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[04/29/14 - 10:55 AM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: No Stopping Demo Reign of "Game of Thrones"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for sunday, april 27, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 66 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

60 Minutes (7:00) - CBS
10.435 million viewers, #1; 1.699 million adults 18-49 (1.34 rating), #12

The Good Wife (9:00) - CBS
9.333 million viewers, #2; 1.652 million adults 18-49 (1.30 rating), #13

The Mentalist (10:00) - CBS
8.630 million viewers, #3; 1.512 million adults 18-49 (1.19 rating), #15

The Amazing Race (8:00) - CBS
8.448 million viewers, #4; 2.446 million adults 18-49 (1.93 rating), #5

Resurrection (9:00) - ABC
7.849 million viewers, #5; 2.444 million adults 18-49 (1.92 rating), #6

Once Upon a Time (8:00) - ABC
7.335 million viewers, #6; 2.764 million adults 18-49 (2.18 rating), #2

Game of Thrones (9:00) - HBO
6.948 million viewers, #7; 4.695 million adults 18-49 (3.70 rating), #1

America's Funniest Home Videos (7:00) - ABC
6.755 million viewers, #8; 2.070 million adults 18-49 (1.63 rating), #8

Dateline NBC (8:00) - NBC
5.783 million viewers, #9; 1.307 million adults 18-49 (1.03 rating), #20

Revenge (10:00) - ABC
5.185 million viewers, #10; 1.595 million adults 18-49 (1.26 rating), #14

NBA Playoffs: Houston at Portland - TNT
4.727 million viewers, #11; 2.691 million adults 18-49 (2.12 rating), #3

Believe (9:00) - NBC
4.511 million viewers, #12; 1.331 million adults 18-49 (1.05 rating), #19

Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion (8:00) - Bravo
4.148 million viewers, #13; 2.302 million adults 18-49 (1.81 rating), #7

Family Guy (8:30) - FOX
4.019 million viewers, #14; 2.617 million adults 18-49 (2.06 rating), #4

Crisis (10:00) - NBC
4.015 million viewers, #15; 1.236 million adults 18-49 (0.97 rating), #21

NBA Playoffs: Toronto at Brooklyn - TNT
3.790 million viewers, #16; 1.973 million adults 18-49 (1.55 rating), #9

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (9:00) - FOX
3.658 million viewers, #17; 1.811 million adults 18-49 (1.43 rating), #11

The Simpsons (8:00) - FOX
3.449 million viewers, #18; 1.971 million adults 18-49 (1.55 rating), #10

Disney Channel Presents the Radio Disney Music Awards (8:00) - Disney
3.238 million viewers, #19; 0.688 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #33

American Dream Builders (7:00) - NBC
2.573 million viewers, #20; 0.752 million adults 18-49 (0.59 rating), #30

American Dad (7:30) - FOX
2.403 million viewers, #21; 1.470 million adults 18-49 (1.16 rating), #16

Jessie (7:30) - Disney
2.367 million viewers, #22; 0.552 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #43

Bob's Burgers (7:00) - FOX
2.262 million viewers, #23; 1.334 million adults 18-49 (1.05 rating), #18

Sunday Night Baseball (8:00) - ESPN
2.191 million viewers, #24; 0.720 million adults 18-49 (0.57 rating), #31

Married to Medicine (9:00) - Bravo
2.145 million viewers, #25; 1.084 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #22

Mad Men (10:00) - AMC
2.024 million viewers, #26; 0.927 million adults 18-49 (0.73 rating), #24

Bar Rescue (9:00) - Spike TV
1.898 million viewers, #27; 1.392 million adults 18-49 (1.10 rating), #17

Long Island Medium (9:30) - TLC
1.843 million viewers, #28; 0.687 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #34

Long Island Medium (9:00) - TLC
1.806 million viewers, #29; 0.640 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #37

Devious Maids (10:00) - Lifetime
1.676 million viewers, #30; 0.849 million adults 18-49 (0.67 rating), #27

NBA Pre-Game - TNT
1.641 million viewers, #31; 0.876 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #26

Naked & Afraid: Bares All (10:00) - Discovery
1.587 million viewers, #32; 0.827 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #28

Silicon Valley (10:00) - HBO
1.557 million viewers, #33; 1.074 million adults 18-49 (0.85 rating), #23

Unusual Suspects (9:00) - ID
1.366 million viewers, #34; 0.421 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #47

Drop Dead Diva (9:00) - Lifetime
1.317 million viewers, #35; 0.604 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #40

Turn (9:00) - AMC
1.297 million viewers, #36; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #45

Wicked Tuna (9:00) - NGC
1.287 million viewers, #37; 0.661 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #36

My Five Wives (10:00) - TLC
1.207 million viewers, #38; 0.581 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #42

Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.144 million viewers, #39; 0.880 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #25

Total Divas (9:00) - E!
1.141 million viewers, #40; 0.773 million adults 18-49 (0.61 rating), #29

The Perfect Murder (10:00)* - ID
1.076 million viewers, #41; 0.344 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #48

River Monsters (9:00) - Animal Planet
1.054 million viewers, #42; 0.600 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #41

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (8:00)* - Hallmark
1.027 million viewers, #43; 0.210 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #54

Catch a Contractor (10:00) - Spike TV
1.020 million viewers, #44; 0.709 million adults 18-49 (0.56 rating), #32

Filthy Riches (10:00) - NGC
0.964 million viewers, #45; 0.496 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #44

Catch a Contractor (10:30) - Spike TV
0.942 million viewers, #46; 0.677 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #35

Veep (10:30) - HBO
0.922 million viewers, #47; 0.639 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #38

Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters (10:00)* - Animal Planet
0.861 million viewers, #48; 0.425 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #46

Eric & Jessie: Game On (10:00) - E!
0.805 million viewers, #49; 0.613 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #39

Those Who Kill (10:00)* - LMN
0.802 million viewers, #50; 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #49

Caribbean Life (8:00)* - HGTV
0.642 million viewers, #51; 0.182 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #58

Caribbean Life (8:30)* - HGTV
0.642 million viewers, #52; 0.182 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #59

America's Best Cook (9:00)* - Food
0.524 million viewers, #53; 0.234 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #50

Cutthroat Kitchen (10:00)* - Food
0.524 million viewers, #54; 0.234 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #51

NHL Playoffs: Anheim at Dallas* - NBCSN
0.495 million viewers, #55; 0.228 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #53

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (9:00)* - CNN
0.458 million viewers, #56; 0.185 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #56

Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man (10:00)* - CNN
0.458 million viewers, #57; 0.185 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #57

Salem (10:00)* - WGN
0.455 million viewers, #58; 0.229 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #52

Snapped (9:00)* - Oxygen
0.438 million viewers, #59; 0.209 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #55

Florida Untamed (8:00, 120 Minutes)* - Nat Geo WILD
0.252 million viewers, #60; 0.078 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #64

Running from Crazy (9:00)* - OWN
0.245 million viewers, #61; 0.083 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #63

Nurse Jackie (9:00)* - Showtime
0.214 million viewers, #62; 0.095 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #60

Californication (9:30)* - Showtime
0.214 million viewers, #63; 0.095 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #61

Years of Living Dangerously (10:00)* - Showtime
0.214 million viewers, #64; 0.095 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #62

Hotel Secrets & Legends (9:00)* - Travel
0.190 million viewers, #65; 0.075 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #65

Hotel Secrets & Legends (10:00)* - Travel
0.190 million viewers, #66; 0.075 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #66

[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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