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[05/29/13 - 04:28 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Overshadow Summer Premieres
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, may 27, 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: Memphis/San Antonio - Game 4 - ESPN
5.210 million viewers, #1; 2.670 million adults 18-49 (2.1 rating), #1

Longmire - A&E
4.310 million viewers, #2; 1.113 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

American Pickers (9:00) - History
4.155 million viewers, #3; 1.596 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
3.993 million viewers, #1; 1.674 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #2

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
3.950 million viewers, #2; 1.817 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
3.891 million viewers, #3; 1.810 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #3

The Glades - A&E
3.256 million viewers, #4; 0.904 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

NHL Playoffs: Chicago/Detroit - Game 6 - NBCSN
2.723 million viewers, #5; 1.401 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (8:00) - VH1
2.465 million viewers, #6; 1.731 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #1

River Monsters (8:00, 120 Minutes) - Animal Planet
2.211 million viewers, #7; 1.255 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Ring of Fire - Lifetime
2.060 million viewers, #8; 0.645 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Regular Show (8:00) - Cartoon
2.038 million viewers, #9; 0.553 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Nicky Deuce - Nickelodeon
1.770 million viewers, #10; 0.433 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

Real Housewives of Orange County (9:00) - Bravo
1.670 million viewers, #11; 0.963 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Cake Boss (9:00) - TLC
1.651 million viewers, #12; 0.739 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (10:00) - Food
1.543 million viewers, #13; 0.820 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Hit the Floor (9:00) - VH1
1.540 million viewers, #14; 1.029 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Cake Boss (9:30) - TLC
1.538 million viewers, #15; 0.729 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #13

Bakery Boss (10:00) - TLC
1.514 million viewers, #16; 0.762 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Mad (8:30, 15 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.512 million viewers, #17; 0.389 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Ice Cold Gold (10:00) - Animal Planet
1.017 million viewers, #18; 0.515 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Newlyweds: The First Year (10:00) - Bravo
0.990 million viewers, #19; 0.595 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

The Secret Life of the American Teenager (8:00) - ABC Family
0.847 million viewers, #20; 0.521 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

What Would Ryan Lochte Do? (10:30) - E!
0.325 million viewers, #21; 0.216 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

What Would Ryan Lochte Do? (10:00) - E!
0.300 million viewers, #22; 0.171 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Ryan Seacrest with The Wanted - E!
0.264 million viewers, #23; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Teen Wolf: Back to the Pack - MTV
0.260 million viewers, #24; 0.126 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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