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[05/01/14 - 02:52 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Criminal Minds," "Modern Family" Top Charts Once Again
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, april 30, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 60 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
10.304 million viewers, #1; 2.768 million adults 18-49 (2.18 rating), #3

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
9.951 million viewers, #2; 2.191 million adults 18-49 (1.73 rating), #9

Survivor: Cagayan (8:00) - CBS
9.699 million viewers, #3; 2.923 million adults 18-49 (2.30 rating), #2

American Idol (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
8.788 million viewers, #4; 2.361 million adults 18-49 (1.86 rating), #6

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
8.395 million viewers, #5; 3.616 million adults 18-49 (2.85 rating), #1

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
7.391 million viewers, #6; 2.287 million adults 18-49 (1.80 rating), #8

Chicago PD (10:00) - NBC
7.280 million viewers, #7; 2.403 million adults 18-49 (1.89 rating), #5

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
6.202 million viewers, #8; 2.308 million adults 18-49 (1.82 rating), #7

Suburgatory (8:30) - ABC
5.510 million viewers, #9; 1.856 million adults 18-49 (1.46 rating), #10

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
4.622 million viewers, #10; 1.518 million adults 18-49 (1.20 rating), #14

NBA Playoffs: Trail Blazers at Rockets - TNT
4.396 million viewers, #11; 2.582 million adults 18-49 (2.03 rating), #4

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
4.323 million viewers, #12; 1.651 million adults 18-49 (1.30 rating), #12

Mixology (9:30) - ABC
3.779 million viewers, #13; 1.631 million adults 18-49 (1.28 rating), #13

American Pickers (9:00) - History
3.403 million viewers, #14; 0.918 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #17

NBA Playoffs: Mavericks at Spurs - TNT
3.278 million viewers, #15; 1.705 million adults 18-49 (1.34 rating), #11

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.313 million viewers, #16; 1.012 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #16

Bring It! (10:00) - Lifetime
2.306 million viewers, #17; 1.249 million adults 18-49 (0.98 rating), #15

The 100 (9:00) - CW
1.884 million viewers, #18; 0.744 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #20

Down East Dickering (10:00) - History
1.812 million viewers, #19; 0.628 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #23

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.706 million viewers, #20; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #29

Preachers' Daughters (9:00) - Lifetime
1.582 million viewers, #21; 0.783 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #19

Dual Survival (9:00) - Discovery
1.437 million viewers, #22; 0.786 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #18

The Americans (10:00) - FX
1.274 million viewers, #23; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #28

NHL Playoffs: Flyers at Rangers - NBCSN
1.120 million viewers, #24; 0.631 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #22

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
1.074 million viewers, #25; 0.421 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #32

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.043 million viewers, #26; 0.670 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #21

Million Dollar Listing: New York (9:00) - Bravo
1.013 million viewers, #27; 0.543 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #25

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.914 million viewers, #28; 0.554 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #24

House of Horrors: Kidnapped (10:00) - ID
0.912 million viewers, #29; 0.363 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #36

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.896 million viewers, #30; 0.503 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #26

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
0.830 million viewers, #31; 0.490 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #27

For Better or Worse (9:30) - OWN
0.826 million viewers, #32; 0.360 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #37

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
0.821 million viewers, #33; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #33

Marooned (10:00) - Discovery
0.781 million viewers, #34; 0.436 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #31

For Better or Worse (9:00) - OWN
0.766 million viewers, #35; 0.365 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #35

Dark Minds (9:00)* - ID
0.710 million viewers, #36; 0.252 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #41

Hot in Cleveland (10:00)* - TV Land
0.620 million viewers, #37; 0.184 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #43

The Soul Man (10:30)* - TV Land
0.620 million viewers, #38; 0.184 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #44

NBA Playoffs: Nets at Raptors - NBA TV
0.610 million viewers, #39; 0.319 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #38

TripTank (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.593 million viewers, #40; 0.453 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #30

Save My Bakery (8:00) - Food
0.573 million viewers, #41; 0.289 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #40

NHL Playoffs: Kings at Sharks - NBCSN
0.528 million viewers, #42; 0.301 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #39

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.512 million viewers, #43; 0.390 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #34

Mind of a Man (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GSN
0.366 million viewers, #44; 0.093 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #54

Who Wore It Better? (8:00)* - E!
0.341 million viewers, #45; 0.203 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #42

Trip Flip (9:00)* - Travel
0.323 million viewers, #46; 0.145 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #48

Baggage Battles (10:00)* - Travel
0.323 million viewers, #47; 0.145 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #49

Baggage Battles (10:30)* - Travel
0.323 million viewers, #48; 0.145 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #50

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00)* - FS1
0.279 million viewers, #49; 0.175 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #45

NHL Playoffs: Wild at Avalanche* - CNBC
0.278 million viewers, #50; 0.152 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #46

Money Talks (10:00)* - CNBC
0.278 million viewers, #51; 0.152 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #47

Family Brainsurge (8:00)* - Nicktoons
0.253 million viewers, #52; 0.056 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #55

Legit (10:00)* - FXX
0.203 million viewers, #53; 0.120 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #51

Ali G: Rezurection (10:30)* - FXX
0.203 million viewers, #54; 0.120 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #52

R&B Divas: Atlanta (10:00)* - TV One
0.179 million viewers, #55; 0.110 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #53

Unusually Thicke (10:00)* - TVGN
0.140 million viewers, #56; 0.043 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #57

The Face (8:00)* - Oxygen
0.106 million viewers, #57; 0.056 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #56

Big Bold Builds (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - Bio
0.092 million viewers, #58; 0.039 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #58

Moving Country (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GAC
0.042 million viewers, #59; 0.007 million adults 18-49 (0.01 rating), #60

Lucky Bastards (10:00)* - Esquire
0.032 million viewers, #60; 0.016 million adults 18-49 (0.01 rating), #59

[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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