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[10/24/13 - 03:01 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: World Series, "Modern Family" Top Demo Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, october 23, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 35 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

World Series, Game 1 - FOX
14.400 million viewers, #1; 5.395 million adults 18-49 (4.25 rating), #1

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
11.552 million viewers, #2; 3.408 million adults 18-49 (2.68 rating), #4

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
10.449 million viewers, #3; 2.629 million adults 18-49 (2.07 rating), #9

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
10.317 million viewers, #4; 4.899 million adults 18-49 (3.86 rating), #2

Survivor: Blood vs. Water (8:00) - CBS
9.515 million viewers, #5; 3.044 million adults 18-49 (2.40 rating), #5

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
8.401 million viewers, #6; 4.440 million adults 18-49 (3.50 rating), #3

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
8.312 million viewers, #7; 2.751 million adults 18-49 (2.17 rating), #6

Back in the Game (8:30) - ABC
6.274 million viewers, #8; 2.205 million adults 18-49 (1.74 rating), #10

World Series, Game 1 Pre-Game - FOX
5.900 million viewers, #9; 2.053 million adults 18-49 (1.62 rating), #11

Super Fun Night (9:30) - ABC
5.786 million viewers, #10; 2.718 million adults 18-49 (2.14 rating), #8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
5.526 million viewers, #11; 1.742 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #13

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
5.463 million viewers, #12; 1.992 million adults 18-49 (1.57 rating), #12

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
5.038 million viewers, #13; 1.724 million adults 18-49 (1.36 rating), #14

Ironside (10:00) - NBC
3.846 million viewers, #14; 1.014 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #17

American Horror Story: Coven (10:00) - FX
3.779 million viewers, #15; 2.722 million adults 18-49 (2.14 rating), #7

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.888 million viewers, #16; 1.178 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #16

American Pickers (9:00) - History
2.770 million viewers, #17; 0.796 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #19

The Tomorrow People (9:00) - CW
1.918 million viewers, #18; 0.835 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #18

South Park (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.828 million viewers, #19; 1.325 million adults 18-49 (1.04 rating), #15

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles (9:00) - Bravo
1.734 million viewers, #20; 0.793 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #20

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.485 million viewers, #21; 0.529 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #26

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.464 million viewers, #22; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #28

Ghost Hunters (9:00) - Syfy
1.458 million viewers, #23; 0.673 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #22

Annoying Orange (8:00) - Cartoon
1.334 million viewers, #24; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #32

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.260 million viewers, #25; 0.339 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #35

Top Chef (10:00) - Bravo
1.165 million viewers, #26; 0.605 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #24

Preachers of LA (10:00) - Oxygen
1.155 million viewers, #27; 0.634 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #23

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
1.102 million viewers, #28; 0.470 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #29

NBA Pre-Season (9:37) - ESPN
1.074 million viewers, #29; 0.587 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #25

Key & Peele (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.041 million viewers, #30; 0.683 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #21

Restaurant Stakeout (9:00) - Food
1.025 million viewers, #31; 0.504 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #27

For Better or Worse (9:30) - OWN
0.918 million viewers, #32; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #30

For Better or Worse (9:00) - OWN
0.877 million viewers, #33; 0.406 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #31

Ghost Mine (10:00) - Syfy
0.854 million viewers, #34; 0.378 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #34

NBA Pre-Season (7:00) - ESPN
0.694 million viewers, #35; 0.383 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #33

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Wolfblood (8:00), The Soup (10:00), The Soup Investigates (10:30), The Ultimate Fighter (10:00), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (10:00), The League (10:30), Big Tips Texas (10:00), NHL Regular Season: Boston at Buffalo, Inside the NFL were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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