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[01/28/14 - 11:36 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: Grammy Awards Overshadow the Night for CBS
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, january 26, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 48 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards (8:00) - CBS
28.510 million viewers, #1; 12.539 million adults 18-49 (9.88 rating), #1

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
14.309 million viewers, #2; 2.516 million adults 18-49 (1.98 rating), #4

2014 NFL Pro Bowl (7:30) - NBC
11.378 million viewers, #3; 4.799 million adults 18-49 (3.78 rating), #2

2014 NFL Pro Bowl Post-Game (10:47) - NBC
7.822 million viewers, #4; 3.531 million adults 18-49 (2.78 rating), #3

The Bachelor: Sean and Catherine's Wedding (8:00) - ABC
6.149 million viewers, #5; 1.959 million adults 18-49 (1.54 rating), #8

Chris Collinsworth Super Bowl Special (7:00) - NBC
5.555 million viewers, #6; 1.870 million adults 18-49 (1.47 rating), #10

Family Guy (9:00) - FOX
4.106 million viewers, #7; 2.507 million adults 18-49 (1.97 rating), #5

Real Housewives of Atlanta (8:00) - Bravo
3.914 million viewers, #8; 2.214 million adults 18-49 (1.74 rating), #6

The Simpsons (8:00) - FOX
3.866 million viewers, #9; 2.110 million adults 18-49 (1.66 rating), #7

American Dad (9:30) - FOX
3.300 million viewers, #10; 1.929 million adults 18-49 (1.52 rating), #9

Alaska: The Last Frontier (9:00) - Discovery
3.278 million viewers, #11; 1.067 million adults 18-49 (0.84 rating), #17

Bob's Burgers (8:30) - FOX
3.240 million viewers, #12; 1.851 million adults 18-49 (1.46 rating), #11

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (9:00) - E!
3.230 million viewers, #13; 1.565 million adults 18-49 (1.23 rating), #12

Austin & Ally (9:00) - Disney
2.747 million viewers, #14; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #30

The Curse of Oak Island (10:00) - History
2.716 million viewers, #15; 1.308 million adults 18-49 (1.03 rating), #13

Ax Men (9:00) - History
2.638 million viewers, #16; 1.189 million adults 18-49 (0.94 rating), #15

Liv and Maddie (8:00) - Disney
2.633 million viewers, #17; 0.622 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #24

Alaska: The Last Frontier (10:00) - Discovery
2.503 million viewers, #18; 0.777 million adults 18-49 (0.61 rating), #21

Good Luck Charlie (7:30) - Disney
2.454 million viewers, #19; 0.533 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #26

I Didn't Do It (8:30) - Disney
2.440 million viewers, #20; 0.420 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #32

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
2.415 million viewers, #21; 1.257 million adults 18-49 (0.99 rating), #14

True Detective (9:00) - HBO
1.934 million viewers, #22; 0.974 million adults 18-49 (0.77 rating), #19

Shameless (9:00) - Showtime
1.830 million viewers, #23; 1.115 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #16

Rich Kids of Beverly Hills (10:00) - E!
1.727 million viewers, #24; 1.066 million adults 18-49 (0.84 rating), #18

90 Day Fiance (10:00) - TLC
1.685 million viewers, #25; 0.919 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #20

NBA Regular Season: Nets at Celtics - ESPN
1.520 million viewers, #26; 0.772 million adults 18-49 (0.61 rating), #22

Blood, Sweat & Heels (9:00) - Bravo
1.220 million viewers, #27; 0.686 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #23

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:00)* - HGTV
1.218 million viewers, #28; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #38

Hawaii Life (9:30)* - HGTV
1.218 million viewers, #29; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #39

Island Hunters (10:00)* - HGTV
1.218 million viewers, #30; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #40

Island Hunters (10:30)* - HGTV
1.218 million viewers, #31; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #41

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.214 million viewers, #32; 0.591 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #25

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:30) - HGTV
1.202 million viewers, #33; 0.406 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #36

Hawaii Life (9:00) - HGTV
1.091 million viewers, #34; 0.407 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #35

Unusual Suspects (9:00)* - ID
1.090 million viewers, #35; 0.335 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #42

On the Case with Paula Zahn (10:00)* - ID
1.090 million viewers, #36; 0.335 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #43

Iron Chef America (9:00) - Food
0.901 million viewers, #37; 0.414 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #34

Looking (10:30)* - HBO
0.830 million viewers, #38; 0.466 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #29

Ultimate Survival Alaska (9:00) - NGC
0.803 million viewers, #39; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #33

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2014 Grammys (6:00) - E!
0.745 million viewers, #40; 0.509 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #28

House of Lies (10:00) - Showtime
0.741 million viewers, #41; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #27

Girls (10:00) - HBO
0.655 million viewers, #42; 0.434 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #31

Episodes (10:30)* - Showtime
0.650 million viewers, #43; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #37

Gator Boys (9:00)* - Animal Planet
0.633 million viewers, #44; 0.253 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #44

Finding Bigfoot (10:00)* - Animal Planet
0.633 million viewers, #45; 0.253 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #45

Snapped (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.547 million viewers, #46; 0.224 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #47

Castle Secrets & Legends (10:00)* - Travel
0.514 million viewers, #47; 0.148 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #48

World's Dumbest (8:00)* - truTV
0.504 million viewers, #48; 0.245 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #46

[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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