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[12/04/13 - 12:16 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Monday Night Football" Tops Both Broadcast, Cable Networks
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, december 2, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 31 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Monday Night Football - ESPN
15.500 million viewers, #1; 6.918 million adults 18-49 (5.45 rating), #1

The Voice (8:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
12.029 million viewers, #2; 4.299 million adults 18-49 (3.39 rating), #2

The Blacklist (10:00) - NBC
11.672 million viewers, #3; 4.097 million adults 18-49 (3.23 rating), #3

Mike & Molly (9:00) - CBS
8.706 million viewers, #4; 3.075 million adults 18-49 (2.42 rating), #6

2 Broke Girls (8:30) - CBS
8.482 million viewers, #5; 3.479 million adults 18-49 (2.74 rating), #5

How I Met Your Mother (8:00) - CBS
8.035 million viewers, #6; 3.771 million adults 18-49 (2.97 rating), #4

Mom (9:30) - CBS
7.675 million viewers, #7; 2.641 million adults 18-49 (2.08 rating), #7

CMA Country Christmas - ABC
7.381 million viewers, #8; 1.931 million adults 18-49 (1.52 rating), #10

Almost Human (8:00) - FOX
5.869 million viewers, #9; 2.198 million adults 18-49 (1.73 rating), #8

Hostages (10:00) - CBS
4.513 million viewers, #10; 1.366 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #17

Major Crimes (9:00) - TNT
4.212 million viewers, #11; 0.856 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #21

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
3.616 million viewers, #12; 1.574 million adults 18-49 (1.24 rating), #15

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
3.560 million viewers, #13; 1.598 million adults 18-49 (1.26 rating), #14

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
3.447 million viewers, #14; 1.610 million adults 18-49 (1.27 rating), #13

Love & Hip Hop (8:00) - VH1
2.959 million viewers, #15; 1.970 million adults 18-49 (1.55 rating), #9

Fast N' Loud (9:00) - Discovery
2.669 million viewers, #16; 1.641 million adults 18-49 (1.29 rating), #12

Monday Night Countdown - ESPN
2.584 million viewers, #17; 1.257 million adults 18-49 (0.99 rating), #18

Chrissy & Mr. Jones (9:00) - VH1
2.432 million viewers, #18; 1.664 million adults 18-49 (1.31 rating), #11

Black Ink Crew (9:30) - VH1
2.177 million viewers, #19; 1.529 million adults 18-49 (1.20 rating), #16

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (8:00) - Bravo
1.900 million viewers, #20; 1.040 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #19

Street Outlaws (10:00) - Discovery
1.613 million viewers, #21; 0.965 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #20

Steven Universe (8:00) - Cartoon
1.610 million viewers, #22; 0.291 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #30

Vanderpump Rules (9:00) - Bravo
1.414 million viewers, #23; 0.840 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #22

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.357 million viewers, #24; 0.544 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #25

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.302 million viewers, #25; 0.458 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #27

Mad (8:30, 15 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.182 million viewers, #26; 0.280 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #31

Love It or List It (9:00) - HGTV
1.170 million viewers, #27; 0.503 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #26

Rick and Morty (10:30) - Adult Swim
1.095 million viewers, #28; 0.592 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #23

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (10:00) - Food
0.998 million viewers, #29; 0.561 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #24

Bakery Boss (9:00) - TLC
0.907 million viewers, #30; 0.400 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #28

Full Throttle Saloon (10:00) - truTV
0.829 million viewers, #31; 0.398 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #29

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for The Battle of Amfar, Generation Cryo (10:00), Best Funeral Ever (10:00), Best Funeral Ever (10:30) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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