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[11/22/13 - 02:47 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Big Bang Theory," "Thursday Night Football" Lead Demo Race
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, november 21, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 37 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Big Bang Theory (8:00) - CBS
18.939 million viewers, #1; 6.759 million adults 18-49 (5.32 rating), #1

The Millers (8:30) - CBS
11.776 million viewers, #2; 3.495 million adults 18-49 (2.75 rating), #4

Elementary (10:00) - CBS
9.243 million viewers, #3; 2.247 million adults 18-49 (1.77 rating), #8

Scandal (10:00) - ABC
8.932 million viewers, #4; 3.662 million adults 18-49 (2.88 rating), #3

Two and a Half Men (9:30) - CBS
8.695 million viewers, #5; 2.701 million adults 18-49 (2.13 rating), #7

Grey's Anatomy (9:00) - ABC
8.612 million viewers, #6; 3.263 million adults 18-49 (2.57 rating), #5

The Crazy Ones (9:00) - CBS
8.599 million viewers, #7; 2.751 million adults 18-49 (2.17 rating), #6

Thursday Night Football - NFLN
7.683 million viewers, #8; 3.722 million adults 18-49 (2.93 rating), #2

The X Factor (8:00) - FOX
5.535 million viewers, #9; 1.889 million adults 18-49 (1.49 rating), #9

Glee (9:00) - FOX
4.088 million viewers, #10; 1.816 million adults 18-49 (1.43 rating), #10

Parenthood (10:00) - NBC
3.653 million viewers, #11; 1.521 million adults 18-49 (1.20 rating), #12

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (8:00) - ABC
3.534 million viewers, #12; 1.126 million adults 18-49 (0.89 rating), #17

Pawn Stars (10:00) - History
3.416 million viewers, #13; 1.389 million adults 18-49 (1.09 rating), #14

Pawn Stars (10:30) - History
3.261 million viewers, #14; 1.450 million adults 18-49 (1.14 rating), #13

Sean Saves the World (9:00) - NBC
2.989 million viewers, #15; 1.104 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #18

The Michael J. Fox Show (9:30) - NBC
2.892 million viewers, #16; 1.096 million adults 18-49 (0.86 rating), #19

Thursday Night Football Pre-Kick - NFLN
2.873 million viewers, #17; 1.234 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #16

Parks & Recreation (8:00, 60 Minutes) - NBC
2.811 million viewers, #18; 1.289 million adults 18-49 (1.01 rating), #15

The Vampire Diaries (8:00) - CW
2.666 million viewers, #19; 1.590 million adults 18-49 (1.25 rating), #11

White Collar (9:00) - USA
2.497 million viewers, #20; 0.862 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #24

Covert Affairs (10:00) - USA
2.337 million viewers, #21; 0.861 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #25

NBA Regular Season: Clippers at Thunder - TNT
1.896 million viewers, #22; 0.930 million adults 18-49 (0.73 rating), #21

Reign (9:00) - CW
1.809 million viewers, #23; 0.915 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #22

Project Runway All Stars (9:00) - Lifetime
1.762 million viewers, #24; 0.730 million adults 18-49 (0.57 rating), #28

Beyond Scared Straight (10:00) - A&E
1.622 million viewers, #25; 0.968 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #20

NBA Regular Season: Bulls at Nuggets - TNT
1.474 million viewers, #26; 0.864 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #23

After the First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.442 million viewers, #27; 0.755 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #27

Ground Floor (10:00) - TBS
1.424 million viewers, #28; 0.775 million adults 18-49 (0.61 rating), #26

NBA Pre-Game Show - TNT
1.293 million viewers, #29; 0.510 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #30

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.204 million viewers, #30; 0.336 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #36

Impact Wrestling (9:00) - Spike TV
1.190 million viewers, #31; 0.507 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #31

Braxton Family Values (9:00) - WE
1.035 million viewers, #32; 0.665 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #29

College Football: Rutgers at UCF - ESPN
0.972 million viewers, #33; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #32

True Crime with Aphrodite Jones (9:00) - ID
0.966 million viewers, #34; 0.350 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #34

Devil You Know (10:00) - ID
0.843 million viewers, #35; 0.329 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #37

Mysteries at the Museum (9:00) - Travel
0.749 million viewers, #36; 0.342 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #35

Anger Management (9:30) - FX
0.684 million viewers, #37; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #33

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for North Woods Law (10:00), Restaurant Divided (10:00), 24/7: Pacquiao/Rios (10:00), House Hunters International (10:30), Scrubbing In (10:00), Guinness World Records Unleashed (8:00), You Oughta Know in Concert were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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