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[03/29/13 - 04:34 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: TBS, History Top Charts with NCAA, "Swamp People"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, march 28, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 29 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Arizona vs. Ohio State - TBS
4.653 million viewers, #1; 2.029 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #1

Swamp People (9:00) - History
4.557 million viewers, #2; 1.968 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Big Rig Bounty Hunters (10:00) - History
2.477 million viewers, #3; 1.108 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: La Salle vs. Wichita State - TBS
2.336 million viewers, #4; 1.156 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.066 million viewers, #5; 0.782 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.720 million viewers, #6; 0.993 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Incredible Crew (8:00) - Cartoon
1.518 million viewers, #7; 0.283 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.480 million viewers, #8; 0.764 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

After the First 48 (10:00) - A&E
1.469 million viewers, #9; 0.746 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Archer (10:00) - FX
1.384 million viewers, #10; 1.152 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.310 million viewers, #11; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

The Millionaire Matchmaker (10:00) - Bravo
0.986 million viewers, #12; 0.600 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
0.982 million viewers, #13; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Auction Kings (9:30) - Discovery
0.981 million viewers, #14; 0.321 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Property Wars (10:00) - Discovery
0.937 million viewers, #15; 0.418 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Failosophy (10:30) - MTV
0.920 million viewers, #16; 0.519 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

North Woods Law (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.910 million viewers, #17; 0.378 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

What Not to Wear - TLC
0.841 million viewers, #18; 0.261 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell - Food
0.818 million viewers, #19; 0.307 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

World's Dumbest... (8:00) - truTV
0.794 million viewers, #20; 0.451 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

The American Bible Challenge (9:00) - GSN
0.774 million viewers, #21; 0.133 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Upload with Shaquille O'Neal (10:30) - truTV
0.717 million viewers, #22; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Bellator MMA Live - Spike TV
0.713 million viewers, #23; 0.347 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Freakshow (9:30) - AMC
0.642 million viewers, #24; 0.284 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Comic Book Men (10:00) - AMC
0.632 million viewers, #25; 0.344 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Legit (10:30) - FX
0.584 million viewers, #26; 0.462 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Nathan for You - Comedy Central
0.467 million viewers, #27; 0.313 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

The Ben Show - Comedy Central
0.439 million viewers, #28; 0.294 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Fall to Grace - HBO
0.180 million viewers, #29; 0.069 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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