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[10/17/13 - 03:21 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Modern Family," "Toy Story of Terror!" Top Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, october 16, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 42 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
11.057 million viewers, #1; 3.472 million adults 18-49 (2.73 rating), #4

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
10.936 million viewers, #2; 5.144 million adults 18-49 (4.05 rating), #1

Toy Story of Terror! (8:00) - ABC
10.545 million viewers, #3; 3.979 million adults 18-49 (3.13 rating), #2

Survivor: Blood vs. Water (8:00) - CBS
10.114 million viewers, #4; 3.243 million adults 18-49 (2.55 rating), #5

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
9.450 million viewers, #5; 2.485 million adults 18-49 (1.96 rating), #9

ALCS, Game 4 - FOX
8.085 million viewers, #6; 2.967 million adults 18-49 (2.34 rating), #7

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
7.479 million viewers, #7; 2.282 million adults 18-49 (1.80 rating), #11

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
7.260 million viewers, #8; 3.718 million adults 18-49 (2.93 rating), #3

Back in the Game (8:30) - ABC
6.354 million viewers, #9; 2.395 million adults 18-49 (1.89 rating), #10

Super Fun Night (9:30) - ABC
5.953 million viewers, #10; 2.654 million adults 18-49 (2.09 rating), #8

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
5.757 million viewers, #11; 2.081 million adults 18-49 (1.64 rating), #12

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
5.417 million viewers, #12; 1.836 million adults 18-49 (1.45 rating), #14

Ironside (10:00) - NBC
4.802 million viewers, #13; 1.314 million adults 18-49 (1.04 rating), #16

American Horror Story: Coven (10:00) - FX
4.513 million viewers, #14; 3.130 million adults 18-49 (2.47 rating), #6

Bad Ink (10:30) - A&E
3.227 million viewers, #15; 1.870 million adults 18-49 (1.47 rating), #13

Arrow (8:00) - CW
3.060 million viewers, #16; 1.354 million adults 18-49 (1.07 rating), #15

ALCS, Game 4 Pre-Game - FOX
2.908 million viewers, #17; 1.084 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #17

American Pickers (9:00) - History
2.869 million viewers, #18; 0.841 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #20

The Tomorrow People (9:00) - CW
2.153 million viewers, #19; 1.079 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #18

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.795 million viewers, #20; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #24

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.720 million viewers, #21; 0.555 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #27

Wolfblood (8:00) - Disney
1.620 million viewers, #22; 0.332 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #39

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.587 million viewers, #23; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #28

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles (9:00) - Bravo
1.486 million viewers, #24; 0.628 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #23

Ghost Hunters (9:00) - Syfy
1.424 million viewers, #25; 0.703 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #21

Key & Peele (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.400 million viewers, #26; 0.985 million adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), #19

WWE Main Event (8:00) - ION
1.400 million viewers, #27; 0.484 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #33

Top Chef (10:00) - Bravo
1.354 million viewers, #28; 0.680 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #22

For Better or Worse (9:30) - OWN
1.117 million viewers, #29; 0.579 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #26

Restaurant Stakeout (9:00) - Food
1.080 million viewers, #30; 0.439 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #36

Cheer Perfection (9:00) - TLC
1.025 million viewers, #31; 0.447 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #35

Preachers of LA (10:00) - Oxygen
1.018 million viewers, #32; 0.584 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #25

For Better or Worse (9:00) - OWN
1.011 million viewers, #33; 0.493 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #30

Thieves, Inc. (10:30) - Food
0.980 million viewers, #34; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #37

Toddlers & Tiaras (8:00) - TLC
0.894 million viewers, #35; 0.331 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #40

Ghost Mine (10:00) - Syfy
0.892 million viewers, #36; 0.454 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #34

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00) - FS1
0.672 million viewers, #37; 0.485 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #32

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (10:00) - FXX
0.574 million viewers, #38; 0.503 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #29

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.523 million viewers, #39; 0.328 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #41

The League (10:30) - FXX
0.523 million viewers, #40; 0.488 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #31

Big Tips Texas (10:30) - MTV
0.472 million viewers, #41; 0.354 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #38

Big Tips Texas (10:00) - MTV
0.418 million viewers, #42; 0.303 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #42

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Annoying Orange (8:00), The Soup Investigates (10:30), NHL Regular Season: NY Rangers at Washington, Inside the NFL, Tough Love (10:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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