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[04/19/13 - 03:31 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Goes Untouched for History
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, april 18, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 29 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Swamp People (9:00) - History
4.488 million viewers, #1; 1.875 million adults 18-49 (1.5 rating), #1

Chasing Tail (10:00) - History
2.360 million viewers, #2; 1.014 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #4

Project Runway (9:00, 120 Minutes) - Lifetime
2.317 million viewers, #3; 0.847 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #6

Chasing Tail (10:30) - History
2.072 million viewers, #4; 0.991 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #5

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.979 million viewers, #5; 1.233 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #2

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
1.824 million viewers, #6; 1.196 million adults 18-49 (0.9 rating), #3

The Killer Speaks (10:00) - A&E
1.535 million viewers, #7; 0.809 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #7

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.492 million viewers, #8; 0.711 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #9

Auction Kings (9:30) - Discovery
1.333 million viewers, #9; 0.538 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #17

Anger Management (9:00) - FX
1.297 million viewers, #10; 0.663 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #10

Impact Wrestling (8:00) - Spike TV
1.268 million viewers, #11; 0.540 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #16

Auction Kings (9:00) - Discovery
1.229 million viewers, #12; 0.472 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #19

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
1.136 million viewers, #13; 0.617 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (10:00) - Food
1.097 million viewers, #14; 0.527 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #18

Failosophy (10:30) - MTV
1.073 million viewers, #15; 0.716 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #8

America's Worst Tattoos (9:30) - TLC
1.048 million viewers, #16; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #11

America's Worst Tattoos (9:00) - TLC
0.972 million viewers, #17; 0.553 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #15

The Moment (10:00) - USA
0.963 million viewers, #18; 0.386 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #22

NY Ink (10:00) - TLC
0.924 million viewers, #19; 0.603 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #13

Tabatha Takes Over (10:00) - Bravo
0.900 million viewers, #20; 0.579 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #14

World's Dumbest... (9:00) - truTV
0.777 million viewers, #21; 0.408 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #20

The American Bible Challenge (9:00) - GSN
0.775 million viewers, #22; 0.202 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #27

Upload with Shaquille O'Neal (10:30) - truTV
0.768 million viewers, #23; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #21

Swamp Wars (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.685 million viewers, #24; 0.318 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #25

The Ben Show - Comedy Central
0.504 million viewers, #25; 0.339 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #23

Nathan for You - Comedy Central
0.450 million viewers, #26; 0.334 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #24

American Greed (10:00) - CNBC
0.403 million viewers, #27; 0.202 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #26

Schedule Release Show - NFLN
0.247 million viewers, #28; 0.123 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #28

Which Way Is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington - HBO
0.202 million viewers, #29; 0.098 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #29

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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