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[03/06/14 - 03:03 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Modern Family" Tops Demos, "Criminal Minds" Leads Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, march 5, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 59 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
11.422 million viewers, #1; 3.275 million adults 18-49 (2.58 rating), #3

American Idol (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
10.533 million viewers, #2; 3.478 million adults 18-49 (2.74 rating), #2

Survivor: Cagayan (8:00) - CBS
9.584 million viewers, #3; 3.018 million adults 18-49 (2.38 rating), #5

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
9.287 million viewers, #4; 2.194 million adults 18-49 (1.73 rating), #7

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
9.225 million viewers, #5; 4.302 million adults 18-49 (3.39 rating), #1

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
7.323 million viewers, #6; 2.459 million adults 18-49 (1.94 rating), #6

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
6.100 million viewers, #7; 3.205 million adults 18-49 (2.52 rating), #4

Chicago PD (10:00) - NBC
6.051 million viewers, #8; 1.952 million adults 18-49 (1.54 rating), #11

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
6.014 million viewers, #9; 1.997 million adults 18-49 (1.57 rating), #10

Suburgatory (8:30) - ABC
5.723 million viewers, #10; 2.126 million adults 18-49 (1.67 rating), #8

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
5.094 million viewers, #11; 1.892 million adults 18-49 (1.49 rating), #12

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
4.755 million viewers, #12; 1.703 million adults 18-49 (1.34 rating), #13

Mixology (9:30) - ABC
4.637 million viewers, #13; 2.099 million adults 18-49 (1.65 rating), #9

Wahlburgers (10:30) - A&E
2.899 million viewers, #14; 1.696 million adults 18-49 (1.34 rating), #14

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.211 million viewers, #15; 0.937 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #17

Dreamworks Dragons (8:00) - Cartoon
1.749 million viewers, #16; 0.452 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #35

Men at Work (10:00) - TBS
1.696 million viewers, #17; 0.853 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #18

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.620 million viewers, #18; 0.591 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #22

Psych (9:00) - USA
1.555 million viewers, #19; 0.749 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #19

Buying and Selling (9:00) - HGTV
1.515 million viewers, #20; 0.541 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #27

WWE Main Event (8:00) - ION
1.487 million viewers, #21; 0.511 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #31

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.478 million viewers, #22; 0.551 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #25

The Americans (10:00) - FX
1.458 million viewers, #23; 0.708 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #20

The Real World (10:00) - MTV
1.383 million viewers, #24; 1.096 million adults 18-49 (0.86 rating), #16

Workaholics (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.365 million viewers, #25; 1.100 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #15

The Tomorrow People (9:00) - CW
1.242 million viewers, #26; 0.478 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #33

Hoarding: Buried Alive (9:00) - TLC
1.116 million viewers, #27; 0.456 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #34

Bring It! (10:00) - Lifetime
1.012 million viewers, #28; 0.562 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #24

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
1.005 million viewers, #29; 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #37

NBA Regular Season: Mavericks at Nuggets - ESPN
0.996 million viewers, #30; 0.495 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #32

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
0.993 million viewers, #31; 0.524 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #29

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.992 million viewers, #32; 0.578 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #23

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00) - OWN
0.967 million viewers, #33; 0.356 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #40

House of Horrors: Kidnapped (10:30) - ID
0.958 million viewers, #34; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #36

My Dirty Little Secret (9:00) - ID
0.953 million viewers, #35; 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #38

House of Horrors: Kidnapped (10:00) - ID
0.921 million viewers, #36; 0.375 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #39

Preachers' Daughters (9:00) - Lifetime
0.921 million viewers, #37; 0.544 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #26

NBA Regular Season: Hawks at Trailblazers - ESPN
0.890 million viewers, #38; 0.513 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #30

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.866 million viewers, #39; 0.529 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #28

Broad City (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.857 million viewers, #40; 0.702 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #21

Weird or What? (9:00) - Syfy
0.818 million viewers, #41; 0.346 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #41

Weird or What? (8:00)* - Syfy
0.733 million viewers, #42; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #42

Weird or What? (10:00)* - Syfy
0.733 million viewers, #43; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #43

Upload with Shaquille O'Neal (10:30)* - truTV
0.614 million viewers, #44; 0.312 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #45

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.517 million viewers, #45; 0.313 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #44

Mind of a Man (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GSN
0.446 million viewers, #46; 0.127 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #54

NHL Regular Season: Capitals at Flyers* - NBCSN
0.403 million viewers, #47; 0.222 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #47

The Face (10:00)* - Oxygen
0.385 million viewers, #48; 0.240 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #46

Toy Hunter (9:00)* - Travel
0.375 million viewers, #49; 0.199 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #49

Backroad Gold (9:30)* - Travel
0.375 million viewers, #50; 0.199 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #50

Hustling America (9:00, 120 Minutes)* - NGC
0.367 million viewers, #51; 0.205 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #48

Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (10:00)* - Science
0.359 million viewers, #52; 0.128 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #53

40 Greatest Pranks (8:00, 120 Minutes)* - VH1
0.288 million viewers, #53; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #51

The Fabulous Life of (10:00)* - VH1
0.288 million viewers, #54; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #52

Unsung Hollywood (10:00)* - TV One
0.230 million viewers, #55; 0.121 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #55

Wild Grinders (8:30)* - Nicktoons
0.219 million viewers, #56; 0.049 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #58

60 Minutes Sports (9:00)* - Showtime
0.160 million viewers, #57; 0.089 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #56

All Access: Canelo vs. Angulo (10:00)* - Showtime
0.160 million viewers, #58; 0.089 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #57

Horseplayers (9:00)* - Esquire
0.041 million viewers, #59; 0.008 million adults 18-49 (0.01 rating), #59

[EDITOR'S NOTE: * denotes individual program numbers were not available so the network's primetime average is listed]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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