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[02/06/14 - 02:54 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: Demos Belong to "American Idol," "Modern Family"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, february 5, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 60 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
13.428 million viewers, #1; 4.964 million adults 18-49 (3.91 rating), #1

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
12.918 million viewers, #2; 3.515 million adults 18-49 (2.77 rating), #3

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
11.159 million viewers, #3; 2.561 million adults 18-49 (2.02 rating), #6

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
9.872 million viewers, #4; 4.405 million adults 18-49 (3.47 rating), #2

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
8.563 million viewers, #5; 2.766 million adults 18-49 (2.18 rating), #5

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
6.513 million viewers, #6; 3.160 million adults 18-49 (2.49 rating), #4

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
6.241 million viewers, #7; 2.301 million adults 18-49 (1.81 rating), #7

Suburgatory (8:30) - ABC
6.093 million viewers, #8; 2.117 million adults 18-49 (1.67 rating), #9

Chicago PD (10:00) - NBC
6.004 million viewers, #9; 2.118 million adults 18-49 (1.67 rating), #8

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
5.158 million viewers, #10; 1.662 million adults 18-49 (1.31 rating), #12

Super Fun Night (9:30) - ABC
4.597 million viewers, #11; 1.918 million adults 18-49 (1.51 rating), #11

How to Raise an Olympian (8:00) - NBC
4.220 million viewers, #12; 1.377 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #14

American Pickers (9:00) - History
3.526 million viewers, #13; 1.333 million adults 18-49 (1.05 rating), #15

Wahlburgers (10:30) - A&E
3.467 million viewers, #14; 1.936 million adults 18-49 (1.53 rating), #10

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.862 million viewers, #15; 1.280 million adults 18-49 (1.01 rating), #16

NBA Regular Season: Heat at Clippers - ESPN
2.555 million viewers, #16; 1.563 million adults 18-49 (1.23 rating), #13

Dreamworks Dragons (8:00) - Cartoon
1.879 million viewers, #17; 0.569 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #27

Psych (9:00) - USA
1.794 million viewers, #18; 0.995 million adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), #19

NBA Regular Season: Trail Blazers at Knicks - ESPN
1.703 million viewers, #19; 0.902 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #21

Top Chef (10:00) - Bravo
1.693 million viewers, #20; 0.872 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #22

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.647 million viewers, #21; 0.532 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #29

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
1.554 million viewers, #22; 0.906 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #20

The Real World (10:00) - MTV
1.548 million viewers, #23; 1.164 million adults 18-49 (0.92 rating), #18

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.511 million viewers, #24; 0.499 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #31

Buying and Selling (9:00) - HGTV
1.398 million viewers, #25; 0.473 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #32

The Tomorrow People (9:00) - CW
1.388 million viewers, #26; 0.599 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #26

Workaholics (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.382 million viewers, #27; 1.180 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #17

WWE Main Event (8:00) - ION
1.369 million viewers, #28; 0.448 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #35

Restaurant: Impossible (8:00) - Food
1.253 million viewers, #29; 0.524 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #30

Web of Lies (10:00) - ID
1.252 million viewers, #30; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #37

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
1.130 million viewers, #31; 0.700 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #24

Ghost Hunters (9:00) - Syfy
1.036 million viewers, #32; 0.453 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #34

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
1.035 million viewers, #33; 0.602 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #25

Survivorman: Lost Pilots - Summer (9:00) - Discovery
1.006 million viewers, #34; 0.458 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #33

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00) - OWN
0.962 million viewers, #35; 0.426 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #36

My Dirty Little Secret (9:00)* - ID
0.933 million viewers, #36; 0.316 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #42

Broad City (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.897 million viewers, #37; 0.711 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #23

NBA Pre-Game - ESPN
0.830 million viewers, #38; 0.563 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #28

Buy This Restaurant (9:00)* - Food
0.796 million viewers, #39; 0.356 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #40

Opposite Worlds (8:00) - Syfy
0.785 million viewers, #40; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #38

Hunting Hitler's Stolen Treasures: The Monuments Men (8:00)* - NGC
0.732 million viewers, #41; 0.200 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #45

Hitler's Secret Attack on America (9:00)* - NGC
0.732 million viewers, #42; 0.200 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #46

Hoarding: Buried Alive (9:00) - TLC
0.725 million viewers, #43; 0.368 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #39

The Exes (10:00)* - TV Land
0.722 million viewers, #44; 0.191 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #47

Kirstie (10:30)* - TV Land
0.722 million viewers, #45; 0.191 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #48

Lone Target (10:00) - Discovery
0.652 million viewers, #46; 0.326 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #41

Operation Repo (10:00)* - truTV
0.591 million viewers, #47; 0.233 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #43

The Soup (10:00)* - E!
0.398 million viewers, #48; 0.228 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #44

Toy Hunter (9:00)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #49; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #50

Backroad Gold (9:30)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #50; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #51

Auction on Wheels (10:00)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #51; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #52

Auction on Wheels (10:30)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #52; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #53

Strip the City (10:00)* - Science
0.294 million viewers, #53; 0.101 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #54

Mind of a Man (8:00, 60 Minutes)* - GSN
0.287 million viewers, #54; 0.060 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #56

Best Ink (10:00)* - Oxygen
0.277 million viewers, #55; 0.164 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #49

Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (10:00)* - BBCA
0.239 million viewers, #56; 0.066 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #55

Wild Grinders (8:30)* - Nicktoons
0.186 million viewers, #57; 0.051 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #57

Unsung (10:00)* - TV One
0.135 million viewers, #58; 0.046 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #60

Inside the NFL* - Showtime
0.108 million viewers, #59; 0.051 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #58

60 Minutes Sports* - Showtime
0.108 million viewers, #60; 0.051 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #59

[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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