Housewives, Top Chef Whip Up Strong Ratings for Bravo

Both Series On Pace for Record Viewership

Larry Barrett -- Multichannel News, 1/23/2009 1:19:34 PM

Bravo's Real Housewives of Orange County recorded the series' highest-rated, non-finale telecast ever Tuesday night, drawing 1.97 million total viewers and 1.44 million viewers in the key 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Through the first nine episodes of the season, Real Housewives of Orange County is up 36% in total viewers from season three, attracting an average of 1.66 million viewers (vs. 1.22 million).

Top Chef: New York is up 18% among viewers 18-49 and total viewers, averaging 2.795 million total viewers per episode this season. Wednesday night's episode checked in as the No. 1 cable telecast for the day among all key demographics, network officials said.

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