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[11/08/13 - 04:48 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Big Bang Theory" Holds Off "The Voice"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, november 7, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 44 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Big Bang Theory (8:00) - CBS
16.888 million viewers, #1; 6.242 million adults 18-49 (4.92 rating), #1

The Millers (8:30) - CBS
10.378 million viewers, #2; 3.297 million adults 18-49 (2.60 rating), #4

The Voice (8:00) - NBC
9.737 million viewers, #3; 3.196 million adults 18-49 (2.52 rating), #5

Elementary (10:00) - CBS
8.894 million viewers, #4; 2.234 million adults 18-49 (1.76 rating), #10

Grey's Anatomy (9:00) - ABC
8.678 million viewers, #5; 3.422 million adults 18-49 (2.70 rating), #3

Scandal (10:00) - ABC
8.655 million viewers, #6; 3.510 million adults 18-49 (2.76 rating), #2

Two and a Half Men (9:30) - CBS
8.271 million viewers, #7; 2.570 million adults 18-49 (2.02 rating), #9

The Crazy Ones (9:00) - CBS
8.000 million viewers, #8; 2.660 million adults 18-49 (2.10 rating), #8

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
6.473 million viewers, #9; 3.099 million adults 18-49 (2.44 rating), #6

College Football: Oregon at Stanford - ESPN
5.732 million viewers, #10; 2.771 million adults 18-49 (2.18 rating), #7

Sean Saves the World (9:00) - NBC
4.551 million viewers, #11; 1.724 million adults 18-49 (1.36 rating), #12

Glee (9:00) - FOX
4.005 million viewers, #12; 1.931 million adults 18-49 (1.52 rating), #11

Parenthood (10:00) - NBC
3.878 million viewers, #13; 1.618 million adults 18-49 (1.27 rating), #13

The X Factor (8:00) - FOX
3.668 million viewers, #14; 1.539 million adults 18-49 (1.21 rating), #15

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (8:00) - ABC
3.555 million viewers, #15; 1.169 million adults 18-49 (0.92 rating), #20

The Michael J. Fox Show (9:30) - NBC
3.453 million viewers, #16; 1.303 million adults 18-49 (1.03 rating), #17

Pawn Stars (10:00) - History
2.968 million viewers, #17; 1.177 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #19

Pawn Stars (10:30) - History
2.904 million viewers, #18; 1.134 million adults 18-49 (0.89 rating), #21

Thursday Night Football Pre-Kick - NFLN
2.622 million viewers, #19; 1.011 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #22

The Vampire Diaries (8:00) - CW
2.587 million viewers, #20; 1.606 million adults 18-49 (1.26 rating), #14

NBA Regular Season: Clippers at Heat - TNT
2.404 million viewers, #21; 1.200 million adults 18-49 (0.95 rating), #18

NBA Regular Season: Lakers at Rockets - TNT
2.322 million viewers, #22; 1.354 million adults 18-49 (1.07 rating), #16

White Collar (9:00) - USA
2.243 million viewers, #23; 0.654 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #27

College Football: Oklahoma at Baylor - FS1
2.110 million viewers, #24; 0.865 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #23

Reign (9:00) - CW
1.640 million viewers, #25; 0.755 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #25

Project Runway All Stars (9:00) - Lifetime
1.634 million viewers, #26; 0.632 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #29

Covert Affairs (10:00) - USA
1.627 million viewers, #27; 0.502 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #31

Deadtime Stories (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.396 million viewers, #28; 0.287 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #43

Beyond Scared Straight (10:00) - A&E
1.333 million viewers, #29; 0.763 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #24

After the First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.265 million viewers, #30; 0.647 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #28

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.231 million viewers, #31; 0.711 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #26

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.055 million viewers, #32; 0.311 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #40

Guinness World Records Unleashed (8:00) - truTV
1.055 million viewers, #33; 0.450 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #34

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.046 million viewers, #34; 0.298 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #41

Impact Wrestling (9:00) - Spike TV
1.019 million viewers, #35; 0.473 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #32

Tamar & Vince (9:00) - WE tv
0.914 million viewers, #36; 0.540 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #30

Devil You Know (10:30) - ID
0.864 million viewers, #37; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #35

Restaurant Divided (10:00) - Food
0.839 million viewers, #38; 0.363 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #37

Devil You Know (10:00) - ID
0.803 million viewers, #39; 0.324 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #38

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
0.747 million viewers, #40; 0.460 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #33

North Woods Law (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.732 million viewers, #41; 0.276 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #44

Million Dollar Shoppers (10:00) - Lifetime
0.688 million viewers, #42; 0.289 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #42

Scrubbing In (10:00) - MTV
0.521 million viewers, #43; 0.382 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #36

Macklemore's Big Surprise (10:00) - E!
0.424 million viewers, #44; 0.319 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #39

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Alaska Gold Diggers (8:00), Inside the Actors Studio (8:00), Miami Monkey (10:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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