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[04/17/14 - 02:31 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Survivor," "American Idol" Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, april 16, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 53 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Survivor: Cagayan (8:00) - CBS
9.348 million viewers, #1; 2.910 million adults 18-49 (2.29 rating), #1

American Idol (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
8.529 million viewers, #2; 2.463 million adults 18-49 (1.94 rating), #2

Mixology (9:30) - ABC
3.855 million viewers, #3; 1.512 million adults 18-49 (1.19 rating), #3

American Pickers (9:00) - History
3.599 million viewers, #4; 1.083 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #4

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.260 million viewers, #5; 0.904 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #6

Down East Dickering (10:00) - History
2.069 million viewers, #6; 0.843 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #7

Bring It! (10:00) - Lifetime
1.900 million viewers, #7; 0.969 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #5

The 100 (9:00) - CW
1.801 million viewers, #8; 0.669 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #11

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.757 million viewers, #9; 0.403 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #24

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.746 million viewers, #10; 0.439 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #21

The Americans (10:00) - FX
1.386 million viewers, #11; 0.546 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #17

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.289 million viewers, #12; 0.814 million adults 18-49 (0.64 rating), #9

NBA Regular Season: Hawks at Bucks - ESPN
1.249 million viewers, #13; 0.628 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #12

Preachers' Daughters (9:00) - Lifetime
1.216 million viewers, #14; 0.626 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #13

Million Dollar Listing: New York (9:00) - Bravo
1.175 million viewers, #15; 0.545 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #18

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
1.167 million viewers, #16; 0.593 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #14

Teen Mom 2: Unseen Moments (10:00) - MTV
1.133 million viewers, #17; 0.823 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #8

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.097 million viewers, #18; 0.573 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #16

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.997 million viewers, #19; 0.580 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #15

Workaholics (10:00) - Comedy Central
0.984 million viewers, #20; 0.741 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #10

Survivorman (10:00) - Discovery
0.964 million viewers, #21; 0.430 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #22

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.886 million viewers, #22; 0.498 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #19

House of Horrors: Kidnapped (10:00) - ID
0.840 million viewers, #23; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #31

Save My Bakery (8:00) - Food
0.797 million viewers, #24; 0.372 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #25

Dark Minds (9:00)* - ID
0.789 million viewers, #25; 0.276 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #33

Hot in Cleveland (10:00)* - TV Land
0.749 million viewers, #26; 0.205 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #36

The Soul Man (10:30)* - TV Land
0.749 million viewers, #27; 0.205 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #37

UFC Fight Night (7:00) - FS1
0.641 million viewers, #28; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #26

TripTank (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.625 million viewers, #29; 0.450 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #20

Women of Homicide (9:00)* - TLC
0.611 million viewers, #30; 0.225 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #34

Web of Deceit (10:00)* - TLC
0.611 million viewers, #31; 0.225 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #35

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00, 120 Minutes) - FS1
0.595 million viewers, #32; 0.404 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #23

NHL Playoffs: Columbus at Pittsburgh - NBCSN
0.584 million viewers, #33; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #27

NHL Playoffs: Dallas at Anaheim* - NBCSN
0.580 million viewers, #34; 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #29

NBA Pre-Game - ESPN
0.560 million viewers, #35; 0.310 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #32

Money Talks (10:00)* - CNBC
0.469 million viewers, #36; 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #28

For Better or Worse (9:00)* - OWN
0.456 million viewers, #37; 0.135 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #42

NHL Playoffs: Montreal at Tampa Bay - CNBC
0.450 million viewers, #38; 0.329 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #30

Mind of a Man (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GSN
0.388 million viewers, #39; 0.113 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #43

Worst Thing I Ever (8:00)* - E!
0.335 million viewers, #40; 0.182 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #38

The Soup (10:00)* - E!
0.335 million viewers, #41; 0.182 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #39

Toy Hunter (9:00)* - Travel
0.283 million viewers, #42; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #40

Toy Hunter (9:30)* - Travel
0.283 million viewers, #43; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #41

Wild Grinders (8:30)* - Nicktoons
0.270 million viewers, #44; 0.035 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #50

Unusually Thicke (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - TVGN
0.203 million viewers, #45; 0.059 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #48

The Face (8:00)* - Oxygen
0.195 million viewers, #46; 0.095 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #44

Lucky Bastards (10:00)* - Esquire
0.156 million viewers, #47; 0.068 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #45

Unsung Hollywood (10:00)* - TV One
0.126 million viewers, #48; 0.028 million adults 18-49 (0.02 rating), #51

Legit (10:00)* - FXX
0.114 million viewers, #49; 0.059 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #46

Ali G: Rezurection (10:30)* - FXX
0.114 million viewers, #50; 0.059 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #47

Big Bold Builds (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - Bio
0.113 million viewers, #51; 0.046 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #49

Moving Country (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GAC
0.071 million viewers, #52; 0.014 million adults 18-49 (0.01 rating), #52

Revealing: True or Faux (9:00)* - Sundance
0.035 million viewers, #53; 0.003 million adults 18-49 (0.00 rating), #53

[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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