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[03/20/14 - 02:59 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: CBS Tops Viewers, Demos with "CSI," "Survivor"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for wednesday, march 19, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 54 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10:00) - CBS
10.202 million viewers, #1; 2.477 million adults 18-49 (1.95 rating), #4

Criminal Minds (9:00) - CBS
10.138 million viewers, #2; 2.819 million adults 18-49 (2.22 rating), #3

American Idol (8:00, 120 Minutes) - FOX
9.830 million viewers, #3; 2.853 million adults 18-49 (2.25 rating), #2

Survivor: Cagayan (8:00) - CBS
9.460 million viewers, #4; 3.166 million adults 18-49 (2.49 rating), #1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9:00) - NBC
5.823 million viewers, #5; 1.960 million adults 18-49 (1.54 rating), #6

Chicago PD (10:00) - NBC
5.741 million viewers, #6; 1.792 million adults 18-49 (1.41 rating), #7

Duck Dynasty (10:00) - A&E
4.711 million viewers, #7; 2.447 million adults 18-49 (1.93 rating), #5

Revolution (8:00) - NBC
4.257 million viewers, #8; 1.538 million adults 18-49 (1.21 rating), #8

Mixology (9:30) - ABC
3.660 million viewers, #9; 1.533 million adults 18-49 (1.21 rating), #9

The 100 (9:00) - CW
2.734 million viewers, #10; 1.146 million adults 18-49 (0.90 rating), #11

Arrow (8:00) - CW
2.418 million viewers, #11; 1.043 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #13

Wahlburgers (10:30) - A&E
2.322 million viewers, #12; 1.367 million adults 18-49 (1.08 rating), #10

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: First Four - Tennessee #11 vs. Iowa #11 - truTV
2.227 million viewers, #13; 1.045 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #12

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.996 million viewers, #14; 0.536 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #25

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.856 million viewers, #15; 0.431 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #29

Property Brothers (9:00) - HGTV
1.783 million viewers, #16; 0.574 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #23

Deal with It (10:30) - TBS
1.781 million viewers, #17; 0.964 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #15

NBA Regular Season: Pacers at Knicks - ESPN
1.681 million viewers, #18; 0.889 million adults 18-49 (0.70 rating), #17

Psych (9:00) - USA
1.526 million viewers, #19; 0.664 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #21

NBA Regular Season: Spurs at Lakers - ESPN
1.497 million viewers, #20; 0.831 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #18

The Americans (10:00) - FX
1.389 million viewers, #21; 0.602 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #22

WWE Main Event (8:00) - ION
1.380 million viewers, #22; 0.476 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #27

The Real World (10:00) - MTV
1.329 million viewers, #23; 1.015 million adults 18-49 (0.80 rating), #14

Bring It! (10:00) - Lifetime
1.289 million viewers, #24; 0.738 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #19

Workaholics (10:00) - Comedy Central
1.213 million viewers, #25; 0.953 million adults 18-49 (0.75 rating), #16

Restaurant: Impossible (10:00) - Food
0.994 million viewers, #26; 0.387 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #33

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: First Four - Texas So. #16 vs. Cal Poly #16 - truTV
0.986 million viewers, #27; 0.414 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #31

Melissa & Joey (8:00) - ABC Family
0.985 million viewers, #28; 0.477 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #26

Flipping Out (10:00) - Bravo
0.953 million viewers, #29; 0.420 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #30

Preachers' Daughters (9:00) - Lifetime
0.935 million viewers, #30; 0.547 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #24

Broad City (10:30) - Comedy Central
0.875 million viewers, #31; 0.680 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #20

Hoarding: Buried Alive (9:00) - TLC
0.801 million viewers, #32; 0.348 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #34

My Dirty Little Secret (9:00)* - ID
0.751 million viewers, #33; 0.224 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #38

House of Horrors: Kidnapped (10:00)* - ID
0.751 million viewers, #34; 0.224 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #39

Baby Daddy (8:30) - ABC Family
0.735 million viewers, #35; 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #28

Save My Bakery (8:00)* - Food
0.734 million viewers, #36; 0.300 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #36

NBA Pre-Game - ESPN
0.647 million viewers, #37; 0.389 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #32

NHL Regular Season: Blues at Blackhawks - NBCSN
0.547 million viewers, #38; 0.301 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #35

Mind of a Man (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - GSN
0.493 million viewers, #39; 0.170 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #43

Love Thy Neighbor (9:00)* - OWN
0.435 million viewers, #40; 0.152 million adults 18-49 (0.12 rating), #44

Toy Hunter (9:00)* - Travel
0.415 million viewers, #41; 0.181 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #41

Backroad Gold (9:30)* - Travel
0.415 million viewers, #42; 0.181 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #42

The Soup (10:00)* - E!
0.353 million viewers, #43; 0.221 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #40

The Fabulous Life of (10:00)* - VH1
0.346 million viewers, #44; 0.233 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #37

Strip the City (10:00)* - Science
0.317 million viewers, #45; 0.131 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #45

Bulloch Family Ranch (9:00)* - UP
0.230 million viewers, #46; 0.048 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #52

The Face (10:00)* - Oxygen
0.170 million viewers, #47; 0.096 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #49

Money Talks (10:00)* - CNBC
0.164 million viewers, #48; 0.050 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #51

Unsung Hollywood (10:00)* - TV One
0.155 million viewers, #49; 0.061 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #50

Legit (10:00)* - FXX
0.151 million viewers, #50; 0.099 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #46

Ali G: Rezurection (10:30)* - FXX
0.151 million viewers, #51; 0.099 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #47

Doll & Em (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - HBO
0.147 million viewers, #52; 0.099 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #48

Wild Grinders (8:30)* - Nicktoons
0.124 million viewers, #53; 0.034 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #54

Horseplayers (9:00)* - Esquire
0.068 million viewers, #54; 0.039 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #53

[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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