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[09/17/13 - 03:28 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: No Stopping ESPN, "Monday Night Football"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, september 16, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 28 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Dancing with the Stars (8:00) - ABC
16.038 million viewers, #1; 3.935 million adults 18-49 (3.10 rating), #3

Monday Night Football - ESPN
14.329 million viewers, #2; 7.496 million adults 18-49 (5.90 rating), #1

Under the Dome (10:00) - CBS
12.104 million viewers, #3; 3.569 million adults 18-49 (2.81 rating), #4

Sleepy Hollow (9:00) - FOX
10.098 million viewers, #4; 4.452 million adults 18-49 (3.51 rating), #2

Bones (8:00) - FOX
7.761 million viewers, #5; 2.911 million adults 18-49 (2.29 rating), #5

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.162 million viewers, #6; 1.841 million adults 18-49 (1.45 rating), #8

American Ninja Warrior (9:00) - NBC
4.038 million viewers, #7; 1.950 million adults 18-49 (1.54 rating), #7

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
4.012 million viewers, #8; 1.957 million adults 18-49 (1.54 rating), #6

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
3.865 million viewers, #9; 1.659 million adults 18-49 (1.31 rating), #9

Million Second Quiz (8:00) - NBC
3.587 million viewers, #10; 1.313 million adults 18-49 (1.03 rating), #12

Monday Night Countdown - ESPN
2.728 million viewers, #11; 1.507 million adults 18-49 (1.19 rating), #10

Fast N' Loud (9:00) - Discovery
2.636 million viewers, #12; 1.448 million adults 18-49 (1.14 rating), #11

Uncle Grandpa (8:00) - Cartoon
1.984 million viewers, #13; 0.329 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #26

Basketball Wives (8:00) - VH1
1.973 million viewers, #14; 1.225 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #13

Siberia (10:00) - NBC
1.751 million viewers, #15; 0.814 million adults 18-49 (0.64 rating), #17

T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle (9:00) - VH1
1.747 million viewers, #16; 1.110 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #16

Marrying the Game (9:30) - VH1
1.741 million viewers, #17; 1.162 million adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), #15

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.531 million viewers, #18; 0.562 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #22

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.494 million viewers, #19; 0.510 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #23

Teen Mom 3 (10:00) - MTV
1.434 million viewers, #20; 1.218 million adults 18-49 (0.96 rating), #14

Tamra's OC Wedding (8:00) - Bravo
1.402 million viewers, #21; 0.728 million adults 18-49 (0.57 rating), #18

Lizard Lick Towing (9:00) - truTV
1.383 million viewers, #22; 0.699 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #19

Mad (8:30, 30 Minutes) - Cartoon
1.370 million viewers, #23; 0.290 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #28

Turn & Burn (10:00) - Discovery
1.243 million viewers, #24; 0.655 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #20

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (10:00) - Food
1.158 million viewers, #25; 0.504 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #24

Love It or List It (9:00) - HGTV
1.158 million viewers, #26; 0.457 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #25

Real Housewives of Miami (9:00) - Bravo
1.060 million viewers, #27; 0.605 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #21

The E! True Hollywood Story: Cee Lo Green - E!
0.442 million viewers, #28; 0.297 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #27

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Breaking Pointe (9:00), Lab Rats (9:00), Camp Lakebottom (9:30, 15 Minutes), Packages from Planet X (9:45, 15 Minutes) and AwesomenessTV (8:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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