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[10/31/12 - 04:53 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: TNT, FX Top Charts with NBA, "Sons of Anarchy"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, october 30, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 26 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Basketball: Celtics at Heat - TNT
5.371 million viewers, #1; 3.141 million adults 18-49 (2.5 rating), #1

Sons of Anarchy - FX
4.585 million viewers, #2; 3.123 million adults 18-49 (2.5 rating), #2

NBA Basketball: Mavericks at Lakers - TNT
4.298 million viewers, #3; 2.713 million adults 18-49 (2.1 rating), #3

The Men Who Built America - History
3.141 million viewers, #4; 1.261 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Covert Affairs - USA
2.355 million viewers, #5; 0.857 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #10

Tosh.0 - Comedy Central
2.293 million viewers, #6; 1.700 million adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), #4

Face Off - Syfy
2.096 million viewers, #7; 1.227 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #6

Alaska: The Last Frontier - Discovery
1.658 million viewers, #8; 0.593 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

The Looney Tunes Show - Cartoon
1.492 million viewers, #9; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

Brickleberry - Comedy Central
1.433 million viewers, #10; 0.967 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

Total Blackout - Syfy
1.427 million viewers, #11; 0.878 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

19 Kids & Counting (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.363 million viewers, #12; 0.572 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.335 million viewers, #13; 0.970 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Keyshia & Daniel: Family First - BET
1.192 million viewers, #14; 0.827 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #11

30 for 30 - ESPN
1.023 million viewers, #15; 0.627 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Extreme Cheapskates (10:30) - TLC
0.987 million viewers, #16; 0.549 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
0.974 million viewers, #17; 0.557 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

Extreme Cheapskates (10:00) - TLC
0.939 million viewers, #18; 0.490 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Fighting Tuna - Discovery
0.897 million viewers, #19; 0.378 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition - Lifetime
0.895 million viewers, #20; 0.485 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Teen Mom 2: Catch Up Special 2 - MTV
0.769 million viewers, #21; 0.468 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #20

Viral Video Showdown - Syfy
0.754 million viewers, #22; 0.494 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Prank My Mom (10:00) - Lifetime
0.545 million viewers, #23; 0.290 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #24

When Teens Kill - E!
0.488 million viewers, #24; 0.327 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Underemployed - MTV
0.401 million viewers, #25; 0.194 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #25

Oprah: Where Are They Now? - OWN
0.336 million viewers, #26; 0.167 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #26

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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