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[04/29/14 - 02:58 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "The Voice" Continues Its Demo Win Streak
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, april 28, 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:

Dancing with the Stars (8:00, 120 Minutes) - ABC
15.880 million viewers, #1; 3.264 million adults 18-49 (2.57 rating), #3

The Voice (8:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
11.579 million viewers, #2; 3.796 million adults 18-49 (2.99 rating), #1

The Blacklist (10:00) - NBC
10.846 million viewers, #3; 3.373 million adults 18-49 (2.66 rating), #2

Castle (10:00) - ABC
10.394 million viewers, #4; 2.480 million adults 18-49 (1.95 rating), #6

2 Broke Girls (8:00) - CBS
7.764 million viewers, #5; 2.898 million adults 18-49 (2.28 rating), #4

Mike & Molly (9:00) - CBS
7.598 million viewers, #6; 2.772 million adults 18-49 (2.18 rating), #5

Friends with Better Lives (8:30) - CBS
6.113 million viewers, #7; 2.442 million adults 18-49 (1.92 rating), #7

The Following (9:00) - FOX
4.810 million viewers, #8; 1.926 million adults 18-49 (1.52 rating), #12

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.667 million viewers, #9; 2.237 million adults 18-49 (1.76 rating), #10

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
4.652 million viewers, #10; 2.345 million adults 18-49 (1.85 rating), #8

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
4.512 million viewers, #11; 2.126 million adults 18-49 (1.67 rating), #11

NBA Playoffs: San Antonio at Dallas - TNT
3.921 million viewers, #12; 2.273 million adults 18-49 (1.79 rating), #9

NBA Playoffs: Miami at Charlotte - TNT
3.422 million viewers, #13; 1.805 million adults 18-49 (1.42 rating), #13

Swamp People (9:00) - History
2.868 million viewers, #14; 1.152 million adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), #20

Fast N' Loud (9:00) - Discovery
2.642 million viewers, #15; 1.573 million adults 18-49 (1.24 rating), #14

The Boondocks (10:30) - Adult Swim
2.277 million viewers, #16; 1.274 million adults 18-49 (1.00 rating), #18

Bates Motel (10:00) - A&E
2.254 million viewers, #17; 1.181 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #19

Basketball Wives: LA Reunion (8:00) - VH1
2.206 million viewers, #18; 1.458 million adults 18-49 (1.15 rating), #15

Black Ink Crew (9:30) - VH1
1.961 million viewers, #19; 1.368 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #16

TI & Tiny: The Family Hustle (9:00) - VH1
1.879 million viewers, #20; 1.282 million adults 18-49 (1.01 rating), #17

Real Housewives of Orange County (9:00) - Bravo
1.711 million viewers, #21; 1.002 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #21

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.587 million viewers, #22; 0.383 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #31

Rebel Road (10:00) - Discovery
1.325 million viewers, #23; 0.740 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #23

16 & Pregnant (10:00) - MTV
1.136 million viewers, #24; 0.827 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #22

Warehouse 13 (9:00) - Syfy
1.076 million viewers, #25; 0.448 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #27

This Is Hot 97 (10:30) - VH1
0.958 million viewers, #26; 0.683 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #24

The Tomorrow People (9:00) - CW
0.931 million viewers, #27; 0.446 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #28

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
0.908 million viewers, #28; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #30

Southern Charm Reunion (10:00) - Bravo
0.861 million viewers, #29; 0.519 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #26

Fear Thy Neighbor (10:00) - ID
0.851 million viewers, #30; 0.288 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #39

Star-Crossed (8:00) - CW
0.830 million viewers, #31; 0.337 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #37

Bam's Bad Ass Game Show (10:30) - TBS
0.820 million viewers, #32; 0.552 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #25

Metal Hurlant Chronicles (10:00)* - Syfy
0.814 million viewers, #33; 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #35

Metal Hurlant Chronicles (10:30)* - Syfy
0.814 million viewers, #34; 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #36

MLB Regular Season (7:00) - ESPN
0.809 million viewers, #35; 0.367 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #32

Rewrapped (8:00) - Food
0.773 million viewers, #36; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #29

Kitchen Casino (9:00) - Food
0.627 million viewers, #37; 0.347 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #34

NBA Playoffs: Atlanta at Indiana - NBA TV
0.599 million viewers, #38; 0.353 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #33

The Safecrackers (10:00)* - truTV
0.560 million viewers, #39; 0.159 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #46

NHL Playoffs: Pittsburgh at Columbus - NBCSN
0.544 million viewers, #40; 0.289 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #38

NHL Playoffs: San Jose at Los Angeles* - NBCSN
0.519 million viewers, #41; 0.280 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #40

None of the Above (10:00)* - NGC
0.507 million viewers, #42; 0.220 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #41

None of the Above (10:30)* - NGC
0.507 million viewers, #43; 0.220 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #42

Bizarre Foods America (9:00)* - Travel
0.443 million viewers, #44; 0.209 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #43

Hotel Impossible (10:00)* - Travel
0.443 million viewers, #45; 0.209 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #44

Killer Kids (10:00)* - LMN
0.297 million viewers, #46; 0.141 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #47

Family Brainsurge (8:00)* - Nicktoons
0.269 million viewers, #47; 0.065 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #52

The Fabulist (8:30)* - E!
0.247 million viewers, #48; 0.163 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #45

NHL Playoffs: Colorado at Minnesota* - CNBC
0.218 million viewers, #49; 0.122 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #48

Big Break (9:00)* - Golf
0.130 million viewers, #50; 0.080 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #50

Feherty (10:00)* - Golf
0.130 million viewers, #51; 0.080 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #51

RuPaul's Drag Race (10:00)* - Logo
0.128 million viewers, #52; 0.099 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #49

Fish Tank Kings (9:00)* - Nat Geo WILD
0.102 million viewers, #53; 0.050 million adults 18-49 (0.04 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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