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[08/16/13 - 04:06 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Pawn Stars," NFL Preseason Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, august 15, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 24 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Pawn Stars (9:30) - History
4.388 million viewers, #1; 1.579 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #1

Pawn Stars (9:00) - History
4.207 million viewers, #2; 1.482 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #2

Burn Notice - USA
3.655 million viewers, #3; 1.227 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #4

NFL Preseason: Chargers at Bears - ESPN
2.969 million viewers, #4; 1.444 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.410 million viewers, #5; 1.086 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #6

Graceland - USA
2.014 million viewers, #6; 0.925 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

Sullivan & Son - TBS
1.950 million viewers, #7; 1.135 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Hatfields & McCoys: White Lightning (10:00) - History
1.763 million viewers, #8; 0.699 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.639 million viewers, #9; 0.979 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.610 million viewers, #10; 0.920 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.529 million viewers, #11; 0.774 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Hatfields & McCoys: White Lightning (10:30) - History
1.407 million viewers, #12; 0.570 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #16

Impact Wrestling (9:00) - Spike TV
1.319 million viewers, #13; 0.610 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Panic 9-1-1 (10:00) - A&E
1.318 million viewers, #14; 0.646 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Airplane Repo (10:00) - Discovery
1.293 million viewers, #15; 0.607 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.096 million viewers, #16; 0.595 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #15

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (10:00) - Food
0.820 million viewers, #17; 0.458 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Supermarket Superstar (10:30) - Lifetime
0.751 million viewers, #18; 0.379 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

World's Dumbest... (8:00) - truTV
0.721 million viewers, #19; 0.354 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.670 million viewers, #20; 0.302 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Wilfred (10:00) - FX
0.649 million viewers, #21; 0.416 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Owner's Manual (10:00) - AMC
0.325 million viewers, #22; 0.160 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Owner's Manual (10:30) - AMC
0.246 million viewers, #23; 0.107 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Pop Innovators (10:00) - E!
0.231 million viewers, #24; 0.138 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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