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[05/31/13 - 03:57 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Pawn Stars" Return No Match for NBA Playoffs
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, may 30, 2013)

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

NBA Playoffs: Indiana/Miami - Game 5 - TNT
8.540 million viewers, #1; 4.708 million adults 18-49 (3.7 rating), #1

Pawn Stars (9:30) - History
5.003 million viewers, #2; 1.804 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Pawn Stars (9:00) - History
4.377 million viewers, #3; 1.579 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #4

Swamp People (10:00) - History
3.896 million viewers, #4; 1.640 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #3

Big Time Rush (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.657 million viewers, #5; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.423 million viewers, #6; 0.752 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
1.418 million viewers, #7; 0.840 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Chopped (9:00) - Food
1.414 million viewers, #8; 0.566 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #9

Beyond Scared Straight (10:00) - A&E
1.247 million viewers, #9; 0.759 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #6

Wendell & Vinnie (8:30) - Nickelodeon
1.115 million viewers, #10; 0.230 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.018 million viewers, #11; 0.635 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #8

Impact Wrestling (9:00) - Spike TV
1.016 million viewers, #12; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #12

Property Wars (10:00) - Discovery
0.850 million viewers, #13; 0.496 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #10

Four Weddings (10:00) - TLC
0.847 million viewers, #14; 0.357 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Property Wars (10:30) - Discovery
0.838 million viewers, #15; 0.496 million adults 18-49 (4.0 rating), #11

Giving You the Business (10:00) - Food
0.811 million viewers, #16; 0.352 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.810 million viewers, #17; 0.312 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Top 20 Funniest (10:00) - truTV
0.808 million viewers, #18; 0.332 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

National Spelling Bee - ESPN
0.797 million viewers, #19; 0.331 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

The Show with Vinny (10:00) - MTV
0.721 million viewers, #20; 0.346 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Tabatha Takes Over (10:00) - Bravo
0.713 million viewers, #21; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #13

Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous (10:30) - MTV
0.369 million viewers, #22; 0.161 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

American Greed (10:00) - CNBC
0.283 million viewers, #23; 0.070 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #25

Showville (9:00) - AMC
0.264 million viewers, #24; 0.123 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Small Town Security (10:00) - AMC
0.159 million viewers, #25; 0.071 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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