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[03/04/14 - 10:19 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: Oscars Snab "The Walking Dead's" Win Streak
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, march 2, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The 86th Annual Academy Awards (8:30) - ABC
43.741 million viewers, #1; 16.654 million adults 18-49 (13.12 rating), #1

Oscars Red Carpet Live! (8:00) - ABC
26.922 million viewers, #2; 8.816 million adults 18-49 (6.94 rating), #2

Oscars Red Carpet Live! (7:30) - ABC
18.715 million viewers, #3; 5.741 million adults 18-49 (4.52 rating), #4

Oscars Red Carpet Live! (7:00) - ABC
14.757 million viewers, #4; 3.968 million adults 18-49 (3.13 rating), #5

The Walking Dead (9:00) - AMC
12.607 million viewers, #5; 8.137 million adults 18-49 (6.41 rating), #3

The Amazing Race (8:00) - CBS
6.098 million viewers, #6; 1.899 million adults 18-49 (1.50 rating), #7

Talking Dead (10:00) - AMC
5.005 million viewers, #7; 3.270 million adults 18-49 (2.58 rating), #6

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2014 Academy Awards (5:30) - E!
3.409 million viewers, #8; 1.546 million adults 18-49 (1.22 rating), #9

Live from the Red Carpet: The 2014 Academy Awards (7:30) - E!
3.383 million viewers, #9; 1.693 million adults 18-49 (1.33 rating), #8

Ax Men (9:00) - History
2.370 million viewers, #10; 0.915 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #11

True Detective (9:00) - HBO
2.335 million viewers, #11; 1.301 million adults 18-49 (1.02 rating), #10

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.339 million viewers, #12; 0.646 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #12

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (9:00)* - HGTV
1.142 million viewers, #13; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #18

Wicked Tuna (9:00) - NGC
1.096 million viewers, #14; 0.482 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #15

Looking (10:30)* - HBO
0.887 million viewers, #15; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #14

Unusual Suspects (9:00)* - ID
0.883 million viewers, #16; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #19

On the Case with Paula Zahn (10:00)* - ID
0.883 million viewers, #17; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #20

Iron Chef America (9:00) - Food
0.877 million viewers, #18; 0.397 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #17

Food Court Wars (8:00) - Food
0.801 million viewers, #19; 0.406 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #16

Girls (10:00) - HBO
0.801 million viewers, #20; 0.574 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #13

Ultimate Survival Alaska (10:00) - NGC
0.761 million viewers, #21; 0.352 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #21

World's Dumbest (8:00)* - truTV
0.549 million viewers, #22; 0.275 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #22

Snapped: Killer Couples (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.436 million viewers, #23; 0.244 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #23

NHL Regular Season: Bruins at Rangers* - NBCSN
0.381 million viewers, #24; 0.225 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #24

The Unexplained Files (10:00)* - Science
0.356 million viewers, #25; 0.095 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #25

[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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