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[04/29/13 - 04:51 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: ESPN Tops Charts with NBA Playoffs, NFL Draft
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, april 26, 2013)

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

NBA Playoffs: Boston/New York - Game 3 - ESPN
2.891 million viewers, #1; 1.600 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #2

NBA Playoffs: LA Lakers/San Antonio - Game 3 - ESPN
2.881 million viewers, #2; 1.601 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #1

Jessie (8:30) - Disney
2.778 million viewers, #3; 0.569 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.751 million viewers, #4; 0.993 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

NFL Draft: Rounds 2-3 in New York - ESPN2
2.463 million viewers, #5; 1.368 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Phineas & Ferb (9:00, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.435 million viewers, #6; 0.476 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

A.N.T. Farm (8:00) - Disney
2.144 million viewers, #7; 0.442 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Fish Hooks (9:30, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.039 million viewers, #8; 0.351 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Sons of Guns (9:00) - Discovery
1.547 million viewers, #9; 0.989 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

NBA Playoffs: Golden State/Denver - Game 3 - ESPN2
1.392 million viewers, #10; 0.856 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.386 million viewers, #11; 0.503 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

I Found the Gown (10:00) - TLC
1.271 million viewers, #12; 0.576 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

I Found the Gown (10:30) - TLC
1.221 million viewers, #13; 0.570 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
1.191 million viewers, #14; 0.396 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
1.133 million viewers, #15; 0.457 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

Four Weddings (8:00) - TLC
1.035 million viewers, #16; 0.515 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Defiance (Repeat, 10:00) - Syfy
1.006 million viewers, #17; 0.327 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Tanked (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.805 million viewers, #18; 0.335 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Swamp'd! (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.751 million viewers, #19; 0.246 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Fashion Police (10:00) - E!
0.748 million viewers, #20; 0.375 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Da Vinci's Demons (9:00) - Starz
0.382 million viewers, #21; 0.224 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Best Week Ever - VH1
0.172 million viewers, #22; 0.103 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

The Jenny McCarthy Show - VH1
0.146 million viewers, #23; 0.086 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Playing with Fire (8:00) - E!
0.130 million viewers, #24; 0.075 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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