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[09/24/13 - 06:47 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NFL, Emmys Dominate Competition
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, september 22, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 28 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NFL Football (4:25) - CBS
25.579 million viewers, #1; 11.433 million adults 18-49 (9.01 rating), #1

Sunday Night Football - NBC
20.510 million viewers, #2; 9.734 million adults 18-49 (7.67 rating), #2

NFL Football Post-Game - CBS
20.135 million viewers, #3; 8.202 million adults 18-49 (6.46 rating), #3

Emmy Awards - CBS
17.757 million viewers, #4; 6.248 million adults 18-49 (4.92 rating), #5

Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick - NBC
14.554 million viewers, #5; 6.550 million adults 18-49 (5.16 rating), #4

Football Night in America #3 - NBC
9.758 million viewers, #6; 4.268 million adults 18-49 (3.36 rating), #7

Breaking Bad (9:00, 75 Minutes) - AMC
6.584 million viewers, #7; 4.284 million adults 18-49 (3.37 rating), #6

Football Night in America #2 - NBC
3.829 million viewers, #8; 1.480 million adults 18-49 (1.17 rating), #9

Mountain Men (9:00) - History
3.500 million viewers, #9; 1.191 million adults 18-49 (0.94 rating), #12

Austin & Ally (8:30) - Disney
3.231 million viewers, #10; 0.671 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #19

Liv and Maddie (8:00) - Disney
3.004 million viewers, #11; 0.635 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #21

Devious Maids (10:00) - Lifetime
2.952 million viewers, #12; 1.449 million adults 18-49 (1.14 rating), #10

Dexter (9:00) - Showtime
2.799 million viewers, #13; 1.628 million adults 18-49 (1.28 rating), #8

Good Luck Charlie (7:30) - Disney
2.793 million viewers, #14; 0.618 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #23

Real Housewives of New Jersey (8:00) - Bravo
2.476 million viewers, #15; 1.320 million adults 18-49 (1.04 rating), #11

Sister Wives (8:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
2.010 million viewers, #16; 0.997 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #14

The Great Food Truck Race (9:00) - Food
1.925 million viewers, #17; 0.785 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #18

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.903 million viewers, #18; 0.917 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #16

Boardwalk Empire (9:00) - HBO
1.872 million viewers, #19; 0.943 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #15

Breaking Amish: LA (10:00) - TLC
1.846 million viewers, #20; 0.997 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #13

Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off (8:00) - Food
1.608 million viewers, #21; 0.496 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #25

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.606 million viewers, #22; 0.806 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #17

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards - E!
1.495 million viewers, #23; 0.609 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #24

Dora the Explorer (7:00) - Nickelodeon
1.431 million viewers, #24; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #28

Ray Donovan (10:00) - Showtime
1.406 million viewers, #25; 0.671 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #20

House Hunters Renovation (10:00) - HGTV
1.379 million viewers, #26; 0.478 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #26

Low Winter Sun (10:15) - AMC
1.327 million viewers, #27; 0.626 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #22

Container Wars (9:30) - truTV
0.976 million viewers, #28; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #27

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Call of the Wildman (9:00), Call of the Wildman (9:30), Gator Boys (10:00), Sunday Night Baseball, World Wide Day of Play Concert Special (7:30), Wendell & Vinnie (8:30), Oprah's Lifeclass (9:00), Snapped (9:00), Hollywood Exes (9:00), Miami Monkey (10:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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