - Food
1.880 million viewers, #12; 0.879 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Storage Wars: Texas (9:00) - A&E
1.778 million viewers, #13; 0.749 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Finding Mrs. Claus - Lifetime
1.699 million viewers, #14; 0.579 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

Storage Wars: Texas (9:30) - A&E
1.627 million viewers, #15; 0.711 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Iron Chef America (10:00) - Food
1.477 million viewers, #16; 0.634 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Finding Bigfoot (10:00) - Animal Planet
1.174 million viewers, #17; 0.635 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Sugar Dome - Food
0.913 million viewers, #18; 0.414 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Suddenly Single - TLC
0.824 million viewers, #19; 0.372 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Ice Love Coco - E!
0.629 million viewers, #20; 0.409 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

100 Greatest Kid Stars (Hour 5) - VH1
0.621 million viewers, #21; 0.309 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Be the Boss - A&E
0.564 million viewers, #22; 0.308 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

Snapped - Oxygen
0.533 million viewers, #23; 0.273 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Rattlesnake Republic (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.510 million viewers, #24; 0.242 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Oprah's Next Chapter (9:00, 90 Minutes) - OWN
0.461 million viewers, #25; 0.160 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

Miss You Much - VH1
0.345 million viewers, #26; 0.223 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

The Two Faces of Prince Harry - E!
0.300 million viewers, #27; 0.200 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (8:30) - Disney XD
0.291 million viewers, #28; 0.050 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #28

Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (8:00) - Disney XD
0.233 million viewers, #29; 0.027 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #29

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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