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[10/03/13 - 02:55 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Modern Family," "Duck Dynasty" Lead Demo Race
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, october 2, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 47 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
11.124 million viewers, #1; 5.369 million adults 18-49 (4.23 rating), #1

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
11.121 million viewers, #2; 3.490 million adults 18-49 (2.75 rating), #4

Survivor: Blood vs. Water (8:00) - CBS
10.156 million viewers, #3; 3.421 million adults 18-49 (2.69 rating), #5

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
9.657 million viewers, #4; 2.615 million adults 18-49 (2.06 rating), #8

Super Fun Night (9:30) - ABC
8.226 million viewers, #5; 4.059 million adults 18-49 (3.20 rating), #3

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
8.048 million viewers, #6; 4.316 million adults 18-49 (3.40 rating), #2

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
8.033 million viewers, #7; 2.857 million adults 18-49 (2.25 rating), #7

The X Factor (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
7.800 million viewers, #8; 3.098 million adults 18-49 (2.44 rating), #6

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
6.852 million viewers, #9; 2.522 million adults 18-49 (1.99 rating), #9

Ironside (10:00) - NBC
6.814 million viewers, #10; 1.695 million adults 18-49 (1.34 rating), #16

Back in the Game (8:30) - ABC
6.712 million viewers, #11; 2.384 million adults 18-49 (1.88 rating), #11

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
5.982 million viewers, #12; 2.413 million adults 18-49 (1.90 rating), #10

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
5.461 million viewers, #13; 1.993 million adults 18-49 (1.57 rating), #13

MLB Wild Card: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Indians - TBS
4.743 million viewers, #14; 1.797 million adults 18-49 (1.42 rating), #15

Bad Ink (10:30) - A&E
3.685 million viewers, #15; 2.140 million adults 18-49 (1.69 rating), #12

South Park (10:00) - Comedy Central
2.488 million viewers, #16; 1.974 million adults 18-49 (1.55 rating), #14

Wolfblood (8:00) - Disney
1.957 million viewers, #17; 0.376 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #41

Arrow: Year One (8:00) - CW
1.741 million viewers, #18; 0.686 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #20

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.685 million viewers, #19; 0.494 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #24

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.640 million viewers, #20; 0.453 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #29

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.583 million viewers, #21; 0.481 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #26

Key & Peele (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.570 million viewers, #22; 1.223 million adults 18-49 (0.96 rating), #17

Miley: The Movement - MTV
1.564 million viewers, #23; 1.025 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #18

WWE Main Event (8:00) - ION
1.519 million viewers, #24; 0.458 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #28

The Bridge (10:00) - FX
1.433 million viewers, #25; 0.686 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #21

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles (9:00) - Bravo
1.323 million viewers, #26; 0.620 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #22

Top Chef (10:00) - Bravo
1.318 million viewers, #27; 0.688 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #19

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
1.242 million viewers, #28; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #32

Paranormal Witness (9:00) - Syfy
1.080 million viewers, #29; 0.471 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #27

Restaurant Stakeout (9:00) - Food
1.079 million viewers, #30; 0.408 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #37

Thieves, Inc. (10:30) - Food
1.064 million viewers, #31; 0.418 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #35

For Better or Worse (9:00) - OWN
0.952 million viewers, #32; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #34

For Better or Worse (9:30) - OWN
0.951 million viewers, #33; 0.422 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #33

Ghost Mine (10:00) - Syfy
0.942 million viewers, #34; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #31

Toddlers & Tiaras (8:00) - TLC
0.768 million viewers, #35; 0.347 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #45

Surviving Evil (10:00) - ID
0.752 million viewers, #36; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #47

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.751 million viewers, #37; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #25

Cheer Perfection (9:00) - TLC
0.708 million viewers, #38; 0.343 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #46

Crossfit Games (8:30) - ESPN
0.668 million viewers, #39; 0.438 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #30

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00) - FS1
0.640 million viewers, #40; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #23

Crossfit Games (9:00) - ESPN
0.608 million viewers, #41; 0.390 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #39

Crossfit Games (9:30) - ESPN
0.604 million viewers, #42; 0.413 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #36

Crossfit Games (8:00) - ESPN
0.602 million viewers, #43; 0.406 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #38

The Soup Investigates (10:30) - E!
0.593 million viewers, #44; 0.358 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #44

NHL Regular Season: Buffalo at Detroit - NBCSN
0.583 million viewers, #45; 0.360 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #43

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (10:00) - FXX
0.459 million viewers, #46; 0.369 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #42

The League (10:30) - FXX
0.424 million viewers, #47; 0.381 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #40

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Too Young to Marry? (10:00), Inside the NFL, 60 Minutes Sports, Tough Love (10:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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