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[02/25/14 - 12:29 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Walking Dead" Continues Its Demo Reign
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, february 23, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 35 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

2014 Olympic Winter Games (8:33) - NBC
15.117 million viewers, #1; 4.095 million adults 18-49 (3.23 rating), #2

The Walking Dead (9:00) - AMC
13.122 million viewers, #2; 8.428 million adults 18-49 (6.64 rating), #1

Nancy & Tonya (7:00) - NBC
12.723 million viewers, #3; 3.342 million adults 18-49 (2.63 rating), #4

NASCAR Dayton 500 - FOX
9.343 million viewers, #4; 3.523 million adults 18-49 (2.78 rating), #3

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
8.985 million viewers, #5; 1.674 million adults 18-49 (1.32 rating), #10

Growing Up Fisher (10:36) - NBC
8.862 million viewers, #6; 2.480 million adults 18-49 (1.95 rating), #6

The Amazing Race (8:00) - CBS
6.709 million viewers, #7; 1.941 million adults 18-49 (1.53 rating), #8

NASCAR Dayton 500 Pre-Race - FOX
5.276 million viewers, #8; 1.842 million adults 18-49 (1.45 rating), #9

Talking Dead (10:00) - AMC
4.720 million viewers, #9; 3.085 million adults 18-49 (2.43 rating), #5

Real Housewives of Atlanta (8:00) - Bravo
4.041 million viewers, #10; 2.368 million adults 18-49 (1.87 rating), #7

True Detective (9:00) - HBO
2.638 million viewers, #11; 1.455 million adults 18-49 (1.15 rating), #11

Ax Men (9:00) - History
2.460 million viewers, #12; 1.106 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #15

Sister Wives (8:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
2.235 million viewers, #13; 1.118 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #13

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (9:00) - E!
2.072 million viewers, #14; 1.277 million adults 18-49 (1.01 rating), #12

90 Day Fiance (10:00) - TLC
1.997 million viewers, #15; 1.102 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #16

Sister Wives (9:00, 60 Minutes) - TLC
1.916 million viewers, #16; 0.917 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #18

Shameless (9:00) - Showtime
1.887 million viewers, #17; 1.112 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #14

Blood, Sweat & Heels (9:00) - Bravo
1.774 million viewers, #18; 1.026 million adults 18-49 (0.81 rating), #17

Chopped (9:00) - Food
1.623 million viewers, #19; 0.797 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #19

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00) - Food
1.482 million viewers, #20; 0.739 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #21

Looking (10:30)* - HBO
1.331 million viewers, #21; 0.768 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #20

Wicked Tuna (9:00) - NGC
1.227 million viewers, #22; 0.630 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #22

NBA Regular Season: Nets at Lakers - ESPN
1.130 million viewers, #23; 0.621 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #24

Food Court Wars (8:00) - Food
1.110 million viewers, #24; 0.575 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #26

Unusual Suspects (9:00)* - ID
1.093 million viewers, #25; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #30

On the Case with Paula Zahn (10:00)* - ID
1.093 million viewers, #26; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #31

Ultimate Survival Alaska (10:00) - NGC
1.010 million viewers, #27; 0.542 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #27

Rich Kids of Beverly Hills (10:00) - E!
0.976 million viewers, #28; 0.628 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #23

Girls (10:00) - HBO
0.916 million viewers, #29; 0.606 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #25

House of Lies (10:00) - Showtime
0.798 million viewers, #30; 0.496 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #28

Episodes (10:30)* - Showtime
0.678 million viewers, #31; 0.383 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #29

World's Dumbest (8:00)* - truTV
0.614 million viewers, #32; 0.288 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #32

Gator Boys (9:00)* - Animal Planet
0.525 million viewers, #33; 0.208 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #34

Castle Secrets & Legends (10:00)* - Travel
0.509 million viewers, #34; 0.210 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #33

Snapped: Killer Couples (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.393 million viewers, #35; 0.182 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #35

[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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