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[06/30/14 - 02:31 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: ABC, Disney Channel Originals Claim Top Spots
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, june 27, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 31 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

20/20 (10:00) - ABC
6.391 million viewers, #1; 1.775 million adults 18-49 (1.40 rating), #1

Zapped (8:00) - Disney
5.674 million viewers, #2; 1.262 million adults 18-49 (0.99 rating), #4

Girl Meets World (9:45) - Disney
5.162 million viewers, #3; 1.602 million adults 18-49 (1.26 rating), #2

Primetime: What Would You Do? (9:00) - ABC
4.622 million viewers, #4; 1.596 million adults 18-49 (1.26 rating), #3

A Leap of Faith: A Meredith Vieira Special (8:00) - NBC
3.820 million viewers, #5; 0.693 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #6

WWE Smackdown (8:00) - Syfy
2.966 million viewers, #6; 1.097 million adults 18-49 (0.86 rating), #5

Crossbones (10:00) - NBC
2.194 million viewers, #7; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #7

Cold Justice (9:00) - TNT
1.561 million viewers, #8; 0.488 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #8

The Legend of Korra (8:00) - Nickelodeon
1.298 million viewers, #9; 0.483 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #9

Rake (9:00) - FOX
1.278 million viewers, #10; 0.322 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #16

NASCAR Nationwide SRS (7:30) - ESPN
1.252 million viewers, #11; 0.316 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #18

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.127 million viewers, #12; 0.324 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #15

Continuum (10:00) - Syfy
1.072 million viewers, #13; 0.442 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #11

I Found the Gown (10:30) - TLC
1.047 million viewers, #14; 0.290 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #20

Real Time with Bill Maher (10:00) - HBO
1.040 million viewers, #15; 0.368 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #12

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.037 million viewers, #16; 0.325 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #14

I Found the Gown (10:00) - TLC
0.989 million viewers, #17; 0.287 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #21

Treehouse Masters (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.837 million viewers, #18; 0.320 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #17

Marriage Boot Camp (9:00) - WE tv
0.786 million viewers, #19; 0.478 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #10

The Pool Master (9:00) - Animal Planet
0.668 million viewers, #20; 0.292 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #19

Funniest Wins (10:00) - TBS
0.580 million viewers, #21; 0.362 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #13

Mystery Millionaire (10:00) - WE tv
0.547 million viewers, #22; 0.273 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #22

Fashion Police (9:00)* - E!
0.502 million viewers, #23; 0.194 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #23

Monumental Mysteries (9:00)* - Travel
0.490 million viewers, #24; 0.178 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #24

Ancient Aliens (10:00)* - H2
0.419 million viewers, #25; 0.156 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #25

Science of Stupid (9:00)* - NGC
0.376 million viewers, #26; 0.135 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #26

Science of Stupid (9:30)* - NGC
0.376 million viewers, #27; 0.135 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #27

Science of Stupid (10:00)* - NGC
0.376 million viewers, #28; 0.135 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #28

Science of Stupid (10:30)* - NGC
0.376 million viewers, #29; 0.135 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #29

Mountain Monsters (10:00)* - DA
0.311 million viewers, #30; 0.112 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #30

All Access: Canelo vs. Lara (9:00)* - Showtime
0.181 million viewers, #31; 0.074 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #31

[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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