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[05/08/13 - 05:25 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Hold Off Originals for TNT
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, may 7, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 36 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Playoffs: Memphis/Oklahoma City - Game 2 - TNT
4.752 million viewers, #1; 2.682 million adults 18-49 (2.1 rating), #1

NBA Playoffs: New York/Indiana - Game 2 - TNT
3.743 million viewers, #2; 1.966 million adults 18-49 (1.6 rating), #2

Deadliest Catch (9:00) - Discovery
2.669 million viewers, #3; 1.431 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

American Restoration (10:30) - History
2.419 million viewers, #4; 0.963 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Storage Wars (9:00) - A&E
2.351 million viewers, #5; 0.958 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

Storage Wars (9:30) - A&E
2.350 million viewers, #6; 1.002 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

American Restoration (10:00) - History
2.268 million viewers, #7; 0.893 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Counting Cars (9:30) - History
2.130 million viewers, #8; 1.072 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

The Game (10:00) - BET
1.961 million viewers, #9; 1.203 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Counting Cars (9:00) - History
1.866 million viewers, #10; 0.874 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #13

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
1.834 million viewers, #11; 1.435 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
1.833 million viewers, #12; 0.892 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

The Little Couple (10:30) - TLC
1.787 million viewers, #13; 0.748 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #18

Chopped (10:00) - Food
1.662 million viewers, #14; 0.702 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #19

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
1.553 million viewers, #15; 0.586 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #25

American Hoggers (10:00) - A&E
1.504 million viewers, #16; 0.668 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #23

The Looney Tunes Show (8:00) - Cartoon
1.504 million viewers, #17; 0.396 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #30

Dance Moms Tell All (9:00) - Lifetime
1.476 million viewers, #18; 0.830 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #17

The Bad Girls Club Reunion (8:00) - Oxygen
1.384 million viewers, #19; 0.874 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #14

Awkward (10:00) - MTV
1.375 million viewers, #20; 0.845 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #16

Inside Amy Schumer - Comedy Central
1.354 million viewers, #21; 1.019 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Backyard Oil (10:00) - Discovery
1.327 million viewers, #22; 0.686 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #21

Let's Stay Together (10:30) - BET
1.254 million viewers, #23; 0.856 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #15

Who Gets the Last Laugh? (10:00) - TBS
1.132 million viewers, #24; 0.669 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #22

Girl Code (10:30) - MTV
1.127 million viewers, #25; 0.698 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #20

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
1.096 million viewers, #26; 0.499 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #26

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
0.975 million viewers, #27; 0.422 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #29

Don't Be Tardy (10:00) - Bravo
0.943 million viewers, #28; 0.591 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #24

Deadliest Catch: On Deck (8:00) - Discovery
0.885 million viewers, #29; 0.488 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #27

World's Worst Tenants (10:00) - Spike TV
0.824 million viewers, #30; 0.434 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #28

Preachers' Daughters (10:00) - Lifetime
0.749 million viewers, #31; 0.396 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #31

Weird or What? (9:00) - Syfy
0.538 million viewers, #32; 0.125 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #35

Weird or What? (10:00) - Syfy
0.522 million viewers, #33; 0.142 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #34

Find Me My Man (9:00) - Oxygen
0.452 million viewers, #34; 0.255 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #32

NHL Playoffs: Ottawa/Montreal - Game 4 - CNBC
0.296 million viewers, #35; 0.148 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #33

NHL Playoffs: San Jose/Vancouver - Game 4 - CNBC
0.204 million viewers, #36; 0.119 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #36

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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