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[05/06/14 - 02:50 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "The Voice," "Dancing" Top Demos, Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for monday, may 5, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 48 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Dancing with the Stars (8:00, 120 Minutes) - ABC
13.117 million viewers, #1; 2.423 million adults 18-49 (1.91 rating), #6

The Voice (8:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
11.002 million viewers, #2; 3.830 million adults 18-49 (3.02 rating), #1

The Blacklist (10:00) - NBC
10.466 million viewers, #3; 3.371 million adults 18-49 (2.65 rating), #2

Castle (10:00) - ABC
9.002 million viewers, #4; 2.084 million adults 18-49 (1.64 rating), #9

24: Live Another Day (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
8.077 million viewers, #5; 3.254 million adults 18-49 (2.56 rating), #3

Mike & Molly (9:00) - CBS
6.541 million viewers, #6; 2.215 million adults 18-49 (1.74 rating), #8

2 Broke Girls (8:00) - CBS
6.492 million viewers, #7; 2.511 million adults 18-49 (1.98 rating), #5

NBA Playoffs: Clippers at Thunder - TNT
5.435 million viewers, #8; 2.901 million adults 18-49 (2.28 rating), #4

Friends with Better Lives (8:30) - CBS
4.924 million viewers, #9; 2.037 million adults 18-49 (1.60 rating), #10

WWE Raw (10:00) - USA
4.451 million viewers, #10; 1.963 million adults 18-49 (1.55 rating), #11

WWE Raw (9:00) - USA
4.414 million viewers, #11; 1.921 million adults 18-49 (1.51 rating), #12

WWE Raw (8:00) - USA
3.963 million viewers, #12; 1.636 million adults 18-49 (1.29 rating), #15

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (8:00) - VH1
3.761 million viewers, #13; 2.388 million adults 18-49 (1.88 rating), #7

NBA Playoffs: Wizards at Pacers - TNT
3.651 million viewers, #14; 1.876 million adults 18-49 (1.48 rating), #13

TI & Tiny: The Family Hustle (9:00) - VH1
2.796 million viewers, #15; 1.733 million adults 18-49 (1.36 rating), #14

Swamp People (9:00) - History
2.583 million viewers, #16; 0.986 million adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), #18

Bates Motel (10:00) - A&E
2.299 million viewers, #17; 1.157 million adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), #17

The Boondocks (10:30) - Adult Swim
2.198 million viewers, #18; 1.332 million adults 18-49 (1.05 rating), #16

AwesomenessTV (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.577 million viewers, #19; 0.280 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #37

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.512 million viewers, #20; 0.388 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #32

NHL Playoffs: Penguins at Rangers - NBCSN
1.464 million viewers, #21; 0.741 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #22

Real Housewives of Orange County (9:00) - Bravo
1.435 million viewers, #22; 0.745 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #21

16 & Pregnant (10:00) - MTV
1.386 million viewers, #23; 0.920 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #19

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.370 million viewers, #24; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #34

Fast N' Loud (9:00) - Discovery
1.354 million viewers, #25; 0.727 million adults 18-49 (0.57 rating), #23

This Is Hot 97 (10:30) - VH1
1.093 million viewers, #26; 0.763 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #20

Southern Charm: Secrets Revealed (10:00) - Bravo
1.038 million viewers, #27; 0.583 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #26

The Tomorrow People (9:00) - CW
1.010 million viewers, #28; 0.498 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #28

Louie (10:00) - FX
0.941 million viewers, #29; 0.635 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #25

Fear Thy Neighbor (10:00) - ID
0.938 million viewers, #30; 0.287 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #36

Louie (10:30) - FX
0.910 million viewers, #31; 0.651 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #24

Warehouse 13 (9:00) - Syfy
0.898 million viewers, #32; 0.325 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #35

Mystery Diners (10:00) - Food
0.879 million viewers, #33; 0.383 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #33

Star-Crossed (8:00) - CW
0.871 million viewers, #34; 0.408 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #30

NHL Playoffs: Kings at Ducks - NBCSN
0.870 million viewers, #35; 0.556 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #27

Bam's Bad Ass Game Show (10:30) - TBS
0.799 million viewers, #36; 0.487 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #29

Rewrapped (8:00) - Food
0.671 million viewers, #37; 0.390 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #31

Metal Hurlant Chronicles (10:00)* - Syfy
0.593 million viewers, #38; 0.219 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #39

Metal Hurlant Chronicles (10:30)* - Syfy
0.593 million viewers, #39; 0.219 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #40

Killer Kids (10:00) - LMN
0.461 million viewers, #40; 0.256 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #38

None of the Above (10:00)* - NGC
0.415 million viewers, #41; 0.144 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #43

None of the Above (10:30)* - NGC
0.415 million viewers, #42; 0.144 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #44

Bizarre Foods America (9:00)* - Travel
0.388 million viewers, #43; 0.182 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #41

Hotel Impossible (10:00)* - Travel
0.388 million viewers, #44; 0.182 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #42

Live from E! (8:00)* - E!
0.254 million viewers, #45; 0.134 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #45

The Fabulist (8:30)* - E!
0.254 million viewers, #46; 0.134 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #46

Family Brainsurge (8:00)* - Nicktoons
0.226 million viewers, #47; 0.038 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #50

Fish Tank Kings (9:00)* - Nat Geo WILD
0.106 million viewers, #48; 0.039 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #49

RuPaul's Drag Race (10:00)* - Logo
0.099 million viewers, #49; 0.075 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #47

Feherty (10:00)* - Golf
0.074 million viewers, #50; 0.039 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #48

[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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