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[10/29/13 - 11:36 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NFL, "Walking Dead" Lead Demo Race
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, october 27, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 40 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NFL Football (4:31) - FOX
25.499 million viewers, #1; 11.272 million adults 18-49 (8.88 rating), #1

NFL Football Post-Game - FOX
19.024 million viewers, #2; 8.473 million adults 18-49 (6.67 rating), #3

Sunday Night Football - NBC
16.893 million viewers, #3; 8.009 million adults 18-49 (6.31 rating), #4

World Series, Game 4 - FOX
15.975 million viewers, #4; 5.844 million adults 18-49 (4.60 rating), #7

World Series, Game 4 Pre-Game - FOX
15.384 million viewers, #5; 5.848 million adults 18-49 (4.61 rating), #6

The OT - FOX
15.236 million viewers, #6; 6.535 million adults 18-49 (5.15 rating), #5

The Walking Dead (9:00) - AMC
12.924 million viewers, #7; 8.628 million adults 18-49 (6.80 rating), #2

Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick - NBC
12.518 million viewers, #8; 5.714 million adults 18-49 (4.50 rating), #8

Football Night in America #3 - NBC
10.130 million viewers, #9; 4.602 million adults 18-49 (3.62 rating), #9

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
10.081 million viewers, #10; 1.654 million adults 18-49 (1.30 rating), #18

The Good Wife (9:00) - CBS
9.350 million viewers, #11; 1.739 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #16

The Mentalist (10:00) - CBS
8.825 million viewers, #12; 1.661 million adults 18-49 (1.31 rating), #17

The Amazing Race 23 (8:00) - CBS
8.106 million viewers, #13; 2.231 million adults 18-49 (1.76 rating), #12

Once Upon a Time (8:00) - ABC
7.231 million viewers, #14; 2.846 million adults 18-49 (2.24 rating), #10

America's Funniest Home Videos (7:00) - ABC
6.120 million viewers, #15; 1.742 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #15

Revenge (9:00) - ABC
5.714 million viewers, #16; 1.829 million adults 18-49 (1.44 rating), #13

Football Night in America #2 - NBC
4.361 million viewers, #17; 1.828 million adults 18-49 (1.44 rating), #14

Talking Dead (10:00) - AMC
4.089 million viewers, #18; 2.829 million adults 18-49 (2.23 rating), #11

Betrayal (10:01) - ABC
3.303 million viewers, #19; 1.158 million adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), #20

Austin & Ally (8:30) - Disney
3.283 million viewers, #20; 0.672 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #33

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (9:00) - E!
2.288 million viewers, #21; 1.579 million adults 18-49 (1.24 rating), #19

I Dream of Nene: The Wedding (8:00, 120 Minutes) - Bravo
2.280 million viewers, #22; 1.135 million adults 18-49 (0.89 rating), #21

Alaska: The Last Frontier (9:00) - Discovery
2.124 million viewers, #23; 0.753 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #28

Homeland (9:00) - Showtime
2.001 million viewers, #24; 1.025 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #22

Long Island Medium (9:00) - TLC
1.913 million viewers, #25; 0.718 million adults 18-49 (0.57 rating), #29

Boardwalk Empire (9:00) - HBO
1.905 million viewers, #26; 1.001 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #23

Long Island Medium (9:30) - TLC
1.888 million viewers, #27; 0.662 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #34

Witches of East End (10:00) - Lifetime
1.827 million viewers, #28; 0.937 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #24

Drop Dead Diva (9:00) - Lifetime
1.800 million viewers, #29; 0.816 million adults 18-49 (0.64 rating), #25

Yukon Men (10:00) - Discovery
1.788 million viewers, #30; 0.684 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #32

Halloween Wars (9:00) - Food
1.765 million viewers, #31; 0.693 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #31

Guy's Grocery Games (8:00) - Food
1.666 million viewers, #32; 0.757 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #27

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.482 million viewers, #33; 0.611 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #36

The Governor's Wife (10:00) - A&E
1.248 million viewers, #34; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #39

Alaskan Women Looking for Love (10:00) - TLC
1.201 million viewers, #35; 0.481 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #38

The New Atlanta (10:00) - Bravo
1.137 million viewers, #36; 0.630 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #35

Bar Rescue (10:00) - Spike TV
1.040 million viewers, #37; 0.694 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #30

Eric & Jessie: Game On (10:00) - E!
1.007 million viewers, #38; 0.759 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #26

Top 20 Funniest (8:00) - truTV
0.777 million viewers, #39; 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #40

Eastbound & Down (10:00) - HBO
0.776 million viewers, #40; 0.562 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #37

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for The Governor's Wife (10:30), Lone Star Legend (8:00), Call of the Wildman (9:00), Hello Ladies (10:30), Cousins Undercover (8:00), House Hunters Renovation (10:00), Hey Girl (9:00), Hey Girl (9:30), Oprah's Next Chapter (9:00), Bridegroom, Snapped (9:00), Masters of Sex (10:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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