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[02/15/13 - 04:13 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Returns on Top for History
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, february 14, 2013)

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

Swamp People (9:00) - History
4.415 million viewers, #1; 2.263 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #1

NBA Basketball: Heat at Thunder - TNT
3.391 million viewers, #2; 1.916 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #2

Suits - USA
2.899 million viewers, #3; 1.316 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

Big Rig Bounty Hunters (10:00) - History
2.398 million viewers, #4; 1.094 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
1.760 million viewers, #5; 0.742 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.745 million viewers, #6; 1.079 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.680 million viewers, #7; 1.085 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Moonshiners: Tickle's Guide to Love (10:00) - Discovery
1.644 million viewers, #8; 0.849 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

After the First 48 (10:00) - A&E
1.438 million viewers, #9; 0.580 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.295 million viewers, #10; 0.468 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

King of the Nerds (10:00) - TBS
1.229 million viewers, #11; 0.795 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Incredible Crew (8:00) - Cartoon
1.219 million viewers, #12; 0.216 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Archer (10:00) - FX
1.153 million viewers, #13; 0.985 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Guinness World Records Gone Wild (8:00) - truTV
1.109 million viewers, #14; 0.576 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Failosophy (10:30) - MTV
1.081 million viewers, #15; 0.634 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
0.934 million viewers, #16; 0.532 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Moonshiners: Secret Summit - Full Proof (8:00, 120 Minutes) - Discovery
0.891 million viewers, #17; 0.434 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell - Food
0.866 million viewers, #18; 0.395 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Bellator MMA Live - Spike TV
0.719 million viewers, #19; 0.368 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

What Not to Wear - TLC
0.663 million viewers, #20; 0.222 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Freakshow (9:30) - AMC
0.642 million viewers, #21; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Legit (10:30) - FX
0.554 million viewers, #22; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Comic Book Men (9:00) - AMC
0.397 million viewers, #23; 0.246 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Immortalized (10:00) - AMC
0.384 million viewers, #24; 0.222 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

Kathy (10:00) - Bravo
0.361 million viewers, #25; 0.200 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

The Newlywed Game (8:00) - GSN
0.310 million viewers, #26; 0.110 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #26

I Got Away - OWN
0.293 million viewers, #27; 0.057 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #27

Melanie Comarcho: Hello! - Showtime
0.055 million viewers, #28; 0.021 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #28

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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