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[12/28/12 - 05:19 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: College Bowls Top Viewers, truTV's "Impractical Jokers" Wins Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, december 27, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Belk Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Duke - ESPN
3.868 million viewers, #1; 1.160 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #2

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl: Baylor vs. UCLA - ESPN
2.923 million viewers, #2; 1.108 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

NBA Basketball: Mavericks at Thunder - TNT
2.237 million viewers, #3; 1.098 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.972 million viewers, #4; 1.218 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #1

Beyond Scared Straight - A&E
1.957 million viewers, #5; 1.128 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

Project Runway All Stars - Lifetime
1.748 million viewers, #6; 0.629 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.333 million viewers, #7; 0.540 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Real Housewives of Miami Reunion - Bravo
1.216 million viewers, #8; 0.690 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

Wives with Beehives - TLC
1.047 million viewers, #9; 0.563 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.948 million viewers, #10; 0.462 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

The Newlywed Game (9:00) - GSN
0.440 million viewers, #11; 0.069 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #13

The Newlywed Game (9:30) - GSN
0.402 million viewers, #12; 0.050 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #14

The Newlywed Game (8:30) - GSN
0.384 million viewers, #13; 0.096 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #12

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.357 million viewers, #14; 0.100 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #11

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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