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[08/01/13 - 05:22 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Royal Pains" Tops Viewers, "Honey Boo Boo" Leads Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, july 31, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 35 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Royal Pains - USA
3.540 million viewers, #1; 1.148 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:30) - TLC
2.552 million viewers, #2; 1.255 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #1

Necessary Roughness - USA
2.509 million viewers, #3; 0.904 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Franklin & Bash (9:00) - TNT
2.302 million viewers, #4; 0.902 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #7

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:00) - TLC
2.157 million viewers, #5; 1.023 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
2.031 million viewers, #6; 1.133 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

The Challenge: Rivals II (10:00) - MTV
1.776 million viewers, #7; 1.206 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #2

The Bridge (10:00) - FX
1.752 million viewers, #8; 0.749 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.661 million viewers, #9; 0.774 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy (9:00) - History
1.627 million viewers, #10; 0.642 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Million Dollar Listing: New York (9:00) - Bravo
1.590 million viewers, #11; 0.829 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
1.421 million viewers, #12; 0.638 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Top Shot: All Stars (10:00) - History
1.403 million viewers, #13; 0.670 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Joe Rogan Questions Everything (10:00) - Syfy
1.402 million viewers, #14; 0.715 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Paranormal Witness (9:00) - Syfy
1.384 million viewers, #15; 0.664 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.275 million viewers, #16; 0.456 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #23

Futurama (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.191 million viewers, #17; 0.802 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

The Exes - TV Land
1.188 million viewers, #18; 0.487 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #22

Top Chef Masters (10:00) - Bravo
1.093 million viewers, #19; 0.579 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #17

Legends of Chima (8:00) - Cartoon
1.031 million viewers, #20; 0.150 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #33

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
1.022 million viewers, #21; 0.568 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.996 million viewers, #22; 0.557 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Surviving the In-Laws (10:00) - TLC
0.996 million viewers, #23; 0.516 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #21

Love Thy Neighbor (9:30) - OWN
0.835 million viewers, #24; 0.348 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #26

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.794 million viewers, #25; 0.538 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Surviving the In-Laws (10:30) - TLC
0.791 million viewers, #26; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00) - OWN
0.742 million viewers, #27; 0.263 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #30

MLB Baseball (7:00) - ESPN
0.691 million viewers, #28; 0.289 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #29

Bellator MMA Live: Summer Series - Spike TV
0.679 million viewers, #29; 0.413 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

Fight Master: Bellator MMA - Spike TV
0.629 million viewers, #30; 0.306 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #28

Couples Therapy (10:00) - VH1
0.492 million viewers, #31; 0.314 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Spell-Mageddon (9:00) - ABC Family
0.347 million viewers, #32; 0.110 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #34

I'm Having Their Baby (10:00) - Oxygen
0.341 million viewers, #33; 0.232 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #31

Do Something Awards - VH1
0.258 million viewers, #34; 0.168 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #32

Disney Fandom Special (8:00) - Disney XD
0.245 million viewers, #35; 0.051 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #35

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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