or


[05/06/14 - 10:47 AM]
Saturday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: TNT Claims Top Spots with NBA Playoffs
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for saturday, may 3, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 26 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Playoffs: Warriors at Clippers - TNT
5.992 million viewers, #1; 3.309 million adults 18-49 (2.61 rating), #1

NBA Playoffs: Grizzlies at Thunder - TNT
5.834 million viewers, #2; 3.054 million adults 18-49 (2.41 rating), #2

48 Hours (10:00) - CBS
5.099 million viewers, #3; 0.964 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #4

NBA Playoffs: Hawks at Pacers - TNT
3.624 million viewers, #4; 1.923 million adults 18-49 (1.51 rating), #3

The Thundermans (8:30) - Nickelodeon
1.758 million viewers, #5; 0.513 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #5

The Thundermans (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.666 million viewers, #6; 0.449 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #8

A Daughter's Nightmare (8:00) - Lifetime
1.521 million viewers, #7; 0.451 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #7

House Hunters Renovation (10:00) - HGTV
1.489 million viewers, #8; 0.397 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #9

Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles (9:00) - Disney
1.222 million viewers, #9; 0.333 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #15

24: Live Another Day - Jack Is Back (8:30) - FOX
0.979 million viewers, #10; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #11

OMG EMT! (10:00) - TLC
0.909 million viewers, #11; 0.392 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #10

Ghost Adventures (9:00) - Travel
0.901 million viewers, #12; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #6

Sex Sent Me to the ER (9:00) - TLC
0.827 million viewers, #13; 0.358 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #13

Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (9:00) - OWN
0.814 million viewers, #14; 0.285 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #18

Timber Kings (10:00) - Discovery
0.800 million viewers, #15; 0.294 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #17

NHL Playoffs: Kings at Ducks - NBCSN
0.797 million viewers, #16; 0.362 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #12

My Cat from Hell (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.768 million viewers, #17; 0.333 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #14

How (Not) to Kill Your Husband (10:00) - ID
0.716 million viewers, #18; 0.300 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #16

Love in the City (10:00)* - OWN
0.510 million viewers, #19; 0.175 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #21

Glory 16 (9:00) - Spike TV
0.498 million viewers, #20; 0.240 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #19

America's Book of Secrets (10:00)* - H2
0.440 million viewers, #21; 0.181 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #20

Outrageous Acts of Science (10:00)* - Science
0.346 million viewers, #22; 0.101 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #24

Orphan Black (9:00)* - BBCA
0.304 million viewers, #23; 0.119 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #22

The Real History of Science Fiction (10:00)* - BBCA
0.304 million viewers, #24; 0.119 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #23

Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? (10:00)* - WE tv
0.251 million viewers, #25; 0.076 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #25

Da Vinci's Demons (9:00)* - Starz
0.186 million viewers, #26; 0.062 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #26

[EDITOR'S NOTE: * denotes individual program numbers were not available so the network's primetime average is listed]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [may 2014]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
    


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[10/08/26 - 03:32 PM]
CBS All-"NCIS" Tuesday Premieres +39% Higher Than Last Year
"NCIS," the series premiere of "NCIS: New York," and "NCIS: Origins" were the night's top three most-watched scripted broadcast programs.

[10/08/26 - 02:26 PM]
ABC News Wins in Late Night and Friday Night
"20/20: Home Alone" ranked as the Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49 on Friday, October 2.

[10/08/26 - 11:25 AM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Leads Late Night with Live Shows from Brooklyn Academy of Music
The series topped late-night for the second week in a row this season, scoring 2.66 million Total Viewers and a 0.27 rating among Adults 18-49.

[10/07/26 - 02:01 PM]
UPtv Is the Fastest Growing Cable Network in 2026
Fueling UPtv's impressive growth are hit series "Hudson & Rex," UP Faith & Family original series "Blue Skies," which just wrapped its impressive cable debut, and acquired fan-favorite series "The Rookie."

[10/07/26 - 11:01 AM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of September 28
"Neagley," "Reacher," "Off Campus," "Sterling Point," and "El Juicio" led all original series worldwide.

[10/07/26 - 10:08 AM]
ESPN Studio Shows Continue Record Run with Strong September Audiences
Across ESPN's studio programming, average September viewership increased 7% year over year, continuing the strong audience trends seen throughout 2026.

[10/06/26 - 03:03 PM]
"College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" Scores Season-High Viewership from Iowa City
Plus: ABC won the Saturday noon and primetime windows in Week 5.

[10/06/26 - 02:50 PM]
FOX NFL Scores 19,149,000 Viewers in Week 4 Singleheader
Coverage was up +7% over last year's comparable delivery.

[10/06/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of September 28 - "East of Eden" Triumphs to the No. 1 Spot in This Week's Top 10
"Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story" claimed the No. 2 spot on the list with 5.7 million views, with a total of 32.3 million cumulative views in the three weeks since its debut.

[10/06/26 - 10:15 AM]
CBS Media Ventures Claims 8 of the Top 10 Most-Watched First-Run Syndicated Strips This Season
"The Drew Barrymore Show" delivered its highest season premiere ever in total viewers, up 21% versus last season's premiere.

[10/02/26 - 04:16 PM]
USA Sports' Fever-Aces Game 3 Coverage on USA Network and CNBC Averages 2.25 Million Viewers; Second-Best First Round Game on Record
Viewership of Fever-Aces on USA Network and CNBC peaked at 2.7 million viewers in the 11:15 p.m. ET quarter hour.

[10/02/26 - 02:49 PM]
Yankees Sweep of Red Sox on NBC & Peacock Is Most-Watched First Two Games of MLB Wild Card or Division Series Since 2004
The audience for Wednesday's night's Game 2 peaked at 9.2 million viewers on NBC and Peacock from 9:30-9:45 p.m. ET.

[10/01/26 - 02:39 PM]
NHL on ESPN Opens Season with Year-Over-Year Viewership Growth
The Panthers-Hurricanes matchup averaged 859,000 viewers, up 16% from a year ago.

[10/01/26 - 02:18 PM]
Tuesday's Red Sox-Yankees on NBC & Peacock Is Most-Watched Game 1 Among MLB Wild Card or Division Series Since 2006
Coverage averaged 7.3 million viewers on NBC and Peacock.

[10/01/26 - 08:35 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Kicks Off Season 39 with Best Premiere Week in Three Years
"Live" has now ranked as the No. 1 talk show in syndication for 189 consecutive weeks (more than three years) across all key measures.