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[10/15/13 - 12:36 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NFL, "Walking Dead" Overshadow the Competition
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, october 13, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 39 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NFL Football (4:25) - FOX
26.736 million viewers, #1; 11.690 million adults 18-49 (9.21 rating), #1

NFL Football Post-Game - FOX
22.222 million viewers, #2; 10.209 million adults 18-49 (8.04 rating), #4

Sunday Night Football - NBC
22.074 million viewers, #3; 10.674 million adults 18-49 (8.41 rating), #2

The Walking Dead (9:00) - AMC
16.111 million viewers, #4; 10.397 million adults 18-49 (8.19 rating), #3

Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick - NBC
16.017 million viewers, #5; 7.524 million adults 18-49 (5.93 rating), #5

The OT - FOX
14.113 million viewers, #6; 6.455 million adults 18-49 (5.08 rating), #6

Football Night in America #3 - NBC
11.775 million viewers, #7; 5.682 million adults 18-49 (4.48 rating), #7

ALCS, Game 2 Pre-Game - FOX
10.884 million viewers, #8; 4.469 million adults 18-49 (3.52 rating), #8

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
10.620 million viewers, #9; 1.871 million adults 18-49 (1.47 rating), #15

The Mentalist (10:01) - CBS
9.385 million viewers, #10; 1.684 million adults 18-49 (1.33 rating), #16

The Good Wife (9:00) - CBS
8.460 million viewers, #11; 1.480 million adults 18-49 (1.17 rating), #19

ALCS, Game 2 - FOX
8.349 million viewers, #12; 3.071 million adults 18-49 (2.42 rating), #10

The Amazing Race 23 (8:00) - CBS
8.080 million viewers, #13; 2.356 million adults 18-49 (1.86 rating), #12

Once Upon a Time (8:00) - ABC
7.533 million viewers, #14; 3.044 million adults 18-49 (2.40 rating), #11

Revenge (9:00) - ABC
6.003 million viewers, #15; 2.088 million adults 18-49 (1.64 rating), #14

America's Funniest Home Videos (7:00) - ABC
5.259 million viewers, #16; 1.482 million adults 18-49 (1.17 rating), #18

Talking Dead (10:00) - AMC
5.097 million viewers, #17; 3.286 million adults 18-49 (2.59 rating), #9

Football Night in America #2 - NBC
4.483 million viewers, #18; 2.114 million adults 18-49 (1.66 rating), #13

Good Luck Charlie (7:30) - Disney
3.070 million viewers, #19; 0.624 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #31

Liv and Maddie (8:00) - Disney
2.914 million viewers, #20; 0.500 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #37

Betrayal (10:01) - ABC
2.885 million viewers, #21; 1.051 million adults 18-49 (0.83 rating), #21

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (9:00) - E!
2.182 million viewers, #22; 1.510 million adults 18-49 (1.19 rating), #17

Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion (8:00) - Bravo
2.099 million viewers, #23; 1.184 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #20

Alaska: The Last Frontier (9:00) - Discovery
2.007 million viewers, #24; 0.655 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #30

Long Island Medium (9:30) - TLC
1.973 million viewers, #25; 0.753 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #27

Witches of East End (10:00) - Lifetime
1.932 million viewers, #26; 1.041 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #22

Boardwalk Empire (9:00) - HBO
1.897 million viewers, #27; 0.851 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #24

Homeland (9:00) - Showtime
1.809 million viewers, #28; 0.960 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #23

Halloween Wars (9:00) - Food
1.717 million viewers, #29; 0.797 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #25

Long Island Medium (9:00) - TLC
1.665 million viewers, #30; 0.601 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #32

Drop Dead Diva (9:00) - Lifetime
1.561 million viewers, #31; 0.727 million adults 18-49 (0.57 rating), #28

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.359 million viewers, #32; 0.589 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #34

Cousins Undercover (8:00) - HGTV
1.331 million viewers, #33; 0.359 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #39

Bar Rescue (10:00) - Spike TV
1.188 million viewers, #34; 0.716 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #29

Eric & Jessie: Game On (10:00) - E!
1.063 million viewers, #35; 0.759 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #26

Masters of Sex (10:00) - Showtime
1.042 million viewers, #36; 0.511 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #36

Alaskan Women Looking for Love (10:00) - TLC
1.017 million viewers, #37; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #38

Catfish Season 2: Last Hooks (10:00) - MTV
0.818 million viewers, #38; 0.593 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #33

Eastbound & Down (10:00) - HBO
0.753 million viewers, #39; 0.524 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #35

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Lone Star Legend (8:00), Lone Star Legend (8:30), Hello Ladies (10:30), House Hunters Renovation (10:00), See Dad Run (8:00), Instant Mom (8:30), Oprah's Next Chapter (9:00), Snapped (9:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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