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[04/08/14 - 11:38 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Game of Thrones" Returns to Take Demo Crown
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, april 6, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 61 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (8:00) - CBS
14.169 million viewers, #1; 4.245 million adults 18-49 (3.34 rating), #2

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
10.135 million viewers, #2; 1.658 million adults 18-49 (1.31 rating), #10

Resurrection (9:00) - ABC
8.045 million viewers, #3; 2.846 million adults 18-49 (2.24 rating), #5

Once Upon a Time (8:00) - ABC
7.256 million viewers, #4; 3.078 million adults 18-49 (2.42 rating), #3

Game of Thrones (9:00) - HBO
6.635 million viewers, #5; 4.585 million adults 18-49 (3.61 rating), #1

America's Funniest Home Videos (7:00) - ABC
6.409 million viewers, #6; 1.811 million adults 18-49 (1.43 rating), #9

Revenge (10:00) - ABC
5.163 million viewers, #7; 1.638 million adults 18-49 (1.29 rating), #11

Family Guy (8:30) - FOX
4.773 million viewers, #8; 2.866 million adults 18-49 (2.26 rating), #4

Crisis (10:00) - NBC
4.468 million viewers, #9; 1.281 million adults 18-49 (1.01 rating), #15

The Simpsons (8:00) - FOX
4.298 million viewers, #10; 2.359 million adults 18-49 (1.86 rating), #6

Believe (9:00) - NBC
4.248 million viewers, #11; 1.234 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #16

Ann Curry Reports (7:00) - NBC
4.123 million viewers, #12; 0.755 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #25

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (9:00) - FOX
3.982 million viewers, #13; 1.935 million adults 18-49 (1.52 rating), #8

Real Housewives of Atlanta (8:00) - Bravo
3.660 million viewers, #14; 2.039 million adults 18-49 (1.61 rating), #7

American Dream Builders (8:00) - NBC
2.921 million viewers, #15; 0.826 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #24

Ax Men (9:00) - History
2.749 million viewers, #16; 1.156 million adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), #17

American Dad (7:30) - FOX
2.681 million viewers, #17; 1.515 million adults 18-49 (1.19 rating), #12

Celebration of Gospel 2014 (8:00) - BET
2.648 million viewers, #18; 0.965 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #21

Married to Medicine (9:00) - Bravo
2.397 million viewers, #19; 1.354 million adults 18-49 (1.07 rating), #14

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament (8:47) - ESPN
2.312 million viewers, #20; 0.709 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #28

Bob's Burgers (7:00) - FOX
2.265 million viewers, #21; 1.135 million adults 18-49 (0.89 rating), #18

I Didn't Do It (8:30) - Disney
2.262 million viewers, #22; 0.450 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #41

Turn (9:00, 90 Minutes) - AMC
2.122 million viewers, #23; 0.669 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #29

Silicon Valley (10:00) - HBO
1.981 million viewers, #24; 1.371 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #13

Long Island Medium (9:30) - TLC
1.980 million viewers, #25; 0.749 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #26

Shameless (9:00) - Showtime
1.933 million viewers, #26; 1.085 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #19

Long Island Medium (9:00) - TLC
1.901 million viewers, #27; 0.714 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #27

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament (6:30) - ESPN
1.806 million viewers, #28; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #40

Liv and Maddie (8:00)* - Disney
1.793 million viewers, #29; 0.361 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #46

Naked & Afraid (10:00) - Discovery
1.743 million viewers, #30; 0.957 million adults 18-49 (0.75 rating), #22

River Monsters (9:00, 120 Minutes) - Animal Planet
1.702 million viewers, #31; 0.975 million adults 18-49 (0.77 rating), #20

Sunday Night Baseball (8:00) - ESPN2
1.574 million viewers, #32; 0.666 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #30

No Man's Land (10:00) - History
1.545 million viewers, #33; 0.638 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #34

Caribbean Life (8:30) - HGTV
1.518 million viewers, #34; 0.428 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #43

Chopped (9:00) - Food
1.417 million viewers, #35; 0.662 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #31

Caribbean Life (8:00) - HGTV
1.398 million viewers, #36; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #42

Drop Dead Diva (9:00) - Lifetime
1.391 million viewers, #37; 0.577 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #36

Bar Rescue (9:00) - Spike TV
1.343 million viewers, #38; 0.915 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #23

Living Alaska (10:00)* - HGTV
1.314 million viewers, #39; 0.393 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #44

Living Alaska (10:30)* - HGTV
1.314 million viewers, #40; 0.393 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #45

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.176 million viewers, #41; 0.640 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #33

My Five Wives (10:00) - TLC
1.145 million viewers, #42; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #37

Wicked Tuna (9:00) - NGC
0.998 million viewers, #43; 0.515 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #39

Veep (10:30) - HBO
0.955 million viewers, #44; 0.651 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #32

Catch a Contractor (10:00) - Spike TV
0.915 million viewers, #45; 0.533 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #38

On the Case with Paula Zahn (10:00)* - ID
0.853 million viewers, #46; 0.300 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #49

Foot Court Wars (8:00) - Food
0.826 million viewers, #47; 0.327 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #48

Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time (10:00) - Comedy Central
0.778 million viewers, #48; 0.616 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #35

Death Row Stories (9:00)* - CNN
0.672 million viewers, #49; 0.169 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #54

House of Lies (10:00)* - Showtime
0.670 million viewers, #50; 0.354 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #47

Those Who Kill (10:00)* - LMN
0.627 million viewers, #51; 0.203 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #53

Alaska Fish Wars (10:00)* - NGC
0.601 million viewers, #52; 0.284 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #50

Greatest Mysteries (9:00)* - Travel
0.450 million viewers, #53; 0.143 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #55

Hotel Secrets & Legends (10:00)* - Travel
0.450 million viewers, #54; 0.143 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #56

Eric & Jessie: Game On (10:00)* - E!
0.434 million viewers, #55; 0.279 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #51

Snapped (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.419 million viewers, #56; 0.233 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #52

The Bible Rules (10:00)* - H2
0.270 million viewers, #57; 0.079 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #61

Overhaulin' (9:00)* - Velocity
0.252 million viewers, #58; 0.116 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #57

Oprah Prime (9:00)* - OWN
0.251 million viewers, #59; 0.106 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #59

Lindsay (10:00)* - OWN
0.251 million viewers, #60; 0.106 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #60

NHL Regular Season: Sabres at Flyers* - NBCSN
0.225 million viewers, #61; 0.107 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #58

[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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