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[05/07/14 - 02:53 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "The Voice," "NCIS" Once Again Top Demos, Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, may 6, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 58 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NCIS (8:00) - CBS
15.883 million viewers, #1; 2.926 million adults 18-49 (2.30 rating), #2

NCIS: Los Angeles (9:00) - CBS
14.108 million viewers, #2; 2.790 million adults 18-49 (2.20 rating), #3

The Voice (8:00) - NBC
10.720 million viewers, #3; 3.168 million adults 18-49 (2.50 rating), #1

Person of Interest (10:00) - CBS
10.499 million viewers, #4; 2.207 million adults 18-49 (1.74 rating), #8

Chicago Fire (10:00) - NBC
6.924 million viewers, #5; 2.357 million adults 18-49 (1.86 rating), #6

About a Boy (9:00) - NBC
6.044 million viewers, #6; 1.867 million adults 18-49 (1.47 rating), #9

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (8:00) - ABC
5.372 million viewers, #7; 2.461 million adults 18-49 (1.94 rating), #5

Growing Up Fisher (9:30) - NBC
5.051 million viewers, #8; 1.498 million adults 18-49 (1.18 rating), #13

NBA Playoffs: Trail Blazers at Spurs - TNT
4.807 million viewers, #9; 2.530 million adults 18-49 (1.99 rating), #4

NBA Playoffs: Nets at Heat - TNT
4.484 million viewers, #10; 2.251 million adults 18-49 (1.77 rating), #7

The Goldbergs (9:00) - ABC
4.154 million viewers, #11; 1.662 million adults 18-49 (1.31 rating), #10

Celebrity Wife Swap (10:00) - ABC
2.848 million viewers, #12; 1.178 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #15

Deadliest Catch (9:00) - Discovery
2.792 million viewers, #13; 1.240 million adults 18-49 (0.98 rating), #14

19 Kids & Counting (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
2.538 million viewers, #14; 1.138 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #16

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
2.535 million viewers, #15; 0.831 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #23

The Mindy Project (9:30) - FOX
2.484 million viewers, #16; 1.648 million adults 18-49 (1.30 rating), #11

Trophy Wife (9:30) - ABC
2.480 million viewers, #17; 0.930 million adults 18-49 (0.73 rating), #21

New Girl (9:00) - FOX
2.396 million viewers, #18; 1.555 million adults 18-49 (1.22 rating), #12

Glee (8:00) - FOX
2.105 million viewers, #19; 1.030 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #19

Alaskan Bush People (10:00) - Discovery
1.775 million viewers, #20; 0.798 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #25

Fargo (10:00) - FX
1.704 million viewers, #21; 0.639 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #30

Supernatural (9:00) - CW
1.592 million viewers, #22; 0.997 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #20

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.564 million viewers, #23; 1.075 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #18

Flip or Flop (9:00) - HGTV
1.547 million viewers, #24; 0.580 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #31

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.529 million viewers, #25; 0.447 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #36

NHL Playoffs: Bruins at Canadiens - NBCSN
1.497 million viewers, #26; 0.832 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #22

Real Housewives of New York City (9:00) - Bravo
1.479 million viewers, #27; 0.748 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #27

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.454 million viewers, #28; 0.392 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #37

The Originals (8:00) - CW
1.439 million viewers, #29; 0.803 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #24

NHL Playoffs: Blackhawks at Wild - CNBC
1.428 million viewers, #30; 0.791 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #26

Tosh.0 (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.399 million viewers, #31; 1.135 million adults 18-49 (0.89 rating), #17

Awkward (10:00) - MTV
1.213 million viewers, #32; 0.651 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #29

Chopped (10:00) - Food
1.163 million viewers, #33; 0.575 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #32

True Tori (10:00) - Lifetime
1.021 million viewers, #34; 0.567 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #33

Inside Amy Schumer (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.993 million viewers, #35; 0.718 million adults 18-49 (0.57 rating), #28

Faking It (10:30) - MTV
0.928 million viewers, #36; 0.523 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #34

The Listener (10:00) - ION
0.920 million viewers, #37; 0.322 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #44

Barry'd Treasure (10:00) - A&E
0.891 million viewers, #38; 0.323 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #43

Five Figure Flip (8:30) - HGTV
0.883 million viewers, #39; 0.324 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #42

Playing House (10:00) - USA
0.783 million viewers, #40; 0.495 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #35

Secret Lives of Stepford Wives (8:00)* - ID
0.750 million viewers, #41; 0.312 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #45

Very Bad Men (9:00)* - ID
0.750 million viewers, #42; 0.312 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #46

Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (9:00) - Syfy
0.748 million viewers, #43; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #39

Comic View (10:00) - BET
0.700 million viewers, #44; 0.378 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #40

Bad Girls Club: Making It to the Mansion (8:00) - Oxygen
0.617 million viewers, #45; 0.331 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #41

The People's Couch (10:00, 60 Minutes) - Bravo
0.614 million viewers, #46; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #38

Top 20 Funniest (10:00)* - truTV
0.487 million viewers, #47; 0.242 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #47

Giuliana & Bill (8:00)* - E!
0.368 million viewers, #48; 0.194 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #48

Minute to Win It (8:00)* - GSN
0.357 million viewers, #49; 0.046 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #54

Chasing Maria Menounos (10:00)* - Oxygen
0.352 million viewers, #50; 0.176 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #50

Freakshow (10:00, 60 Minutes) - AMC
0.350 million viewers, #51; 0.190 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #49

Rise of the Machines (10:00)* - H2
0.231 million viewers, #52; 0.130 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #51

Chow Masters (9:00)* - Travel
0.213 million viewers, #53; 0.114 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #52

Game On, America (10:00)* - Travel
0.213 million viewers, #54; 0.114 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #53

Family Brainsurge (8:00)* - Nicktoons
0.160 million viewers, #55; 0.034 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #56

Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan (10:00)* - BBCA
0.083 million viewers, #56; 0.042 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #55

Knife Fight (9:00, 60 Minutes)* - Esquire
0.031 million viewers, #57; 0.016 million adults 18-49 (0.01 rating), #57

The Illegal Eater (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - Esquire
0.031 million viewers, #58; 0.016 million adults 18-49 (0.01 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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