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[04/30/14 - 02:44 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "The Voice" Tops Demo Race, "NCIS" Leads Total Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for tuesday, april 29, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 65 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

NCIS (8:00) - CBS
17.253 million viewers, #1; 3.196 million adults 18-49 (2.52 rating), #2

NCIS: Los Angeles (9:00) - CBS
14.831 million viewers, #2; 2.698 million adults 18-49 (2.13 rating), #4

Person of Interest (10:00) - CBS
11.309 million viewers, #3; 2.406 million adults 18-49 (1.90 rating), #6

The Voice (8:00) - NBC
11.176 million viewers, #4; 3.491 million adults 18-49 (2.75 rating), #1

Chicago Fire (10:00) - NBC
7.058 million viewers, #5; 2.224 million adults 18-49 (1.75 rating), #7

About a Boy (9:00) - NBC
6.254 million viewers, #6; 2.059 million adults 18-49 (1.62 rating), #10

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (8:00) - ABC
5.946 million viewers, #7; 2.639 million adults 18-49 (2.08 rating), #5

Growing Up Fisher (9:30) - NBC
5.592 million viewers, #8; 1.828 million adults 18-49 (1.44 rating), #11

The Goldbergs (9:00) - ABC
4.810 million viewers, #9; 2.160 million adults 18-49 (1.70 rating), #8

NBA Playoffs: Warriors at Clippers - TNT
4.732 million viewers, #10; 2.806 million adults 18-49 (2.21 rating), #3

NBA Playoffs: Wizards at Bulls - TNT
4.021 million viewers, #11; 2.153 million adults 18-49 (1.70 rating), #9

Trophy Wife (9:30) - ABC
3.157 million viewers, #12; 1.289 million adults 18-49 (1.02 rating), #16

Deadliest Catch (9:00) - Discovery
3.109 million viewers, #13; 1.593 million adults 18-49 (1.25 rating), #12

Celebrity Wife Swap (10:00) - ABC
2.824 million viewers, #14; 1.070 million adults 18-49 (0.84 rating), #22

The Game (10:00) - BET
2.536 million viewers, #15; 1.500 million adults 18-49 (1.18 rating), #13

Storage Wars (9:30) - A&E
2.452 million viewers, #16; 0.859 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #27

Glee (8:00) - FOX
2.414 million viewers, #17; 1.080 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #21

NBA Pre-Game - TNT
2.301 million viewers, #18; 0.977 million adults 18-49 (0.77 rating), #24

The Little Couple (10:00) - TLC
2.280 million viewers, #19; 0.839 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #29

The Mindy Project (9:30) - FOX
2.203 million viewers, #20; 1.415 million adults 18-49 (1.11 rating), #14

New Girl (9:00) - FOX
2.203 million viewers, #21; 1.365 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #15

Deadliest Catch (10:00) - Discovery
2.096 million viewers, #22; 1.166 million adults 18-49 (0.92 rating), #18

Supernatural (9:00) - CW
2.034 million viewers, #23; 1.208 million adults 18-49 (0.95 rating), #17

Fargo (10:00) - FX
1.874 million viewers, #24; 0.744 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #31

Deadliest Catch: The Bait (8:00) - Discovery
1.840 million viewers, #25; 0.942 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #25

19 Kids & Counting (9:00) - TLC
1.823 million viewers, #26; 0.867 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #26

The Originals (8:00) - CW
1.775 million viewers, #27; 1.064 million adults 18-49 (0.84 rating), #23

Barry'd Treasure (10:00) - A&E
1.467 million viewers, #28; 0.574 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #37

Real Housewives of New York City (9:00) - Bravo
1.464 million viewers, #29; 0.699 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #32

Ink Master (10:00) - Spike TV
1.453 million viewers, #30; 1.083 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #20

Let's Stay Together (10:30) - BET
1.433 million viewers, #31; 0.820 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #30

Tosh.0 (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.418 million viewers, #32; 1.142 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #19

Chopped (10:00) - Food
1.356 million viewers, #33; 0.614 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #36

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.349 million viewers, #34; 0.455 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #42

Dance Moms: No Moms Allowed (9:00) - Lifetime
1.308 million viewers, #35; 0.653 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #33

Barry'd Treasure (10:30) - A&E
1.257 million viewers, #36; 0.487 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #39

Flip or Flop (9:00) - HGTV
1.197 million viewers, #37; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #41

True Tori (10:00) - Lifetime
1.052 million viewers, #38; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #35

Inside Amy Schumer (10:30) - Comedy Central
1.045 million viewers, #39; 0.851 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #28

Awkward (10:00) - MTV
1.022 million viewers, #40; 0.644 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #34

NBA Playoffs: Grizzlies at Thunder - NBA TV
0.939 million viewers, #41; 0.553 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #38

Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (9:00) - Syfy
0.883 million viewers, #42; 0.449 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #43

Secret Lives of Stepford Wives (8:00)* - ID
0.867 million viewers, #43; 0.251 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #51

Very Bad Men (9:00)* - ID
0.867 million viewers, #44; 0.251 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #52

Faking It (10:30) - MTV
0.859 million viewers, #45; 0.445 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #44

Playing House (10:00) - USA
0.847 million viewers, #46; 0.485 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #40

The Listener (10:00) - ION
0.845 million viewers, #47; 0.350 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #49

The People's Couch (10:00)* - Bravo
0.801 million viewers, #48; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #46

Playing House (10:30) - USA
0.766 million viewers, #49; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #45

Top 20 Funniest (10:00)* - truTV
0.744 million viewers, #50; 0.303 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #50

NHL Playoffs: Rangers at Flyers - NBCSN
0.662 million viewers, #51; 0.361 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #48

Game of Arms (10:00) - AMC
0.627 million viewers, #52; 0.386 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #47

Minute to Win It (8:00)* - GSN
0.377 million viewers, #53; 0.064 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #62

Rise of the Machines (10:00)* - H2
0.337 million viewers, #54; 0.109 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #56

Giuliana & Bill (8:00)* - E!
0.329 million viewers, #55; 0.176 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #53

Chasing Maria Menounos (10:00)* - Oxygen
0.266 million viewers, #56; 0.144 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #54

Celebrities Undercover (10:30)* - Oxygen
0.266 million viewers, #57; 0.144 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #55

Family Brainsurge (8:00)* - Nicktoons
0.215 million viewers, #58; 0.039 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #63

Chow Masters (9:00)* - Travel
0.214 million viewers, #59; 0.090 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #57

Chow Masters (9:30)* - Travel
0.214 million viewers, #60; 0.090 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #58

Game On, America (10:00)* - Travel
0.214 million viewers, #61; 0.090 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #59

Game On, America (10:30)* - Travel
0.214 million viewers, #62; 0.090 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #60

Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan (10:00)* - BBCA
0.141 million viewers, #63; 0.071 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #61

Knife Fight (9:00, 60 Minutes)* - Esquire
0.038 million viewers, #64; 0.029 million adults 18-49 (0.02 rating), #64

The Illegal Eater (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - Esquire
0.038 million viewers, #65; 0.029 million adults 18-49 (0.02 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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