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[01/17/13 - 05:57 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Amish Mafia," "Moonshiners" Remain on Top for Discovery
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, january 16, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 28 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Amish Mafia (9:00) - Discovery
3.197 million viewers, #1; 1.788 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Moonshiners (10:00) - Discovery
3.176 million viewers, #2; 1.849 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

American Horror Story - FX
2.303 million viewers, #3; 1.691 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

Shipping Wars (9:30) - A&E
1.808 million viewers, #4; 0.901 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Restaurant: Impossible (9:00) - Food
1.745 million viewers, #5; 0.827 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Shipping Wars (9:00) - A&E
1.742 million viewers, #6; 0.926 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Workaholics - Comedy Central
1.719 million viewers, #7; 1.419 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

NBA Basketball: Heat at Warriors - ESPN
1.656 million viewers, #8; 1.026 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Barter Kings (10:00, 60 Minutes) - A&E
1.592 million viewers, #9; 0.826 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Lego Legends of Chima (8:00) - Cartoon
1.539 million viewers, #10; 0.292 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Top Chef: Seattle (10:00, 75 Minutes) - Bravo
1.522 million viewers, #11; 0.825 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

NBA Basketball: Hornets at Celtics - ESPN
1.431 million viewers, #12; 0.739 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

Full Throttle Saloon - truTV
1.366 million viewers, #13; 0.850 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Ghost Hunters - Syfy
1.224 million viewers, #14; 0.530 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Kroll Show - Comedy Central
1.189 million viewers, #15; 0.987 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (9:00, 120 Minutes) - History
1.098 million viewers, #16; 0.479 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.068 million viewers, #17; 0.278 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Bobby's Dinner Battle (10:00) - Food
1.011 million viewers, #18; 0.445 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Ghost Mine - Syfy
0.975 million viewers, #19; 0.445 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Cheer Perfection - TLC
0.911 million viewers, #20; 0.423 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Happily Divorced - TV Land
0.904 million viewers, #21; 0.223 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Washington Heights (10:00) - MTV
0.865 million viewers, #22; 0.567 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Toddlers & Tiaras (9:00) - TLC
0.793 million viewers, #23; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Black Gold - truTV
0.784 million viewers, #24; 0.473 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

The Soup - E!
0.696 million viewers, #25; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings - E!
0.366 million viewers, #26; 0.222 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Making Mr. Right (10:00) - VH1
0.196 million viewers, #27; 0.133 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #27

Inside the NFL - Showtime
0.153 million viewers, #28; 0.056 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #28

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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