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[02/11/14 - 10:35 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "The Walking Dead" Return Claims Top Demo Spot
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, february 9, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 41 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

2014 Olympic Winter Games (7:00) - NBC
26.323 million viewers, #1; 9.204 million adults 18-49 (7.25 rating), #2

The Walking Dead (9:00) - AMC
15.760 million viewers, #2; 10.367 million adults 18-49 (8.17 rating), #1

The Beatles: The Night That Changed America - A Grammy Salute (8:00) - CBS
14.045 million viewers, #3; 2.712 million adults 18-49 (2.14 rating), #4

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
9.380 million viewers, #4; 1.454 million adults 18-49 (1.15 rating), #7

Talking Dead (10:00) - AMC
5.854 million viewers, #5; 3.856 million adults 18-49 (3.04 rating), #3

Real Housewives of Atlanta (8:00) - Bravo
4.638 million viewers, #6; 2.620 million adults 18-49 (2.06 rating), #5

The Curse of Oak Island (10:00) - History
2.974 million viewers, #7; 1.354 million adults 18-49 (1.07 rating), #8

Liv and Maddie (8:00) - Disney
2.718 million viewers, #8; 0.704 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #15

Austin & Ally (9:00) - Disney
2.708 million viewers, #9; 0.578 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #19

Ax Men (9:00) - History
2.649 million viewers, #10; 1.148 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #10

I Didn't Do It (8:30) - Disney
2.460 million viewers, #11; 0.551 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #20

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (9:00) - E!
2.372 million viewers, #12; 1.507 million adults 18-49 (1.19 rating), #6

Blood, Sweat & Heels (9:00) - Bravo
2.275 million viewers, #13; 1.250 million adults 18-49 (0.98 rating), #9

True Detective (9:00) - HBO
1.985 million viewers, #14; 1.018 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #11

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.943 million viewers, #15; 0.886 million adults 18-49 (0.70 rating), #14

90 Day Fiance (10:00) - TLC
1.806 million viewers, #16; 0.991 million adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), #12

Shameless (9:00) - Showtime
1.585 million viewers, #17; 0.897 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #13

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.294 million viewers, #18; 0.596 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #18

Chopped (9:00) - Food
1.242 million viewers, #19; 0.492 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #24

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:00)* - HGTV
1.068 million viewers, #20; 0.331 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #30

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:30)* - HGTV
1.068 million viewers, #21; 0.331 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #31

Hawaii Life (9:00)* - HGTV
1.068 million viewers, #22; 0.331 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #32

Hawaii Life (9:30)* - HGTV
1.068 million viewers, #23; 0.331 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #33

Looking (10:30)* - HBO
1.041 million viewers, #24; 0.546 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #23

On the Case with Paula Zahn (10:00) - ID
1.029 million viewers, #25; 0.399 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #28

Game of Thrones Preview (8:45) - HBO
1.021 million viewers, #26; 0.632 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #16

Unusual Suspects (9:00) - ID
1.001 million viewers, #27; 0.410 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #26

See Dad Run (8:00)* - Nickelodeon
0.972 million viewers, #28; 0.252 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #36

Instant Mom (8:30)* - Nickelodeon
0.972 million viewers, #29; 0.252 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #37

Finding Bigfoot (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.966 million viewers, #30; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #25

Rich Kids of Beverly Hills (10:00) - E!
0.926 million viewers, #31; 0.549 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #22

House of Lies (10:00) - Showtime
0.852 million viewers, #32; 0.551 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #21

Girls (10:00) - HBO
0.833 million viewers, #33; 0.618 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #17

World's Dumbest (8:00) - truTV
0.743 million viewers, #34; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #27

Gator Boys (9:00)* - Animal Planet
0.687 million viewers, #35; 0.263 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #34

Episodes (10:30)* - Showtime
0.600 million viewers, #36; 0.340 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #29

Castle Secrets & Legends (10:00)* - Travel
0.532 million viewers, #37; 0.213 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #41

Snapped: Killer Couples (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.530 million viewers, #38; 0.258 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #35

Wicked Tuna: Head to Tail (8:00)* - NGC
0.485 million viewers, #39; 0.227 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #38

Ultimate Survival Alaska (9:00)* - NGC
0.485 million viewers, #40; 0.227 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #39

Ultimate Survival Alaska (10:00)* - NGC
0.485 million viewers, #41; 0.227 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #40

[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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