or


[07/09/14 - 11:51 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Unforgettable," "Big Brother" Win Originals Race
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, july 6, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 53 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Unforgettable (10:00) - CBS
6.196 million viewers, #1; 0.929 million adults 18-49 (0.73 rating), #15

Big Brother 16 (8:00) - CBS
6.011 million viewers, #2; 2.387 million adults 18-49 (1.88 rating), #1

Rising Star (9:00, 120 Minutes) - ABC
4.492 million viewers, #3; 1.565 million adults 18-49 (1.23 rating), #3

The Last Ship (9:00) - TNT
4.092 million viewers, #4; 1.271 million adults 18-49 (1.00 rating), #9

Reckless (9:00) - CBS
3.766 million viewers, #5; 0.800 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #19

Wipeout (8:00) - ABC
3.667 million viewers, #6; 1.378 million adults 18-49 (1.09 rating), #6

True Blood (9:00) - HBO
3.195 million viewers, #7; 2.183 million adults 18-49 (1.72 rating), #2

Mountain Men (9:00) - History
2.963 million viewers, #8; 0.964 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #14

Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Wedding (8:00, 90 Minutes) - Bravo
2.820 million viewers, #9; 1.480 million adults 18-49 (1.17 rating), #4

Falling Skies (10:00) - TNT
2.751 million viewers, #10; 1.027 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #12

Watch What Happens: Live (9:30) - Bravo
2.663 million viewers, #11; 1.347 million adults 18-49 (1.06 rating), #7

Talking Dead (9:00) - AMC
2.395 million viewers, #12; 1.285 million adults 18-49 (1.01 rating), #8

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (9:00) - E!
2.349 million viewers, #13; 1.467 million adults 18-49 (1.16 rating), #5

Naked & Afraid (10:00) - Discovery
2.126 million viewers, #14; 1.139 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #10

Food Network Star (9:00) - Food
2.046 million viewers, #15; 0.753 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #20

Miley Cyrus: Bangerz Tour (9:00) - NBC
2.009 million viewers, #16; 0.881 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #17

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.962 million viewers, #17; 0.534 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #29

Married to Medicine (10:00) - Bravo
1.917 million viewers, #18; 1.026 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #13

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.878 million viewers, #19; 0.567 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #27

Devious Maids (10:00) - Lifetime
1.862 million viewers, #20; 0.870 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #18

Return to Amish (10:00) - TLC
1.732 million viewers, #21; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #24

The Hunt (10:00) - History
1.727 million viewers, #22; 0.570 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #26

Brother vs. Brother (9:00) - HGTV
1.714 million viewers, #23; 0.401 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #37

Botched (10:00) - E!
1.689 million viewers, #24; 1.056 million adults 18-49 (0.83 rating), #11

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:30) - HGTV
1.665 million viewers, #25; 0.365 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #39

Sunday Night Baseball (8:00) - ESPN
1.601 million viewers, #26; 0.472 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #32

Brain Games (7:00) - FOX
1.554 million viewers, #27; 0.661 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #23

The Leftovers (10:00) - HBO
1.553 million viewers, #28; 0.919 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #16

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (8:00) - HGTV
1.512 million viewers, #29; 0.367 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #38

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.393 million viewers, #30; 0.530 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #30

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.360 million viewers, #31; 0.563 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #28

Guy's Grocery Games (8:00) - Food
1.171 million viewers, #32; 0.469 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #33

MLB All-Star Selection Show (7:00) - ESPN
1.133 million viewers, #33; 0.426 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #35

Witches of East End (9:00) - Lifetime
1.121 million viewers, #34; 0.602 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #25

The '90s: The Last Great Decade (9:00) - NGC
1.105 million viewers, #35; 0.694 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #21

Finding Bigfoot (10:00) - Animal Planet
1.039 million viewers, #36; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #34

The Ultimate Fighter (9:00, 160 Minutes) - FS1
1.016 million viewers, #37; 0.678 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #22

The Ultimate Fighter Prelims (7:00, 120 Minutes) - FS1
0.774 million viewers, #38; 0.480 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #31

American River Renegades (8:00)* - Animal Planet
0.761 million viewers, #39; 0.299 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #41

Call of the Wildman (9:00)* - Animal Planet
0.761 million viewers, #40; 0.299 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #42

Halt & Catch Fire (10:00) - AMC
0.718 million viewers, #41; 0.308 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #40

Beyonce: X10 (8:55) - HBO
0.674 million viewers, #42; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #36

Snapped: Killer Couples (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.492 million viewers, #43; 0.269 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #43

Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge (9:00)* - CMT
0.390 million viewers, #44; 0.218 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #44

Ancient Impossible (10:00)* - H2
0.351 million viewers, #45; 0.119 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #49

Insane Coaster Wars (7:00)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #46; 0.124 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #45

Insane Coaster Wars (7:30)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #47; 0.124 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #46

Xtreme Waterparks (8:00)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #48; 0.124 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #47

Xtreme Waterparks (8:30)* - Travel
0.328 million viewers, #49; 0.124 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #48

Oprah: Where Are They Now? (9:00)* - OWN
0.243 million viewers, #50; 0.065 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #52

Salem (10:00)* - WGN
0.224 million viewers, #51; 0.100 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #50

The Musketeers (9:00)* - BBCA
0.154 million viewers, #52; 0.063 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #53

World's Weirdest Restaurants (9:00, 60 Minutes)* - FYI
0.137 million viewers, #53; 0.080 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #51

[EDITOR'S NOTE: * denotes individual program numbers were not available so the network's primetime average is listed]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [july 2014]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
  


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[09/17/25 - 03:14 PM]
Buccaneers at Texans Delivers 17.4 Million Viewers, ESPN's Most-Watched "MNF" Week 2 Game Since 2008
Additionally, the Buccaneers-Texans is ESPN's most-watched individual game on weeks with multiple "MNF" games, whether a true doubleheader or two games with staggered start times.

[09/16/25 - 03:39 PM]
"College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" and College Football on ESPN/ABC Both Off to Stellar Starts in 2025
ABC is off to its best three-week start ever, averaging 7.8 million viewers per game.

[09/16/25 - 03:02 PM]
"20/20" Is the No. 1 Program Across Broadcast and Cable on Friday Night
"20/20" ranked as the No. 1 broadcast program on Friday night in Total Viewers (2.457 million).

[09/16/25 - 03:01 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49, Leading CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in All Three Measures
For the 2nd week in a row, "Nightline" improved on the previous week in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

[09/16/25 - 02:45 PM]
FOX NFL Smashes All-Time Viewership Records with Week 2 Super Bowl Rematch
A massive 33.8 million viewers delivers FOX Sports its best-ever regular season Sunday telecast, most-watched Week 2 NFL telecast on record and more all-time viewership highs!

[09/16/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of September 8: "Canelo vs. Crawford" Packs a Punch, "Wednesday" Season 2 Joins Most Popular List
In movies, "KPop Demon Hunters" danced its way back to No. 1 on the English Film list with 22.6 million views.

[09/15/25 - 03:25 PM]
Over 41 Million Global Viewers on Netflix Watch Terence Crawford Defeat Canelo Alvarez to Claim Super Middleweight Championship
The main event scored an estimated average minute audience (AMA) of 36.6 million live+SD viewers from opening to closing bell, per VideoAmp and Netflix.

[09/15/25 - 11:45 AM]
The "77th Emmy Awards" Delivers Its Largest Television Audience Since 2021, Up +8% from Last Year
Hosted by Nate Bargatze, the telecast was seen by more than 7.42 million viewers on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.

[09/12/25 - 02:43 PM]
"The Groomsmen: First Look" Launches Hallmark Channel's "Fall Into Love" Seasonal Stunt with Chart-Topping Ratings
The film was the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program on Saturday among Households, Women 18+, Persons 18+, and Total Viewers.

[09/12/25 - 05:31 AM]
ESPN Networks Deliver Most-Watched WNBA Regular Season Ever
ESPN networks aired eight of the top 10 most-watched WNBA games during the 2025 season, highlighted by its most-watched WNBA game ever - 2.7 million viewers for Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever on May 17 (ABC).

[09/10/25 - 02:09 PM]
ESPN Delivers Most Viewed Tennis Telecast of the Year and Most Viewed US Open Since 2022
The Men's Championship averaged 3 million viewers on ABC, up 82% vs. 2024 while the Women's Championship averaged 2.4 million on ESPN, up 50% vs. 2024.

[09/09/25 - 03:43 PM]
On Pace for Record Year, ESPN Formula 1 Viewership Earns 10th Event High of '25 Season
F1 races are averaging 1.4M viewers this season across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, ahead of the all-time series record average of 1.21M that was set in 2022.

[09/09/25 - 03:29 PM]
ABC Scores Three of the Top Four Best Audiences of College Football's Week 2; "College GameDay" Delivers Second Most-Watched Regular Season Show on Record
Michigan/Oklahoma (9.7 million viewers) was ABC's most-viewed Week 2 game since 2006.

[09/09/25 - 03:17 PM]
FOX's "Big Noon Saturday" & "Big Noon Kickoff" Up Big Through Week 2
Iowa-Iowa State scored 4,278,000 viewers on FOX, most-watched game in the noon window.

[09/09/25 - 02:26 PM]
NBC Sports Posts Largest Two-Game NFL Kickoff Weekend Audience in a Decade & Second Best All-Time, Averaging 26.5 Million Viewers Across NBC & Peacock
NBC's 2025 NFL Kickoff Weekend average viewership trailed only 2015, as Steelers-Patriots in NFL Kickoff '15 and Cowboys-Giants in the Sunday night opener averaged 27.2 million viewers.