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[01/07/14 - 10:58 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: 47 Million Tune Into FOX's 49ers-Packers Wild Card Game
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, january 5, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 49 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NFC Wild Card Game: San Francisco at Green Bay - FOX
47.095 million viewers, #1; 19.233 million adults 18-49 (15.15 rating), #1

NFL Post-Game (7:47) - FOX
40.520 million viewers, #2; 18.002 million adults 18-49 (14.18 rating), #2

The OT (7:51) - FOX
27.156 million viewers, #3; 12.657 million adults 18-49 (9.97 rating), #3

The Mentalist (10:00) - CBS
10.224 million viewers, #4; 1.993 million adults 18-49 (1.57 rating), #12

The Simpsons (8:07) - FOX
9.741 million viewers, #5; 5.781 million adults 18-49 (4.55 rating), #4

The Good Wife (9:00) - CBS
9.412 million viewers, #6; 1.823 million adults 18-49 (1.44 rating), #14

60 Minutes (7:06) - CBS
7.955 million viewers, #7; 1.607 million adults 18-49 (1.27 rating), #16

America's Funniest Home Videos (7:00) - ABC
6.824 million viewers, #8; 1.989 million adults 18-49 (1.57 rating), #13

Revenge (9:00) - ABC
6.800 million viewers, #9; 2.294 million adults 18-49 (1.81 rating), #11

The Bachelor: Countdown to Juan Pablo (8:00) - ABC
6.400 million viewers, #10; 2.318 million adults 18-49 (1.83 rating), #10

Dateline NBC (7:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
5.907 million viewers, #11; 1.635 million adults 18-49 (1.29 rating), #15

Family Guy (9:07) - FOX
5.885 million viewers, #12; 3.893 million adults 18-49 (3.07 rating), #5

Bob's Burgers (8:37) - FOX
5.772 million viewers, #13; 3.731 million adults 18-49 (2.94 rating), #6

Best of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special (9:00) - NBC
5.581 million viewers, #14; 2.449 million adults 18-49 (1.93 rating), #9

American Dad (9:38) - FOX
5.263 million viewers, #15; 3.226 million adults 18-49 (2.54 rating), #7

Real Housewives of Atlanta (8:00) - Bravo
4.519 million viewers, #16; 2.705 million adults 18-49 (2.13 rating), #8

Betrayal (10:00) - ABC
3.362 million viewers, #17; 0.943 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #24

Alaska: The Last Frontier (9:00) - Discovery
2.909 million viewers, #18; 1.096 million adults 18-49 (0.86 rating), #20

Ax Men (9:00) - History
2.801 million viewers, #19; 1.255 million adults 18-49 (0.99 rating), #18

NCAA Men's Basketball (4:44) - CBS
2.623 million viewers, #20; 1.053 million adults 18-49 (0.83 rating), #23

The Curse of Oak Island (10:00) - History
2.531 million viewers, #21; 0.906 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #26

Blood, Sweat & Heels (9:00) - Bravo
2.475 million viewers, #22; 1.422 million adults 18-49 (1.12 rating), #17

Thicker Than Water: The Tankards (10:00) - Bravo
2.286 million viewers, #23; 1.215 million adults 18-49 (0.96 rating), #19

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
2.166 million viewers, #24; 1.082 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #22

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
2.042 million viewers, #25; 1.089 million adults 18-49 (0.86 rating), #21

Chopped (9:00) - Food
1.812 million viewers, #26; 0.800 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #27

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:30) - HGTV
1.773 million viewers, #27; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #32

GoDaddy Bowl - ESPN
1.707 million viewers, #28; 0.680 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #30

Island Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.685 million viewers, #29; 0.617 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #34

Dude, You're Screwed (10:00) - Discovery
1.672 million viewers, #30; 0.906 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #25

Hawaii Life (9:30) - HGTV
1.640 million viewers, #31; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #33

Island Hunters (10:30) - HGTV
1.634 million viewers, #32; 0.654 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #31

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:00) - HGTV
1.617 million viewers, #33; 0.525 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #37

Hawaii Life (9:00) - HGTV
1.581 million viewers, #34; 0.607 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #35

Guy's Grocery Games (8:00) - Food
1.564 million viewers, #35; 0.734 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #29

See Dad Run (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.500 million viewers, #36; 0.431 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #39

Breaking the Faith (10:00) - TLC
1.375 million viewers, #37; 0.780 million adults 18-49 (0.61 rating), #28

Instant Mom (8:30)* - Nickelodeon
1.331 million viewers, #38; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #42

World's Dumbest (8:00) - truTV
1.093 million viewers, #39; 0.531 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #36

Gator Boys (9:00) - Animal Planet
1.052 million viewers, #40; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #38

Evil In-Law (9:00)* - ID
1.001 million viewers, #41; 0.367 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #43

On the Case with Paula Zahn (10:00)* - ID
1.001 million viewers, #42; 0.367 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #44

Gator Boys: Deadliest Catches (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.902 million viewers, #43; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #40

Finding Bigfoot (10:00)* - Animal Planet
0.889 million viewers, #44; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #41

Ultimate Survival Alaska (9:00)* - NGC
0.612 million viewers, #45; 0.237 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #46

Kentucky Justice (10:00)* - NGC
0.612 million viewers, #46; 0.237 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #47

America Declassified (10:00)* - Travel
0.567 million viewers, #47; 0.237 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #48

Snapped (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.496 million viewers, #48; 0.254 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #45

NHL Regular Season: Sharks at Blackhawks* - NBCSN
0.258 million viewers, #49; 0.150 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #49

[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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