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[11/01/13 - 02:48 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Millers," "Scandal" Top Originals in Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, october 31, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 34 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Millers (8:30) - CBS
9.671 million viewers, #1; 2.646 million adults 18-49 (2.08 rating), #4

Elementary (10:00) - CBS
9.471 million viewers, #2; 2.243 million adults 18-49 (1.77 rating), #6

Scandal (10:00) - ABC
9.179 million viewers, #3; 3.679 million adults 18-49 (2.90 rating), #1

Grey's Anatomy (9:00) - ABC
8.942 million viewers, #4; 3.336 million adults 18-49 (2.63 rating), #2

The Crazy Ones (9:00) - CBS
8.057 million viewers, #5; 2.391 million adults 18-49 (1.88 rating), #5

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
6.479 million viewers, #6; 3.180 million adults 18-49 (2.51 rating), #3

SNL Halloween (8:00) - NBC
5.320 million viewers, #7; 2.097 million adults 18-49 (1.65 rating), #7

Sean Saves the World (9:00) - NBC
3.724 million viewers, #8; 1.384 million adults 18-49 (1.09 rating), #10

Parenthood (10:00) - NBC
3.673 million viewers, #9; 1.539 million adults 18-49 (1.21 rating), #8

The Michael J. Fox Show (9:30) - NBC
3.336 million viewers, #10; 1.339 million adults 18-49 (1.05 rating), #11

The X Factor (8:00) - FOX
3.251 million viewers, #11; 0.982 million adults 18-49 (0.77 rating), #17

Pawn Stars (10:30) - History
3.153 million viewers, #12; 1.117 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #14

Pawn Stars (10:00) - History
3.134 million viewers, #13; 1.228 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #13

NBA Regular Season: Knicks at Bulls - TNT
2.643 million viewers, #14; 1.391 million adults 18-49 (1.10 rating), #9

Thursday Night Football Pre-Kick - NFLN
2.585 million viewers, #15; 1.039 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #16

White Collar (9:00) - USA
2.381 million viewers, #16; 0.776 million adults 18-49 (0.61 rating), #19

NBA Regular Season: Warriors at Clippers - TNT
2.158 million viewers, #17; 1.331 million adults 18-49 (1.05 rating), #12

The Vampire Diaries (8:00) - CW
2.069 million viewers, #18; 1.116 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #15

Covert Affairs (10:00) - USA
1.870 million viewers, #19; 0.592 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #24

NBA Pre-Game Show - TNT
1.743 million viewers, #20; 0.835 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #18

Reign (9:00) - CW
1.572 million viewers, #21; 0.747 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #21

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.504 million viewers, #22; 0.404 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #31

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.447 million viewers, #23; 0.400 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #33

Project Runway All Stars (9:00) - Lifetime
1.354 million viewers, #24; 0.436 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #29

Impractical Jokers (10:00) - truTV
1.169 million viewers, #25; 0.677 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #22

Beyond Scared Straight (10:00) - A&E
1.153 million viewers, #26; 0.659 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #23

Ghost Adventures: Halloween Special (9:00, 120 Minutes) - Travel
1.132 million viewers, #27; 0.770 million adults 18-49 (0.61 rating), #20

College Football: South Florida at Houston - ESPN
1.127 million viewers, #28; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #26

Impact Wrestling (9:00) - Spike TV
1.104 million viewers, #29; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #32

After the First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.040 million viewers, #30; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #28

Restaurant Divided (10:00) - Food
0.929 million viewers, #31; 0.492 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #27

College Football: Arizona State at Washington State - ESPN
0.896 million viewers, #32; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #30

Tamar & Vince (9:00) - WE tv
0.870 million viewers, #33; 0.516 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #25

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
0.691 million viewers, #34; 0.394 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #34

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for College Football: Rice at North Texas, Million Dollar Shoppers (10:00), Scrubbing In (10:00), Miami Monkey (10:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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