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[05/24/13 - 02:13 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Tops Demos, Viewers for History
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, may 23, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 26 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People (9:00) - History
3.809 million viewers, #1; 1.487 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #1

Big Time Rush (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.946 million viewers, #2; 0.452 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #8

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
1.551 million viewers, #3; 0.978 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #2

Wendell & Vinnie (8:30) - Nickelodeon
1.457 million viewers, #4; 0.287 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.379 million viewers, #5; 0.557 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #5

NHL Playoffs: Boston/NY Rangers - Game 4 - CNBC
1.365 million viewers, #6; 0.741 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #3

Top 20 Funniest (10:00) - truTV
1.147 million viewers, #7; 0.517 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #6

Tabatha Takes Over (10:00) - Bravo
1.032 million viewers, #8; 0.584 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #4

Four Weddings (10:00) - TLC
1.007 million viewers, #9; 0.458 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #7

The American Bible Challenge (9:00) - GSN
0.960 million viewers, #10; 0.160 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.956 million viewers, #11; 0.432 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #9

World's Dumbest� (9:00) - truTV
0.846 million viewers, #12; 0.430 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #10

Property Wars (10:00) - Discovery
0.814 million viewers, #13; 0.375 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

Giving You the Business (10:00) - Food
0.790 million viewers, #14; 0.335 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
0.777 million viewers, #15; 0.414 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Property Wars (10:30) - Discovery
0.751 million viewers, #16; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Swimming With Monsters: Steve Backshall - Anaconda (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.741 million viewers, #17; 0.331 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

The Show with Vinny (10:00) - MTV
0.673 million viewers, #18; 0.421 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #11

River Monsters: Unhooked (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.575 million viewers, #19; 0.269 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Swimming With Monsters: Steve Backshall - Hippo (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.459 million viewers, #20; 0.211 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Minute to Win It (10:00) - GSN
0.452 million viewers, #21; 0.120 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #25

American Greed (10:00) - CNBC
0.398 million viewers, #22; 0.166 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous (10:30) - MTV
0.397 million viewers, #23; 0.282 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Showville (9:00) - AMC
0.327 million viewers, #24; 0.155 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Small Town Security (10:00) - AMC
0.232 million viewers, #25; 0.127 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Last Days Here - Showtime
0.084 million viewers, #26; 0.040 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #26

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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