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[12/04/13 - 11:59 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NFL, "Walking Dead" Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, december 1, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 37 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NFL Football (4:25) - CBS
28.106 million viewers, #1; 10.909 million adults 18-49 (8.59 rating), #1

NFL Football Post-Game (7:47) - CBS
25.506 million viewers, #2; 10.107 million adults 18-49 (7.96 rating), #2

60 Minutes (7:51) - CBS
18.091 million viewers, #3; 4.902 million adults 18-49 (3.86 rating), #6

Sunday Night Football - NBC
17.748 million viewers, #4; 7.877 million adults 18-49 (6.20 rating), #3

The Walking Dead (9:00) - AMC
12.051 million viewers, #5; 7.732 million adults 18-49 (6.09 rating), #4

Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick - NBC
11.712 million viewers, #6; 5.353 million adults 18-49 (4.22 rating), #5

The Good Wife (9:51) - CBS
10.417 million viewers, #7; 1.980 million adults 18-49 (1.56 rating), #15

The Amazing Race 23 (8:51) - CBS
10.291 million viewers, #8; 2.654 million adults 18-49 (2.09 rating), #9

The Mentalist (10:51) - CBS
9.587 million viewers, #9; 2.123 million adults 18-49 (1.67 rating), #12

Football Night in America #3 - NBC
9.025 million viewers, #10; 4.101 million adults 18-49 (3.23 rating), #7

America's Funniest Home Videos (7:00) - ABC
6.713 million viewers, #11; 1.520 million adults 18-49 (1.20 rating), #18

Once Upon a Time (8:00) - ABC
6.635 million viewers, #12; 2.448 million adults 18-49 (1.93 rating), #10

Christmas in Conway - ABC
6.459 million viewers, #13; 1.340 million adults 18-49 (1.06 rating), #19

Talking Dead (10:00) - AMC
6.023 million viewers, #14; 3.840 million adults 18-49 (3.02 rating), #8

Soul Train Awards (8:00) - BET
4.125 million viewers, #15; 1.270 million adults 18-49 (1.00 rating), #20

American Dad (9:30) - FOX
3.502 million viewers, #16; 2.195 million adults 18-49 (1.73 rating), #11

Football Night in America #2 - NBC
3.468 million viewers, #17; 1.539 million adults 18-49 (1.21 rating), #17

Bob's Burgers (8:30) - FOX
3.390 million viewers, #18; 2.057 million adults 18-49 (1.62 rating), #13

The Christmas Spirit - Hallmark
3.372 million viewers, #19; 0.666 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #28

Austin & Ally (8:30) - Disney
3.197 million viewers, #20; 0.563 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #31

Liv and Maddie (8:00) - Disney
3.107 million viewers, #21; 0.535 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #34

Real Housewives of Atlanta (8:00) - Bravo
3.100 million viewers, #22; 1.773 million adults 18-49 (1.40 rating), #16

Alaska: The Last Frontier (9:00) - Discovery
2.217 million viewers, #23; 0.822 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #24

Homeland (9:00) - Showtime
2.062 million viewers, #24; 0.910 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #23

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (8:30, 90 Minutes) - E!
1.965 million viewers, #25; 1.237 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #21

Yukon Men (10:00) - Discovery
1.898 million viewers, #26; 0.670 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #27

Long Island Medium: On the Road - TLC
1.679 million viewers, #27; 0.685 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #26

Soul Train Awards Red Carpet (7:00) - BET
1.650 million viewers, #28; 2.048 million adults 18-49 (1.61 rating), #14

Total Divas (10:00) - E!
1.443 million viewers, #29; 0.931 million adults 18-49 (0.73 rating), #22

Witches of East End (10:00) - Lifetime
1.398 million viewers, #30; 0.650 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #29

Chopped (10:00) - Food
1.351 million viewers, #31; 0.602 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #30

Thicker Than Water: The Tankards (9:00) - Bravo
1.284 million viewers, #32; 0.691 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #25

Guy's Grocery Games (8:00) - Food
1.217 million viewers, #33; 0.547 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #33

Breaking the Faith (10:00) - TLC
1.152 million viewers, #34; 0.554 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #32

Masters of Sex (10:00) - Showtime
1.076 million viewers, #35; 0.533 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #35

Restaurant Express (9:00) - Food
1.065 million viewers, #36; 0.433 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #37

Finding Bigfoot (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.954 million viewers, #37; 0.447 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #36

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Lone Star Legend (8:00), Call of the Wildman (9:00), Treme (9:00), Getting On (10:00), Ja'mie: Private School Girl (10:30), Holiday Road Trip, Oprah's Next Chapter (9:00), Oprah: Where Are They Now? (10:00), Snapped: Killer Couples (9:00), Top 20 Funniest (8:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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