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[10/01/13 - 12:03 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NFL Football Takes Top Spots
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, september 29, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 43 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NFL Football (4:25) - FOX
26.671 million viewers, #1; 11.823 million adults 18-49 (9.31 rating), #1

Sunday Night Football - NBC
20.493 million viewers, #2; 9.629 million adults 18-49 (7.58 rating), #2

NFL Football Post-Game - FOX
18.012 million viewers, #3; 8.509 million adults 18-49 (6.70 rating), #3

Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick - NBC
15.262 million viewers, #4; 6.940 million adults 18-49 (5.47 rating), #4

The OT - FOX
12.885 million viewers, #5; 6.015 million adults 18-49 (4.74 rating), #6

Football Night in America #3 - NBC
11.359 million viewers, #6; 5.215 million adults 18-49 (4.11 rating), #7

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
10.674 million viewers, #7; 1.740 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #20

Breaking Bad (9:00, 75 Minutes) - AMC
10.280 million viewers, #8; 6.685 million adults 18-49 (5.27 rating), #5

The Mentalist (10:01) - CBS
9.697 million viewers, #9; 2.011 million adults 18-49 (1.58 rating), #17

The Good Wife (9:00) - CBS
9.149 million viewers, #10; 1.870 million adults 18-49 (1.47 rating), #19

The Amazing Race 23 (8:00) - CBS
8.616 million viewers, #11; 2.549 million adults 18-49 (2.01 rating), #16

Once Upon a Time (8:00) - ABC
8.519 million viewers, #12; 3.355 million adults 18-49 (2.64 rating), #9

Revenge (9:00) - ABC
8.106 million viewers, #13; 2.982 million adults 18-49 (2.35 rating), #11

The Simpsons (8:00) - FOX
6.368 million viewers, #14; 3.640 million adults 18-49 (2.87 rating), #8

Football Night in America #2 - NBC
5.404 million viewers, #15; 2.587 million adults 18-49 (2.04 rating), #15

Family Guy (9:00) - FOX
5.226 million viewers, #16; 3.340 million adults 18-49 (2.63 rating), #10

Betrayal (10:01) - ABC
5.159 million viewers, #17; 1.896 million adults 18-49 (1.49 rating), #18

Once Upon a Time: Journey to Neverland (7:00) - ABC
5.053 million viewers, #18; 1.737 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #21

Bob's Burgers (8:30) - FOX
4.475 million viewers, #19; 2.737 million adults 18-49 (2.16 rating), #13

Talking Bad (10:15, 60 Minutes) - AMC
4.434 million viewers, #20; 2.944 million adults 18-49 (2.32 rating), #12

American Dad (9:30) - FOX
4.320 million viewers, #21; 2.678 million adults 18-49 (2.11 rating), #14

Austin & Ally (8:30) - Disney
3.270 million viewers, #22; 0.613 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #32

Mountain Men (9:00) - History
3.242 million viewers, #23; 0.937 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #26

Shake It Up (9:00) - Disney
3.037 million viewers, #24; 0.552 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #35

Liv and Maddie (8:00) - Disney
2.943 million viewers, #25; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #37

Real Housewives of New Jersey (8:00, 90 Minutes) - Bravo
2.502 million viewers, #26; 1.467 million adults 18-49 (1.16 rating), #22

The Great Food Truck Race (9:00) - Food
2.113 million viewers, #27; 0.850 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #27

Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off (8:00) - Food
2.108 million viewers, #28; 0.830 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #28

Boardwalk Empire (9:00) - HBO
1.989 million viewers, #29; 0.990 million adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), #25

Homeland (9:00) - Showtime
1.876 million viewers, #30; 1.004 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #24

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (9:00) - E!
1.799 million viewers, #31; 1.220 million adults 18-49 (0.96 rating), #23

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.715 million viewers, #32; 0.812 million adults 18-49 (0.64 rating), #29

Breaking Amish: LA Reunion (10:00) - TLC
1.577 million viewers, #33; 0.788 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #30

Breaking Amish: LA (9:00) - TLC
1.514 million viewers, #34; 0.738 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #31

House Hunters Renovation (10:00) - HGTV
1.218 million viewers, #35; 0.434 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #39

Call of the Wildman (9:00) - Animal Planet
1.147 million viewers, #36; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #40

Love It or List It Too (9:00) - HGTV
1.131 million viewers, #37; 0.389 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #42

Masters of Sex (10:00) - Showtime
0.998 million viewers, #38; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #38

Gator Boys (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.929 million viewers, #39; 0.396 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #41

Watch What Happens: Live (10:30) - Bravo
0.908 million viewers, #40; 0.559 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #34

Eric & Jessie: Game On (10:00) - E!
0.848 million viewers, #41; 0.593 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #33

Eastbound & Down (10:00) - HBO
0.693 million viewers, #42; 0.523 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #36

Hollywood Exes (9:00) - VH1
0.581 million viewers, #43; 0.375 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #43

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Hello Ladies (10:30), See Dad Run (8:00), Instant Mom (8:30), Snapped (9:00), Miami Monkey (10:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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