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[06/17/14 - 02:49 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NBA Finals Go Out on Top for ABC
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, june 15, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 53 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NBA Finals, Game 5 (8:00) - ABC
17.999 million viewers, #1; 8.616 million adults 18-49 (6.79 rating), #1

NBA Trophy Presentation (10:52) - ABC
17.019 million viewers, #2; 8.087 million adults 18-49 (6.37 rating), #2

Game of Thrones (9:00) - HBO
7.093 million viewers, #3; 4.842 million adults 18-49 (3.81 rating), #3

U.S. Open Golf (12:00) - NBC
4.630 million viewers, #4; 1.181 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #8

Kia NBA Countdown (7:31) - ABC
4.221 million viewers, #5; 1.735 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #5

World Cup Soccer (5:30) - ESPN
4.204 million viewers, #6; 2.384 million adults 18-49 (1.88 rating), #4

Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night (7:00) - ABC
3.607 million viewers, #7; 1.354 million adults 18-49 (1.07 rating), #7

Crisis (10:00) - NBC
3.211 million viewers, #8; 0.920 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #10

Believe (9:00) - NBC
3.201 million viewers, #9; 0.902 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #11

Mountain Men (9:00) - History
2.566 million viewers, #10; 0.752 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #13

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (9:00) - E!
2.194 million viewers, #11; 1.362 million adults 18-49 (1.07 rating), #6

Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Wedding (8:00) - Bravo
2.170 million viewers, #12; 1.100 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #9

Food Network Star (9:00) - Food
1.850 million viewers, #13; 0.731 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #14

Devious Maids (10:00) - Lifetime
1.808 million viewers, #14; 0.704 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #15

Return to Amish (10:00) - TLC
1.794 million viewers, #15; 0.699 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #16

The Hunt (10:00) - History
1.703 million viewers, #16; 0.632 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #18

Alaskan Bush People (10:00) - Discovery
1.697 million viewers, #17; 0.661 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #17

Brother vs. Brother (9:00) - HGTV
1.580 million viewers, #18; 0.398 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #30

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.568 million viewers, #19; 0.587 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #20

Alaska: The Last Frontier (8:00, 120 Minutes) - Discovery
1.567 million viewers, #20; 0.565 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #21

Married to Medicine (9:00) - Bravo
1.554 million viewers, #21; 0.845 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #12

Drop Dead Diva (9:00) - Lifetime
1.495 million viewers, #22; 0.593 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #19

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:30) - HGTV
1.442 million viewers, #23; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #27

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.422 million viewers, #24; 0.379 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #31

Sunday Night Baseball (8:00) - ESPN
1.413 million viewers, #25; 0.482 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #25

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.396 million viewers, #26; 0.343 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #34

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:00) - HGTV
1.369 million viewers, #27; 0.409 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #29

Guy's Grocery Games (8:00) - Food
1.283 million viewers, #28; 0.545 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #23

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.236 million viewers, #29; 0.545 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #24

Enlisted (7:00) - FOX
1.184 million viewers, #30; 0.555 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #22

Last Seen Alive (9:00)* - ID
0.996 million viewers, #31; 0.229 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #40

Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall (10:00)* - ID
0.996 million viewers, #32; 0.229 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #41

Finding Bigfoot (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.922 million viewers, #33; 0.422 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #28

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (8:00)* - Hallmark
0.887 million viewers, #34; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #42

Halt & Catch Fire (10:00)* - AMC
0.864 million viewers, #35; 0.292 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #37

True Blood: Farewell Show (8:30) - HBO
0.848 million viewers, #36; 0.455 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #26

Inside Combat Rescue (9:00, 120 Minutes) - NGC
0.802 million viewers, #37; 0.330 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #36

Penny Dreadful (10:00) - Showtime
0.681 million viewers, #38; 0.362 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #33

My Daughter Must Live (8:00)* - LMN
0.679 million viewers, #39; 0.163 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #46

Escape Club (10:00) - E!
0.673 million viewers, #40; 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #35

American River Renegades (8:00)* - Animal Planet
0.631 million viewers, #41; 0.245 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #38

Call of the Wildman (9:00)* - Animal Planet
0.631 million viewers, #42; 0.245 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #39

Hungry Investors (9:00) - Spike TV
0.612 million viewers, #43; 0.373 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #32

Snapped: Killer Couples (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.444 million viewers, #44; 0.167 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #45

Extreme RVs (9:00)* - Travel
0.438 million viewers, #45; 0.170 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #43

Extreme RVs (10:00)* - Travel
0.438 million viewers, #46; 0.170 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #44

Salem (10:00)* - WGN
0.423 million viewers, #47; 0.142 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #49

Nurse Jackie (9:00)* - Showtime
0.335 million viewers, #48; 0.154 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #47

Californication (9:30)* - Showtime
0.335 million viewers, #49; 0.154 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #48

Oprah: Where Are They Now? (9:00)* - OWN
0.323 million viewers, #50; 0.082 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #50

Oprah's Master Class (10:00)* - OWN
0.323 million viewers, #51; 0.082 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #51

Modern Marvels (9:00, 120 Minutes)* - H2
0.284 million viewers, #52; 0.081 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #52

World's Weirdest Restaurants (9:00, 60 Minutes)* - Bio
0.152 million viewers, #53; 0.079 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #53

[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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