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[04/22/14 - 10:47 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Game of Thrones" Tops Easter Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, april 20, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 66 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

The Good Wife (9:00) - CBS
9.147 million viewers, #1; 1.687 million adults 18-49 (1.33 rating), #9

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
8.884 million viewers, #2; 1.371 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #11

The Mentalist (10:00) - CBS
8.649 million viewers, #3; 1.756 million adults 18-49 (1.38 rating), #7

The Amazing Race (8:00) - CBS
7.651 million viewers, #4; 2.164 million adults 18-49 (1.70 rating), #5

Game of Thrones (9:00) - HBO
6.594 million viewers, #5; 4.396 million adults 18-49 (3.46 rating), #1

Once Upon a Time (8:00) - ABC
5.946 million viewers, #6; 2.218 million adults 18-49 (1.75 rating), #4

In My Dreams (9:00) - ABC
4.786 million viewers, #7; 1.260 million adults 18-49 (0.99 rating), #13

Believe (9:00) - NBC
4.539 million viewers, #8; 1.439 million adults 18-49 (1.13 rating), #10

Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion (8:00) - Bravo
4.132 million viewers, #9; 2.325 million adults 18-49 (1.83 rating), #3

NBA Playoffs: Portland at Houston - TNT
4.073 million viewers, #10; 2.360 million adults 18-49 (1.86 rating), #2

NBA Playoffs: Washington at Chicago - TNT
3.932 million viewers, #11; 1.989 million adults 18-49 (1.57 rating), #6

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (9:00) - FOX
3.742 million viewers, #12; 1.746 million adults 18-49 (1.38 rating), #8

Crisis (10:00) - NBC
3.726 million viewers, #13; 1.117 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #15

Dateline NBC (8:00) - NBC
3.696 million viewers, #14; 1.046 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #17

Naked & Afraid (10:00) - Discovery
2.389 million viewers, #15; 1.299 million adults 18-49 (1.02 rating), #12

Married to Medicine (9:00) - Bravo
2.383 million viewers, #16; 1.203 million adults 18-49 (0.95 rating), #14

American Dream Builders (7:00) - NBC
2.308 million viewers, #17; 0.692 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #25

NBA Pre-Game - TNT
2.123 million viewers, #18; 1.050 million adults 18-49 (0.83 rating), #16

Devious Maids (10:00) - Lifetime
1.962 million viewers, #19; 0.951 million adults 18-49 (0.75 rating), #20

Mad Men (10:00) - AMC
1.891 million viewers, #20; 0.753 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #24

The Millionaire Matchmaker (10:00) - Bravo
1.862 million viewers, #21; 0.899 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #21

Long Island Medium (9:00) - TLC
1.843 million viewers, #22; 0.628 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #29

Long Island Medium (9:30) - TLC
1.796 million viewers, #23; 0.688 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #26

Sunday Night Baseball (8:00) - ESPN
1.749 million viewers, #24; 0.603 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #31

Silicon Valley (10:00) - HBO
1.622 million viewers, #25; 1.022 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #18

Bar Rescue (9:00) - Spike TV
1.616 million viewers, #26; 0.999 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #19

Living Alaska (10:30) - HGTV
1.597 million viewers, #27; 0.408 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #44

Bob's Burgers (7:00) - FOX
1.522 million viewers, #28; 0.814 million adults 18-49 (0.64 rating), #22

Salem (10:00) - WGN
1.521 million viewers, #29; 0.647 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #28

Wicked Tuna (9:00) - NGC
1.418 million viewers, #30; 0.658 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #27

Caribbean Life (8:30) - HGTV
1.403 million viewers, #31; 0.450 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #42

Turn (9:00) - AMC
1.399 million viewers, #32; 0.452 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #41

Living Alaska (10:00)* - HGTV
1.398 million viewers, #33; 0.411 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #43

Total Divas (9:00) - E!
1.394 million viewers, #34; 0.811 million adults 18-49 (0.64 rating), #23

River Monsters (9:00) - Animal Planet
1.348 million viewers, #35; 0.599 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #33

America's Best Cook (9:00) - Food
1.295 million viewers, #36; 0.546 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #35

Caribbean Life (8:00) - HGTV
1.277 million viewers, #37; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #39

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.258 million viewers, #38; 0.518 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #38

My Five Wives (10:00) - TLC
1.187 million viewers, #39; 0.529 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #36

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (8:00)* - Hallmark
1.186 million viewers, #40; 0.189 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #58

Catch a Contractor (10:00) - Spike TV
1.044 million viewers, #41; 0.600 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #32

Catch a Contractor (10:30) - Spike TV
0.978 million viewers, #42; 0.591 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #34

Unusual Suspects (9:00)* - ID
0.908 million viewers, #43; 0.245 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #50

The Perfect Murder (10:00)* - ID
0.908 million viewers, #44; 0.245 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #51

Eric & Jessie: Game On (10:00) - E!
0.902 million viewers, #45; 0.611 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #30

Filthy Riches (10:00)* - NGC
0.857 million viewers, #46; 0.376 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #47

Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters (10:00)* - Animal Planet
0.853 million viewers, #47; 0.356 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #49

Food Court Wars (8:00) - Food
0.844 million viewers, #48; 0.368 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #48

Tracy Morgan: Bona Fide (10:00) - Comedy Central
0.821 million viewers, #49; 0.526 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #37

Veep (10:30) - HBO
0.775 million viewers, #50; 0.455 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #40

Those Who Kill (10:00)* - LMN
0.760 million viewers, #51; 0.238 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #52

NHL Playoffs: Montreal at Tampa Bay* - NBCSN
0.681 million viewers, #52; 0.389 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #45

NHL Playoffs: Los Angeles at San Jose* - NBCSN
0.681 million viewers, #53; 0.389 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #46

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (9:00)* - CNN
0.530 million viewers, #54; 0.220 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #53

Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man (10:00)* - CNN
0.530 million viewers, #55; 0.220 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #54

Girl Code (8:50)* - MTV
0.445 million viewers, #56; 0.206 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #55

Girl Code (9:25)* - MTV
0.445 million viewers, #57; 0.206 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #56

Greatest Mysteries (9:00)* - Travel
0.426 million viewers, #58; 0.146 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #60

Hotel Secrets & Legends (10:00)* - Travel
0.426 million viewers, #59; 0.146 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #61

Snapped (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.376 million viewers, #60; 0.192 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #57

Lindsay (9:00, 120 Minutes)* - OWN
0.335 million viewers, #61; 0.162 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #59

Overhaulin' (9:00)* - Velocity
0.317 million viewers, #62; 0.127 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #62

The Bible Rules (10:00)* - H2
0.222 million viewers, #63; 0.075 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #66

Nurse Jackie (9:00)* - Showtime
0.196 million viewers, #64; 0.086 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #63

Californication (9:30)* - Showtime
0.196 million viewers, #65; 0.086 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #64

Years of Living Dangerously (10:00)* - Showtime
0.196 million viewers, #66; 0.086 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #65

[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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