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[11/14/13 - 03:04 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Modern Family," "Criminal Minds" Land Top Spots
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, november 13, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 40 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
11.629 million viewers, #1; 3.464 million adults 18-49 (2.73 rating), #2

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
10.749 million viewers, #2; 4.836 million adults 18-49 (3.81 rating), #1

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
10.467 million viewers, #3; 2.450 million adults 18-49 (1.93 rating), #7

Survivor: Blood vs. Water (8:00) - CBS
9.868 million viewers, #4; 3.144 million adults 18-49 (2.48 rating), #3

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
8.927 million viewers, #5; 3.010 million adults 18-49 (2.37 rating), #4

Back in the Game (8:30) - ABC
6.473 million viewers, #6; 2.318 million adults 18-49 (1.83 rating), #8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
6.163 million viewers, #7; 2.020 million adults 18-49 (1.59 rating), #10

Super Fun Night (9:30) - ABC
5.837 million viewers, #8; 2.590 million adults 18-49 (2.04 rating), #6

The X Factor (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
5.782 million viewers, #9; 2.184 million adults 18-49 (1.72 rating), #9

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
5.515 million viewers, #10; 1.928 million adults 18-49 (1.52 rating), #11

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
5.166 million viewers, #11; 1.888 million adults 18-49 (1.49 rating), #12

Dateline NBC (10:00) - NBC
5.044 million viewers, #12; 1.415 million adults 18-49 (1.11 rating), #15

American Horror Story: Coven (10:00) - FX
4.161 million viewers, #13; 2.912 million adults 18-49 (2.29 rating), #5

American Pickers (9:00) - History
3.354 million viewers, #14; 0.998 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #18

Arrow (8:00) - CW
3.092 million viewers, #15; 1.493 million adults 18-49 (1.18 rating), #14

South Park (10:00) - Comedy Central
2.069 million viewers, #16; 1.680 million adults 18-49 (1.32 rating), #13

NBA Regular Season: Thunder at Clippers - ESPN
1.746 million viewers, #17; 1.034 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #16

The Tomorrow People (9:00) - CW
1.652 million viewers, #18; 0.753 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #22

NBA Regular Season: Knicks at Hawks - ESPN
1.597 million viewers, #19; 0.854 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #20

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.574 million viewers, #20; 0.527 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #29

Extreme Cheapskates (9:30) - TLC
1.483 million viewers, #21; 0.857 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #19

Bible Secrets Revealed (10:00) - History
1.461 million viewers, #22; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #37

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.443 million viewers, #23; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #30

Key & Peele (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.432 million viewers, #24; 1.008 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #17

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.375 million viewers, #25; 0.481 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #31

WWE Main Event (8:00) - ION
1.306 million viewers, #26; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #34

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.289 million viewers, #27; 0.655 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #24

Extreme Cheapskates (9:00) - TLC
1.243 million viewers, #28; 0.755 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #21

For Better or Worse (9:30) - OWN
1.235 million viewers, #29; 0.552 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #27

Top Chef (10:00) - Bravo
1.205 million viewers, #30; 0.583 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #25

Paranormal Witness (9:00) - Syfy
1.176 million viewers, #31; 0.703 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #23

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
1.088 million viewers, #32; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #32

Ghost Mine (10:00) - Syfy
1.069 million viewers, #33; 0.528 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #28

For Better or Worse (9:00) - OWN
1.063 million viewers, #34; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #35

Preachers of LA (10:00) - Oxygen
1.011 million viewers, #35; 0.578 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #26

Hoarding: Buried Alive (10:00) - TLC
0.930 million viewers, #36; 0.391 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #39

Bear Grylls: Escape from Hell (10:00) - Discovery
0.777 million viewers, #37; 0.423 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #36

NHL Regular Season: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh - NBCSN
0.759 million viewers, #38; 0.404 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #38

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00) - FS1
0.561 million viewers, #39; 0.449 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #33

The League (10:00) - FXX
0.509 million viewers, #40; 0.383 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #40

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for The Soup (10:00), Burning Love (10:30), College Football: Ball State at Northern Illinois, Girl Code (10:00), Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life (10:30), Inside the NFL, Jim Rome on Showtime were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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