select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, october 23, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 35 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

World Series, Game 1 - FOX
14.400 million viewers, #1; 5.395 million adults 18-49 (4.25 rating), #1

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
11.552 million viewers, #2; 3.408 million adults 18-49 (2.68 rating), #4

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
10.449 million viewers, #3; 2.629 million adults 18-49 (2.07 rating), #9

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
10.317 million viewers, #4; 4.899 million adults 18-49 (3.86 rating), #2

Survivor: Blood vs. Water (8:00) - CBS
9.515 million viewers, #5; 3.044 million adults 18-49 (2.40 rating), #5

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
8.401 million viewers, #6; 4.440 million adults 18-49 (3.50 rating), #3

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
8.312 million viewers, #7; 2.751 million adults 18-49 (2.17 rating), #6

Back in the Game (8:30) - ABC
6.274 million viewers, #8; 2.205 million adults 18-49 (1.74 rating), #10

World Series, Game 1 Pre-Game - FOX
5.900 million viewers, #9; 2.053 million adults 18-49 (1.62 rating), #11

Super Fun Night (9:30) - ABC
5.786 million viewers, #10; 2.718 million adults 18-49 (2.14 rating), #8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
5.526 million viewers, #11; 1.742 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #13

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
5.463 million viewers, #12; 1.992 million adults 18-49 (1.57 rating), #12

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
5.038 million viewers, #13; 1.724 million adults 18-49 (1.36 rating), #14

Ironside (10:00) - NBC
3.846 million viewers, #14; 1.014 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #17

American Horror Story: Coven (10:00) - FX
3.779 million viewers, #15; 2.722 million adults 18-49 (2.14 rating), #7

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.888 million viewers, #16; 1.178 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #16

American Pickers (9:00) - History
2.770 million viewers, #17; 0.796 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #19

The Tomorrow People (9:00) - CW
1.918 million viewers, #18; 0.835 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #18

South Park (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.828 million viewers, #19; 1.325 million adults 18-49 (1.04 rating), #15

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles (9:00) - Bravo
1.734 million viewers, #20; 0.793 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #20

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.485 million viewers, #21; 0.529 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #26

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.464 million viewers, #22; 0.474 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #28

Ghost Hunters (9:00) - Syfy
1.458 million viewers, #23; 0.673 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #22

Annoying Orange (8:00) - Cartoon
1.334 million viewers, #24; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #32

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.260 million viewers, #25; 0.339 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #35

Top Chef (10:00) - Bravo
1.165 million viewers, #26; 0.605 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #24

Preachers of LA (10:00) - Oxygen
1.155 million viewers, #27; 0.634 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #23

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
1.102 million viewers, #28; 0.470 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #29

NBA Pre-Season (9:37) - ESPN
1.074 million viewers, #29; 0.587 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #25

Key & Peele (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.041 million viewers, #30; 0.683 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #21

Restaurant Stakeout (9:00) - Food
1.025 million viewers, #31; 0.504 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #27

For Better or Worse (9:30) - OWN
0.918 million viewers, #32; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #30

For Better or Worse (9:00) - OWN
0.877 million viewers, #33; 0.406 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #31

Ghost Mine (10:00) - Syfy
0.854 million viewers, #34; 0.378 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #34

NBA Pre-Season (7:00) - ESPN
0.694 million viewers, #35; 0.383 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #33

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Wolfblood (8:00), The Soup (10:00), The Soup Investigates (10:30), The Ultimate Fighter (10:00), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (10:00), The League (10:30), Big Tips Texas (10:00), NHL Regular Season: Boston at Buffalo, Inside the NFL were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research