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[07/25/13 - 04:32 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Royal Pains" Tops Viewers, "The Challenge" Leads Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, july 24, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 33 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Royal Pains - USA
3.575 million viewers, #1; 1.047 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Necessary Roughness - USA
2.448 million viewers, #2; 0.831 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:30) - TLC
2.434 million viewers, #3; 1.150 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #2

Franklin & Bash (9:00) - TNT
2.139 million viewers, #4; 0.826 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:00) - TLC
2.058 million viewers, #5; 0.973 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.908 million viewers, #6; 1.016 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

The Bridge (10:00) - FX
1.782 million viewers, #7; 0.849 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Paranormal Witness (9:00) - Syfy
1.618 million viewers, #8; 0.797 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

The Challenge: Rivals II (10:00) - MTV
1.605 million viewers, #9; 1.194 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #1

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.485 million viewers, #10; 0.716 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy (9:00) - History
1.342 million viewers, #11; 0.540 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Joe Rogan Questions Everything (10:00) - Syfy
1.308 million viewers, #12; 0.693 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Futurama (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.233 million viewers, #13; 0.908 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Top Shot: All Stars (10:00) - History
1.224 million viewers, #14; 0.602 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Legends of Chima (8:00) - Cartoon
1.191 million viewers, #15; 0.197 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #30

Dance Kids ATL - TLC
1.160 million viewers, #16; 0.564 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Million Dollar Listing: New York (9:00) - Bravo
1.129 million viewers, #17; 0.569 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.120 million viewers, #18; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

The Exes - TV Land
0.997 million viewers, #19; 0.350 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #26

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.963 million viewers, #20; 0.511 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Love Thy Neighbor (9:30) - OWN
0.960 million viewers, #21; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Top Chef Masters (10:00) - Bravo
0.945 million viewers, #22; 0.490 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00) - OWN
0.847 million viewers, #23; 0.366 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.832 million viewers, #24; 0.442 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
0.786 million viewers, #25; 0.322 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #27

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.719 million viewers, #26; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

MLB Baseball (7:00) - ESPN
0.687 million viewers, #27; 0.260 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #28

Chef Roble & Co. (8:00) - Bravo
0.671 million viewers, #28; 0.361 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Couples Therapy (10:00) - VH1
0.579 million viewers, #29; 0.351 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

Fight Master: Bellator MMA - Spike TV
0.441 million viewers, #30; 0.229 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #29

Disney XD Break It Down - Disney XD
0.386 million viewers, #31; 0.072 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #33

Spell-Mageddon (9:00) - ABC Family
0.337 million viewers, #32; 0.169 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #31

I'm Having Their Baby (10:00) - Oxygen
0.205 million viewers, #33; 0.145 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #32

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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