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[05/15/14 - 03:37 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Modern Family" Tops Demos, "Criminal Minds" Leads Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, may 14, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 56 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
12.032 million viewers, #1; 3.434 million adults 18-49 (2.71 rating), #2

Survivor: Cagayan (8:00) - CBS
9.930 million viewers, #2; 3.295 million adults 18-49 (2.60 rating), #3

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
9.076 million viewers, #3; 4.089 million adults 18-49 (3.22 rating), #1

American Idol (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
8.927 million viewers, #4; 2.657 million adults 18-49 (2.09 rating), #5

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
7.138 million viewers, #5; 2.468 million adults 18-49 (1.94 rating), #6

Chicago PD (10:00) - NBC
6.061 million viewers, #6; 1.940 million adults 18-49 (1.53 rating), #10

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
5.421 million viewers, #7; 1.997 million adults 18-49 (1.57 rating), #9

Nashville (10:00) - ABC
5.239 million viewers, #8; 1.685 million adults 18-49 (1.33 rating), #11

Suburgatory (8:30) - ABC
5.235 million viewers, #9; 2.006 million adults 18-49 (1.58 rating), #8

NBA Playoffs: Trail Blazers at Spurs - TNT
5.048 million viewers, #10; 2.728 million adults 18-49 (2.15 rating), #4

NBA Playoffs: Nets at Heat - TNT
4.856 million viewers, #11; 2.407 million adults 18-49 (1.90 rating), #7

Mixology (9:30) - ABC
3.987 million viewers, #12; 1.671 million adults 18-49 (1.32 rating), #12

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
3.910 million viewers, #13; 1.467 million adults 18-49 (1.16 rating), #13

American Pickers (9:00) - History
3.166 million viewers, #14; 0.783 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #17

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.366 million viewers, #15; 1.091 million adults 18-49 (0.86 rating), #16

NHL Playoffs: Canadiens at Bruins - NBCSN
2.276 million viewers, #16; 1.211 million adults 18-49 (0.95 rating), #14

Down East Dickering (10:00) - History
1.926 million viewers, #17; 0.611 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #21

The 100 (9:00) - CW
1.729 million viewers, #18; 0.709 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #20

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.642 million viewers, #19; 0.390 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #34

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.625 million viewers, #20; 0.481 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #25

Catfish: The TV Show (10:00) - MTV
1.553 million viewers, #21; 1.102 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #15

Dual Survival (9:00) - Discovery
1.528 million viewers, #22; 0.773 million adults 18-49 (0.61 rating), #18

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.342 million viewers, #23; 0.763 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #19

The Americans (10:00) - FX
1.269 million viewers, #24; 0.450 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #29

Kodiak (10:00) - Discovery
1.196 million viewers, #25; 0.459 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #28

NHL Playoffs: Ducks at Kings - NBCSN
1.036 million viewers, #26; 0.583 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #22

Million Dollar Listing: New York (9:00) - Bravo
0.965 million viewers, #27; 0.497 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #24

For Better or Worse (9:30) - OWN
0.955 million viewers, #28; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #33

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.890 million viewers, #29; 0.480 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #26

Marrying the Game (10:30) - VH1
0.877 million viewers, #30; 0.520 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #23

Bring It!: Best of the Battles (10:00) - Lifetime
0.839 million viewers, #31; 0.431 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #32

Hollywood Exes (9:00) - VH1
0.831 million viewers, #32; 0.469 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #27

MLB Regular Season (7:00) - ESPN
0.824 million viewers, #33; 0.300 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #38

For Better or Worse (9:00) - OWN
0.822 million viewers, #34; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #35

La La's Full Court Life (10:00) - VH1
0.784 million viewers, #35; 0.442 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #31

The Soul Man (10:30) - TV Land
0.770 million viewers, #36; 0.298 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #39

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.757 million viewers, #37; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #30

Dead of Night (9:00)* - ID
0.700 million viewers, #38; 0.259 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #41

Most Infamous (10:00)* - ID
0.700 million viewers, #39; 0.259 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #42

Save My Bakery (8:00) - Food
0.666 million viewers, #40; 0.291 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #40

Hot in Cleveland (10:00)* - TV Land
0.662 million viewers, #41; 0.168 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #44

South Beach Tow (10:00)* - truTV
0.520 million viewers, #42; 0.233 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #43

TripTank (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.434 million viewers, #43; 0.311 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #37

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00) - FS1
0.417 million viewers, #44; 0.332 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #36

Mind of a Man (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GSN
0.345 million viewers, #45; 0.074 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #51

The Soup (10:00)* - E!
0.280 million viewers, #46; 0.166 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #45

Legit (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - FXX
0.259 million viewers, #47; 0.109 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #46

Baggage Battles (10:00)* - Travel
0.249 million viewers, #48; 0.095 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #47

Trip Flip (9:00)* - Travel
0.249 million viewers, #49; 0.095 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #48

Trip Flip (9:30)* - Travel
0.249 million viewers, #50; 0.095 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #49

Unusually Thicke (10:00)* - TVGN
0.161 million viewers, #51; 0.042 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #53

R&B Divas: Atlanta (10:00)* - TV One
0.146 million viewers, #52; 0.089 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #50

Money Talks (10:00)* - CNBC
0.097 million viewers, #53; 0.046 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #52

Jim Rome on Showtime (9:00)* - Showtime
0.071 million viewers, #54; 0.029 million adults 18-49 (0.02 rating), #54

Moving Country (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GAC
0.062 million viewers, #55; 0.004 million adults 18-49 (0.00 rating), #56

Lucky Bastards (10:00)* - Esquire
0.027 million viewers, #56; 0.009 million adults 18-49 (0.01 rating), #55

[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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