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[04/26/13 - 04:13 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People," NBA Playoffs Can't Catch NFL Draft
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, april 25, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 24 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NFL Draft: Round 1 in New York - ESPN
6.199 million viewers, #1; 3.671 million adults 18-49 (2.9 rating), #1

Swamp People (9:00) - History
3.951 million viewers, #2; 1.506 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #2

NBA Playoffs: Memphis/LA Clippers - Game 3 - TNT
2.574 million viewers, #3; 1.471 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Project Runway (9:00, 120 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.283 million viewers, #4; 0.902 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Chasing Tail (10:00) - History
2.187 million viewers, #5; 0.914 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

NBA Playoffs: Milwaukee/Miami - Game 3 - TNT
2.127 million viewers, #6; 1.043 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Chasing Tail (10:30) - History
1.800 million viewers, #7; 0.835 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

NFL Draft: Round 1 in New York - NFLN
1.522 million viewers, #8; 0.939 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
1.501 million viewers, #9; 0.844 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.295 million viewers, #10; 0.604 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.226 million viewers, #11; 0.517 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

The Killer Speaks (10:00) - A&E
1.177 million viewers, #12; 0.541 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Ridiculousness: Best of the Guest (10:00) - MTV
0.973 million viewers, #13; 0.726 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

The Moment (10:00) - USA
0.950 million viewers, #14; 0.249 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Tabatha Takes Over (10:00) - Bravo
0.840 million viewers, #15; 0.502 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Giving You the Business (10:00) - Food
0.832 million viewers, #16; 0.382 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

America's Worst Tattoos (9:00) - TLC
0.760 million viewers, #17; 0.364 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

NY Ink (10:00) - TLC
0.710 million viewers, #18; 0.479 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

The American Bible Challenge (9:00) - GSN
0.694 million viewers, #19; 0.134 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
0.676 million viewers, #20; 0.364 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (9:00) - Food
0.655 million viewers, #21; 0.282 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Failosophy (10:30) - MTV
0.608 million viewers, #22; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Swamp Wars (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.400 million viewers, #23; 0.150 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Upload with Shaquille O'Neal (10:30) - truTV
0.306 million viewers, #24; 0.184 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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