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[10/09/13 - 02:54 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Voice," "SHIELD" Lead Demo Pack
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, october 8, 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
18.328 million viewers, #1; 3.558 million adults 18-49 (2.80 rating), #3

NCIS: Los Angeles (9:00) - CBS
14.839 million viewers, #2; 3.241 million adults 18-49 (2.55 rating), #4

Person of Interest (10:00) - CBS
11.652 million viewers, #3; 2.572 million adults 18-49 (2.03 rating), #8

The Voice (8:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
10.199 million viewers, #4; 3.805 million adults 18-49 (3.00 rating), #1

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (8:00) - ABC
7.868 million viewers, #5; 3.697 million adults 18-49 (2.91 rating), #2

Chicago Fire (10:00) - NBC
7.429 million viewers, #6; 2.698 million adults 18-49 (2.13 rating), #6

The Goldbergs (9:01) - ABC
5.756 million viewers, #7; 2.465 million adults 18-49 (1.94 rating), #9

MLB Division Series: Boston at Tampa Bay - TBS
5.159 million viewers, #8; 1.916 million adults 18-49 (1.51 rating), #10

Trophy Wife (9:31) - ABC
4.775 million viewers, #9; 1.840 million adults 18-49 (1.45 rating), #12

Sons of Anarchy (10:00) - FX
4.459 million viewers, #10; 3.140 million adults 18-49 (2.47 rating), #5

New Girl (9:00) - FOX
3.962 million viewers, #11; 2.607 million adults 18-49 (2.05 rating), #7

MLB Division Series: Detroit at Oakland - TBS
3.804 million viewers, #12; 1.117 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #20

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (8:30) - FOX
3.345 million viewers, #13; 1.889 million adults 18-49 (1.49 rating), #11

Dads (8:00) - FOX
3.102 million viewers, #14; 1.641 million adults 18-49 (1.29 rating), #15

The Mindy Project (9:30) - FOX
2.889 million viewers, #15; 1.838 million adults 18-49 (1.45 rating), #13

Supernatural (9:00) - CW
2.592 million viewers, #16; 1.519 million adults 18-49 (1.20 rating), #16

Tosh.0 (10:00) - Comedy Central
2.255 million viewers, #17; 1.696 million adults 18-49 (1.34 rating), #14

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
2.014 million viewers, #18; 0.763 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #24

The Originals (8:00) - CW
1.921 million viewers, #19; 1.142 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #19

Catfish: The TV Show (10:00) - MTV
1.884 million viewers, #20; 1.323 million adults 18-49 (1.04 rating), #17

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.779 million viewers, #21; 1.232 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #18

Ink Master (9:00) - Spike TV
1.567 million viewers, #22; 1.055 million adults 18-49 (0.83 rating), #21

I Dream of Nene: The Wedding (9:00) - Bravo
1.447 million viewers, #23; 0.708 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #25

19 Kids & Counting (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.399 million viewers, #24; 0.517 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #27

Face Off (9:00) - Syfy
1.347 million viewers, #25; 0.814 million adults 18-49 (0.64 rating), #23

Cold Justice (10:00) - TNT
1.346 million viewers, #26; 0.344 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #34

Brickleberry (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.265 million viewers, #27; 0.938 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #22

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.265 million viewers, #28; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #31

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.262 million viewers, #29; 0.323 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #37

Income Property (9:00) - HGTV
1.152 million viewers, #30; 0.375 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #33

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition (9:00) - Lifetime
1.102 million viewers, #31; 0.503 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #28

The Bad Girls Club (8:00) - Oxygen
1.054 million viewers, #32; 0.636 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #26

Tickle (9:00) - Discovery
0.927 million viewers, #33; 0.472 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #29

The New Atlanta (10:00) - Bravo
0.742 million viewers, #34; 0.395 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #32

World Series of Poker (9:00) - ESPN
0.711 million viewers, #35; 0.341 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #35

30 for 30 (8:00) - ESPN
0.699 million viewers, #36; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #30

World Series of Poker (10:00) - ESPN
0.699 million viewers, #37; 0.334 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #36

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Skunk Ape (10:30), Wolfblood (8:00), Minute to Win It (8:00), NHL Regular Season: Tampa Bay at Buffalo, A Football Life (9:00), My Big Fat Revenge (9:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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