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[04/24/14 - 03:00 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Modern Family" Reclaims Top Spot in Viewers, Demos
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, april 23, 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:

Modern Family (9:00) - ABC
9.591 million viewers, #1; 4.428 million adults 18-49 (3.49 rating), #1

Survivor: Cagayan (8:00) - CBS
9.433 million viewers, #2; 2.863 million adults 18-49 (2.26 rating), #2

American Idol (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
9.020 million viewers, #3; 2.668 million adults 18-49 (2.10 rating), #3

The Middle (8:00) - ABC
7.191 million viewers, #4; 2.454 million adults 18-49 (1.93 rating), #4

Suburgatory (8:30) - ABC
5.463 million viewers, #5; 2.101 million adults 18-49 (1.65 rating), #6

Nashville: On the Record (10:00) - ABC
4.332 million viewers, #6; 1.315 million adults 18-49 (1.04 rating), #9

Mixology (9:30) - ABC
4.317 million viewers, #7; 1.949 million adults 18-49 (1.53 rating), #7

NBA Playoffs: Portland at Houston - TNT
4.068 million viewers, #8; 2.409 million adults 18-49 (1.90 rating), #5

American Pickers (9:00) - History
3.723 million viewers, #9; 1.111 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #10

NBA Playoffs: Charlotte at Miami - TNT
2.922 million viewers, #10; 1.586 million adults 18-49 (1.25 rating), #8

Down East Dickering (10:00) - History
2.211 million viewers, #11; 0.846 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #13

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.192 million viewers, #12; 0.882 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #12

The 100 (9:00) - CW
1.968 million viewers, #13; 0.731 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #14

Bring It! (10:00) - Lifetime
1.749 million viewers, #14; 0.928 million adults 18-49 (0.73 rating), #11

House Hunters Off the Grid (10:30) - HGTV
1.639 million viewers, #15; 0.498 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #24

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.589 million viewers, #16; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #22

The Americans (10:00) - FX
1.366 million viewers, #17; 0.606 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #19

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
1.240 million viewers, #18; 0.565 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #20

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.188 million viewers, #19; 0.636 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #15

Dual Survival (9:00) - Discovery
1.167 million viewers, #20; 0.613 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #17

Preachers' Daughters (9:00) - Lifetime
1.113 million viewers, #21; 0.476 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #25

House of Horrors: Kidnapped (10:00) - ID
1.076 million viewers, #22; 0.391 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #29

Million Dollar Listing: New York (9:00) - Bravo
1.066 million viewers, #23; 0.607 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #18

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
1.062 million viewers, #24; 0.630 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #16

Dark Minds (9:00) - ID
1.035 million viewers, #25; 0.379 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #30

Hot in Cleveland (10:00) - TV Land
1.018 million viewers, #26; 0.314 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #34

MLB Regular Season (7:00) - ESPN
0.906 million viewers, #27; 0.355 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #31

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.873 million viewers, #28; 0.543 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #21

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.797 million viewers, #29; 0.509 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #23

Save My Bakery (8:00) - Food
0.775 million viewers, #30; 0.325 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #33

Marooned (10:00) - Discovery
0.763 million viewers, #31; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #27

NHL Playoffs: St. Louis at Chicago - NBCSN
0.723 million viewers, #32; 0.472 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #26

For Better or Worse (9:00) - OWN
0.697 million viewers, #33; 0.292 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #36

The Soul Man (10:30)* - TV Land
0.691 million viewers, #34; 0.232 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #37

The Fabulous Life of (10:00) - VH1
0.603 million viewers, #35; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #28

NHL Playoffs: Pittsburgh at Columbus - NBCSN
0.560 million viewers, #36; 0.307 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #35

TripTank (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.534 million viewers, #37; 0.340 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #32

Mind of a Man (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GSN
0.362 million viewers, #38; 0.130 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #48

Trip Flip (9:00)* - Travel
0.347 million viewers, #39; 0.177 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #38

Trip Flip (9:30)* - Travel
0.347 million viewers, #40; 0.177 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #39

Baggage Battles (10:00)* - Travel
0.347 million viewers, #41; 0.177 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #40

Baggage Battles (10:30)* - Travel
0.347 million viewers, #42; 0.177 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #41

Wild Grinders (8:30)* - Nicktoons
0.306 million viewers, #43; 0.074 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #52

The Soup (10:00)* - E!
0.273 million viewers, #44; 0.176 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #42

OMG with Ryan Seacrest (8:00)* - E!
0.273 million viewers, #45; 0.176 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #43

NHL Playoffs: Anaheim at Dallas* - CNBC
0.271 million viewers, #46; 0.174 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #44

Money Talks (10:00)* - CNBC
0.271 million viewers, #47; 0.174 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #45

Legit (10:00)* - FXX
0.269 million viewers, #48; 0.131 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #46

Ali G: Rezurection (10:30)* - FXX
0.269 million viewers, #49; 0.131 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #47

R&B Divas: Atlanta (10:00)* - TV One
0.189 million viewers, #50; 0.110 million adults 18-49 (0.09 rating), #49

The Face (8:00)* - Oxygen
0.174 million viewers, #51; 0.090 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #50

Unusually Thicke (10:00)* - TVGN
0.162 million viewers, #52; 0.052 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #53

The Ultimate Fighter (10:00)* - FS1
0.137 million viewers, #53; 0.084 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #51

Big Bold Builds (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - Bio
0.094 million viewers, #54; 0.043 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #54

Moving Country (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GAC
0.030 million viewers, #55; 0.001 million adults 18-49 (0.00 rating), #56

Lucky Bastards (10:00)* - Esquire
0.021 million viewers, #56; 0.011 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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