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[12/11/12 - 05:18 PM]
Saturday's Cable Ratings: ESPN Tops Charts with Heisman Trophy Presentation
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for saturday, december 8, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Heisman Trophy Presentation - ESPN
4.902 million viewers, #1; 1.970 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

30 for 30 - ESPN
3.602 million viewers, #2; 1.893 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

Come Dance with Me - Hallmark
3.050 million viewers, #3; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #5

Victorious (8:00) - Nickelodeon
2.696 million viewers, #4; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Marvin Marvin (8:30) - Nickelodeon
2.254 million viewers, #5; 0.363 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

12 Disasters of Christmas - Syfy
2.158 million viewers, #6; 0.586 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #3

Holly's Holiday - Lifetime
1.674 million viewers, #7; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #7

How to Rock (9:00) - Nickelodeon
1.569 million viewers, #8; 0.214 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #14

Too Cute! - Animal Planet
1.171 million viewers, #9; 0.414 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

Wedding Band - TBS
1.066 million viewers, #10; 0.561 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #4

Mario & Courtney's Wedding Fiesta - TLC
0.979 million viewers, #11; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

Secrets of a Trophy Wife - TLC
0.938 million viewers, #12; 0.481 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #6

Welcome to Sweetie Pie's - OWN
0.872 million viewers, #13; 0.282 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #13

Gary Gulman: In This Economy - Comedy Central
0.670 million viewers, #14; 0.395 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

Underemployed - MTV
0.281 million viewers, #15; 0.188 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #15

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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