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[06/26/14 - 03:16 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: CBS Tops Originals with Return of "Big Brother"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, june 25, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 40 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Big Brother 16 (8:00) - CBS
6.708 million viewers, #1; 2.930 million adults 18-49 (2.31 rating), #1

Taxi Brooklyn (10:00) - NBC
5.338 million viewers, #2; 1.237 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #4

So You Think You Can Dance (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
4.396 million viewers, #3; 1.841 million adults 18-49 (1.45 rating), #2

Motive (10:00) - ABC
3.774 million viewers, #4; 1.001 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #6

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
3.413 million viewers, #5; 1.498 million adults 18-49 (1.18 rating), #3

Suits (9:00) - USA
2.755 million viewers, #6; 0.964 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #7

College World Series (8:00) - ESPN
2.388 million viewers, #7; 0.849 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #9

Big Smo (10:30) - A&E
1.858 million viewers, #8; 0.888 million adults 18-49 (0.70 rating), #8

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.811 million viewers, #9; 0.538 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #18

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.793 million viewers, #10; 0.609 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #14

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.744 million viewers, #11; 0.514 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #19

South Beach Tow (9:30) - truTV
1.639 million viewers, #12; 0.709 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #11

Dual Survival (9:00) - Discovery
1.608 million viewers, #13; 0.842 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #10

Catfish: The TV Show (10:00) - MTV
1.597 million viewers, #14; 1.102 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #5

Graceland (10:00) - USA
1.270 million viewers, #15; 0.643 million adults 18-49 (0.51 rating), #12

Hardcore Pawn (10:00) - truTV
1.244 million viewers, #16; 0.555 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #17

Cousins Undercover (8:00) - HGTV
1.116 million viewers, #17; 0.410 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #24

Restaurant Stakeout (9:00) - Food
1.094 million viewers, #18; 0.571 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #16

Young & Hungry (8:00) - ABC Family
1.088 million viewers, #19; 0.634 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #13

Hot in Cleveland (10:00) - TV Land
1.024 million viewers, #20; 0.281 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #29

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00) - OWN
0.983 million viewers, #21; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #22

Hollywood Exes (9:00) - VH1
0.974 million viewers, #22; 0.589 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #15

Million Dollar Listing: Miami (9:00) - Bravo
0.860 million viewers, #23; 0.451 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #20

Million Dollar Listing: New York Reunion (8:00) - Bravo
0.849 million viewers, #24; 0.421 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #23

Mystery Girls (8:30) - ABC Family
0.759 million viewers, #25; 0.428 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #21

Untying the Knot (10:00) - Bravo
0.759 million viewers, #26; 0.313 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #28

Dead of Night (9:00)* - ID
0.707 million viewers, #27; 0.226 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #30

Jennifer Falls (10:30)* - TV Land
0.681 million viewers, #28; 0.180 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #31

La La's Full Court Life (10:00) - VH1
0.613 million viewers, #29; 0.393 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #25

Marrying the Game (10:30) - VH1
0.556 million viewers, #30; 0.353 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #26

The Soup (10:00) - E!
0.512 million viewers, #31; 0.348 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #27

Baggage Battles (10:00)* - Travel
0.355 million viewers, #32; 0.148 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #35

Fish Tank Kings (10:00)* - Nat Geo WILD
0.280 million viewers, #33; 0.092 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #38

Through the Wormhole (10:00)* - Science
0.280 million viewers, #34; 0.157 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #32

R&B Divas: Atlanta (10:00)* - TV One
0.241 million viewers, #35; 0.117 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #36

Wilfred (10:00)* - FXX
0.209 million viewers, #36; 0.149 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #33

Wilfred (10:30)* - FXX
0.209 million viewers, #37; 0.149 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #34

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00)* - FS1
0.186 million viewers, #38; 0.112 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #37

Brew Dogs (9:00)* - Esquire
0.049 million viewers, #39; 0.027 million adults 18-49 (0.02 rating), #39

Best Bars in America (10:00)* - Esquire
0.049 million viewers, #40; 0.027 million adults 18-49 (0.02 rating), #40

[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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