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[12/14/12 - 05:13 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Thursday Night Football" Wraps Season on Top
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, december 13, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
5.457 million viewers, #1; 2.558 million adults 18-49 (2.0 rating), #1

NBA Basketball: Lakers at Knicks - TNT
3.046 million viewers, #2; 1.716 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Thursday Night Football Pre-Game - NFLN
2.911 million viewers, #3; 1.266 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

Burn Notice (10:00) - USA
2.856 million viewers, #4; 1.166 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Jersey Shore (10:00) - MTV
2.030 million viewers, #5; 1.519 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Impractical Jokers (10:30) - truTV
1.873 million viewers, #6; 1.228 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.692 million viewers, #7; 0.807 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.691 million viewers, #8; 1.077 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #7

Project Runway All Stars - Lifetime
1.536 million viewers, #9; 0.645 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Panic 9-1-1 - A&E
1.473 million viewers, #10; 0.817 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

NBA Basketball: Spurs at Trail Blazers - TNT
1.322 million viewers, #11; 0.760 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.242 million viewers, #12; 0.463 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
1.121 million viewers, #13; 0.747 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Ghost Town Gold - Discovery
0.975 million viewers, #14; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
0.923 million viewers, #15; 0.714 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

The League (10:30) - FX
0.722 million viewers, #16; 0.557 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Sweet Genius - Food
0.670 million viewers, #17; 0.312 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Secrets of the Royal Nursery - Lifetime
0.627 million viewers, #18; 0.210 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Top 10 Weddings of 2012 - TLC
0.614 million viewers, #19; 0.260 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

The Newlywed Game (8:30) - GSN
0.301 million viewers, #20; 0.060 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #23

The Newlywed Game (9:30) - GSN
0.288 million viewers, #21; 0.076 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

The Newlywed Game (9:00) - GSN
0.278 million viewers, #22; 0.076 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.277 million viewers, #23; 0.086 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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