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[03/26/13 - 12:23 PM]
Saturday's Cable Ratings: NCAA Coverage, "Kids' Choice Awards" Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for saturday, march 23, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Kids' Choice Awards 2013 - Nickelodeon
5.821 million viewers, #1; 1.508 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #2

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Wichita State vs. Gonzaga - TNT
4.178 million viewers, #2; 1.834 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #1

Monsters vs. Aliens (9:30) - Nickelodeon
3.129 million viewers, #3; 0.754 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oregon vs. Saint Louis - TBS
2.187 million viewers, #4; 1.013 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story - Lifetime
2.048 million viewers, #5; 0.543 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #7

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: California vs. Syracuse - TBS
2.013 million viewers, #6; 0.890 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #4

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Harvard vs. Arizona - TNT
1.767 million viewers, #7; 0.708 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Beyond the Headlines: The Real Romeo Killer - Lifetime
1.557 million viewers, #8; 0.492 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Chupacabra vs. The Alamo - Syfy
1.488 million viewers, #9; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

Auction Hunters (9:00) - Spike TV
1.037 million viewers, #10; 0.400 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

Too Cute! (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.973 million viewers, #11; 0.375 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

Pit Boss (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.716 million viewers, #12; 0.294 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #12

Savage Family Diggers (10:00) - Spike TV
0.580 million viewers, #13; 0.241 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #13

Blackboard Wars (9:00) - OWN
0.323 million viewers, #14; 0.124 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #14

Unfaithful: Stories of Betrayal (10:00) - OWN
0.279 million viewers, #15; 0.099 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #15

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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