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[05/13/14 - 11:38 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Good Wife," "Game of Thrones" Top Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

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

Here are the highlights of 59 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Good Wife (9:00) - CBS
8.731 million viewers, #1; 1.584 million adults 18-49 (1.25 rating), #9

The Mentalist (10:00) - CBS
8.639 million viewers, #2; 1.512 million adults 18-49 (1.19 rating), #10

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
8.497 million viewers, #3; 1.345 million adults 18-49 (1.06 rating), #14

The Amazing Race (8:00) - CBS
7.368 million viewers, #4; 2.108 million adults 18-49 (1.66 rating), #5

Once Upon a Time (8:00, 120 Minutes) - ABC
6.800 million viewers, #5; 2.920 million adults 18-49 (2.30 rating), #2

Game of Thrones (9:00) - HBO
6.399 million viewers, #6; 4.272 million adults 18-49 (3.36 rating), #1

America's Funniest Home Videos (7:00) - ABC
6.065 million viewers, #7; 1.997 million adults 18-49 (1.57 rating), #7

Revenge (10:00) - ABC
4.870 million viewers, #8; 1.775 million adults 18-49 (1.40 rating), #8

NBA Playoffs: Pacers at Wizards - TNT
4.501 million viewers, #9; 2.185 million adults 18-49 (1.72 rating), #4

Family Guy (8:30) - FOX
4.159 million viewers, #10; 2.626 million adults 18-49 (2.07 rating), #3

Rosemary's Baby, Part 1 (9:00) - NBC
3.676 million viewers, #11; 1.389 million adults 18-49 (1.09 rating), #13

The Simpsons (8:00) - FOX
3.663 million viewers, #12; 2.082 million adults 18-49 (1.64 rating), #6

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (9:00) - FOX
3.462 million viewers, #13; 1.444 million adults 18-49 (1.14 rating), #12

Dateline NBC (7:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
3.280 million viewers, #14; 0.818 million adults 18-49 (0.64 rating), #23

PGA: Players Championship - NBC
3.049 million viewers, #15; 0.700 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #25

American Dad (7:30) - FOX
2.400 million viewers, #16; 1.463 million adults 18-49 (1.15 rating), #11

Bob's Burgers (7:00) - FOX
1.972 million viewers, #17; 1.130 million adults 18-49 (0.89 rating), #16

Mad Men (10:00) - AMC
1.856 million viewers, #18; 0.824 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #22

Real Housewives of Atlanta: Secrets Revealed (8:00) - Bravo
1.791 million viewers, #19; 0.988 million adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), #18

NHL Playoffs: Penguins at Rangers - NBCSN
1.784 million viewers, #20; 0.873 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #20

Watch What Happens: Live (9:00) - Bravo
1.717 million viewers, #21; 0.856 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #21

NHL Playoffs: Wild at Blackhawks - CNBC
1.714 million viewers, #22; 0.887 million adults 18-49 (0.70 rating), #19

Alaska: The Last Frontier - Mother's Day Special (8:00, 120 Minutes) - Discovery
1.697 million viewers, #23; 0.577 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #29

Silicon Valley (10:00) - HBO
1.687 million viewers, #24; 1.241 million adults 18-49 (0.98 rating), #15

Devious Maids (10:00) - Lifetime
1.654 million viewers, #25; 0.773 million adults 18-49 (0.61 rating), #24

Bar Rescue (9:00) - Spike TV
1.616 million viewers, #26; 1.114 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #17

Long Island Medium (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.586 million viewers, #27; 0.527 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #33

Sunday Night Baseball (8:00) - ESPN
1.421 million viewers, #28; 0.416 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #43

Caribbean Life (8:30) - HGTV
1.366 million viewers, #29; 0.507 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #35

Caribbean Life (8:00) - HGTV
1.286 million viewers, #30; 0.491 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #36

Married to Medicine (9:30) - Bravo
1.226 million viewers, #31; 0.625 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #28

Drop Dead Diva (9:00) - Lifetime
1.197 million viewers, #32; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #44

Wicked Tuna (9:00) - NGC
1.196 million viewers, #33; 0.554 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #30

My Five Wives: Tell All (10:00) - TLC
1.181 million viewers, #34; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #41

Guy's Grocery Games (8:00) - Food
1.155 million viewers, #35; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #32

America's Best Cook (9:00) - Food
1.135 million viewers, #36; 0.445 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #40

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.077 million viewers, #37; 0.520 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #34

Turn (9:00)* - AMC
1.075 million viewers, #38; 0.457 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #39

Veep (10:30) - HBO
1.066 million viewers, #39; 0.688 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #26

Hungry Investors (10:00) - Spike TV
1.039 million viewers, #40; 0.680 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #27

NBA Pre-Game - TNT
1.022 million viewers, #41; 0.541 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #31

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (8:00)* - Hallmark
0.969 million viewers, #42; 0.201 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #53

River Monsters (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.926 million viewers, #43; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #38

Penny Dreadful (10:00) - Showtime
0.872 million viewers, #44; 0.490 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #37

Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters (10:00)* - Animal Planet
0.758 million viewers, #45; 0.346 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #45

Total Divas (9:00) - E!
0.750 million viewers, #46; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #42

Those Who Kill (10:00)* - LMN
0.745 million viewers, #47; 0.225 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #49

The Perfect Murder (10:00)* - ID
0.693 million viewers, #48; 0.219 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #50

Filthy Riches (10:00)* - NGC
0.617 million viewers, #49; 0.287 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #46

Beyond Candid with Giuliana (10:00)* - E!
0.522 million viewers, #50; 0.280 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #47

Hotel Secrets & Legends (10:00)* - Travel
0.428 million viewers, #51; 0.121 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #58

Nurse Jackie (9:00)* - Showtime
0.404 million viewers, #52; 0.203 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #51

Californication (9:30)* - Showtime
0.404 million viewers, #53; 0.203 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #52

Snapped (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.393 million viewers, #54; 0.231 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #48

Oprah's Lifeclass (9:00)* - OWN
0.377 million viewers, #55; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #54

Oprah's Master Class (10:00)* - OWN
0.377 million viewers, #56; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #55

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (9:00)* - CNN
0.361 million viewers, #57; 0.123 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #56

Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man (10:00)* - CNN
0.361 million viewers, #58; 0.123 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #57

Salem (10:00)* - WGN
0.319 million viewers, #59; 0.114 million adults 18-49 (0.09 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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