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[03/14/14 - 03:12 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Big Bang Theory" Continues Its Reign for CBS
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, march 13, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 54 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Big Bang Theory (8:00) - CBS
17.343 million viewers, #1; 6.267 million adults 18-49 (4.94 rating), #1

The Millers (8:30) - CBS
10.525 million viewers, #2; 3.000 million adults 18-49 (2.36 rating), #4

Two and a Half Men (9:00) - CBS
9.425 million viewers, #3; 3.104 million adults 18-49 (2.45 rating), #3

Elementary (10:00) - CBS
8.944 million viewers, #4; 2.100 million adults 18-49 (1.65 rating), #9

American Idol (9:00) - FOX
8.856 million viewers, #5; 2.800 million adults 18-49 (2.21 rating), #6

Scandal (10:00) - ABC
8.222 million viewers, #6; 3.499 million adults 18-49 (2.76 rating), #2

Grey's Anatomy (9:00) - ABC
7.357 million viewers, #7; 2.966 million adults 18-49 (2.34 rating), #5

The Crazy Ones (9:30) - CBS
6.714 million viewers, #8; 2.128 million adults 18-49 (1.68 rating), #8

Hell's Kitchen (8:00) - FOX
5.446 million viewers, #9; 2.506 million adults 18-49 (1.97 rating), #7

Pawn Stars (9:30) - History
4.135 million viewers, #10; 1.383 million adults 18-49 (1.09 rating), #13

Pawn Stars (9:00) - History
4.081 million viewers, #11; 1.314 million adults 18-49 (1.04 rating), #14

Parenthood (10:00) - NBC
3.874 million viewers, #12; 1.479 million adults 18-49 (1.16 rating), #11

Vikings (10:00) - History
3.376 million viewers, #13; 1.537 million adults 18-49 (1.21 rating), #10

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (8:00) - ABC
3.225 million viewers, #14; 1.042 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #17

Hollywood Game Night (9:00) - NBC
2.891 million viewers, #15; 1.254 million adults 18-49 (0.99 rating), #16

Community (8:00) - NBC
2.773 million viewers, #16; 1.313 million adults 18-49 (1.03 rating), #15

Parks & Recreation (8:30) - NBC
2.715 million viewers, #17; 1.468 million adults 18-49 (1.16 rating), #12

Suits (9:00) - USA
2.276 million viewers, #18; 0.877 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #20

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.926 million viewers, #19; 0.936 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #18

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.666 million viewers, #20; 0.556 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #29

NBA Regular Season: Lakers at Thunder - TNT
1.581 million viewers, #21; 0.767 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #22

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.555 million viewers, #22; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #36

Under the Gunn (9:00) - Lifetime
1.502 million viewers, #23; 0.601 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #25

Reign (9:00) - CW
1.485 million viewers, #24; 0.677 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #23

Ridiculousness (10:00) - MTV
1.444 million viewers, #25; 0.900 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #19

Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (10:30, 60 Minutes) - MTV
1.407 million viewers, #26; 0.825 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #21

Beat Bobby Flay (10:00) - Food
1.234 million viewers, #27; 0.571 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #27

Welcome to Myrtle Manor (10:00) - TLC
1.229 million viewers, #28; 0.545 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #30

Impact Wrestling (9:00) - Spike TV
1.209 million viewers, #29; 0.480 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #32

NBA Regular Season: Rockets at Bulls - TNT
1.204 million viewers, #30; 0.577 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #26

College Basketball (9:05) - ESPN2
1.111 million viewers, #31; 0.452 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #34

Sirens (10:00) - USA
1.077 million viewers, #32; 0.472 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #33

College Basketball (7:00) - ESPN
0.990 million viewers, #33; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #37

King of the Nerds (10:00) - TBS
0.955 million viewers, #34; 0.611 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #24

Mary Mary (9:00) - WE tv
0.943 million viewers, #35; 0.567 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #28

Ice Cold Gold (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.917 million viewers, #36; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #41

Celebrity Home Raiders (10:00)* - Lifetime
0.877 million viewers, #37; 0.352 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #43

Celebrity Home Raiders (10:30)* - Lifetime
0.877 million viewers, #38; 0.352 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #44

The Millionaire Matchmaker (9:00) - Bravo
0.875 million viewers, #39; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #35

Wild West Alaska (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.868 million viewers, #40; 0.350 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #46

Chopped Canada (9:00) - Food
0.850 million viewers, #41; 0.336 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #47

College Basketball (9:33) - ESPN
0.830 million viewers, #42; 0.351 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #45

Saint George (9:00) - FX
0.763 million viewers, #43; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #39

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
0.743 million viewers, #44; 0.384 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #38

Tabloid (10:00)* - ID
0.668 million viewers, #45; 0.247 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #50

Online Dating Rituals of the American Male (10:00) - Bravo
0.659 million viewers, #46; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #40

Review (10:00) - Comedy Central
0.651 million viewers, #47; 0.526 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #31

Mysteries at the Museum (9:00)* - Travel
0.591 million viewers, #48; 0.221 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #51

Chicagoland (10:00) - CNN
0.576 million viewers, #49; 0.171 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #52

Breaking Boston (10:00)* - A&E
0.552 million viewers, #50; 0.284 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #48

Killer Karaoke (10:00)* - truTV
0.532 million viewers, #51; 0.262 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #49

Party Down South (10:00) - CMT
0.483 million viewers, #52; 0.365 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #42

Portlandia (10:00)* - IFC
0.189 million viewers, #53; 0.124 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #53

The Red Road (9:00)* - Sundance
0.169 million viewers, #54; 0.033 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #54

[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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