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[02/07/14 - 02:51 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: Winter Games Hold Off "Big Bang," "Idol"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, february 6, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 47 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

2014 Olympic Winter Games (8:30) - NBC
20.016 million viewers, #1; 7.586 million adults 18-49 (5.97 rating), #1

The Big Bang Theory (8:00) - CBS
17.534 million viewers, #2; 6.548 million adults 18-49 (5.16 rating), #2

American Idol (8:00) - FOX
11.078 million viewers, #3; 3.909 million adults 18-49 (3.08 rating), #3

The Millers (8:30) - CBS
10.688 million viewers, #4; 3.314 million adults 18-49 (2.61 rating), #4

Elementary (10:00) - CBS
9.454 million viewers, #5; 2.282 million adults 18-49 (1.80 rating), #6

Two and a Half Men (9:30) - CBS
8.316 million viewers, #6; 2.401 million adults 18-49 (1.89 rating), #5

The Crazy Ones (9:00) - CBS
7.482 million viewers, #7; 2.154 million adults 18-49 (1.70 rating), #7

Rake (9:00) - FOX
4.268 million viewers, #8; 1.393 million adults 18-49 (1.10 rating), #10

Pawn Stars (9:30) - History
4.268 million viewers, #9; 1.577 million adults 18-49 (1.24 rating), #8

Pawn Stars (9:00) - History
4.014 million viewers, #10; 1.519 million adults 18-49 (1.20 rating), #9

The Taste (8:00) - ABC
3.173 million viewers, #11; 1.230 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #11

Appalachian Outlaws (10:00) - History
2.572 million viewers, #12; 1.179 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #13

The Vampire Diaries (8:00) - CW
2.157 million viewers, #13; 1.192 million adults 18-49 (0.94 rating), #12

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:30) - TLC
2.026 million viewers, #14; 1.002 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #14

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:00) - TLC
1.913 million viewers, #15; 0.952 million adults 18-49 (0.75 rating), #15

Reign (9:00) - CW
1.635 million viewers, #16; 0.737 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #21

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.546 million viewers, #17; 0.918 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #16

Impact Wrestling (9:00) - Spike TV
1.481 million viewers, #18; 0.593 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #27

NBA Regular Season: Bulls at Warriors - TNT
1.446 million viewers, #19; 0.848 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #18

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.392 million viewers, #20; 0.754 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #19

NBA Regular Season: Spurs at Nets - TNT
1.391 million viewers, #21; 0.639 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #26

Under the Gunn (9:00) - Lifetime
1.336 million viewers, #22; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #35

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.321 million viewers, #23; 0.449 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #32

Mob Wives (10:00) - VH1
1.213 million viewers, #24; 0.866 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #17

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.208 million viewers, #25; 0.423 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #34

Braxton Family Values (9:00) - WE tv
1.191 million viewers, #26; 0.754 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #20

Welcome to Myrtle Manor (10:00) - TLC
1.154 million viewers, #27; 0.557 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #28

Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (10:30) - MTV
1.098 million viewers, #28; 0.645 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #25

The Millionaire Matchmaker (9:00) - Bravo
1.059 million viewers, #29; 0.495 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #30

SWV Reunited (10:00) - WE tv
1.041 million viewers, #30; 0.707 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #22

Frenemies: Loyalty Turned Lethal (9:00) - ID
0.987 million viewers, #31; 0.377 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #36

King of the Nerds (10:00) - TBS
0.967 million viewers, #32; 0.657 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #24

Chopped Canada (9:00) - Food
0.923 million viewers, #33; 0.485 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #31

Couples Therapy (9:00) - VH1
0.903 million viewers, #34; 0.675 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #23

Tabloid * - ID
0.878 million viewers, #35; 0.331 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #38

Guinness World Records Unleashed (8:00)* - truTV
0.763 million viewers, #36; 0.341 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #37

Wild West Alaska (9:00)* - Animal Planet
0.761 million viewers, #37; 0.262 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #41

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
0.733 million viewers, #38; 0.434 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #33

Party Down South (10:00) - CMT
0.727 million viewers, #39; 0.500 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #29

Toned Up (10:30)* - Bravo
0.649 million viewers, #40; 0.328 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #39

Mysteries at the Museum (9:00)* - Travel
0.542 million viewers, #41; 0.202 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #42

Toned Up (10:00) - Bravo
0.541 million viewers, #42; 0.326 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #40

Mega Shredders (8:00)* - Science
0.220 million viewers, #43; 0.082 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #43

How Do They Do It? (10:00)* - Science
0.220 million viewers, #44; 0.082 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #44

NFL Turning Point (10:00)* - NBCSN
0.111 million viewers, #45; 0.036 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #45

The Spoils of Babylon (10:00)* - IFC
0.077 million viewers, #46; 0.031 million adults 18-49 (0.02 rating), #46

Farm Kings (9:00)* - GAC
0.055 million viewers, #47; 0.005 million adults 18-49 (0.00 rating), #47

[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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