Top 200 A35+ Programs
of the 2013-’14 Season
9/23/13-5/21/14 M-Su 6A-2A
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The Local Programming of Choice is on Local TV
Stations… 193 of the Top 200 Shows in the
2013-’14 Season Were Broadcast
S/O-S/O Programs Ranked by Adult 35+ Ratings
Program
Rank
Broadcast
Stations
Ad-Supported
Cable
Total
1-25
25
0
25
26-50
24
1
25
51-75
24
1
25
76-100
24
1
25
101-125
24
1
25
126-150
24
1
25
151-175
24
1
25
176-200
24
1
25
Total
193
7
200
%
96.5%
3.5%
100.0%
Source: The Nielsen Company, 9/23/13-5/21/14, Ranked by A35+ Live+SD US AA % (ties broken by 000’s)
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Top 10 Shows
Rank Program
Network
A35+
Live+SD AA %
1
FOX Super Bowl XLVIII
FOX
42.7
2
FOX Super Bowl Post-Gun
FOX
34.9
3
FOX Super Bowl XLVIII Kick
FOX
27.3
4
FOX Super Bowl Post Game
FOX
24.1
5
FOX NFC Championship
FOX
23.9
6
AFC Championship on CBS
CBS
22.5
7
FOX NFC Wildcard Game
FOX
21.0
8
The Oscars
ABC
20.1
9
AFC Divisional Playoff-Su
CBS
18.4
FOX NFC Championship-Kick
FOX
17.0
10
Source: The Nielsen Company, 9/23/13-5/21/14, Ranked by A35+ Live+SD US AA % (ties broken by 000’s)
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Top 10 Ad-Supported Cable
Rank Program
Network
A35+
Live+SD AA %
1
BCS Championship
ESPN
10.9
2
Rose Bowl
ESPN
8.9
3
Sugar Bowl
ESPN
7.3
4
NFL Regular Season
ESPN
5.9
5
Fiesta Bowl
ESPN
5.4
6
Orange Bowl
ESPN
5.2
7
TBS NCAA Basketball Champ Sa-2
TBSC
4.7
8
TBS NCAA Basketball Champ Sa-2
TBSC
4.5
9
BCS Bowl Studio
ESPN
3.8
Walking Dead
AMC
3.8
10
Source: The Nielsen Company, 9/23/13-5/21/14, Ranked by A35+ Live+SD US AA % (ties broken by 000’s)
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Top 10 Broadcast Non-Sport/Special (10+ telecasts)
Rank Program
Network
A35+
Live+SD AA %
1
NCIS
CBS
10.4
2
The Big Bang Theory
CBS
8.7
3
NCIS: Los Angeles
CBS
8.3
4
Dancing With The Stars
ABC
7.5
5
Person Of Interest
CBS
6.7
6
Blue Bloods
CBS
6.6
7
60 Minutes
CBS
6.5
8
The Voice
NBC
6.0
9
The Voice-Tue
NBC
5.8
10
Criminal Minds
CBS
5.7
Source: The Nielsen Company, 9/23/13-5/21/14, Ranked by A35+ Live+SD US AA % (ties broken by 000’s)
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Top 10 Broadcast Specials
Rank Program
Network
A35+
Live+SD AA %
1
The Oscars
ABC
20.1
2
Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
NBC
14.6
3
Oscars Red Carpet Live-3
ABC
12.9
4
Grammy Awards
CBS
11.9
5
Macys Thanksgiving Parade
NBC
10.3
6
Golden Globe Awards
NBC
9.7
7
Oscars Red Carpet Live-2
ABC
9.2
8
New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Pt. 1
ABC
9.2
9
Sound of Music Live!
NBC
8.4
CMA Awards
ABC
7.9
10
Source: The Nielsen Company, 9/23/13-5/21/14, Ranked by A35+ Live+SD US AA % (ties broken by 000’s)
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NFL Excluding Specials (# telecasts)
Rank Program
Network
A35+
Live+SD AA %
1
FOX NFL Sunday-National (8)
FOX
12.0
2
CBS NFL National (7)
CBS
11.1
3
NBC Sunday Night Football (14)
NBC
9.3
4
FOX NFL Sunday-Single (6)
FOX
8.6
5
CBS NFL Single (7)
CBS
7.3
6
FOX NFL Sunday-Regional (8)
FOX
6.9
7
CBS NFL Regional (7)
CBS
6.2
8
NFL Regular Season (14)
ESPN
5.9
9
Thursday Night Football (11)
NFLN
2.9
Source: The Nielsen Company, 9/23/13-5/21/14, Ranked by A35+ Live+SD US AA % (ties broken by 000’s)
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