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[12/13/13 - 03:34 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Big Bang Theory," "Thursday Night Football" Top Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, december 12, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 52 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Big Bang Theory (8:00) - CBS
17.678 million viewers, #1; 6.466 million adults 18-49 (5.09 rating), #1

The Millers (8:30) - CBS
10.928 million viewers, #2; 3.322 million adults 18-49 (2.62 rating), #5

Scandal (10:00) - ABC
9.370 million viewers, #3; 4.048 million adults 18-49 (3.19 rating), #3

Elementary (10:00) - CBS
9.092 million viewers, #4; 2.118 million adults 18-49 (1.67 rating), #8

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
8.943 million viewers, #5; 4.174 million adults 18-49 (3.29 rating), #2

Two and a Half Men (9:30) - CBS
8.536 million viewers, #6; 2.419 million adults 18-49 (1.91 rating), #6

Grey's Anatomy (9:00) - ABC
8.360 million viewers, #7; 3.403 million adults 18-49 (2.68 rating), #4

The Crazy Ones (9:00) - CBS
7.866 million viewers, #8; 2.361 million adults 18-49 (1.86 rating), #7

The X Factor (8:00) - FOX
4.897 million viewers, #9; 1.577 million adults 18-49 (1.24 rating), #11

The Sing-Off (8:00, 60 Minutes) - NBC
4.576 million viewers, #10; 1.702 million adults 18-49 (1.34 rating), #9

Parenthood (10:00) - NBC
3.934 million viewers, #11; 1.585 million adults 18-49 (1.25 rating), #10

Thursday Night Football Pre-Kick - NFLN
3.522 million viewers, #12; 1.507 million adults 18-49 (1.19 rating), #13

Sean Saves the World (9:00) - NBC
3.396 million viewers, #13; 1.251 million adults 18-49 (0.99 rating), #16

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (8:00) - ABC
3.304 million viewers, #14; 1.039 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #18

Pawn Stars (10:00) - History
3.294 million viewers, #15; 1.566 million adults 18-49 (1.23 rating), #12

Pawn Stars (10:30) - History
3.247 million viewers, #16; 1.493 million adults 18-49 (1.18 rating), #14

The Michael J. Fox Show (9:30) - NBC
3.003 million viewers, #17; 1.143 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #17

Paw Patrol (8:00) - Nickelodeon
2.597 million viewers, #18; 0.645 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #24

The Vampire Diaries (8:00) - CW
2.438 million viewers, #19; 1.349 million adults 18-49 (1.06 rating), #15

White Collar (9:00) - USA
2.092 million viewers, #20; 0.593 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #27

Reign (9:00) - CW
1.855 million viewers, #21; 0.785 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #20

Project Runway All Stars (9:00) - Lifetime
1.785 million viewers, #22; 0.690 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #23

Ground Floor (10:00) - TBS
1.520 million viewers, #23; 0.934 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #19

Rodeo Girls (10:00) - A&E
1.428 million viewers, #24; 0.723 million adults 18-49 (0.57 rating), #22

NBA Regular Season: Rockets at Trail Blazers - TNT
1.335 million viewers, #25; 0.782 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #21

Impact Wrestling (9:00) - Spike TV
1.318 million viewers, #26; 0.493 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #33

NBA Regular Season: Clippers at Nets - TNT
1.244 million viewers, #27; 0.575 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #28

On the Rocks (10:00) - Food
1.120 million viewers, #28; 0.508 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #32

The Millionaire Matchmaker (9:00) - Bravo
1.086 million viewers, #29; 0.530 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #31

Braxton Family Values (9:00) - WE tv
1.058 million viewers, #30; 0.626 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #25

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.010 million viewers, #31; 0.552 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #30

Mob Wives (10:00) - VH1
0.966 million viewers, #32; 0.613 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #26

House Hunters (10:00)* - HGTV
0.954 million viewers, #33; 0.292 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #40

NBA Pre-Game Show - TNT
0.923 million viewers, #34; 0.373 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #35

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
0.911 million viewers, #35; 0.555 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #29

True Crime with Aphrodite Jones (9:00)* - ID
0.854 million viewers, #36; 0.261 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #41

Devil You Know (10:00)* - ID
0.854 million viewers, #37; 0.261 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #42

College Football Awards (8:00) - ESPN
0.833 million viewers, #38; 0.350 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #36

Gypsy Sisters (9:00) - TLC
0.830 million viewers, #39; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #34

Call of the Wildman (9:30)* - Discovery
0.668 million viewers, #40; 0.251 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #43

Tanked (10:00)* - Discovery
0.668 million viewers, #41; 0.251 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #44

North Woods Law (10:00)* - Animal Planet
0.661 million viewers, #42; 0.232 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #45

Guinness World Records Unleashed (8:00)* - truTV
0.634 million viewers, #43; 0.318 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #38

Courtney Loves Dallas (10:00) - Bravo
0.598 million viewers, #44; 0.324 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #37

Panic Button (10:30) - truTV
0.582 million viewers, #45; 0.303 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #39

Mysteries at the Museum (9:00)* - Travel
0.495 million viewers, #46; 0.227 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #46

Big Bad Wood (9:00)* - NGC
0.331 million viewers, #47; 0.175 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #47

Meltdown (10:00)* - NGC
0.331 million viewers, #48; 0.175 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #48

Meltdown (10:30)* - NGC
0.331 million viewers, #49; 0.175 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #49

Party On (10:00)* - E!
0.309 million viewers, #50; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #50

How It's Made (9:00)* - Science
0.255 million viewers, #51; 0.086 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #51

How Do They Do It? (10:00)* - Science
0.255 million viewers, #52; 0.086 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #52

[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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