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[10/16/13 - 03:10 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Voice," "NCIS" Continue Their Reign
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, october 15, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 41 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NCIS (8:00) - CBS
18.830 million viewers, #1; 3.949 million adults 18-49 (3.11 rating), #2

NCIS: Los Angeles (9:00) - CBS
14.646 million viewers, #2; 3.276 million adults 18-49 (2.58 rating), #4

The Voice (9:00) - NBC
12.993 million viewers, #3; 5.064 million adults 18-49 (3.99 rating), #1

Person of Interest (10:00) - CBS
12.692 million viewers, #4; 2.803 million adults 18-49 (2.21 rating), #8

Chicago Fire (10:00) - NBC
8.082 million viewers, #5; 2.948 million adults 18-49 (2.32 rating), #6

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (8:00) - ABC
7.848 million viewers, #6; 3.561 million adults 18-49 (2.80 rating), #3

The Biggest Loser (8:00) - NBC
7.160 million viewers, #7; 2.911 million adults 18-49 (2.29 rating), #7

NLCS, Game 4 - TBS
5.792 million viewers, #8; 1.994 million adults 18-49 (1.57 rating), #13

The Goldbergs (9:01) - ABC
5.055 million viewers, #9; 2.018 million adults 18-49 (1.59 rating), #12

Sons of Anarchy (10:00) - FX
4.355 million viewers, #10; 2.973 million adults 18-49 (2.34 rating), #5

Trophy Wife (9:31) - ABC
4.115 million viewers, #11; 1.631 million adults 18-49 (1.28 rating), #17

BET Hip Hop Awards - BET
3.687 million viewers, #12; 2.263 million adults 18-49 (1.78 rating), #11

Real Husbands of Hollywood (10:00, 60 Minutes) - BET
3.540 million viewers, #13; 2.265 million adults 18-49 (1.78 rating), #10

New Girl (9:00) - FOX
3.446 million viewers, #14; 2.324 million adults 18-49 (1.83 rating), #9

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (8:30) - FOX
3.434 million viewers, #15; 1.879 million adults 18-49 (1.48 rating), #14

Dads (8:00) - FOX
3.416 million viewers, #16; 1.845 million adults 18-49 (1.45 rating), #15

The Mindy Project (9:30) - FOX
2.731 million viewers, #17; 1.730 million adults 18-49 (1.36 rating), #16

Supernatural (9:00) - CW
2.331 million viewers, #18; 1.329 million adults 18-49 (1.05 rating), #20

The Originals (8:00) - CW
2.220 million viewers, #19; 1.374 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #19

The Little Couple (10:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
2.189 million viewers, #20; 0.804 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #24

Tosh.0 (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.970 million viewers, #21; 1.518 million adults 18-49 (1.20 rating), #18

Catfish: The TV Show (10:00) - MTV
1.816 million viewers, #22; 1.277 million adults 18-49 (1.01 rating), #21

Wolfblood (8:00) - Disney
1.770 million viewers, #23; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #38

Face Off (9:00) - Syfy
1.766 million viewers, #24; 1.048 million adults 18-49 (0.83 rating), #22

19 Kids & Counting (9:30) - TLC
1.536 million viewers, #25; 0.670 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #26

Hardcore Pawn (9:00) - truTV
1.470 million viewers, #26; 0.639 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #28

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
1.446 million viewers, #27; 0.626 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #29

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.421 million viewers, #28; 0.611 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #30

I Dream of Nene: The Wedding (9:00) - Bravo
1.383 million viewers, #29; 0.591 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #32

Chopped (10:00) - Food
1.344 million viewers, #30; 0.595 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #31

30 for 30 (8:00) - ESPN
1.343 million viewers, #31; 0.760 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #25

Brickleberry (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.328 million viewers, #32; 0.989 million adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), #23

Cold Justice (10:00) - TNT
1.278 million viewers, #33; 0.357 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #40

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.252 million viewers, #34; 0.470 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #36

Tickle (9:00) - Discovery
1.151 million viewers, #35; 0.583 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #33

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition (9:00) - Lifetime
1.067 million viewers, #36; 0.498 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #34

Criss Angel: BeLIEve (10:00) - Spike TV
0.950 million viewers, #37; 0.642 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #27

Income Property (9:00) - HGTV
0.940 million viewers, #38; 0.372 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #39

The New Atlanta (10:00) - Bravo
0.909 million viewers, #39; 0.461 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #37

The Bad Girls Club (8:00) - Oxygen
0.891 million viewers, #40; 0.490 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #35

World Series of Poker (9:30) - ESPN
0.713 million viewers, #41; 0.339 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #41

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Minute to Win It (8:00), NHL Regular Season: San Jose at St. Louis, A Football Life (9:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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