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[12/12/13 - 03:20 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Modern Family," "Duck Dynasty" Top Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, december 11, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 47 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
11.193 million viewers, #1; 3.063 million adults 18-49 (2.41 rating), #4

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
10.612 million viewers, #2; 4.502 million adults 18-49 (3.55 rating), #1

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
10.175 million viewers, #3; 2.327 million adults 18-49 (1.83 rating), #7

Survivor: Blood vs. Water (8:00) - CBS
9.919 million viewers, #4; 3.185 million adults 18-49 (2.51 rating), #3

Duck Dynasty (10:00, 60 Minutes) - A&E
8.885 million viewers, #5; 4.460 million adults 18-49 (3.51 rating), #2

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
8.085 million viewers, #6; 2.499 million adults 18-49 (1.97 rating), #6

Back in the Game (8:30) - ABC
6.138 million viewers, #7; 1.908 million adults 18-49 (1.50 rating), #10

The Sing-Off (8:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
6.030 million viewers, #8; 2.319 million adults 18-49 (1.83 rating), #8

Super Fun Night (9:30) - ABC
5.368 million viewers, #9; 2.228 million adults 18-49 (1.75 rating), #9

Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (10:00) - NBC
5.306 million viewers, #10; 1.787 million adults 18-49 (1.41 rating), #12

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
5.181 million viewers, #11; 1.772 million adults 18-49 (1.40 rating), #13

The X Factor (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
4.965 million viewers, #12; 1.792 million adults 18-49 (1.41 rating), #11

American Horror Story: Coven (10:00) - FX
3.942 million viewers, #13; 2.682 million adults 18-49 (2.11 rating), #5

Arrow (8:00) - CW
3.023 million viewers, #14; 1.343 million adults 18-49 (1.06 rating), #15

South Park (10:00) - Comedy Central
2.170 million viewers, #15; 1.669 million adults 18-49 (1.31 rating), #14

NBA Regular Season: Bulls at Knicks - ESPN
1.506 million viewers, #16; 0.749 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #18

NBA Regular Season: Mavericks at Warriors - ESPN
1.492 million viewers, #17; 0.890 million adults 18-49 (0.70 rating), #17

Key & Peele (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.485 million viewers, #18; 1.094 million adults 18-49 (0.86 rating), #16

The Tomorrow People (9:00) - CW
1.445 million viewers, #19; 0.680 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #20

Mob City (9:00, 120 Minutes) - TNT
1.389 million viewers, #20; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #23

WWE Main Event (8:00) - ION
1.319 million viewers, #21; 0.440 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #25

Buying and Selling (9:00) - HGTV
1.243 million viewers, #22; 0.432 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #26

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
1.223 million viewers, #23; 0.734 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #19

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.199 million viewers, #24; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #30

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
1.109 million viewers, #25; 0.670 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #21

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.109 million viewers, #26; 0.545 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #22

Restaurant Stakeout (9:00) - Food
1.057 million viewers, #27; 0.372 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #31

For Better or Worse (9:30) - OWN
0.976 million viewers, #28; 0.423 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #27

Kirstie (10:00)* - TV Land
0.966 million viewers, #29; 0.216 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #40

The Exes (10:30)* - TV Land
0.966 million viewers, #30; 0.216 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #41

For Better or Worse (9:00) - OWN
0.917 million viewers, #31; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #28

Haunted Highway (9:00) - Syfy
0.818 million viewers, #32; 0.372 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #32

NBA Pre-Game Show - ESPN
0.797 million viewers, #33; 0.467 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #24

Operation Repo (10:30) - truTV
0.729 million viewers, #34; 0.367 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #33

Pregnant Behind Bars (9:00) - TLC
0.680 million viewers, #35; 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #35

Pregnant Behind Bars (10:00) - TLC
0.642 million viewers, #36; 0.378 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #29

Killer Contact (10:00)* - Syfy
0.635 million viewers, #37; 0.291 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #38

Girl Code (10:00) - MTV
0.630 million viewers, #38; 0.342 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #34

One Direction: Off the Charts (10:30)* - E!
0.504 million viewers, #39; 0.334 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #36

Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life (10:30)* - MTV
0.485 million viewers, #40; 0.273 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #39

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.476 million viewers, #41; 0.310 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #37

Sturgis Raw (9:00)* - Travel
0.357 million viewers, #42; 0.152 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #42

Best Ink (10:00)* - Oxygen
0.200 million viewers, #43; 0.126 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #43

Inside the NFL* - Showtime
0.091 million viewers, #44; 0.040 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #44

Jim Rome on Showtime* - Showtime
0.091 million viewers, #45; 0.040 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #45

How I Rock It (10:00)* - Esquire
0.018 million viewers, #46; 0.009 million adults 18-49 (0.01 rating), #46

Alternate Route (10:30)* - Esquire
0.018 million viewers, #47; 0.009 million adults 18-49 (0.01 rating), #47

[EDITOR'S NOTE: * denotes individual program numbers were not available so the network's primetime average is listed]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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