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[01/17/14 - 02:44 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: Night Two of "American Idol" Dominates Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, january 16, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 51 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

American Idol (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
13.353 million viewers, #1; 4.958 million adults 18-49 (3.91 rating), #1

Pawn Stars (9:30) - History
4.371 million viewers, #2; 1.660 million adults 18-49 (1.31 rating), #2

Parenthood (10:00) - NBC
3.981 million viewers, #3; 1.572 million adults 18-49 (1.24 rating), #3

Pawn Stars (9:00) - History
3.890 million viewers, #4; 1.420 million adults 18-49 (1.12 rating), #5

The Taste (8:00) - ABC
3.268 million viewers, #5; 1.201 million adults 18-49 (0.95 rating), #7

Community (8:00) - NBC
3.069 million viewers, #6; 1.374 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #6

Parks & Recreation (8:30) - NBC
3.050 million viewers, #7; 1.547 million adults 18-49 (1.22 rating), #4

Sean Saves the World (9:00) - NBC
2.668 million viewers, #8; 1.055 million adults 18-49 (0.83 rating), #9

White Collar (9:00) - USA
2.653 million viewers, #9; 0.922 million adults 18-49 (0.73 rating), #14

Appalachian Outlaws (10:00) - History
2.526 million viewers, #10; 0.980 million adults 18-49 (0.77 rating), #11

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:00) - TLC
2.076 million viewers, #11; 1.040 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #10

The Michael J. Fox Show (9:30) - NBC
1.992 million viewers, #12; 0.749 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #18

The 19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards - CW
1.978 million viewers, #13; 0.556 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #28

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:30) - TLC
1.915 million viewers, #14; 0.980 million adults 18-49 (0.77 rating), #12

NBA Regular Season: Thunder at Rockets - TNT
1.915 million viewers, #15; 1.092 million adults 18-49 (0.86 rating), #8

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.825 million viewers, #16; 0.575 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #27

NBA Regular Season: Knicks at Pacers - TNT
1.634 million viewers, #17; 0.735 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #20

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.631 million viewers, #18; 0.463 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #30

30 for 30 (9:00, 90 Minutes) - ESPN
1.515 million viewers, #19; 0.755 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #17

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.512 million viewers, #20; 0.944 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #13

Mob Wives (10:00) - VH1
1.445 million viewers, #21; 0.911 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #15

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.419 million viewers, #22; 0.804 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #16

Ground Floor (10:00) - TBS
1.330 million viewers, #23; 0.744 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #19

Impact Wrestling (9:00) - Spike TV
1.316 million viewers, #24; 0.539 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #29

Welcome to Myrtle Manor (10:00) - TLC
1.236 million viewers, #25; 0.719 million adults 18-49 (0.57 rating), #21

True Crime with Aphrodite Jones (8:00) - ID
1.202 million viewers, #26; 0.377 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #37

Frenemies: Loyalty Turned Lethal (9:00)* - ID
1.151 million viewers, #27; 0.361 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #39

Frenemies: Loyalty Turned Lethal (9:30)* - ID
1.151 million viewers, #28; 0.361 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #40

Jerks with Cameras (10:30) - MTV
1.120 million viewers, #29; 0.682 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #23

Tabloid (10:00) - ID
1.118 million viewers, #30; 0.382 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #35

SWV Reunited (10:00) - WE tv
1.030 million viewers, #31; 0.715 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #22

The Millionaire Matchmaker (9:00) - Bravo
1.003 million viewers, #32; 0.588 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #26

Braxton Family Values (9:00) - WE tv
0.965 million viewers, #33; 0.627 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #25

Couples Therapy (9:00) - VH1
0.963 million viewers, #34; 0.631 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #24

Project Runway All Stars Reunion (8:00)* - Lifetime
0.925 million viewers, #35; 0.294 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #44

Under the Gunn (9:00, 90 Minutes)* - Lifetime
0.925 million viewers, #36; 0.294 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #45

Chopped Canada (9:00) - Food
0.919 million viewers, #37; 0.450 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #32

Wild West Alaska (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.914 million viewers, #38; 0.421 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #33

Mysteries at the Museum (9:00) - Travel
0.783 million viewers, #39; 0.352 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #41

Guinness World Records Unleashed (8:00) - truTV
0.782 million viewers, #40; 0.399 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #34

Party Down South (10:00) - CMT
0.682 million viewers, #41; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #38

Cold River Cash (10:00)* - Animal Planet
0.676 million viewers, #42; 0.306 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #43

Courtney Loves Dallas (10:00) - Bravo
0.633 million viewers, #43; 0.457 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #31

Crazy Hearts: Nashville (10:00) - A&E
0.623 million viewers, #44; 0.328 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #42

Toned Up (10:30) - Bravo
0.532 million viewers, #45; 0.379 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #36

Do or Die (10:00)* - NGC
0.303 million viewers, #46; 0.115 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #47

Do or Die (10:30)* - NGC
0.303 million viewers, #47; 0.115 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #48

How It's Made (9:00)* - Science
0.281 million viewers, #48; 0.095 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #49

How Do They Do It? (10:00)* - Science
0.281 million viewers, #49; 0.095 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #50

NHL Regular Season: Kings at Blues* - NBCSN
0.218 million viewers, #50; 0.132 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #46

The Spoils of Babylon (10:00)* - IFC
0.155 million viewers, #51; 0.090 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #51

[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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