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[05/06/14 - 10:52 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Game of Thrones" Still King of the Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, may 4, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 60 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
10.484 million viewers, #1; 1.307 million adults 18-49 (1.03 rating), #16

The Good Wife (9:00) - CBS
8.988 million viewers, #2; 1.445 million adults 18-49 (1.14 rating), #13

The Mentalist (10:00) - CBS
8.423 million viewers, #3; 1.492 million adults 18-49 (1.17 rating), #12

Resurrection (9:00) - ABC
8.155 million viewers, #4; 2.646 million adults 18-49 (2.08 rating), #4

The Amazing Race (8:00) - CBS
8.087 million viewers, #5; 2.146 million adults 18-49 (1.69 rating), #7

Game of Thrones (9:00) - HBO
7.155 million viewers, #6; 4.981 million adults 18-49 (3.92 rating), #1

Once Upon a Time (8:00) - ABC
6.862 million viewers, #7; 2.653 million adults 18-49 (2.09 rating), #3

America's Funniest Home Videos (7:00) - ABC
6.296 million viewers, #8; 2.071 million adults 18-49 (1.63 rating), #8

Dateline NBC (8:00) - NBC
5.621 million viewers, #9; 1.347 million adults 18-49 (1.06 rating), #15

Revenge (10:00) - ABC
4.981 million viewers, #10; 1.637 million adults 18-49 (1.29 rating), #10

Family Guy (8:30) - FOX
4.401 million viewers, #11; 2.854 million adults 18-49 (2.25 rating), #2

The Simpsons (8:00) - FOX
4.386 million viewers, #12; 2.503 million adults 18-49 (1.97 rating), #5

Believe (9:00) - NBC
4.329 million viewers, #13; 1.231 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #21

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (9:00) - FOX
4.080 million viewers, #14; 2.057 million adults 18-49 (1.62 rating), #9

Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion (8:00) - Bravo
3.923 million viewers, #15; 2.159 million adults 18-49 (1.70 rating), #6

Crisis (10:00) - NBC
3.610 million viewers, #16; 1.232 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #20

American Dad (7:30) - FOX
2.511 million viewers, #17; 1.594 million adults 18-49 (1.26 rating), #11

Married to Medicine (9:00) - Bravo
2.311 million viewers, #18; 1.302 million adults 18-49 (1.03 rating), #17

Bob's Burgers (7:00) - FOX
2.230 million viewers, #19; 1.408 million adults 18-49 (1.11 rating), #14

American Dream Builders (7:00) - NBC
2.167 million viewers, #20; 0.612 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #34

Mad Men (10:00) - AMC
2.141 million viewers, #21; 0.974 million adults 18-49 (0.77 rating), #22

Sunday Night Baseball (8:00) - ESPN
1.995 million viewers, #22; 0.655 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #29

NHL Playoffs: Rangers at Penguins - NBCSN
1.865 million viewers, #23; 0.889 million adults 18-49 (0.70 rating), #23

Long Island Medium (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.849 million viewers, #24; 0.738 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #25

Silicon Valley (10:00) - HBO
1.816 million viewers, #25; 1.266 million adults 18-49 (1.00 rating), #18

Bar Rescue (9:00) - Spike TV
1.759 million viewers, #26; 1.257 million adults 18-49 (0.99 rating), #19

Devious Maids (10:00) - Lifetime
1.574 million viewers, #27; 0.715 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #27

Caribbean Life (8:00) - HGTV
1.552 million viewers, #28; 0.525 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #39

Drop Dead Diva (9:00) - Lifetime
1.514 million viewers, #29; 0.737 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #26

Liv and Maddie (8:00)* - Disney
1.469 million viewers, #30; 0.290 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #47

I Didn't Do It (8:30)* - Disney
1.469 million viewers, #31; 0.290 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #48

Everest Avalanche Tragedy (9:00) - Discovery
1.405 million viewers, #32; 0.436 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #43

America's Best Cook (9:00) - Food
1.366 million viewers, #33; 0.564 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #36

Turn (9:00)* - AMC
1.301 million viewers, #34; 0.510 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #40

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (8:00)* - Hallmark
1.295 million viewers, #35; 0.283 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #49

My Five Wives (10:00) - TLC
1.295 million viewers, #36; 0.648 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #30

Filthy Riches (10:00) - NGC
1.281 million viewers, #37; 0.559 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #37

River Monsters (9:00) - Animal Planet
1.220 million viewers, #38; 0.699 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #28

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.216 million viewers, #39; 0.626 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #33

David Spade: My Fake Problems (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.134 million viewers, #40; 0.786 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #24

Bear Grylls: Everest After the Avalanche (10:30)* - Discovery
1.073 million viewers, #41; 0.400 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #44

Veep (10:30) - HBO
1.020 million viewers, #42; 0.636 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #31

Total Divas (9:00) - E!
0.965 million viewers, #43; 0.635 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #32

Hungry Investors (10:00) - Spike TV
0.929 million viewers, #44; 0.595 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #35

Food Court Wars (8:00) - Food
0.899 million viewers, #45; 0.451 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #42

Wicked Tuna (9:00) - NGC
0.841 million viewers, #46; 0.464 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #41

The Perfect Murder (10:00)* - ID
0.742 million viewers, #47; 0.293 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #46

Eric & Jessie: Game On (10:00) - E!
0.723 million viewers, #48; 0.543 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #38

Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters (10:00)* - Animal Planet
0.705 million viewers, #49; 0.341 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #45

Those Who Kill (10:00)* - LMN
0.655 million viewers, #50; 0.199 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #51

Snapped (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.506 million viewers, #51; 0.240 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #50

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (9:00)* - CNN
0.445 million viewers, #52; 0.178 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #52

Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man (10:00)* - CNN
0.445 million viewers, #53; 0.178 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #53

Hotel Secrets & Legends (9:00)* - Travel
0.392 million viewers, #54; 0.146 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #54

Hotel Secrets & Legends (10:00)* - Travel
0.392 million viewers, #55; 0.146 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #55

Oprah's Lifeclass (9:00)* - OWN
0.277 million viewers, #56; 0.072 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #60

Salem (10:00)* - WGN
0.255 million viewers, #57; 0.116 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #56

Nurse Jackie (9:00)* - Showtime
0.197 million viewers, #58; 0.078 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #57

Californication (9:30)* - Showtime
0.197 million viewers, #59; 0.078 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #58

Years of Living Dangerously (10:00)* - Showtime
0.197 million viewers, #60; 0.078 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #59

[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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