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[06/19/14 - 03:12 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "So You Think You Can Dance" Tops Originals in Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, june 18, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 32 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

So You Think You Can Dance (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
5.322 million viewers, #1; 2.132 million adults 18-49 (1.68 rating), #1

Motive (10:00) - ABC
4.643 million viewers, #2; 1.230 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #4

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
3.919 million viewers, #3; 1.880 million adults 18-49 (1.48 rating), #2

Suits (9:00) - USA
2.651 million viewers, #4; 0.976 million adults 18-49 (0.77 rating), #6

Big Smo (10:30) - A&E
1.896 million viewers, #5; 0.979 million adults 18-49 (0.77 rating), #5

Catfish: The TV Show (10:00) - MTV
1.831 million viewers, #6; 1.242 million adults 18-49 (0.98 rating), #3

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.608 million viewers, #7; 0.423 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #18

Dual Survival (9:00) - Discovery
1.506 million viewers, #8; 0.744 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #8

College World Series (8:00) - ESPN
1.436 million viewers, #9; 0.614 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #10

South Beach Tow (9:30) - truTV
1.426 million viewers, #10; 0.612 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #11

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.414 million viewers, #11; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #16

Graceland (10:00) - USA
1.394 million viewers, #12; 0.649 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #9

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
1.288 million viewers, #13; 0.784 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #7

Hardcore Pawn (10:00) - truTV
1.268 million viewers, #14; 0.580 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #13

Million Dollar Listing: New York Reunion (9:00) - Bravo
1.157 million viewers, #15; 0.582 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #12

Restaurant Stakeout (9:00) - Food
1.134 million viewers, #16; 0.525 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #14

Untying the Knot (10:00) - Bravo
0.876 million viewers, #17; 0.448 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #17

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.807 million viewers, #18; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #15

Dead of Night (9:00)* - ID
0.797 million viewers, #19; 0.239 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #23

Hot in Cleveland (10:00)* - TV Land
0.734 million viewers, #20; 0.201 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #24

Jennifer Falls (10:30)* - TV Land
0.734 million viewers, #21; 0.201 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #25

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00) - FS1
0.597 million viewers, #22; 0.398 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #20

I Love the 2000s (9:00) - VH1
0.541 million viewers, #23; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #21

I Love the 2000s (10:00) - VH1
0.511 million viewers, #24; 0.399 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #19

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.459 million viewers, #25; 0.323 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #22

Trip Flip (9:00)* - Travel
0.366 million viewers, #26; 0.170 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #26

Trip Flip (9:30)* - Travel
0.366 million viewers, #27; 0.170 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #27

Baggage Battles (10:00)* - Travel
0.366 million viewers, #28; 0.170 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #28

Through the Wormhole (10:00)* - Science
0.258 million viewers, #29; 0.108 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #30

R&B Divas: Atlanta (10:00)* - TV One
0.200 million viewers, #30; 0.125 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #29

Fish Tank Kings (10:00)* - Nat Geo WILD
0.123 million viewers, #31; 0.043 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #32

Lucky Bastards (10:00)* - Esquire
0.099 million viewers, #32; 0.064 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #31

[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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