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[01/10/14 - 03:46 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Big Bang Theory," "Millers" Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, january 9, 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:

The Big Bang Theory (8:00) - CBS
20.345 million viewers, #1; 7.217 million adults 18-49 (5.68 rating), #1

The Millers (8:30) - CBS
13.386 million viewers, #2; 4.136 million adults 18-49 (3.26 rating), #2

Elementary (10:00) - CBS
9.974 million viewers, #3; 2.551 million adults 18-49 (2.01 rating), #5

Two and a Half Men (9:30) - CBS
9.579 million viewers, #4; 3.042 million adults 18-49 (2.40 rating), #4

The Crazy Ones (9:00) - CBS
9.522 million viewers, #5; 3.054 million adults 18-49 (2.41 rating), #3

Pawn Stars (9:30) - History
4.855 million viewers, #6; 1.737 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #7

Pawn Stars (9:00) - History
4.581 million viewers, #7; 1.649 million adults 18-49 (1.30 rating), #9

The Taste (8:00) - ABC
4.472 million viewers, #8; 1.620 million adults 18-49 (1.28 rating), #11

Parenthood (10:00) - NBC
4.256 million viewers, #9; 1.622 million adults 18-49 (1.28 rating), #10

Community (8:00) - NBC
3.579 million viewers, #10; 1.736 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #8

Parks & Recreation (8:30) - NBC
3.425 million viewers, #11; 1.861 million adults 18-49 (1.47 rating), #6

NBA Regular Season: Heat at Knicks - TNT
3.144 million viewers, #12; 1.522 million adults 18-49 (1.20 rating), #12

Sean Saves the World (9:00) - NBC
3.121 million viewers, #13; 1.256 million adults 18-49 (0.99 rating), #13

The Michael J. Fox Show (9:30) - NBC
3.111 million viewers, #14; 1.224 million adults 18-49 (0.96 rating), #14

The Assets (10:00) - ABC
2.920 million viewers, #15; 0.763 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #24

White Collar (9:00) - USA
2.819 million viewers, #16; 0.959 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #16

Appalachian Outlaws (10:00) - History
2.792 million viewers, #17; 1.074 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #15

Project Runway All Stars (9:00) - Lifetime
1.976 million viewers, #18; 0.710 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #26

NBA Pre-Game - TNT
1.859 million viewers, #19; 0.751 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #25

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.749 million viewers, #20; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #31

NBA Regular Season: Thunder at Nuggets - TNT
1.709 million viewers, #21; 0.872 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #20

Ground Floor (10:00) - TBS
1.591 million viewers, #22; 0.935 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #17

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.557 million viewers, #23; 0.928 million adults 18-49 (0.73 rating), #18

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.491 million viewers, #24; 0.490 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #34

Mob Wives (10:00) - VH1
1.471 million viewers, #25; 0.874 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #19

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.394 million viewers, #26; 0.862 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #22

Impact Wrestling (9:00) - Spike TV
1.393 million viewers, #27; 0.610 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #29

The Millionaire Matchmaker (9:00) - Bravo
1.391 million viewers, #28; 0.708 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #27

College Basketball (9:00) - ESPN
1.352 million viewers, #29; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #35

Ridiculousness (10:30) - MTV
1.331 million viewers, #30; 0.869 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #21

Chopped Canada (9:00) - Food
1.325 million viewers, #31; 0.576 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #30

Braxton Family Values (9:00) - WE tv
1.246 million viewers, #32; 0.789 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #23

Gypsy Sisters (9:00, 120 Minutes) - TLC
1.202 million viewers, #33; 0.699 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #28

College Basketball (7:00) - ESPN
1.184 million viewers, #34; 0.487 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #36

Rodeo Girls (10:00) - A&E
1.183 million viewers, #35; 0.528 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #32

Frenemies: Loyalty Turned Lethal (9:00)* - ID
1.177 million viewers, #36; 0.431 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #39

True Crime with Aphrodite Jones (8:00)* - ID
1.073 million viewers, #37; 0.373 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #42

Guinness World Records Unleashed (8:00) - truTV
0.976 million viewers, #38; 0.392 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #41

Couples Therapy (9:00) - VH1
0.804 million viewers, #39; 0.508 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #33

Panic Button (10:30) - truTV
0.803 million viewers, #40; 0.450 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #38

Courtney Loves Dallas (10:00) - Bravo
0.765 million viewers, #41; 0.472 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #37

Cold River Cash (10:00)* - Animal Planet
0.609 million viewers, #42; 0.229 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #45

Toned Up (10:30) - Bravo
0.585 million viewers, #43; 0.416 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #40

Mysteries at the Museum (9:00)* - Travel
0.524 million viewers, #44; 0.231 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #44

The Spoils of Babylon (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - IFC
0.440 million viewers, #45; 0.194 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #46

Party On (10:00)* - E!
0.364 million viewers, #46; 0.239 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #43

Do or Die (10:00)* - NGC
0.361 million viewers, #47; 0.141 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #47

Do or Die (10:30)* - NGC
0.361 million viewers, #48; 0.141 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #48

Farm Kings (9:00)* - GAC
0.072 million viewers, #49; 0.035 million adults 18-49 (0.03 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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