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[11/21/13 - 02:40 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Modern Family" Tops Demos, "Criminal Minds" Leads Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, november 20, 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:

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
12.398 million viewers, #1; 3.573 million adults 18-49 (2.81 rating), #2

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
11.195 million viewers, #2; 2.670 million adults 18-49 (2.10 rating), #6

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
10.192 million viewers, #3; 4.280 million adults 18-49 (3.37 rating), #1

Survivor: Blood vs. Water (8:00) - CBS
10.176 million viewers, #4; 3.125 million adults 18-49 (2.46 rating), #3

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
8.530 million viewers, #5; 2.870 million adults 18-49 (2.26 rating), #4

Back in the Game (8:30) - ABC
6.139 million viewers, #6; 2.036 million adults 18-49 (1.60 rating), #10

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
5.974 million viewers, #7; 2.006 million adults 18-49 (1.58 rating), #11

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
5.754 million viewers, #8; 2.075 million adults 18-49 (1.63 rating), #9

Super Fun Night (9:30) - ABC
5.523 million viewers, #9; 2.295 million adults 18-49 (1.81 rating), #7

The X Factor (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
5.510 million viewers, #10; 2.099 million adults 18-49 (1.65 rating), #8

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
5.372 million viewers, #11; 1.805 million adults 18-49 (1.42 rating), #13

Dateline NBC (10:00) - NBC
4.748 million viewers, #12; 1.361 million adults 18-49 (1.07 rating), #14

American Horror Story: Coven (10:00) - FX
3.995 million viewers, #13; 2.815 million adults 18-49 (2.22 rating), #5

American Pickers (9:00) - History
3.365 million viewers, #14; 1.084 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #17

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.657 million viewers, #15; 1.283 million adults 18-49 (1.01 rating), #15

South Park (10:00) - Comedy Central
2.396 million viewers, #16; 1.864 million adults 18-49 (1.47 rating), #12

NBA Regular Season: Rockets at Mavericks - ESPN
2.069 million viewers, #17; 1.234 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #16

NBA Regular Season: Pacers at Knicks - ESPN
1.802 million viewers, #18; 0.988 million adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), #19

The Tomorrow People (9:00) - CW
1.698 million viewers, #19; 0.812 million adults 18-49 (0.64 rating), #20

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.543 million viewers, #20; 0.500 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #28

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.476 million viewers, #21; 0.449 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #32

Key & Peele (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.466 million viewers, #22; 1.056 million adults 18-49 (0.83 rating), #18

WWE Main Event (8:00) - ION
1.353 million viewers, #23; 0.377 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #37

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.340 million viewers, #24; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #38

Top Chef (10:00) - Bravo
1.312 million viewers, #25; 0.691 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #22

Bible Secrets Revealed (10:00) - History
1.289 million viewers, #26; 0.403 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #34

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
1.266 million viewers, #27; 0.507 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #27

Restaurant: Impossible (9:00) - Food
1.226 million viewers, #28; 0.458 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #30

Extreme Cheapskates (9:00) - TLC
1.140 million viewers, #29; 0.707 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #21

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.114 million viewers, #30; 0.601 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #24

Buying Nude: The Naked Realtor (10:30) - TLC
1.079 million viewers, #31; 0.497 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #29

College Football: Northern illinois at Toledo - ESPN2
1.052 million viewers, #32; 0.411 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #33

Buying Nude: The Naked Realtor (10:00) - TLC
1.043 million viewers, #33; 0.537 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #25

Ghost Mine (10:00) - Syfy
1.035 million viewers, #34; 0.516 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #26

Preachers of LA (10:00) - Oxygen
1.017 million viewers, #35; 0.632 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #23

For Better or Worse (9:30) - OWN
0.923 million viewers, #36; 0.381 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #35

Paranormal Witness (9:00) - Syfy
0.894 million viewers, #37; 0.451 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #31

For Better or Worse (9:00) - OWN
0.883 million viewers, #38; 0.333 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #39

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00) - FS1
0.510 million viewers, #39; 0.377 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #36

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Bear Grylls: Escape from Hell (10:00), Crash & Bernstein (8:30), The Soup (10:00), Burning Love (10:30), The League (10:00, 60 Minutes), Girl Code (10:00), Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life (10:30), Inside the NFL were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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