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[05/21/14 - 03:26 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "The Voice" Finale, NBA Playoffs Top Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, may 20, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 49 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Dancing with the Stars (9:00, 120 Minutes) - ABC
15.071 million viewers, #1; 3.055 million adults 18-49 (2.41 rating), #3

The Voice (9:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
11.685 million viewers, #2; 4.246 million adults 18-49 (3.34 rating), #1

Dancing with the Stars: The Road to the Finals (8:00) - ABC
11.637 million viewers, #3; 2.154 million adults 18-49 (1.70 rating), #6

NBA Playoffs: Heat at Pacers - ESPN
7.544 million viewers, #4; 4.111 million adults 18-49 (3.24 rating), #2

The Voice Recap (8:00) - NBC
7.517 million viewers, #5; 2.441 million adults 18-49 (1.92 rating), #4

American Idol (8:00, 60 Minutes) - FOX
6.757 million viewers, #6; 2.214 million adults 18-49 (1.74 rating), #5

Judge Judy Primetime (8:00) - CBS
5.568 million viewers, #7; 1.116 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #11

ACM Presents: An All-Star Salute to the Troops (9:00) - CBS
4.455 million viewers, #8; 1.135 million adults 18-49 (0.89 rating), #10

NBA Draft Lottery - ESPN
3.363 million viewers, #9; 1.752 million adults 18-49 (1.38 rating), #7

Deadliest Catch (9:00) - Discovery
2.844 million viewers, #10; 1.395 million adults 18-49 (1.10 rating), #9

Supernatural (9:00) - CW
2.296 million viewers, #11; 1.438 million adults 18-49 (1.13 rating), #8

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
2.057 million viewers, #12; 0.858 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #17

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
2.016 million viewers, #13; 1.005 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #12

I Wanna Marry 'Harry' (9:00) - FOX
1.906 million viewers, #14; 0.876 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #16

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
1.850 million viewers, #15; 0.907 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #15

Alaskan Bush People (10:00) - Discovery
1.827 million viewers, #16; 0.821 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #18

Fargo (10:00) - FX
1.799 million viewers, #17; 0.821 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #19

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.394 million viewers, #18; 0.971 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #13

Bad Girls Club (8:00) - Oxygen
1.283 million viewers, #19; 0.750 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #20

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.275 million viewers, #20; 0.455 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #28

Tosh.0 (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.257 million viewers, #21; 0.941 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #14

Flip or Flop (9:00) - HGTV
1.241 million viewers, #22; 0.577 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #23

Real Housewives of New York City (9:00) - Bravo
1.204 million viewers, #23; 0.599 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #21

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.173 million viewers, #24; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #32

Awkward (10:00) - MTV
1.045 million viewers, #25; 0.588 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #22

Chopped (10:00) - Food
0.953 million viewers, #26; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #26

The Listener (10:00) - ION
0.944 million viewers, #27; 0.400 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #33

Freakshow (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - AMC
0.914 million viewers, #28; 0.335 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #34

Faking It (10:30) - MTV
0.885 million viewers, #29; 0.485 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #25

Playing House (10:00) - USA
0.802 million viewers, #30; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #27

Tattoos After Dark (10:00)* - Oxygen
0.752 million viewers, #31; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #29

Chasing Maria Menounos (10:30)* - Oxygen
0.752 million viewers, #32; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #30

True Tori (10:00) - Lifetime
0.743 million viewers, #33; 0.422 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #31

Inside Amy Schumer (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.740 million viewers, #34; 0.520 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #24

Man-Eating Zombie Cats (8:00) - Animal Planet
0.668 million viewers, #35; 0.290 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #36

The People's Couch (10:00)* - Bravo
0.657 million viewers, #36; 0.334 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #35

Secret Lives of Stepford Wives (8:00)* - ID
0.613 million viewers, #37; 0.239 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #39

Very Bad Men (9:00)* - ID
0.613 million viewers, #38; 0.239 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #40

Top 20 Funniest (10:00) - truTV
0.565 million viewers, #39; 0.290 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #37

Comic View (10:00) - BET
0.498 million viewers, #40; 0.268 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #38

Giuliana & Bill (8:00)* - E!
0.357 million viewers, #41; 0.176 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #41

Chow Masters (9:00)* - Travel
0.294 million viewers, #42; 0.150 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #42

Chow Masters (9:30)* - Travel
0.294 million viewers, #43; 0.150 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #43

Minute to Win It (8:00)* - GSN
0.265 million viewers, #44; 0.052 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #45

Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan (10:00)* - BBCA
0.161 million viewers, #45; 0.058 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #44

Knife Fight (9:00, 60 Minutes)* - Esquire
0.042 million viewers, #46; 0.033 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #46

The Illegal Eater (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - Esquire
0.042 million viewers, #47; 0.033 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #47

Bad Sex (10:00)* - Logo
0.040 million viewers, #48; 0.023 million adults 18-49 (0.02 rating), #48

The Pecos League (9:30)* - FS1
0.013 million viewers, #49; 0.006 million adults 18-49 (0.01 rating), #49

[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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