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[03/25/14 - 11:20 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: Another Week, Another "Walking Dead" Victory
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, march 23, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 64 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Walking Dead (9:00) - AMC
13.467 million viewers, #1; 8.458 million adults 18-49 (6.66 rating), #1

60 Minutes (7:41) - CBS
11.306 million viewers, #2; 2.554 million adults 18-49 (2.01 rating), #6

Resurrection (9:00) - ABC
9.511 million viewers, #3; 3.231 million adults 18-49 (2.55 rating), #3

The Good Wife (9:41) - CBS
9.123 million viewers, #4; 1.741 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #13

The Amazing Race (8:41) - CBS
8.705 million viewers, #5; 2.348 million adults 18-49 (1.85 rating), #9

The Mentalist (10:41) - CBS
8.023 million viewers, #6; 1.607 million adults 18-49 (1.27 rating), #16

Once Upon a Time (8:00) - ABC
6.911 million viewers, #7; 2.673 million adults 18-49 (2.11 rating), #5

America's Funniest Home Videos (7:00) - ABC
6.870 million viewers, #8; 1.772 million adults 18-49 (1.40 rating), #12

Revenge (10:00) - ABC
5.660 million viewers, #9; 1.955 million adults 18-49 (1.54 rating), #11

Talking Dead (10:00) - AMC
5.288 million viewers, #10; 3.365 million adults 18-49 (2.65 rating), #2

Crisis (10:00) - NBC
5.135 million viewers, #11; 1.632 million adults 18-49 (1.29 rating), #15

Believe (9:00) - NBC
5.129 million viewers, #12; 1.524 million adults 18-49 (1.20 rating), #17

Family Guy (8:30) - FOX
4.379 million viewers, #13; 2.838 million adults 18-49 (2.24 rating), #4

Real Housewives of Atlanta (8:00) - Bravo
4.264 million viewers, #14; 2.445 million adults 18-49 (1.93 rating), #7

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (9:00) - FOX
4.246 million viewers, #15; 2.154 million adults 18-49 (1.70 rating), #10

The Simpsons (8:00) - FOX
3.983 million viewers, #16; 2.408 million adults 18-49 (1.90 rating), #8

American Dream Builders (8:00) - NBC
3.603 million viewers, #17; 1.118 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #23

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Third Round - Memphis #8 vs. Virginia #1 - TNT
3.290 million viewers, #18; 1.383 million adults 18-49 (1.09 rating), #20

NCAA Men's Basketball Post-Game - TNT
3.114 million viewers, #19; 1.206 million adults 18-49 (0.95 rating), #21

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Third Round - Gonzaga #8 vs. Arizona #1 - TBS
2.898 million viewers, #20; 1.462 million adults 18-49 (1.15 rating), #19

American Dad (7:30) - FOX
2.700 million viewers, #21; 1.740 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #14

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Update - TNT
2.511 million viewers, #22; 0.959 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #28

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Third Round - Mercer #14 vs. Tennessee #11 - TNT
2.497 million viewers, #23; 0.964 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #26

Bob's Burgers (7:00) - FOX
2.450 million viewers, #24; 1.471 million adults 18-49 (1.16 rating), #18

Ax Men (9:00) - History
2.212 million viewers, #25; 0.900 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #30

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Update - TBS
2.044 million viewers, #26; 0.949 million adults 18-49 (0.75 rating), #29

Naked & Afraid (9:00) - Discovery
2.042 million viewers, #27; 1.012 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #25

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Third Round - SF Austin #12 vs. UCLA #4 - TBS
2.021 million viewers, #28; 0.898 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #31

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Third Round - Baylor #6 vs. Creighton #3 - truTV
1.865 million viewers, #29; 0.759 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #37

Living Alaska (10:30) - HGTV
1.826 million viewers, #30; 0.495 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #45

Living Alaska (10:00) - HGTV
1.802 million viewers, #31; 0.549 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #42

NCAA Men's Basketball Post-Game - TBS
1.796 million viewers, #32; 0.824 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #34

Long Island Medium (9:30) - TLC
1.792 million viewers, #33; 0.768 million adults 18-49 (0.61 rating), #35

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.741 million viewers, #34; 0.960 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #27

Bar Rescue (9:00) - Spike TV
1.647 million viewers, #35; 1.153 million adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), #22

Shameless (9:00) - Showtime
1.632 million viewers, #36; 1.023 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #24

Long Island Medium (9:00) - TLC
1.628 million viewers, #37; 0.678 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #38

Blood, Sweat & Heels Reunion (9:00, 90 Minutes) - Bravo
1.560 million viewers, #38; 0.847 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #32

Chopped (9:00) - Food
1.546 million viewers, #39; 0.765 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #36

No Man's Land (10:00) - History
1.326 million viewers, #40; 0.488 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #47

Total Divas (9:00) - E!
1.281 million viewers, #41; 0.824 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #33

Naked After Dark (10:17) - Discovery
1.114 million viewers, #42; 0.552 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #41

My Five Wives (10:00) - TLC
1.114 million viewers, #43; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #43

Drop Dead Diva (9:00, 120 Minutes)* - Lifetime
1.071 million viewers, #44; 0.394 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #50

Catch a Contractor (10:00) - Spike TV
1.017 million viewers, #45; 0.610 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #39

Food Court Wars (8:00) - Food
0.973 million viewers, #46; 0.497 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #44

UFC Fight Night (7:00) - FS1
0.936 million viewers, #47; 0.575 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #40

Wicked Tuna (9:00) - NGC
0.927 million viewers, #48; 0.430 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #48

Death Row Stories (9:00)* - CNN
0.834 million viewers, #49; 0.234 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #56

Unusual Suspects (9:00)* - ID
0.804 million viewers, #50; 0.301 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #52

On the Case with Paula Zahn (10:00)* - ID
0.804 million viewers, #51; 0.301 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #53

Church Secrets and Legends (10:00)* - Travel
0.701 million viewers, #52; 0.230 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #57

Girls (10:00) - HBO
0.670 million viewers, #53; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #46

Rich Kids of Beverly Hills (10:00)* - E!
0.663 million viewers, #54; 0.423 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #49

The Redemption of Henry Myers (9:00)* - HMC
0.640 million viewers, #55; 0.038 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #64

Alaska Fish Wars (10:00)* - NGC
0.581 million viewers, #56; 0.246 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #55

Snapped (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.546 million viewers, #57; 0.261 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #54

House of Lies (10:00)* - Showtime
0.519 million viewers, #58; 0.305 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #51

Ron White's Comedy Salute to the Troops (9:00)* - CMT
0.460 million viewers, #59; 0.177 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #60

Oprah Prime (9:00)* - OWN
0.417 million viewers, #60; 0.194 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #58

Lindsay (10:00)* - OWN
0.417 million viewers, #61; 0.194 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #59

The Bible Rules (10:00)* - H2
0.362 million viewers, #62; 0.145 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #61

NHL Regular Season: Wild at Red Wings* - NBCSN
0.279 million viewers, #63; 0.145 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #62

Overhaulin' (9:00)* - Velocity
0.265 million viewers, #64; 0.131 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #63

[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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