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[09/19/13 - 02:39 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Continues Its Reign for A&E
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, september 18, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 31 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

America's Got Talent (9:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
11.492 million viewers, #1; 3.203 million adults 18-49 (2.52 rating), #3

Survivor: Blood vs. Water (8:00, 90 Minutes) - CBS
9.725 million viewers, #2; 3.337 million adults 18-49 (2.63 rating), #2

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
9.427 million viewers, #3; 5.424 million adults 18-49 (4.27 rating), #1

Big Brother 15 (9:30, 90 Minutes) - CBS
6.706 million viewers, #4; 3.118 million adults 18-49 (2.46 rating), #4

The X Factor (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
6.618 million viewers, #5; 2.798 million adults 18-49 (2.20 rating), #5

Million Second Quiz (8:00) - NBC
4.871 million viewers, #6; 1.451 million adults 18-49 (1.14 rating), #7

Bad Ink (10:30) - A&E
4.066 million viewers, #7; 2.504 million adults 18-49 (1.97 rating), #6

For Better or Worse (9:30) - OWN
1.553 million viewers, #8; 0.702 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #11

For Better or Worse (9:00) - OWN
1.525 million viewers, #9; 0.665 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #12

The Bridge (10:00) - FX
1.497 million viewers, #10; 0.729 million adults 18-49 (0.57 rating), #10

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.401 million viewers, #11; 0.434 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #19

Key & Peele (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.347 million viewers, #12; 0.963 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #8

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.275 million viewers, #13; 0.382 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #27

The Challenge: Rivals II (10:00) - MTV
1.266 million viewers, #14; 0.946 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #9

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.198 million viewers, #15; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #28

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
1.164 million viewers, #16; 0.426 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #21

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles (9:00) - Bravo
1.146 million viewers, #17; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #14

Paranormal Witness (9:00) - Syfy
1.122 million viewers, #18; 0.588 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #13

Annoying Orange (8:00) - Cartoon
1.102 million viewers, #19; 0.294 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #31

Restaurant Stakeout (9:00) - Food
1.026 million viewers, #20; 0.397 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #25

Surviving Evil (10:00) - ID
1.011 million viewers, #21; 0.428 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #20

Thieves, Inc. (10:30) - Food
1.000 million viewers, #22; 0.382 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #26

Ghost Mine (10:00) - Syfy
0.957 million viewers, #23; 0.473 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #15

Evil Kin (9:00) - ID
0.947 million viewers, #24; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #29

Top Chef Masters (10:00, 75 Minutes) - Bravo
0.915 million viewers, #25; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #23

Toddlers & Tiaras (8:00) - TLC
0.846 million viewers, #26; 0.436 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #18

Cheer Perfection (9:00) - TLC
0.799 million viewers, #27; 0.446 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #16

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00) - FS1
0.639 million viewers, #28; 0.401 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #24

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (10:00) - FXX
0.521 million viewers, #29; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #22

The League (10:30) - FXX
0.502 million viewers, #30; 0.442 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #17

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.459 million viewers, #31; 0.339 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #30

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for NFL Turning Point (10:00), Too Young to Marry? (10:00), Inside the NFL and Tough Love (10:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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