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[12/17/13 - 03:17 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "MNF," "Voice" Continue Their Reign
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, december 16, 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:

Monday Night Football - ESPN
14.164 million viewers, #1; 6.099 million adults 18-49 (4.80 rating), #1

The Voice (8:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
12.681 million viewers, #2; 4.247 million adults 18-49 (3.35 rating), #2

Mike & Molly (9:00) - CBS
8.883 million viewers, #3; 2.832 million adults 18-49 (2.23 rating), #5

How I Met Your Mother (8:00) - CBS
7.711 million viewers, #4; 3.469 million adults 18-49 (2.73 rating), #3

2 Broke Girls (8:30) - CBS
7.590 million viewers, #5; 2.936 million adults 18-49 (2.31 rating), #4

Mom (9:30) - CBS
7.441 million viewers, #6; 2.475 million adults 18-49 (1.95 rating), #7

The Sing-Off (10:00) - NBC
7.277 million viewers, #7; 2.598 million adults 18-49 (2.05 rating), #6

Almost Human (8:00) - FOX
5.339 million viewers, #8; 2.023 million adults 18-49 (1.59 rating), #8

Hostages (10:00) - CBS
5.093 million viewers, #9; 1.472 million adults 18-49 (1.16 rating), #12

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
4.417 million viewers, #10; 2.000 million adults 18-49 (1.58 rating), #9

Major Crimes (9:00) - TNT
4.361 million viewers, #11; 0.843 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #21

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.297 million viewers, #12; 1.921 million adults 18-49 (1.51 rating), #10

The Great Christmas Light Fight (9:00, 120 Minutes) - ABC
4.035 million viewers, #13; 1.300 million adults 18-49 (1.02 rating), #14

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
3.886 million viewers, #14; 1.777 million adults 18-49 (1.40 rating), #11

Monday Night Countdown - ESPN
2.409 million viewers, #15; 1.153 million adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), #16

Chrissy & Mr. Jones (9:00) - VH1
2.140 million viewers, #16; 1.286 million adults 18-49 (1.01 rating), #15

Black Ink Crew (9:30) - VH1
2.034 million viewers, #17; 1.318 million adults 18-49 (1.04 rating), #13

T.I. & Tiny: Holiday Hustle Special (8:00) - VH1
2.022 million viewers, #18; 1.148 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #17

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (8:00) - Bravo
2.012 million viewers, #19; 1.116 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #18

Street Outlaws (10:00) - Discovery
1.623 million viewers, #20; 0.942 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #20

Vanderpump Rules (9:00) - Bravo
1.469 million viewers, #21; 0.946 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #19

Lizard Lick Towing (9:30) - truTV
1.321 million viewers, #22; 0.638 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #23

Rick and Morty (10:30) - Adult Swim
1.302 million viewers, #23; 0.694 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #22

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (10:00) - Food
1.097 million viewers, #24; 0.460 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #25

Full Throttle Saloon (10:00) - truTV
1.083 million viewers, #25; 0.571 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #24

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.077 million viewers, #26; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #26

Love It or List It (9:00) - HGTV
0.869 million viewers, #27; 0.289 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #28

Stalked: Someone's Watching (10:00)* - ID
0.563 million viewers, #28; 0.159 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #32

Stalked: Someone's Watching (10:30)* - ID
0.563 million viewers, #29; 0.159 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #33

NeNe Leakes (10:00) - E!
0.533 million viewers, #30; 0.292 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #27

Bizarre Foods America (9:00)* - Travel
0.473 million viewers, #31; 0.248 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #29

Biggest Reality Scandals (9:00)* - E!
0.421 million viewers, #32; 0.220 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #31

Generation Cryo (10:00)* - MTV
0.320 million viewers, #33; 0.224 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #30

Snapped (10:00)* - Oxygen
0.275 million viewers, #34; 0.127 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #36

Top Gear: Top 41 (9:00)* - BBC America
0.205 million viewers, #35; 0.140 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #34

James May's Man Lab (10:00)* - BBC America
0.205 million viewers, #36; 0.140 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #35

Fatal Attraction (9:00)* - TV One
0.173 million viewers, #37; 0.085 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #37

[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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