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[01/22/14 - 12:03 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NFC Championship Delivers Nearly 56 Million Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, january 19, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 45 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NFC Championship Game (6:42) - FOX
55.911 million viewers, #1; 24.177 million adults 18-49 (19.04 rating), #1

NFC Championship Game Post-Game (9:55) - FOX
44.903 million viewers, #2; 21.065 million adults 18-49 (16.59 rating), #2

The OT (9:59) - FOX
30.339 million viewers, #3; 14.371 million adults 18-49 (11.32 rating), #3

The Following (10:19) - FOX
11.179 million viewers, #4; 5.648 million adults 18-49 (4.45 rating), #4

Revenge (9:00) - ABC
5.365 million viewers, #5; 1.622 million adults 18-49 (1.28 rating), #7

The Bachelor Love Stories (8:00) - ABC
3.937 million viewers, #6; 1.185 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #8

Real Housewives of Atlanta (8:00) - Bravo
3.695 million viewers, #7; 2.008 million adults 18-49 (1.58 rating), #5

Betrayal (10:00) - ABC
3.314 million viewers, #8; 0.882 million adults 18-49 (0.70 rating), #10

Austin & Ally (8:30) - Disney
3.019 million viewers, #9; 0.642 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #20

Good Luck Charlie (8:00) - Disney
2.900 million viewers, #10; 0.664 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #19

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (9:00) - E!
2.569 million viewers, #11; 1.705 million adults 18-49 (1.34 rating), #6

The Curse of Oak Island (10:00) - History
2.334 million viewers, #12; 0.862 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #12

Alaska: The Last Frontier (9:00) - Discovery
2.152 million viewers, #13; 0.751 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #15

Ax Men (9:00) - History
1.937 million viewers, #14; 0.736 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #17

True Detective (9:00) - HBO
1.674 million viewers, #15; 0.870 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #11

Shameless (9:00) - Showtime
1.602 million viewers, #16; 1.028 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #9

Island Hunters (10:30) - HGTV
1.513 million viewers, #17; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #29

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.451 million viewers, #18; 0.807 million adults 18-49 (0.64 rating), #13

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.440 million viewers, #19; 0.698 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #18

Blood, Sweat & Heels (9:00) - Bravo
1.424 million viewers, #20; 0.739 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #16

Island Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.402 million viewers, #21; 0.377 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #27

90 Day Fiance (10:00) - TLC
1.301 million viewers, #22; 0.594 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #22

Guy's Grocery Games (8:00) - Food
1.292 million viewers, #23; 0.637 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #21

See Dad Run (8:00)* - Nickelodeon
1.180 million viewers, #24; 0.356 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #30

Instant Mom (8:30)* - Nickelodeon
1.180 million viewers, #25; 0.356 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #31

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:00)* - HGTV
1.133 million viewers, #26; 0.309 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #35

Hawaii Life (9:00)* - HGTV
1.133 million viewers, #27; 0.309 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #36

Hawaii Life (9:30)* - HGTV
1.133 million viewers, #28; 0.309 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #37

Dude, You're Screwed (10:00) - Discovery
1.118 million viewers, #29; 0.588 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #23

Rich Kids of Beverly Hills (10:00) - E!
1.079 million viewers, #30; 0.757 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #14

Finding Bigfoot (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.994 million viewers, #31; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #28

Unusual Suspects (9:00)* - ID
0.845 million viewers, #32; 0.313 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #33

On the Case with Paula Zahn (10:00)* - ID
0.845 million viewers, #33; 0.313 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #34

Girls (10:00) - HBO
0.799 million viewers, #34; 0.533 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #24

House of Lies (10:00) - Showtime
0.796 million viewers, #35; 0.458 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #25

Looking (10:30)* - HBO
0.701 million viewers, #36; 0.392 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #26

Beaver Brothers (8:00)* - Animal Planet
0.631 million viewers, #37; 0.210 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #39

Gator Boys (9:00)* - Animal Planet
0.631 million viewers, #38; 0.210 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #40

World's Dumbest (8:00)* - truTV
0.631 million viewers, #39; 0.268 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #38

Episodes (10:30)* - Showtime
0.582 million viewers, #40; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #32

Greatest Mysteries (9:00)* - Travel
0.454 million viewers, #41; 0.148 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #42

Castle Secrets & Legends (10:00)* - Travel
0.454 million viewers, #42; 0.148 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #43

Snapped (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.444 million viewers, #43; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #41

Ultimate Survival Alaska (9:00)* - NGC
0.351 million viewers, #44; 0.135 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #44

NHL Regular Season: Capitals at Rangers* - NBCSN
0.184 million viewers, #45; 0.091 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #45

[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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