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[07/07/14 - 02:44 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Big Brother" Continues Win Streak for CBS
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, july 2, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 36 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Big Brother 16 (8:00) - CBS
5.666 million viewers, #1; 2.297 million adults 18-49 (1.81 rating), #1

Taxi Brooklyn (10:00) - NBC
5.241 million viewers, #2; 1.315 million adults 18-49 (1.04 rating), #4

So You Think You Can Dance (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
4.031 million viewers, #3; 1.737 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #2

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
3.664 million viewers, #4; 1.624 million adults 18-49 (1.28 rating), #3

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.751 million viewers, #5; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #11

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.672 million viewers, #6; 0.522 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #10

Big Smo (10:30) - A&E
1.613 million viewers, #7; 0.705 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #6

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.595 million viewers, #8; 0.434 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #14

Catfish: The TV Show (10:00) - MTV
1.528 million viewers, #9; 1.171 million adults 18-49 (0.92 rating), #5

Hardcore Pawn (10:00) - truTV
1.527 million viewers, #10; 0.618 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #7

Cousins Undercover (8:00) - HGTV
1.393 million viewers, #11; 0.415 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #16

Restaurant Stakeout (9:00) - Food
1.098 million viewers, #12; 0.466 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #12

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00) - OWN
0.890 million viewers, #13; 0.407 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #18

Hollywood Exes (9:00) - VH1
0.883 million viewers, #14; 0.548 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #9

Marrying the Game (10:30) - VH1
0.876 million viewers, #15; 0.596 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #8

Million Dollar Listing: Miami (9:00) - Bravo
0.820 million viewers, #16; 0.401 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #20

Untying the Knot (10:00) - Bravo
0.786 million viewers, #17; 0.363 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #22

Young & Hungry (8:00) - ABC Family
0.769 million viewers, #18; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #13

Hot in Cleveland (10:00)* - TV Land
0.756 million viewers, #19; 0.175 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #27

Hot in Cleveland (10:30)* - TV Land
0.756 million viewers, #20; 0.175 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #28

Million Dollar Listing: New York - Secrets Revealed (8:00) - Bravo
0.753 million viewers, #21; 0.401 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #19

Drugs, Inc. (9:00) - NGC
0.633 million viewers, #22; 0.340 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #23

La La's Full Court Life (10:00) - VH1
0.616 million viewers, #23; 0.392 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #21

Dead of Night (9:00)* - ID
0.608 million viewers, #24; 0.182 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #25

Dark Temptations (10:00)* - ID
0.608 million viewers, #25; 0.182 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #26

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00) - FS1
0.586 million viewers, #26; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #17

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.585 million viewers, #27; 0.416 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #15

Mystery Girls (8:30)* - ABC Family
0.567 million viewers, #28; 0.325 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #24

American Grilled (9:00)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #29; 0.142 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #30

BBQ Crawl (10:00)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #30; 0.142 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #31

BBQ Crawl (10:30)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #31; 0.142 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #32

Through the Wormhole (10:00)* - Science
0.267 million viewers, #32; 0.101 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #33

R&B Divas: Atlanta Reunion (10:00)* - TV One
0.224 million viewers, #33; 0.158 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #29

Brew Dogs (9:00)* - Esquire
0.192 million viewers, #34; 0.097 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #34

Best Bars in America (10:00)* - Esquire
0.192 million viewers, #35; 0.097 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #35

60 Minutes Sports (9:00)* - Showtime
0.070 million viewers, #36; 0.023 million adults 18-49 (0.02 rating), #36

[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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