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[08/15/13 - 03:55 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Returns Big for A&E
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, august 14, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 31 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Duck Dynasty (10:00, 60 Minutes) - A&E
11.773 million viewers, #1; 6.332 million adults 18-49 (5.0 rating), #1

Royal Pains - USA
3.206 million viewers, #2; 0.866 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #5

Necessary Roughness - USA
2.353 million viewers, #3; 0.770 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

Franklin & Bash (9:00) - TNT
2.165 million viewers, #4; 0.816 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:00) - TLC
1.892 million viewers, #5; 1.047 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #3

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.826 million viewers, #6; 1.063 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #2

The Bridge (10:00) - FX
1.634 million viewers, #7; 0.850 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy (9:00) - History
1.613 million viewers, #8; 0.520 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.518 million viewers, #9; 0.648 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles (9:00) - Bravo
1.340 million viewers, #10; 0.601 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

The Challenge: Rivals II (10:00) - MTV
1.338 million viewers, #11; 1.009 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
1.211 million viewers, #12; 0.376 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.195 million viewers, #13; 0.378 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Paranormal Witness (9:00) - Syfy
1.108 million viewers, #14; 0.553 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #12

Top Shot: All Stars (10:00) - History
1.107 million viewers, #15; 0.517 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Futurama (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.069 million viewers, #16; 0.746 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Top Chef Masters (10:00) - Bravo
1.018 million viewers, #17; 0.532 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Extreme Cougar Wives (9:30) - TLC
1.005 million viewers, #18; 0.528 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

The Exes - TV Land
0.952 million viewers, #19; 0.316 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

Love Thy Neighbor (9:30) - OWN
0.880 million viewers, #20; 0.283 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00) - OWN
0.818 million viewers, #21; 0.278 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Joe Rogan Questions Everything (10:00) - Syfy
0.811 million viewers, #22; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.747 million viewers, #23; 0.466 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.742 million viewers, #24; 0.533 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

MLB Baseball (7:00) - ESPN
0.677 million viewers, #25; 0.239 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Couples Therapy (10:00) - VH1
0.676 million viewers, #26; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.596 million viewers, #27; 0.434 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Spell-Mageddon (9:00) - ABC Family
0.316 million viewers, #28; 0.171 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

I'm Having Their Baby (10:00) - Oxygen
0.189 million viewers, #29; 0.140 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

Shark Hunters (10:00) - NBCSN
0.146 million viewers, #30; 0.081 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #30

Jim Rome on Showtime - Showtime
0.042 million viewers, #31; 0.020 million adults 18-49 (0.0 rating), #31

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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