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[03/27/14 - 03:02 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Modern Family" Claims Top Spot in Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, march 26, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 56 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
10.090 million viewers, #1; 4.630 million adults 18-49 (3.65 rating), #1

Survivor: Cagayan (8:00) - CBS
9.848 million viewers, #2; 2.952 million adults 18-49 (2.32 rating), #3

American Idol (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
9.328 million viewers, #3; 2.742 million adults 18-49 (2.16 rating), #4

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
7.284 million viewers, #4; 2.445 million adults 18-49 (1.93 rating), #5

Duck Dynasty (10:00, 60 Minutes) - A&E
6.006 million viewers, #5; 3.174 million adults 18-49 (2.50 rating), #2

Suburgatory (8:30) - ABC
5.245 million viewers, #6; 1.893 million adults 18-49 (1.49 rating), #7

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
5.190 million viewers, #7; 1.641 million adults 18-49 (1.29 rating), #9

Mixology (9:30) - ABC
4.851 million viewers, #8; 2.093 million adults 18-49 (1.65 rating), #6

Prince Harry's South Pole Heroes (8:00) - NBC
3.707 million viewers, #9; 1.010 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #11

NBA Regular Season: Heat at Pacers - ESPN
3.348 million viewers, #10; 1.767 million adults 18-49 (1.39 rating), #8

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.624 million viewers, #11; 1.145 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #10

The 100 (9:00) - CW
2.275 million viewers, #12; 0.935 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #12

Psych (9:00) - USA
1.928 million viewers, #13; 0.908 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #13

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.755 million viewers, #14; 0.493 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #27

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.682 million viewers, #15; 0.435 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #29

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.607 million viewers, #16; 0.535 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #23

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.577 million viewers, #17; 0.805 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #17

Bring It! (10:00) - Lifetime
1.546 million viewers, #18; 0.832 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #16

Preachers' Daughters (9:00) - Lifetime
1.394 million viewers, #19; 0.702 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #19

The Americans (10:00) - FX
1.356 million viewers, #20; 0.531 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #24

Hot in Cleveland (10:00) - TV Land
1.352 million viewers, #21; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #32

NBA Regular Season: Grizzlies at Jazz - ESPN
1.281 million viewers, #22; 0.767 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #18

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
1.269 million viewers, #23; 0.505 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #26

Hoarding: Buried Alive (9:00) - TLC
1.220 million viewers, #24; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #25

WWE Main Event (8:00) - ION
1.219 million viewers, #25; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #31

The Real World (10:00) - MTV
1.166 million viewers, #26; 0.846 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #15

Workaholics (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.089 million viewers, #27; 0.905 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #14

Psych After Pshow (10:07) - USA
1.025 million viewers, #28; 0.463 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #28

The Soul Man (10:30) - TV Land
1.019 million viewers, #29; 0.376 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #37

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
1.013 million viewers, #30; 0.666 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #21

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
0.919 million viewers, #31; 0.430 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #30

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.901 million viewers, #32; 0.605 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #22

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
0.833 million viewers, #33; 0.422 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #33

My Dirty Little Secret (9:00)* - ID
0.819 million viewers, #34; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #39

Broad City (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.812 million viewers, #35; 0.686 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #20

NBA Pre-Game - ESPN
0.791 million viewers, #36; 0.399 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #35

House of Horrors: Kidnapped (10:00) - ID
0.772 million viewers, #37; 0.382 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #36

Save My Bakery (8:00) - Food
0.720 million viewers, #38; 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #38

Brothers in War (8:00)* - NGC
0.690 million viewers, #39; 0.214 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #41

The Fabulous Life of (10:00) - VH1
0.616 million viewers, #40; 0.420 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #34

NHL Regular Season: Flyers at Rangers * - NBCSN
0.511 million viewers, #41; 0.268 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #40

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00)* - OWN
0.489 million viewers, #42; 0.166 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #43

Mind of a Man (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GSN
0.426 million viewers, #43; 0.129 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #48

The Soup (10:00)* - E!
0.308 million viewers, #44; 0.199 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #42

Toy Hunter (9:00)* - Travel
0.293 million viewers, #45; 0.154 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #44

Backroad Gold (9:30)* - Travel
0.293 million viewers, #46; 0.154 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #45

Strip the City (10:00)* - Science
0.291 million viewers, #47; 0.100 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #49

The Face (10:00)* - Oxygen
0.239 million viewers, #48; 0.092 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #50

Unsung Hollywood (10:00)* - TV One
0.238 million viewers, #49; 0.089 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #52

Bulloch Family Ranch (9:00)* - UP
0.234 million viewers, #50; 0.069 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #53

Money Talks (10:00)* - CNBC
0.228 million viewers, #51; 0.058 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #54

Legit (10:00)* - FXX
0.198 million viewers, #52; 0.139 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #46

Ali G: Rezurection (10:30)* - FXX
0.198 million viewers, #53; 0.139 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #47

Wild Grinders (8:30)* - Nicktoons
0.197 million viewers, #54; 0.047 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #55

Doll & Em (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - HBO
0.195 million viewers, #55; 0.091 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #51

Horseplayers (9:00)* - Esquire
0.061 million viewers, #56; 0.004 million adults 18-49 (0.00 rating), #56

[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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