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[04/18/12 - 04:27 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Deadliest Catch," NBA Share Top Honors
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, april 17, 2012)

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

NBA Basketball: Boston/New York - TNT
2.716 million viewers, #1; 1.457 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #2

Deadliest Catch - Discovery
2.580 million viewers, #2; 1.518 million adults 18-49 (1.2 rating), #1

NBA Basketball: San Antonio/L.A. Lakers - TNT
2.336 million viewers, #3; 1.448 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #3

The Game - BET
2.187 million viewers, #4; 1.363 million adults 18-49 (1.1 rating), #4

Hardcore Pawn (9:30) - truTV
2.037 million viewers, #5; 1.078 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #7

Deadliest Catch: Best Brawls - Discovery
1.849 million viewers, #6; 1.085 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #6

Real Housewives of Orange County - Bravo
1.772 million viewers, #7; 1.233 million adults 18-49 (1.0 rating), #5

Top Shot - History
1.747 million viewers, #8; 1.038 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #9

Chopped - Food
1.727 million viewers, #9; 0.808 million adults 18-49 (0.6 rating), #11

Let's Stay Together - BET
1.632 million viewers, #10; 1.045 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #8

16 & Pregnant (10:00, 90 Minutes) - MTV
1.438 million viewers, #11; 1.033 million adults 18-49 (0.8 rating), #10

Level Up - Cartoon
1.273 million viewers, #12; 0.269 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #18

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files - Syfy
1.136 million viewers, #13; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #13

The Wiener's Circle (10:00) - truTV
1.005 million viewers, #14; 0.598 million adults 18-49 (0.5 rating), #12

Dance Moms: Miami (9:00) - Lifetime
0.950 million viewers, #15; 0.473 million adults 18-49 (0.4 rating), #14

The Little Couple (10:30) - TLC
0.870 million viewers, #16; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #15

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
0.681 million viewers, #17; 0.290 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #17

Dream Machines - Syfy
0.679 million viewers, #18; 0.361 million adults 18-49 (0.3 rating), #16

Big Easy Justice (10:00) - Spike TV
0.489 million viewers, #19; 0.263 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #20

NHL Playoffs: Chicago/Phoenix - CNBC
0.416 million viewers, #20; 0.266 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #19

Best Ink - Oxygen
0.313 million viewers, #21; 0.235 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #21

Love for Sail - Lifetime
0.297 million viewers, #22; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #23

House of Consignment (10:00) - VH1
0.278 million viewers, #23; 0.196 million adults 18-49 (0.2 rating), #22

House of Consignment (10:30) - VH1
0.210 million viewers, #24; 0.137 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #24

Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan - G4
0.157 million viewers, #25; 0.082 million adults 18-49 (0.1 rating), #25

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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