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[02/09/12 - 02:39 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "The Challenge: Battle of the Exes" Tops Demo Chart
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, february 8, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Royal Pains - USA
3.211 million viewers, #1; 1.121 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

American Restoration (10:00) - History
2.380 million viewers, #2; 1.013 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

American Restoration (10:30) - History
2.345 million viewers, #3; 1.044 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy - History
2.336 million viewers, #4; 0.933 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Face Off - Syfy
2.198 million viewers, #5; 1.323 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #2

Ghost Hunters - Syfy
2.067 million viewers, #6; 1.009 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Top Chef: Texas - Bravo
2.024 million viewers, #7; 1.229 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #3

Operation Repo (9:30) - truTV
2.009 million viewers, #8; 0.978 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu - Cartoon
1.987 million viewers, #9; 0.397 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

The Challenge: Battle of the Exes - MTV
1.908 million viewers, #10; 1.499 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #1

Operation Repo (9:00) - truTV
1.882 million viewers, #11; 0.911 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

Dog the Bounty Hunter (10:00) - A&E
1.737 million viewers, #12; 0.999 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Restaurant: Impossible - Food
1.648 million viewers, #13; 0.749 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #12

Hot in Cleveland - TV Land
1.352 million viewers, #14; 0.358 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

My 600-lb Life - TLC
1.138 million viewers, #15; 0.562 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

1000 Ways to Die (10:00) - Spike TV
0.853 million viewers, #16; 0.440 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

The Soup - E!
0.583 million viewers, #17; 0.409 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

Hillbilly Handfishin' - Animal Planet
0.532 million viewers, #18; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #18

Inside the NFL - Showtime
0.137 million viewers, #19; 0.085 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #19

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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