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[03/08/13 - 04:17 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: No Stopping "Swamp People" on History
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, march 7, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 34 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People (9:00) - History
4.460 million viewers, #1; 2.072 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

NBA Basketball: Thunder at Knicks - TNT
2.736 million viewers, #2; 1.451 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Big Rig Bounty Hunters (10:00) - History
2.375 million viewers, #3; 0.959 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.294 million viewers, #4; 0.961 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.799 million viewers, #5; 1.275 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.762 million viewers, #6; 0.912 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

NBA Basketball: Clippers at Nuggets - TNT
1.733 million viewers, #7; 0.947 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Incredible Crew (8:00) - Cartoon
1.548 million viewers, #8; 0.291 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

King of the Nerds (10:00) - TBS
1.544 million viewers, #9; 0.987 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Archer (10:00) - FX
1.533 million viewers, #10; 1.192 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

After the First 48 (10:00) - A&E
1.425 million viewers, #11; 0.711 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.425 million viewers, #12; 0.574 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.268 million viewers, #13; 0.744 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Guinness World Records Gone Wild (8:00) - truTV
1.175 million viewers, #14; 0.719 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Auction Kings (9:30) - Discovery
1.017 million viewers, #15; 0.291 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell - Food
1.012 million viewers, #16; 0.482 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

What Not to Wear - TLC
0.959 million viewers, #17; 0.404 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Failosophy (10:30) - MTV
0.957 million viewers, #18; 0.653 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
0.911 million viewers, #19; 0.280 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #28

North Woods Law (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.842 million viewers, #20; 0.400 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Property Wars (10:00) - Discovery
0.767 million viewers, #21; 0.277 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #29

Bellator MMA Live - Spike TV
0.741 million viewers, #22; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Battleground: Rhino Wars (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.722 million viewers, #23; 0.281 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Upload with Shaquille O'Neal (10:30) - truTV
0.691 million viewers, #24; 0.461 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Property Wars (10:30) - Discovery
0.685 million viewers, #25; 0.274 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #30

Legit (10:30) - FX
0.653 million viewers, #26; 0.484 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

The Ben Show - Comedy Central
0.588 million viewers, #27; 0.364 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Nathan for You - Comedy Central
0.570 million viewers, #28; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Oz: The Great and Powerful - E!
0.469 million viewers, #29; 0.337 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Comic Book Men (9:00) - AMC
0.420 million viewers, #30; 0.285 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Freakshow (9:30) - AMC
0.408 million viewers, #31; 0.233 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #31

American Greed - CNBC
0.385 million viewers, #32; 0.117 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #33

100 Sexiest Artists (Hour 3) - VH1
0.206 million viewers, #33; 0.137 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #32

Immortalized (10:00) - AMC
0.189 million viewers, #34; 0.109 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #34

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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