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[04/15/13 - 02:48 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Smackdown," "Spartacus" Finale Top Originals
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, april 12, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.844 million viewers, #1; 1.038 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #1

Yukon Men (9:00) - Discovery
1.836 million viewers, #2; 0.624 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #5

NASCAR Nationwide SRS (8:00) - ESPN2
1.534 million viewers, #3; 0.545 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #7

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.514 million viewers, #4; 0.672 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #4

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.494 million viewers, #5; 0.704 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #3

Spartacus: War of the Damned (9:00) - Starz
1.425 million viewers, #6; 0.747 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #2

Masters Golf Tournament (8:00) - ESPN
1.345 million viewers, #7; 0.611 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
1.283 million viewers, #8; 0.473 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #11

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.120 million viewers, #9; 0.500 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Four Weddings (8:00) - TLC
1.097 million viewers, #10; 0.519 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Da Vinci's Demons (10:00) - Starz
1.042 million viewers, #11; 0.493 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Deep South Paranormal (Repeat, 10:00) - Syfy
0.771 million viewers, #12; 0.297 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #13

Tanked (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.748 million viewers, #13; 0.396 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.664 million viewers, #14; 0.296 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #14

Swamp'd! (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.644 million viewers, #15; 0.212 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

Swamp'd! (8:30) - Animal Planet
0.621 million viewers, #16; 0.261 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

Playing with Fire (8:00) - E!
0.175 million viewers, #17; 0.110 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.175 million viewers, #18; 0.125 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #17

Best Week Ever - VH1
0.152 million viewers, #19; 0.106 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Source: Nielsen Media Research




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