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[07/09/14 - 11:51 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Unforgettable," "Big Brother" Win Originals Race
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, july 6, 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:

Unforgettable (10:00) - CBS
6.196 million viewers, #1; 0.929 million adults 18-49 (0.73 rating), #15

Big Brother 16 (8:00) - CBS
6.011 million viewers, #2; 2.387 million adults 18-49 (1.88 rating), #1

Rising Star (9:00, 120 Minutes) - ABC
4.492 million viewers, #3; 1.565 million adults 18-49 (1.23 rating), #3

The Last Ship (9:00) - TNT
4.092 million viewers, #4; 1.271 million adults 18-49 (1.00 rating), #9

Reckless (9:00) - CBS
3.766 million viewers, #5; 0.800 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #19

Wipeout (8:00) - ABC
3.667 million viewers, #6; 1.378 million adults 18-49 (1.09 rating), #6

True Blood (9:00) - HBO
3.195 million viewers, #7; 2.183 million adults 18-49 (1.72 rating), #2

Mountain Men (9:00) - History
2.963 million viewers, #8; 0.964 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #14

Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Wedding (8:00, 90 Minutes) - Bravo
2.820 million viewers, #9; 1.480 million adults 18-49 (1.17 rating), #4

Falling Skies (10:00) - TNT
2.751 million viewers, #10; 1.027 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #12

Watch What Happens: Live (9:30) - Bravo
2.663 million viewers, #11; 1.347 million adults 18-49 (1.06 rating), #7

Talking Dead (9:00) - AMC
2.395 million viewers, #12; 1.285 million adults 18-49 (1.01 rating), #8

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (9:00) - E!
2.349 million viewers, #13; 1.467 million adults 18-49 (1.16 rating), #5

Naked & Afraid (10:00) - Discovery
2.126 million viewers, #14; 1.139 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #10

Food Network Star (9:00) - Food
2.046 million viewers, #15; 0.753 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #20

Miley Cyrus: Bangerz Tour (9:00) - NBC
2.009 million viewers, #16; 0.881 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #17

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.962 million viewers, #17; 0.534 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #29

Married to Medicine (10:00) - Bravo
1.917 million viewers, #18; 1.026 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #13

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.878 million viewers, #19; 0.567 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #27

Devious Maids (10:00) - Lifetime
1.862 million viewers, #20; 0.870 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #18

Return to Amish (10:00) - TLC
1.732 million viewers, #21; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #24

The Hunt (10:00) - History
1.727 million viewers, #22; 0.570 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #26

Brother vs. Brother (9:00) - HGTV
1.714 million viewers, #23; 0.401 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #37

Botched (10:00) - E!
1.689 million viewers, #24; 1.056 million adults 18-49 (0.83 rating), #11

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:30) - HGTV
1.665 million viewers, #25; 0.365 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #39

Sunday Night Baseball (8:00) - ESPN
1.601 million viewers, #26; 0.472 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #32

Brain Games (7:00) - FOX
1.554 million viewers, #27; 0.661 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #23

The Leftovers (10:00) - HBO
1.553 million viewers, #28; 0.919 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #16

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:00) - HGTV
1.512 million viewers, #29; 0.367 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #38

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.393 million viewers, #30; 0.530 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #30

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.360 million viewers, #31; 0.563 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #28

Guy's Grocery Games (8:00) - Food
1.171 million viewers, #32; 0.469 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #33

MLB All-Star Selection Show (7:00) - ESPN
1.133 million viewers, #33; 0.426 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #35

Witches of East End (9:00) - Lifetime
1.121 million viewers, #34; 0.602 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #25

The '90s: The Last Great Decade (9:00) - NGC
1.105 million viewers, #35; 0.694 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #21

Finding Bigfoot (10:00) - Animal Planet
1.039 million viewers, #36; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #34

The Ultimate Fighter (9:00, 160 Minutes) - FS1
1.016 million viewers, #37; 0.678 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #22

The Ultimate Fighter Prelims (7:00, 120 Minutes) - FS1
0.774 million viewers, #38; 0.480 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #31

American River Renegades (8:00)* - Animal Planet
0.761 million viewers, #39; 0.299 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #41

Call of the Wildman (9:00)* - Animal Planet
0.761 million viewers, #40; 0.299 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #42

Halt & Catch Fire (10:00) - AMC
0.718 million viewers, #41; 0.308 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #40

Beyonce: X10 (8:55) - HBO
0.674 million viewers, #42; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #36

Snapped: Killer Couples (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.492 million viewers, #43; 0.269 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #43

Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge (9:00)* - CMT
0.390 million viewers, #44; 0.218 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #44

Ancient Impossible (10:00)* - H2
0.351 million viewers, #45; 0.119 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #49

Insane Coaster Wars (7:00)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #46; 0.124 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #45

Insane Coaster Wars (7:30)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #47; 0.124 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #46

Xtreme Waterparks (8:00)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #48; 0.124 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #47

Xtreme Waterparks (8:30)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #49; 0.124 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #48

Oprah: Where Are They Now? (9:00)* - OWN
0.243 million viewers, #50; 0.065 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #52

Salem (10:00)* - WGN
0.224 million viewers, #51; 0.100 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #50

The Musketeers (9:00)* - BBCA
0.154 million viewers, #52; 0.063 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #53

World's Weirdest Restaurants (9:00, 60 Minutes)* - FYI
0.137 million viewers, #53; 0.080 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #51

[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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