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[10/08/13 - 11:36 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NFL Dominates Demos for CBS, NBC
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, october 6, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 45 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NFL Football Post-Game - CBS
28.860 million viewers, #1; 12.149 million adults 18-49 (9.57 rating), #2

NFL Football (4:25) - CBS
28.323 million viewers, #2; 12.577 million adults 18-49 (9.91 rating), #1

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
17.939 million viewers, #3; 4.879 million adults 18-49 (3.84 rating), #6

Sunday Night Football - NBC
17.686 million viewers, #4; 8.875 million adults 18-49 (6.99 rating), #3

Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick - NBC
13.285 million viewers, #5; 6.609 million adults 18-49 (5.21 rating), #4

Football Night in America #3 - NBC
10.397 million viewers, #6; 5.211 million adults 18-49 (4.10 rating), #5

The Amazing Race 23 (8:00) - CBS
9.744 million viewers, #7; 2.988 million adults 18-49 (2.35 rating), #10

The Good Wife (9:00) - CBS
9.227 million viewers, #8; 2.052 million adults 18-49 (1.62 rating), #15

The Mentalist (10:01) - CBS
8.552 million viewers, #9; 1.903 million adults 18-49 (1.50 rating), #16

Once Upon a Time (8:00) - ABC
7.998 million viewers, #10; 3.315 million adults 18-49 (2.61 rating), #8

Revenge (9:00) - ABC
6.838 million viewers, #11; 2.458 million adults 18-49 (1.94 rating), #13

The Simpsons (8:00) - FOX
6.423 million viewers, #12; 3.767 million adults 18-49 (2.97 rating), #7

Football Night in America #2 - NBC
5.714 million viewers, #13; 2.722 million adults 18-49 (2.14 rating), #11

Family Guy (9:00) - FOX
5.201 million viewers, #14; 3.130 million adults 18-49 (2.47 rating), #9

American Dad (9:30) - FOX
4.471 million viewers, #15; 2.709 million adults 18-49 (2.13 rating), #12

Bob's Burgers (8:30) - FOX
4.209 million viewers, #16; 2.410 million adults 18-49 (1.90 rating), #14

Betrayal (10:01) - ABC
3.896 million viewers, #17; 1.432 million adults 18-49 (1.13 rating), #18

MLB Division Series: Atlanta at Los Angeles - TBS
3.362 million viewers, #18; 1.200 million adults 18-49 (0.94 rating), #20

Good Luck Charlie (7:30) - Disney
3.272 million viewers, #19; 0.645 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #32

Liv and Maddie (8:00) - Disney
3.182 million viewers, #20; 0.571 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #35

Shake It Up (8:30) - Disney
3.074 million viewers, #21; 0.528 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #36

MLB Division Series: St. Louis at Pittsburgh - TBS
2.931 million viewers, #22; 0.855 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #27

Long Island Medium: On the Road - TLC
2.626 million viewers, #23; 0.993 million adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), #21

Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion (8:00, 90 Minutes) - Bravo
2.491 million viewers, #24; 1.379 million adults 18-49 (1.09 rating), #19

Alaska: The Last Frontier (9:00) - Discovery
2.382 million viewers, #25; 0.864 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #26

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (9:00) - E!
2.268 million viewers, #26; 1.485 million adults 18-49 (1.17 rating), #17

Halloween Wars (9:00) - Food
2.115 million viewers, #27; 0.896 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #25

Boardwalk Empire (9:00) - HBO
2.088 million viewers, #28; 0.979 million adults 18-49 (0.77 rating), #22

Witches of East End (10:00) - Lifetime
1.929 million viewers, #29; 0.905 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #23

Homeland (9:00) - Showtime
1.827 million viewers, #30; 0.903 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #24

Chopped (8:00) - Food
1.725 million viewers, #31; 0.713 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #30

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.713 million viewers, #32; 0.815 million adults 18-49 (0.64 rating), #28

Cousins Undercover (8:00) - HGTV
1.627 million viewers, #33; 0.486 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #38

Alaskan Women Looking for Love (10:00) - TLC
1.580 million viewers, #34; 0.609 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #34

Drop Dead Diva (9:00) - Lifetime
1.440 million viewers, #35; 0.622 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #33

House Hunters Renovation (10:00) - HGTV
1.283 million viewers, #36; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #41

Bar Rescue (10:00) - Spike TV
1.120 million viewers, #37; 0.782 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #29

Masters of Sex (10:00) - Showtime
1.090 million viewers, #38; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #39

Eric & Jessie: Game On (10:00) - E!
1.008 million viewers, #39; 0.662 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #31

Gator Boys (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.927 million viewers, #40; 0.401 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #42

Modern Dads (10:00) - A&E
0.908 million viewers, #41; 0.381 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #44

Eastbound & Down (10:00) - HBO
0.820 million viewers, #42; 0.517 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #37

Drugs, Inc. (9:00) - NGC
0.743 million viewers, #43; 0.367 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #45

Hollywood Exes (9:00) - VH1
0.723 million viewers, #44; 0.407 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #40

Miami Monkey (10:00) - VH1
0.639 million viewers, #45; 0.397 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #43

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Modern Dads (10:30), Low Winter Sun (9:00, 120 Minutes), Call of the Wildman (9:00), Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of SMASH (7:00), Hello Ladies (10:30), See Dad Run (8:00), Instant Mom (8:30), Oprah's Lifeclass (9:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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