or


[03/20/14 - 02:59 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: CBS Tops Viewers, Demos with "CSI," "Survivor"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, march 19, 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:

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
10.202 million viewers, #1; 2.477 million adults 18-49 (1.95 rating), #4

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
10.138 million viewers, #2; 2.819 million adults 18-49 (2.22 rating), #3

American Idol (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
9.830 million viewers, #3; 2.853 million adults 18-49 (2.25 rating), #2

Survivor: Cagayan (8:00) - CBS
9.460 million viewers, #4; 3.166 million adults 18-49 (2.49 rating), #1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
5.823 million viewers, #5; 1.960 million adults 18-49 (1.54 rating), #6

Chicago PD (10:00) - NBC
5.741 million viewers, #6; 1.792 million adults 18-49 (1.41 rating), #7

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
4.711 million viewers, #7; 2.447 million adults 18-49 (1.93 rating), #5

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
4.257 million viewers, #8; 1.538 million adults 18-49 (1.21 rating), #8

Mixology (9:30) - ABC
3.660 million viewers, #9; 1.533 million adults 18-49 (1.21 rating), #9

The 100 (9:00) - CW
2.734 million viewers, #10; 1.146 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #11

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.418 million viewers, #11; 1.043 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #13

Wahlburgers (10:30) - A&E
2.322 million viewers, #12; 1.367 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #10

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: First Four - Tennessee #11 vs. Iowa #11 - truTV
2.227 million viewers, #13; 1.045 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #12

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.996 million viewers, #14; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #25

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.856 million viewers, #15; 0.431 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #29

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.783 million viewers, #16; 0.574 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #23

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.781 million viewers, #17; 0.964 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #15

NBA Regular Season: Pacers at Knicks - ESPN
1.681 million viewers, #18; 0.889 million adults 18-49 (0.70 rating), #17

Psych (9:00) - USA
1.526 million viewers, #19; 0.664 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #21

NBA Regular Season: Spurs at Lakers - ESPN
1.497 million viewers, #20; 0.831 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #18

The Americans (10:00) - FX
1.389 million viewers, #21; 0.602 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #22

WWE Main Event (8:00) - ION
1.380 million viewers, #22; 0.476 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #27

The Real World (10:00) - MTV
1.329 million viewers, #23; 1.015 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #14

Bring It! (10:00) - Lifetime
1.289 million viewers, #24; 0.738 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #19

Workaholics (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.213 million viewers, #25; 0.953 million adults 18-49 (0.75 rating), #16

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
0.994 million viewers, #26; 0.387 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #33

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: First Four - Texas So. #16 vs. Cal Poly #16 - truTV
0.986 million viewers, #27; 0.414 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #31

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.985 million viewers, #28; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #26

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
0.953 million viewers, #29; 0.420 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #30

Preachers' Daughters (9:00) - Lifetime
0.935 million viewers, #30; 0.547 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #24

Broad City (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.875 million viewers, #31; 0.680 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #20

Hoarding: Buried Alive (9:00) - TLC
0.801 million viewers, #32; 0.348 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #34

My Dirty Little Secret (9:00)* - ID
0.751 million viewers, #33; 0.224 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #38

House of Horrors: Kidnapped (10:00)* - ID
0.751 million viewers, #34; 0.224 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #39

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.735 million viewers, #35; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #28

Save My Bakery (8:00)* - Food
0.734 million viewers, #36; 0.300 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #36

NBA Pre-Game - ESPN
0.647 million viewers, #37; 0.389 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #32

NHL Regular Season: Blues at Blackhawks - NBCSN
0.547 million viewers, #38; 0.301 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #35

Mind of a Man (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GSN
0.493 million viewers, #39; 0.170 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #43

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00)* - OWN
0.435 million viewers, #40; 0.152 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #44

Toy Hunter (9:00)* - Travel
0.415 million viewers, #41; 0.181 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #41

Backroad Gold (9:30)* - Travel
0.415 million viewers, #42; 0.181 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #42

The Soup (10:00)* - E!
0.353 million viewers, #43; 0.221 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #40

The Fabulous Life of (10:00)* - VH1
0.346 million viewers, #44; 0.233 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #37

Strip the City (10:00)* - Science
0.317 million viewers, #45; 0.131 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #45

Bulloch Family Ranch (9:00)* - UP
0.230 million viewers, #46; 0.048 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #52

The Face (10:00)* - Oxygen
0.170 million viewers, #47; 0.096 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #49

Money Talks (10:00)* - CNBC
0.164 million viewers, #48; 0.050 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #51

Unsung Hollywood (10:00)* - TV One
0.155 million viewers, #49; 0.061 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #50

Legit (10:00)* - FXX
0.151 million viewers, #50; 0.099 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #46

Ali G: Rezurection (10:30)* - FXX
0.151 million viewers, #51; 0.099 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #47

Doll & Em (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - HBO
0.147 million viewers, #52; 0.099 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #48

Wild Grinders (8:30)* - Nicktoons
0.124 million viewers, #53; 0.034 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #54

Horseplayers (9:00)* - Esquire
0.068 million viewers, #54; 0.039 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #53

[EDITOR'S NOTE: * denotes individual program numbers were not available so the network's primetime average is listed]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [march 2014]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
      


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[05/28/26 - 03:23 PM]
2026 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Presented by Dunkin' Finishes Strong with Average Audience of 7.4 Million Viewers Across ESPN and ABC
Additionally, Game 4 on ESPN averaged 7.2 million viewers, marking the most-viewed Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 across any network since 2018.

[05/28/26 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Outpaces Competitors with Eight of the Top 25 Series Across All Streaming and Broadcast Originals in Nielsen's All-Series Ranker
CBS has the most top 25 series of any streaming or broadcast competitor and twice as many as its closest broadcast competitor, including six series with 10+ million viewers.

[05/28/26 - 10:31 AM]
FOX Delivers Most-Watched UFL Game Since League Started in 2024
1,593,000 viewers watched as Louisville defeated Dallas 37-23 on Sunday.

[05/28/26 - 10:26 AM]
FOX Scores with 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500
6,635,000 viewers watched Felix Rosenqvist edge David Malukas by 0.0233 seconds with a last-lap pass to win the Indy 500 Sunday on FOX.

[05/27/26 - 03:13 PM]
FOX Saturday Baseball Draws Strong Audience Over Holiday Weekend
2,355,000 viewers tuned in to the two-game slate highlighted by the Dodgers' 11-3 victory over the Brewers in most of the country.

[05/26/26 - 12:03 PM]
"Off Campus" Season 1 Has Reached 36 Million Viewers Worldwide in Its First 12 Days
Off Campus. On everyone's screen.

[05/26/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of May 18 - In Ruthless Pursuit, "Nemesis" Steals No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
Retirement in "The Boroughs" is anything but sleepy as the Duffer Brothers-produced sci-fi series took No. 2 on the list with 5.6 million views.

[05/26/26 - 11:00 AM]
"Dutton Ranch" Is the Biggest Original Series Debut in Paramount+ History
In addition to its record-setting performance on Paramount+, "Dutton Ranch" is also the #1 streaming series according to Nielsen based on average audience for the week of May 11 according to preliminary data.

[05/21/26 - 02:32 PM]
ESPN Delivered Most-Watched NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 Since 2018
The New York Knicks overtime victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 19 generated an average audience of 7.1 million viewers and peaked with 8.87 million viewers at 10:45 p.m. ET.

[05/21/26 - 02:00 PM]
"Survivor" Historic 50th Season Concludes with Most-Watched Finale Since 2020
The season finale drew an average of 5.78 million viewers, based on Nielsen Preliminary panel only data.

[05/21/26 - 07:01 AM]
NBC Sports' 2026 SuperMotocross Coverage Delivers Viewership Gains and Milestones
The seven races featured on NBC and Peacock averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 468,000 viewers on NBC and Peacock, up 8% vs. 2025.

[05/20/26 - 03:05 PM]
NBC and Peacock Deliver the Most-Watched Western Conference Finals Game 1 Ever for Monday's Spurs-Thunder Double Overtime Thriller
Coverage peaked with 12.0 million viewers from 11:30-11:43 p.m. ET for the second overtime and game's conclusion.

[05/20/26 - 03:04 PM]
ESPN Aired Its Most Viewed 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round of the Current Rights Deal
Collectively all 11 Second Round games, with nine airing on ESPN and two on ABC, delivered 2.2 million viewers, up 76% year-over-year.

[05/20/26 - 07:36 AM]
After Record-Setting 2025 Season, "Sunday Night Football" Finishes Fall-Spring TV Season as Primetime's No. 1 Show for Unprecedented 15th Consecutive Year
The series averaged 23.5 million viewers in 2025, marking the show's best-ever viewership - up nearly 1 million viewers from the prior record for the series set a decade ago (22.6 million in 2015 season) and an increase of 9% over the '24 season (21.6 million).

[05/19/26 - 02:52 PM]
Subway Series Delivers Second Most-Watched FOX Saturday Baseball Telecast of the Season
2,500,000 viewers tuned-in to the two-game slate highlighted by the Mets' 6-3 victory over the Yankees in most of the country.