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[02/22/13 - 05:16 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: History's "Swamp People," FX's "Archer" Lead Demo Race
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, february 21, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 31 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People (9:00) - History
4.092 million viewers, #1; 1.833 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #1

Suits - USA
3.204 million viewers, #2; 1.292 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

NBA Basketball: Heat at Bulls - TNT
2.448 million viewers, #3; 1.366 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Big Rig Bounty Hunters (10:00) - History
2.011 million viewers, #4; 0.898 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

NBA Basketball: Spurs at Clippers - TNT
1.972 million viewers, #5; 1.248 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.930 million viewers, #6; 1.193 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Archer (10:00) - FX
1.699 million viewers, #7; 1.407 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
1.617 million viewers, #8; 0.623 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Incredible Crew (8:00) - Cartoon
1.590 million viewers, #9; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

After the First 48 (10:00) - A&E
1.370 million viewers, #10; 0.708 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.352 million viewers, #11; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.338 million viewers, #12; 0.859 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Auction Kings (9:00, 60 Minutes) - Discovery
1.334 million viewers, #13; 0.491 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Upload with Shaquille O'Neal (10:30) - truTV
1.315 million viewers, #14; 0.872 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Guinness World Records Gone Wild (8:00) - truTV
1.234 million viewers, #15; 0.695 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Property Wars (10:00) - Discovery
1.098 million viewers, #16; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

King of the Nerds (10:00) - TBS
1.045 million viewers, #17; 0.704 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.042 million viewers, #18; 0.634 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Property Wars (10:45) - Discovery
1.002 million viewers, #19; 0.498 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

What Not to Wear - TLC
0.889 million viewers, #20; 0.373 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell - Food
0.879 million viewers, #21; 0.409 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Legit (10:30) - FX
0.840 million viewers, #22; 0.685 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Bellator MMA Live - Spike TV
0.737 million viewers, #23; 0.373 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Failosophy (10:30) - MTV
0.708 million viewers, #24; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Glory Hounds - Animal Planet
0.691 million viewers, #25; 0.289 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

North Woods Law (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.634 million viewers, #26; 0.253 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Freakshow (9:30) - AMC
0.439 million viewers, #27; 0.222 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

American Greed - CNBC
0.409 million viewers, #28; 0.167 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #31

Kathy (10:00) - Bravo
0.360 million viewers, #29; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

Immortalized (10:00) - AMC
0.319 million viewers, #30; 0.167 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #30

Comic Book Men (9:00) - AMC
0.305 million viewers, #31; 0.184 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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