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[12/18/12 - 01:09 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Real Housewives of Atlanta," "Royal Pains" Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, december 16, 2012)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Real Housewives of Atlanta (9:00) - Bravo
3.605 million viewers, #1; 2.344 million adults 18-49 (1.9 rating), #1

Royal Pains: Off-Season Greetings (9:00, 122 Minutes) - USA
3.247 million viewers, #2; 1.020 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Dexter - Showtime
2.749 million viewers, #3; 1.737 million adults 18-49 (1.4 rating), #2

Ax Men - History
2.423 million viewers, #4; 1.154 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #5

Homeland - Showtime
2.285 million viewers, #5; 1.172 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #4

Shahs of Sunset (10:00) - Bravo
2.146 million viewers, #6; 1.385 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

Sister Wives (9:30, 30 Minutes) - TLC
1.975 million viewers, #7; 1.049 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Sister Wives (9:00, 30 Minutes) - TLC
1.751 million viewers, #8; 0.923 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #8

The Next Iron Chef (9:00) - Food
1.731 million viewers, #9; 0.810 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #10

Bamazon - History
1.258 million viewers, #10; 0.645 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

Love & Hip Hop: Altanta - Dirty Little Secrets - VH1
1.220 million viewers, #11; 0.860 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #9

Finding Bigfoot (10:00) - Animal Planet
1.118 million viewers, #12; 0.603 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Call of the Wildman: Holler Day Cheer (9:00, 30 Minutes) - Animal Planet
1.039 million viewers, #13; 0.369 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Curiosity (9:00) - Discovery
0.839 million viewers, #14; 0.314 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Sugar Dome - Food
0.828 million viewers, #15; 0.418 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #14

VH1 Divas 2012 - VH1
0.791 million viewers, #16; 0.497 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

Rattlesnake Republic (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.764 million viewers, #17; 0.339 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #17

Sin City Rules - TLC
0.727 million viewers, #18; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

William and Kate: A Royal Baby Story - TLC
0.630 million viewers, #19; 0.195 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #23

Oprah's Next Chapter (9:00) - OWN
0.489 million viewers, #20; 0.275 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

Ice Love Coco - E!
0.425 million viewers, #21; 0.301 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Snapped - Oxygen
0.383 million viewers, #22; 0.195 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

E! True Hollywood Story: Amanda Bynes - E!
0.346 million viewers, #23; 0.214 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Golden Sisters (10:00) - OWN
0.342 million viewers, #24; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Golden Sisters (10:30) - OWN
0.246 million viewers, #25; 0.113 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #25

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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