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[01/09/14 - 02:53 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Modern Family," "People's Choice Awards" Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, january 8, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 59 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards - CBS
10.356 million viewers, #1; 3.043 million adults 18-49 (2.40 rating), #2

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
9.513 million viewers, #2; 4.387 million adults 18-49 (3.46 rating), #1

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
8.821 million viewers, #3; 2.819 million adults 18-49 (2.22 rating), #3

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
8.815 million viewers, #4; 2.703 million adults 18-49 (2.13 rating), #4

Chicago PD (10:00) - NBC
8.589 million viewers, #5; 2.535 million adults 18-49 (2.00 rating), #5

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
5.929 million viewers, #6; 1.949 million adults 18-49 (1.53 rating), #8

Super Fun Night (8:30) - ABC
4.871 million viewers, #7; 1.921 million adults 18-49 (1.51 rating), #9

Super Fun Night (9:30) - ABC
4.683 million viewers, #8; 2.143 million adults 18-49 (1.69 rating), #7

American Pickers (9:00) - History
4.160 million viewers, #9; 1.337 million adults 18-49 (1.05 rating), #10

American Horror Story: Coven (10:00) - FX
3.486 million viewers, #10; 2.275 million adults 18-49 (1.79 rating), #6

Psych (9:00) - USA
2.282 million viewers, #11; 1.028 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #12

Buying and Selling (9:00) - HGTV
2.134 million viewers, #12; 0.652 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #17

My Strange Addiction (10:00) - TLC
1.906 million viewers, #13; 1.084 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #11

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.861 million viewers, #14; 0.581 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #21

Dreamworks Dragons (8:00) - Cartoon
1.818 million viewers, #15; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #20

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.604 million viewers, #16; 0.550 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #22

WWE Main Event (8:00) - ION
1.520 million viewers, #17; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #28

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.435 million viewers, #18; 0.680 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #16

Top Chef (10:00) - Bravo
1.402 million viewers, #19; 0.800 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #13

Survivorman (9:00) - Discovery
1.365 million viewers, #20; 0.705 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #14

Web of Lies (10:00) - ID
1.303 million viewers, #21; 0.447 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #26

My Dirty Little Secret (9:00) - ID
1.293 million viewers, #22; 0.533 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #23

NBA Regular Season: Mavericks at Spurs - ESPN
1.201 million viewers, #23; 0.639 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #18

Operation Repo (10:30) - truTV
1.140 million viewers, #24; 0.517 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #24

Restaurant Stakeout (9:00) - Food
1.107 million viewers, #25; 0.470 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #25

NBA Regular Season: Lakers at Rockets - ESPN
1.106 million viewers, #26; 0.623 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #19

The Exes (10:00)* - TV Land
1.084 million viewers, #27; 0.165 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #35

Kirstie (10:30)* - TV Land
1.084 million viewers, #28; 0.165 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #36

Love Thy Neighbor (9:30) - OWN
0.950 million viewers, #29; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #27

The Real World (10:00) - MTV
0.949 million viewers, #30; 0.686 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #15

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00) - OWN
0.893 million viewers, #31; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #29

Lone Target (10:00) - Discovery
0.850 million viewers, #32; 0.423 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #30

The Soup (10:00)* - E!
0.527 million viewers, #33; 0.246 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #32

Sturgis Raw (9:00)* - Travel
0.478 million viewers, #34; 0.224 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #33

NHL Regular Season: Rangers at Blackhawks* - NBCSN
0.460 million viewers, #35; 0.248 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #31

Mind of a Man (8:00, 120 Minutes)* - GSN
0.441 million viewers, #36; 0.130 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #37

Best Ink (10:00)* - Oxygen
0.421 million viewers, #37; 0.196 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #34

Inside the NFL* - Showtime
0.120 million viewers, #38; 0.043 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #38

60 Minutes Sports (10:00)* - Showtime
0.120 million viewers, #39; 0.043 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #39

[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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