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[05/13/14 - 02:41 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Voice," "Dancing" Continue Their Reign
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, may 11, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 48 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
14.357 million viewers, #1; 2.890 million adults 18-49 (2.28 rating), #3

The Voice (8:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
11.118 million viewers, #2; 3.844 million adults 18-49 (3.03 rating), #1

Castle (10:00) - ABC
10.590 million viewers, #3; 2.703 million adults 18-49 (2.13 rating), #5

The Blacklist (10:00) - NBC
10.444 million viewers, #4; 3.301 million adults 18-49 (2.60 rating), #2

Mike & Molly (9:00) - CBS
6.945 million viewers, #5; 2.500 million adults 18-49 (1.97 rating), #7

24: Live Another Day (9:00) - FOX
6.483 million viewers, #6; 2.586 million adults 18-49 (2.04 rating), #6

Bones (8:00) - FOX
6.380 million viewers, #7; 2.101 million adults 18-49 (1.65 rating), #10

NBA Playoffs: Heat at Nets - TNT
5.540 million viewers, #8; 2.843 million adults 18-49 (2.24 rating), #4

Friends with Better Lives (8:30) - CBS
4.807 million viewers, #9; 1.980 million adults 18-49 (1.56 rating), #11

NBA Playoffs: Spurs at Trail Blazers - TNT
4.327 million viewers, #10; 2.303 million adults 18-49 (1.81 rating), #8

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.251 million viewers, #11; 1.955 million adults 18-49 (1.54 rating), #12

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
3.957 million viewers, #12; 1.796 million adults 18-49 (1.41 rating), #13

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
3.810 million viewers, #13; 1.765 million adults 18-49 (1.39 rating), #14

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (8:00) - VH1
3.216 million viewers, #14; 2.185 million adults 18-49 (1.72 rating), #9

Swamp People (9:00) - History
2.839 million viewers, #15; 1.147 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #17

TI & Tiny: The Family Hustle (9:00) - VH1
2.482 million viewers, #16; 1.635 million adults 18-49 (1.29 rating), #15

The Boondocks (10:30) - Adult Swim
2.199 million viewers, #17; 1.367 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #16

Fast N' Loud (9:00) - Discovery
1.893 million viewers, #18; 1.143 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #18

Real Housewives of Orange County (9:00) - Bravo
1.746 million viewers, #19; 1.006 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #19

NHL Playoffs: Bruins at Canadiens - NBCSN
1.607 million viewers, #20; 0.868 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #21

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.473 million viewers, #21; 0.535 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #24

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.426 million viewers, #22; 0.461 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #27

AwesomenessTV (8:00)* - Nickelodeon
1.176 million viewers, #23; 0.317 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #35

16 & Pregnant (10:00) - MTV
1.069 million viewers, #24; 0.882 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #20

#BikerLive (10:00) - Discovery
1.059 million viewers, #25; 0.533 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #25

Ladies of London Preview Special (10:00) - Bravo
0.970 million viewers, #26; 0.531 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #26

This Is Hot 97 (10:30) - VH1
0.885 million viewers, #27; 0.673 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #22

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
0.868 million viewers, #28; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #31

Warehouse 13 (9:00) - Syfy
0.852 million viewers, #29; 0.368 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #34

Star-Crossed (8:00) - CW
0.826 million viewers, #30; 0.399 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #32

Louie (10:00) - FX
0.809 million viewers, #31; 0.538 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #23

Bam's Bad Ass Game Show (10:30) - TBS
0.722 million viewers, #32; 0.420 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #30

NHL Playoffs: Kings at Ducks - NBCSN
0.721 million viewers, #33; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #28

Rewrapped (8:00) - Food
0.704 million viewers, #34; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #33

Louie (10:30) - FX
0.679 million viewers, #35; 0.436 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #29

Fear Thy Neighbor (10:00) - ID
0.678 million viewers, #36; 0.279 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #36

Metal Hurlant Chronicles (10:00)* - Syfy
0.604 million viewers, #37; 0.276 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #37

Metal Hurlant Chronicles (10:30)* - Syfy
0.604 million viewers, #38; 0.276 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #38

None of the Above (10:00)* - NGC
0.460 million viewers, #39; 0.181 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #41

None of the Above (10:30)* - NGC
0.460 million viewers, #40; 0.181 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #42

Bizarre Foods America (9:00)* - Travel
0.385 million viewers, #41; 0.187 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #39

Hotel Impossible (10:00)* - Travel
0.385 million viewers, #42; 0.187 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #40

Killer Kids (10:00)* - LMN
0.248 million viewers, #43; 0.114 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #43

Big Break (9:00)* - Golf
0.191 million viewers, #44; 0.064 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #46

Fish Tank Kings (9:00)* - Nat Geo WILD
0.156 million viewers, #45; 0.032 million adults 18-49 (0.02 rating), #48

The Dead Mothers' Club (9:00)* - HBO
0.136 million viewers, #46; 0.075 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #44

Years of Living Dangerously (8:00)* - Showtime
0.134 million viewers, #47; 0.057 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #47

RuPaul's Drag Race (10:00)* - Logo
0.123 million viewers, #48; 0.072 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #45

[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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