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[10/29/13 - 03:01 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "The Voice" Edges World Series, "MNF" for Demo Crown
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, october 28, 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 5 - FOX
14.446 million viewers, #1; 5.259 million adults 18-49 (4.14 rating), #3

Dancing with the Stars (8:00) - ABC
13.281 million viewers, #2; 2.636 million adults 18-49 (2.08 rating), #9

The Voice (8:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
13.221 million viewers, #3; 5.462 million adults 18-49 (4.30 rating), #1

Monday Night Football - ESPN
10.762 million viewers, #4; 5.348 million adults 18-49 (4.21 rating), #2

Castle (10:01) - ABC
10.687 million viewers, #5; 2.645 million adults 18-49 (2.08 rating), #8

The Blacklist (10:00) - NBC
10.511 million viewers, #6; 3.879 million adults 18-49 (3.06 rating), #4

How I Met Your Mother (8:00) - CBS
7.750 million viewers, #7; 3.856 million adults 18-49 (3.04 rating), #5

2 Broke Girls (8:30) - CBS
7.708 million viewers, #8; 3.434 million adults 18-49 (2.70 rating), #6

Mom (9:30) - CBS
6.636 million viewers, #9; 2.680 million adults 18-49 (2.11 rating), #7

Hostages (10:00) - CBS
4.901 million viewers, #10; 1.560 million adults 18-49 (1.23 rating), #16

World Series, Game 5 Pre-Game - FOX
4.453 million viewers, #11; 1.557 million adults 18-49 (1.23 rating), #17

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
4.315 million viewers, #12; 1.849 million adults 18-49 (1.46 rating), #12

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.185 million viewers, #13; 1.837 million adults 18-49 (1.45 rating), #13

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
3.965 million viewers, #14; 1.776 million adults 18-49 (1.40 rating), #14

Love & Hip Hop (8:00) - VH1
2.997 million viewers, #15; 1.965 million adults 18-49 (1.55 rating), #10

Chrissy & Mr. Jones (9:00) - VH1
2.894 million viewers, #16; 1.932 million adults 18-49 (1.52 rating), #11

Black Ink Crew (9:30) - VH1
2.291 million viewers, #17; 1.575 million adults 18-49 (1.24 rating), #15

Fast N' Loud (9:00) - Discovery
2.216 million viewers, #18; 1.344 million adults 18-49 (1.06 rating), #18

Monday Night Countdown - ESPN
2.105 million viewers, #19; 1.054 million adults 18-49 (0.83 rating), #19

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.584 million viewers, #20; 0.509 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #23

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.305 million viewers, #21; 0.397 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #26

Teen Mom 3 (10:00) - MTV
1.254 million viewers, #22; 0.951 million adults 18-49 (0.75 rating), #20

Love It or List It (9:00) - HGTV
1.106 million viewers, #23; 0.362 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #29

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (10:00) - Food
1.063 million viewers, #24; 0.520 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #21

Hart of Dixie (8:00) - CW
1.052 million viewers, #25; 0.511 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #22

Guy's Family Cruise - Food
0.960 million viewers, #26; 0.473 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #24

Beauty and the Beast (9:00) - CW
0.832 million viewers, #27; 0.372 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #28

Real Housewives of Miami (10:00) - Bravo
0.764 million viewers, #28; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #25

Scare Tactics (8:30) - Syfy
0.643 million viewers, #29; 0.354 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #30

Scare Tactics (9:00) - Syfy
0.642 million viewers, #30; 0.379 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #27

Scare Tactics (10:00) - Syfy
0.617 million viewers, #31; 0.337 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #33

Scare Tactics (9:30) - Syfy
0.606 million viewers, #32; 0.335 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #34

Scare Tactics (10:30) - Syfy
0.592 million viewers, #33; 0.347 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #31

Scare Tactics (8:00) - Syfy
0.581 million viewers, #34; 0.341 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #32

E! Special: Tori Spelling - E!
0.540 million viewers, #35; 0.329 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #35

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Crash & Bernstein (8:00), Mighty Med (8:30), Seduced and Abandoned were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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