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[12/10/12 - 04:54 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: Discovery, Disney Channel Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, december 7, 2012)

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

Austin & Jessie & Ally: All Star New Year (8:00, 60 Minutes) - Disney
4.807 million viewers, #1; 0.962 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Gold Rush (9:00) - Discovery
4.707 million viewers, #2; 2.348 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #1

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 30 Minutes) - Disney
3.704 million viewers, #3; 0.780 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Jungle Gold (10:00) - Discovery
2.740 million viewers, #4; 1.501 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #2

NBA Basketball: Lakers at Thunder - ESPN
2.660 million viewers, #5; 1.425 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.549 million viewers, #6; 0.860 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Haven - Syfy
1.557 million viewers, #7; 0.521 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

NBA Basketball: Celtics at 76ers - ESPN
1.408 million viewers, #8; 0.697 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

WW2 from Space - History
1.365 million viewers, #9; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

For Better or Worse (9:30) - TBS
1.314 million viewers, #10; 0.650 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:30) - TLC
1.203 million viewers, #11; 0.452 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (9:00) - TLC
1.106 million viewers, #12; 0.404 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Mystery Diners - Food
1.084 million viewers, #13; 0.483 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

For Better or Worse (9:00) - TBS
1.077 million viewers, #14; 0.531 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:30) - TLC
1.059 million viewers, #15; 0.537 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Brides of Beverly Hills (10:00) - TLC
1.042 million viewers, #16; 0.501 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Killer Karaoke - truTV
0.730 million viewers, #17; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Health Inspectors - Food
0.709 million viewers, #18; 0.324 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

The Ultimate Fighter Live (10:00) - FX
0.678 million viewers, #19; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Monsters Inside Me - Animal Planet
0.654 million viewers, #20; 0.230 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

Fashion Police - E!
0.630 million viewers, #21; 0.308 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Back to the Wild - Animal Planet
0.413 million viewers, #22; 0.179 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

VGA Ten - Spike TV
0.384 million viewers, #23; 0.244 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Weigh-In Live: Pacquiao/Marquez - HBO
0.226 million viewers, #24; 0.164 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

24/7: Pacquiao/Marquez - HBO
0.175 million viewers, #25; 0.111 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #25

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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