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[09/07/12 - 03:56 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "MTV Video Music Awards" Tops Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, september 6, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

2012 MTV Video Music Awards - MTV
6.134 million viewers, #1; 3.520 million adults 18-49 (2.8 rating), #1

Democratic National Convention (10:00) - CNN
5.562 million viewers, #2; 2.257 million adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), #2

Democratic National Convention (10:00) - MSNBC
4.547 million viewers, #3; 1.456 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #3

Democratic National Convention (9:00) - CNN
4.022 million viewers, #4; 1.372 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Democratic National Convention (9:00) - MSNBC
3.641 million viewers, #5; 0.981 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Democratic National Convention (10:00) - FNC
2.855 million viewers, #6; 0.689 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Democratic National Convention (8:00) - CNN
2.732 million viewers, #7; 0.876 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Democratic National Convention (8:00) - MSNBC
2.644 million viewers, #8; 0.671 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Democratic National Convention (9:00) - FNC
2.569 million viewers, #9; 0.582 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Sullivan & Son (10:00) - TBS
2.323 million viewers, #10; 1.283 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

College Football: Pittsburgh at Cincinnati - ESPN
2.239 million viewers, #11; 1.027 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Project Runway (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.115 million viewers, #12; 1.037 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.717 million viewers, #13; 0.997 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

The First 48 (10:00) - A&E
1.501 million viewers, #14; 0.707 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Auction Kings (9:30) - Discovery
1.226 million viewers, #15; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.217 million viewers, #16; 0.507 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Texas Car Wars - Discovery
1.187 million viewers, #17; 0.418 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #18

Extreme Chef - Food
0.953 million viewers, #18; 0.432 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

The American Bible Challenge - GSN
0.942 million viewers, #19; 0.183 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #21

Four Weddings (9:00) - TLC
0.840 million viewers, #20; 0.394 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #19

MMA Uncensored Live (10:00) - Spike TV
0.696 million viewers, #21; 0.298 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Beat the Chefs - GSN
0.300 million viewers, #22; 0.070 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

The Real L Word - Showtime
0.220 million viewers, #23; 0.165 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #22

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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