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[09/25/13 - 03:35 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "NCIS," "SHIELD" Top Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, september 24, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 37 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NCIS (8:00) - CBS
20.020 million viewers, #1; 4.539 million adults 18-49 (3.58 rating), #3

NCIS: Los Angeles (9:00) - CBS
16.353 million viewers, #2; 3.798 million adults 18-49 (2.99 rating), #5

The Voice (8:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
14.351 million viewers, #3; 5.936 million adults 18-49 (4.68 rating), #2

Person of Interest (10:00) - CBS
12.438 million viewers, #4; 2.890 million adults 18-49 (2.28 rating), #8

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (8:00) - ABC
12.121 million viewers, #5; 5.972 million adults 18-49 (4.70 rating), #1

The Goldbergs (9:01) - ABC
8.938 million viewers, #6; 3.926 million adults 18-49 (3.09 rating), #4

Chicago Fire (10:00) - NBC
8.899 million viewers, #7; 3.393 million adults 18-49 (2.67 rating), #6

Trophy Wife (9:31) - ABC
6.692 million viewers, #8; 2.881 million adults 18-49 (2.27 rating), #9

Sons of Anarchy (10:00) - FX
4.482 million viewers, #9; 3.098 million adults 18-49 (2.44 rating), #7

Lucky 7 (10:00) - ABC
4.427 million viewers, #10; 1.589 million adults 18-49 (1.25 rating), #14

New Girl (9:00) - FOX
4.039 million viewers, #11; 2.605 million adults 18-49 (2.05 rating), #10

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (8:30) - FOX
4.034 million viewers, #12; 2.296 million adults 18-49 (1.81 rating), #11

Dads (8:00) - FOX
3.651 million viewers, #13; 1.925 million adults 18-49 (1.52 rating), #12

The Mindy Project (9:30) - FOX
2.944 million viewers, #14; 1.850 million adults 18-49 (1.46 rating), #13

The Book of Manning (8:00) - ESPN
2.242 million viewers, #15; 1.128 million adults 18-49 (0.89 rating), #16

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
2.223 million viewers, #16; 0.908 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #22

Amish Mafia (9:00) - Discovery
2.145 million viewers, #17; 1.107 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #17

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
2.029 million viewers, #18; 0.908 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #23

Tosh.0 (10:00) - Comedy Central
2.003 million viewers, #19; 1.518 million adults 18-49 (1.20 rating), #15

Top Gear (9:00) - History
1.883 million viewers, #20; 0.989 million adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), #20

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
1.656 million viewers, #21; 0.729 million adults 18-49 (0.57 rating), #26

Tickle (10:00) - Discovery
1.496 million viewers, #22; 0.875 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #25

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.463 million viewers, #23; 1.037 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #19

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
1.449 million viewers, #24; 0.666 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #27

Face Off (9:00) - Syfy
1.428 million viewers, #25; 0.878 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #24

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.372 million viewers, #26; 0.488 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #31

Brickleberry (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.362 million viewers, #27; 1.072 million adults 18-49 (0.84 rating), #18

Chopped (10:00) - Food
1.318 million viewers, #28; 0.557 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #30

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.300 million viewers, #29; 0.411 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #35

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (8:00) - CW
1.294 million viewers, #30; 0.595 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #29

Income Property (9:00) - HGTV
1.228 million viewers, #31; 0.404 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #36

I Dream of Nene: The Wedding (9:00) - Bravo
1.220 million viewers, #32; 0.615 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #28

Catfish: The TV Show (10:00) - MTV
1.212 million viewers, #33; 0.928 million adults 18-49 (0.73 rating), #21

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition (9:00) - Lifetime
0.913 million viewers, #34; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #33

World Series of Poker (9:30) - ESPN
0.878 million viewers, #35; 0.452 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #34

The New Atlanta (10:00) - Bravo
0.791 million viewers, #36; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #32

Double Divas (10:00) - Lifetime
0.729 million viewers, #37; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #37

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Capture (9:00), Minute to Win It (8:00), A Football Life (9:00), Nick News (8:00), The Bad Girls Club (8:00), My Big Fat Revenge (9:00), Fangasm (10:00), Cold Justice (10:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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