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[04/10/14 - 03:22 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: CBS Tops Viewers, Demos with "Criminal Minds," "Survivor"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, april 9, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 54 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
9.848 million viewers, #1; 2.938 million adults 18-49 (2.31 rating), #2

Survivor: Cagayan (8:00) - CBS
9.624 million viewers, #2; 3.079 million adults 18-49 (2.42 rating), #1

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
9.113 million viewers, #3; 2.139 million adults 18-49 (1.68 rating), #5

American Idol (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
8.899 million viewers, #4; 2.546 million adults 18-49 (2.01 rating), #4

Chicago PD (10:00) - NBC
7.408 million viewers, #5; 2.603 million adults 18-49 (2.05 rating), #3

NHL Regular Season: Red Wings at Penguins - NBCSN
6.486 million viewers, #6; 2.032 million adults 18-49 (1.60 rating), #6

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
4.171 million viewers, #7; 1.180 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #9

Mixology (9:30) - ABC
3.651 million viewers, #8; 1.573 million adults 18-49 (1.24 rating), #7

American Pickers (9:00) - History
3.543 million viewers, #9; 1.144 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #10

NBA Regular Season: Heat at Grizzlies - ESPN
1.957 million viewers, #10; 1.011 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #11

NBA Regular Season: Thunder at Clippers - ESPN
1.938 million viewers, #11; 1.241 million adults 18-49 (0.98 rating), #8

Down East Dickering (10:00) - History
1.798 million viewers, #12; 0.744 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #14

The 100 (9:00) - CW
1.689 million viewers, #13; 0.668 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #15

Bring It! (10:00) - Lifetime
1.652 million viewers, #14; 0.892 million adults 18-49 (0.70 rating), #12

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.593 million viewers, #15; 0.545 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #22

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.561 million viewers, #16; 0.488 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #26

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
1.186 million viewers, #17; 0.541 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #23

The Americans (10:00) - FX
1.175 million viewers, #18; 0.523 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #24

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
1.151 million viewers, #19; 0.577 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #18

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.114 million viewers, #20; 0.663 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #16

Preachers' Daughters (9:00) - Lifetime
1.091 million viewers, #21; 0.642 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #17

Million Dollar Listing: New York (9:00) - Bravo
1.058 million viewers, #22; 0.568 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #19

Workaholics (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.042 million viewers, #23; 0.873 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #13

South Beach Tow (10:00) - truTV
1.002 million viewers, #24; 0.508 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #25

House of Horrors: Kidnapped (10:00) - ID
0.960 million viewers, #25; 0.289 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #36

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.950 million viewers, #26; 0.545 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #21

For Better or Worse (9:00) - OWN
0.931 million viewers, #27; 0.312 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #34

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.924 million viewers, #28; 0.566 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #20

For Better or Worse (9:30) - OWN
0.917 million viewers, #29; 0.330 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #31

Survivorman (10:00) - Discovery
0.836 million viewers, #30; 0.487 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #27

Hot in Cleveland (10:00)* - TV Land
0.785 million viewers, #31; 0.199 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #41

The Soul Man (10:30)* - TV Land
0.785 million viewers, #32; 0.199 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #42

Dark Minds (9:00)* - ID
0.757 million viewers, #33; 0.261 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #39

Save My Bakery (8:00) - Food
0.738 million viewers, #34; 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #33

NHL Regular Season: Sharks at Ducks - NBCSN
0.717 million viewers, #35; 0.358 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #30

The Fabulous Life of (10:00) - VH1
0.685 million viewers, #36; 0.377 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #29

Women of Homicide (9:00)* - TLC
0.604 million viewers, #37; 0.271 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #37

Cyber Stalkers (10:00)* - TLC
0.604 million viewers, #38; 0.271 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #38

TripTank (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.570 million viewers, #39; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #28

NBA Pre-Game - ESPN
0.500 million viewers, #40; 0.316 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #32

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.404 million viewers, #41; 0.293 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #35

Mind of a Man (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GSN
0.390 million viewers, #42; 0.114 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #46

Toy Hunter (9:00)* - Travel
0.351 million viewers, #43; 0.179 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #43

Worst Thing I Ever (8:00)* - E!
0.343 million viewers, #44; 0.222 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #40

MLB Regular Season: Astros at Blue Jays* - ESPN2
0.316 million viewers, #45; 0.113 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #47

Legit (10:00)* - FXX
0.204 million viewers, #46; 0.137 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #44

Ali G: Rezurection (10:30)* - FXX
0.204 million viewers, #47; 0.137 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #45

Money Talks (10:00)* - CNBC
0.202 million viewers, #48; 0.074 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #49

Unsung Hollywood (10:00)* - TV One
0.150 million viewers, #49; 0.079 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #48

Wild Grinders (8:30)* - Nicktoons
0.145 million viewers, #50; 0.043 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #53

Big Bold Builds (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - Bio
0.107 million viewers, #51; 0.051 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #51

Horseplayers (10:00)* - Esquire
0.101 million viewers, #52; 0.061 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #50

The Face (8:00)* - Oxygen
0.092 million viewers, #53; 0.046 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #52

Jim Rome on Showtime (9:00)* - Showtime
0.057 million viewers, #54; 0.025 million adults 18-49 (0.02 rating), #54

[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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