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[03/25/13 - 04:40 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Smackdown," NCAA Coverage Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, march 22, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 20 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Western Kentucky vs. Kansas - TNT
3.190 million viewers, #1; 1.491 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #1

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.990 million viewers, #2; 1.030 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Florida Gulf Coast vs. Georgetown - TBS
2.846 million viewers, #3; 1.377 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Villanova vs. North Carolina - TNT
2.587 million viewers, #4; 1.157 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

Bering Sea Gold (10:00) - Discovery
2.093 million viewers, #5; 1.000 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Yukon Men (9:00) - Discovery
1.945 million viewers, #6; 0.751 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma vs. San Diego State - TBS
1.694 million viewers, #7; 0.834 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Tanked (9:00) - Animal Planet
1.593 million viewers, #8; 0.824 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.458 million viewers, #9; 0.707 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Minnesota vs. UCLA - truTV
1.442 million viewers, #10; 0.709 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.437 million viewers, #11; 0.575 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.331 million viewers, #12; 0.674 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
1.150 million viewers, #13; 0.432 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Spartacus: War of the Damned (9:00) - Starz
1.089 million viewers, #14; 0.562 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Robot Combat League (Repeat, 10:00) - Syfy
1.001 million viewers, #15; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Four Weddings (8:00) - TLC
1.001 million viewers, #16; 0.481 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Fashion Police - E!
0.832 million viewers, #17; 0.383 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Northwestern State vs. Florida - truTV
0.824 million viewers, #18; 0.420 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.182 million viewers, #19; 0.115 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Best Week Ever - VH1
0.173 million viewers, #20; 0.109 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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