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[12/10/13 - 11:22 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: FOX, NBC Powered by Wild NFL Sunday
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, december 8, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 36 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NFL Post-Game (7:33) - FOX
19.345 million viewers, #1; 8.819 million adults 18-49 (6.95 rating), #1

Sunday Night Football - NBC
19.065 million viewers, #2; 8.782 million adults 18-49 (6.92 rating), #2

Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick - NBC
15.221 million viewers, #3; 6.554 million adults 18-49 (5.16 rating), #4

The OT (7:37) - FOX
14.605 million viewers, #4; 6.654 million adults 18-49 (5.24 rating), #3

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
11.557 million viewers, #5; 2.575 million adults 18-49 (2.03 rating), #12

Football Night in America #3 - NBC
11.464 million viewers, #6; 5.035 million adults 18-49 (3.97 rating), #5

The Mentalist (10:00) - CBS
9.973 million viewers, #7; 2.231 million adults 18-49 (1.76 rating), #14

The Amazing Race 23 (8:00, 120 Minutes) - CBS
9.207 million viewers, #8; 2.699 million adults 18-49 (2.13 rating), #11

America's Funniest Home Videos (7:00) - ABC
7.043 million viewers, #9; 1.960 million adults 18-49 (1.54 rating), #17

Once Upon a Time (8:00) - ABC
6.936 million viewers, #10; 2.735 million adults 18-49 (2.15 rating), #8

The Simpsons (8:00) - FOX
6.854 million viewers, #11; 3.892 million adults 18-49 (3.07 rating), #6

Revenge (9:00) - ABC
6.040 million viewers, #12; 2.000 million adults 18-49 (1.58 rating), #16

Football Night in America #2 - NBC
5.398 million viewers, #13; 2.438 million adults 18-49 (1.92 rating), #13

Family Guy (9:00) - FOX
5.361 million viewers, #14; 3.419 million adults 18-49 (2.69 rating), #7

Bob's Burgers (8:30) - FOX
4.601 million viewers, #15; 2.710 million adults 18-49 (2.13 rating), #9

American Dad (9:30) - FOX
4.364 million viewers, #16; 2.703 million adults 18-49 (2.13 rating), #10

Real Housewives of Atlanta (8:00) - Bravo
3.777 million viewers, #17; 2.145 million adults 18-49 (1.69 rating), #15

Bonnie & Clyde, Part 1 - History
3.739 million viewers, #18; 1.272 million adults 18-49 (1.00 rating), #20

American Pickers (8:00) - History
3.675 million viewers, #19; 1.079 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #22

Bonnie & Clyde, Part 1 - Lifetime
3.075 million viewers, #20; 1.009 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #24

Betrayal (10:01) - ABC
3.053 million viewers, #21; 0.940 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #26

Bonnie & Clyde, Part 1 - A&E
3.009 million viewers, #22; 1.327 million adults 18-49 (1.05 rating), #18

Holidaze - ABC Family
2.596 million viewers, #23; 1.055 million adults 18-49 (0.83 rating), #23

Naked & Afraid: Double Jeopardy (8:00) - Discovery
2.438 million viewers, #24; 1.284 million adults 18-49 (1.01 rating), #19

Homeland (9:00) - Showtime
2.088 million viewers, #25; 0.961 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #25

Shahs of Sunset (9:00) - Bravo
1.977 million viewers, #26; 1.149 million adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), #21

Christmas Belle - ION
1.758 million viewers, #27; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #36

Long Island Medium: Behind the Read (9:00) - TLC
1.657 million viewers, #28; 0.659 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #30

Dude, You're Screwed (10:00) - Discovery
1.375 million viewers, #29; 0.786 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #29

Bar Rescue (10:00) - Spike TV
1.299 million viewers, #30; 0.846 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #27

Masters of Sex (10:00) - Showtime
1.234 million viewers, #31; 0.600 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #31

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
1.227 million viewers, #32; 0.516 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #32

Guy's Grocery Games (8:00) - Food
1.226 million viewers, #33; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #33

Restaurant Express (9:00) - Food
1.220 million viewers, #34; 0.448 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #35

Total Divas (10:00) - E!
1.202 million viewers, #35; 0.839 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #28

Breaking the Faith (10:00) - TLC
0.951 million viewers, #36; 0.481 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #34

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Lone Star Legend (8:00), Call of the Wildman (9:00), Finding Bigfoot (10:00), Treme (9:00), Getting On (10:00), Ja'mie: Private School Girl (10:30), Instant Mom (8:30), Oprah's Next Chapter (9:00), Oprah: Where Are They Now? (10:00), Snapped (9:00) were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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