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[08/06/13 - 03:29 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: "True Blood" Tops Demos, "Megalodon" Leads Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, august 4, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 38 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives - Discovery
4.822 million viewers, #1; 2.798 million adults 18-49 (2.2 rating), #2

True Blood (9:00) - HBO
4.166 million viewers, #2; 2.803 million adults 18-49 (2.2 rating), #1

Falling Skies (10:00) - TNT
3.738 million viewers, #3; 1.575 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #4

Shake It Up (9:00) - Disney
3.263 million viewers, #4; 0.580 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #22

Austin & Ally (8:30) - Disney
2.881 million viewers, #5; 0.613 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #19

Mountain Men (9:00) - History
2.817 million viewers, #6; 0.948 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (9:00) - E!
2.788 million viewers, #7; 1.754 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #3

Devious Maids (10:00) - Lifetime
2.740 million viewers, #8; 1.244 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #8

Good Luck Charlie (8:00) - Disney
2.707 million viewers, #9; 0.599 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #20

Food Network Star (9:00) - Food
2.580 million viewers, #10; 0.826 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #16

Real Housewives of New Jersey (8:00) - Bravo
2.574 million viewers, #11; 1.492 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #5

Air Jaws: Countdown to Shark Week 2013 - Discovery
2.487 million viewers, #12; 1.302 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #7

Dexter (9:00) - Showtime
2.208 million viewers, #13; 1.343 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #6

Drop Dead Diva (9:00) - Lifetime
2.153 million viewers, #14; 0.866 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #15

Ice Road Truckers (10:00) - History
2.035 million viewers, #15; 0.678 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #18

Sister Wives (9:00) - TLC
1.938 million viewers, #16; 0.893 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #13

Breaking Amish: LA (10:00) - TLC
1.811 million viewers, #17; 0.895 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #12

The Newsroom (10:00) - HBO
1.618 million viewers, #18; 0.906 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Sunday Night Baseball - ESPN
1.555 million viewers, #19; 0.480 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #26

Total Divas (10:00) - E!
1.526 million viewers, #20; 0.891 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #14

Bar Rescue (9:00) - Spike TV
1.523 million viewers, #21; 0.926 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

The Killing (9:00, 120 Minutes) - AMC
1.483 million viewers, #22; 0.588 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #21

Ray Donovan (10:00) - Showtime
1.453 million viewers, #23; 0.750 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #17

Sunday Best (8:00) - BET
1.335 million viewers, #24; 0.510 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #24

Food Court Wars (8:00) - Food
1.202 million viewers, #25; 0.408 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #31

Gator Boys (10:00) - Animal Planet
1.170 million viewers, #26; 0.431 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #28

The Shed (10:00) - Food
1.162 million viewers, #27; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #29

Call of the Wildman (9:00) - Animal Planet
1.110 million viewers, #28; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #32

Container Wars (9:30) - truTV
1.083 million viewers, #29; 0.340 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #34

Storage Hunters (9:00) - truTV
0.976 million viewers, #30; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #33

Princesses: Long Island (9:00) - Bravo
0.899 million viewers, #31; 0.529 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #23

La La's Full Court Life (10:00) - VH1
0.854 million viewers, #32; 0.503 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #25

Hollywood Exes (9:00) - VH1
0.667 million viewers, #33; 0.442 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #27

Tattoo Rescue (10:00) - Spike TV
0.609 million viewers, #34; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #30

Oprah: Where Are They Now? (10:00) - OWN
0.535 million viewers, #35; 0.181 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #35

Snapped: Killer Couples (9:00) - Oxygen
0.431 million viewers, #36; 0.173 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #36

Oprah's Next Chapter (9:00) - OWN
0.420 million viewers, #37; 0.107 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #38

American Ninja Warrior (9:00) - G4
0.189 million viewers, #38; 0.136 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #37

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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