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[10/29/13 - 11:31 AM]
Saturday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: World Series Makes It No Contest for FOX
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for saturday, october 26, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

World Series, Game 3 - FOX
12.473 million viewers, #1; 4.137 million adults 18-49 (3.26 rating), #1

48 Hours (10:00) - CBS
5.161 million viewers, #2; 1.152 million adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), #5

World Series, Game 3 Pre-Game - FOX
5.050 million viewers, #3; 1.518 million adults 18-49 (1.20 rating), #3

Saturday Night Football - ABC
4.059 million viewers, #4; 1.368 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #4

Saturday Night Football Pre-Game - ABC
4.015 million viewers, #5; 1.109 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #6

College Football (7:15) - ESPN
3.674 million viewers, #6; 1.549 million adults 18-49 (1.22 rating), #2

48 Hours (9:00) - CBS
3.589 million viewers, #7; 0.869 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #9

College Football (7:00) - ESPN2
3.051 million viewers, #8; 1.109 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #7

The Good Witch's Destiny - Hallmark
2.817 million viewers, #9; 0.542 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #11

College Football (10:30) - ESPN
2.228 million viewers, #10; 1.086 million adults 18-49 (0.86 rating), #8

The Husband She Met Online - Lifetime
1.632 million viewers, #11; 0.511 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #12

Cops (8:00) - Spike TV
1.424 million viewers, #12; 0.585 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #10

Zombie Night - Syfy
1.127 million viewers, #13; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #13

Cupcake Wars (8:00) - Food
0.890 million viewers, #14; 0.390 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #14

Iron Chef America (10:00) - Food
0.866 million viewers, #15; 0.329 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #16

Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (9:00) - OWN
0.819 million viewers, #16; 0.347 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #15

College Football: Texas at TCU - FS1
0.676 million viewers, #17; 0.279 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #17

David Tutera: Unveiled (9:00) - WE tv
0.496 million viewers, #18; 0.268 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #18

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Too Cute! (9:00), Six Little McGhees (10:00), Six Little McGhees (10:30), Dancing on the Edge (9:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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