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[04/03/14 - 02:42 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Modern Family" Tops Demo Charts, "Criminal Minds" Leads Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, april 2, 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:

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
10.469 million viewers, #1; 3.252 million adults 18-49 (2.56 rating), #2

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
9.771 million viewers, #2; 2.342 million adults 18-49 (1.84 rating), #6

Survivor: Cagayan (8:00) - CBS
9.476 million viewers, #3; 2.883 million adults 18-49 (2.27 rating), #3

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
8.999 million viewers, #4; 4.177 million adults 18-49 (3.29 rating), #1

American Idol (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
8.889 million viewers, #5; 2.639 million adults 18-49 (2.08 rating), #4

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
7.199 million viewers, #6; 2.535 million adults 18-49 (2.00 rating), #5

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
5.899 million viewers, #7; 2.186 million adults 18-49 (1.72 rating), #8

Chicago PD (10:00) - NBC
5.745 million viewers, #8; 2.053 million adults 18-49 (1.62 rating), #9

Suburgatory (8:30) - ABC
5.373 million viewers, #9; 2.195 million adults 18-49 (1.73 rating), #7

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
5.178 million viewers, #10; 1.900 million adults 18-49 (1.50 rating), #11

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
4.402 million viewers, #11; 1.635 million adults 18-49 (1.29 rating), #12

Mixology (9:30) - ABC
4.334 million viewers, #12; 2.010 million adults 18-49 (1.58 rating), #10

American Pickers (9:00) - History
3.493 million viewers, #13; 0.968 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #14

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.325 million viewers, #14; 1.008 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #13

The 100 (9:00) - CW
1.900 million viewers, #15; 0.793 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #19

Down East Dickering (10:00) - History
1.776 million viewers, #16; 0.555 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #25

Bring It! (10:00) - Lifetime
1.708 million viewers, #17; 0.947 million adults 18-49 (0.75 rating), #16

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.536 million viewers, #18; 0.415 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #34

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.477 million viewers, #19; 0.499 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #29

WWE Main Event (8:00) - ION
1.439 million viewers, #20; 0.454 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #30

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.392 million viewers, #21; 0.819 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #18

Workaholics (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.252 million viewers, #22; 0.950 million adults 18-49 (0.75 rating), #15

The Americans (10:00) - FX
1.205 million viewers, #23; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #26

Million Dollar Listing: New York (9:00) - Bravo
1.196 million viewers, #24; 0.646 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #21

NBA Regular Season: Nets at Knicks - ESPN
1.187 million viewers, #25; 0.678 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #20

The Real World (10:00) - MTV
1.185 million viewers, #26; 0.878 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #17

Preachers' Daughters (9:00) - Lifetime
1.144 million viewers, #27; 0.628 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #22

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
1.083 million viewers, #28; 0.515 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #27

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
0.989 million viewers, #29; 0.427 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #33

Hoarding: Buried Alive (9:00) - TLC
0.968 million viewers, #30; 0.396 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #35

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
0.956 million viewers, #31; 0.448 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #31

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.913 million viewers, #32; 0.565 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #24

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.869 million viewers, #33; 0.584 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #23

Save My Bakery (8:00)* - Food
0.799 million viewers, #34; 0.337 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #36

NHL Regular Season: Bruins at Red Wings - NBCSN
0.744 million viewers, #35; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #32

TripTank (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.740 million viewers, #36; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #28

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00) - OWN
0.737 million viewers, #37; 0.319 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #37

Dark Minds (8:00)* - ID
0.728 million viewers, #38; 0.274 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #38

Dark Minds (9:00)* - ID
0.728 million viewers, #39; 0.274 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #39

House of Horrors: Kidnapped (10:00)* - ID
0.728 million viewers, #40; 0.274 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #40

Hot in Cleveland (10:00)* - TV Land
0.666 million viewers, #41; 0.200 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #43

The Soul Man (10:30)* - TV Land
0.666 million viewers, #42; 0.200 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #44

MLB Regular Season: Phillies at Rangers* - ESPN2
0.542 million viewers, #43; 0.209 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #41

Mind of a Man (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GSN
0.444 million viewers, #44; 0.100 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #50

The Fabulous Life of (10:00)* - VH1
0.313 million viewers, #45; 0.201 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #42

The Soup (10:00)* - E!
0.296 million viewers, #46; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #45

Worst Thing I Ever (8:00)* - E!
0.296 million viewers, #47; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #46

Unsung Hollywood (10:00)* - TV One
0.282 million viewers, #48; 0.159 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #47

Toy Hunter (9:00)* - Travel
0.278 million viewers, #49; 0.152 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #48

Money Talks (10:00)* - CNBC
0.237 million viewers, #50; 0.082 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #52

Doll & Em (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - HBO
0.233 million viewers, #51; 0.144 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #49

The Face (8:00)* - Oxygen
0.204 million viewers, #52; 0.095 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #51

Bulloch Family Ranch (9:00, 120 Minutes)* - UP
0.203 million viewers, #53; 0.045 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #53

Wild Grinders (8:30)* - Nicktoons
0.148 million viewers, #54; 0.044 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #54

60 Minutes Sports (9:00)* - Showtime
0.055 million viewers, #55; 0.018 million adults 18-49 (0.01 rating), #55

Horseplayers (10:00)* - Esquire
0.027 million viewers, #56; 0.011 million adults 18-49 (0.01 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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