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[05/10/13 - 04:29 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Pulls Back in Front for History
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, may 9, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People (9:00) - History
3.699 million viewers, #1; 1.512 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #1

Chasing Tail (10:00) - History
1.975 million viewers, #2; 0.904 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #3

Big Time Rush (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.881 million viewers, #3; 0.328 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
1.749 million viewers, #4; 1.068 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #2

Chasing Tail (10:30) - History
1.685 million viewers, #5; 0.803 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #4

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.633 million viewers, #6; 0.767 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #5

The Killer Speaks (10:00) - A&E
1.515 million viewers, #7; 0.657 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #7

Wendell & Vinnie (8:30) - Nickelodeon
1.458 million viewers, #8; 0.277 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.270 million viewers, #9; 0.540 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.132 million viewers, #10; 0.671 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #6

The Show with Vinny (10:00) - MTV
1.023 million viewers, #11; 0.563 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

America's Worst Tattoos (10:00) - TLC
0.827 million viewers, #12; 0.486 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Tabatha Takes Over (10:00) - Bravo
0.787 million viewers, #13; 0.423 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

Giving You the Business (10:00) - Food
0.774 million viewers, #14; 0.298 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #15

Future Firepower (10:00) - Discovery
0.730 million viewers, #15; 0.311 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #14

Future Firepower (9:00) - Discovery
0.703 million viewers, #16; 0.277 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #16

The American Bible Challenge (9:00) - GSN
0.692 million viewers, #17; 0.117 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous (10:30) - MTV
0.575 million viewers, #18; 0.320 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Future Firepower (8:00) - Discovery
0.544 million viewers, #19; 0.244 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Nick Cannon's Big Surprise - E!
0.441 million viewers, #20; 0.204 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

NHL Playoffs: Ottawa/Montreal - Game 5 - CNBC
0.278 million viewers, #21; 0.140 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #20

Small Town Security (10:00) - AMC
0.131 million viewers, #22; 0.084 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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