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[01/07/14 - 02:42 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: ESPN, BCS National Championship Overshadow the Night
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, january 6, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 33 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Vizio BCS National Championship - ESPN
25.572 million viewers, #1; 11.098 million adults 18-49 (8.74 rating), #1

Castle (10:00) - ABC
8.832 million viewers, #2; 2.188 million adults 18-49 (1.72 rating), #4

The Bachelor (8:00, 120 Minutes) - ABC
8.648 million viewers, #3; 3.469 million adults 18-49 (2.73 rating), #2

Almost Human (8:00) - FOX
6.353 million viewers, #4; 2.255 million adults 18-49 (1.78 rating), #3

Hostages (9:00) - CBS
5.069 million viewers, #5; 1.411 million adults 18-49 (1.11 rating), #10

Major Crimes (9:00) - TNT
4.950 million viewers, #6; 1.017 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #16

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
4.723 million viewers, #7; 2.049 million adults 18-49 (1.61 rating), #6

Hostages (10:00) - CBS
4.691 million viewers, #8; 1.254 million adults 18-49 (0.99 rating), #11

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
4.463 million viewers, #9; 2.028 million adults 18-49 (1.60 rating), #7

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.427 million viewers, #10; 1.981 million adults 18-49 (1.56 rating), #8

Love & Hip Hop (8:00) - VH1
2.889 million viewers, #11; 2.062 million adults 18-49 (1.62 rating), #5

Single Ladies (9:00) - VH1
2.590 million viewers, #12; 1.790 million adults 18-49 (1.41 rating), #9

Teen Wolf (10:00) - MTV
2.429 million viewers, #13; 1.181 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #12

Street Outlaws (9:00) - Discovery
1.827 million viewers, #14; 1.096 million adults 18-49 (0.86 rating), #14

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (8:00) - Bravo
1.826 million viewers, #15; 1.022 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #15

Street Outlaws (10:00) - Discovery
1.810 million viewers, #16; 1.116 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #13

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.596 million viewers, #17; 0.488 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #23

Vanderpump Rules (9:00) - Bravo
1.497 million viewers, #18; 0.901 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #17

Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off (9:00) - Food
1.479 million viewers, #19; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #19

Love It or List It (9:00) - HGTV
1.441 million viewers, #20; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #24

Lizard Lick Towing (9:30) - truTV
1.311 million viewers, #21; 0.549 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #21

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (8:00, 60 Minutes) - Food
1.286 million viewers, #22; 0.671 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #18

Cake Boss (9:00) - TLC
1.252 million viewers, #23; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #25

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
1.195 million viewers, #24; 0.495 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #22

Cake Boss (9:30) - TLC
1.102 million viewers, #25; 0.382 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #26

Full Throttle Saloon (10:00) - truTV
1.036 million viewers, #26; 0.565 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #20

Bakery Boss (10:00)* - TLC
1.007 million viewers, #27; 0.369 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #27

Stalked: Someone's Watching Me (10:00)* - ID
0.864 million viewers, #28; 0.266 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #28

Lab Rats (9:00)* - Disney XD
0.547 million viewers, #29; 0.139 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #32

Bizarre Foods America (9:00)* - Travel
0.464 million viewers, #30; 0.243 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #29

Hotel Impossible (10:00)* - Travel
0.464 million viewers, #31; 0.243 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #30

Hotel Impossible (10:30)* - Travel
0.464 million viewers, #32; 0.243 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #31

Fatal Attraction (10:00)* - TV One
0.191 million viewers, #33; 0.051 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #33

[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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