Broadcast TV Ratings: Week Ending August 31, 2014

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the week ending August 31, 2014. The first chart below includes final household, 18-49, and viewership figures for all first-run broadcast programs that aired during the week. Cable ratings for this week will be in a separate post. Note: most reruns are excluded from these charts.

Broadcast ratings: Saturday CBS & NBC final viewership is only available to 1-decimal place.

Program	Net	HH	A18-49	Viewers (millions)
20/20-FRI	ABC	2.8/5	0.9/3	4.01
20/20-TUE	ABC	2.7/5	0.9/3	3.98
60 MINUTES	CBS	4.8/10	0.7/3	7.155
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-TUE	NBC	5.6/10	2.11/7	9.520
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED 8P	NBC	3.6/6	1.02/4	5.548
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED 9P	NBC	5.8/10	1.81/6	9.462
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL	CW	0.6/1	0.4/1	0.97
BACHELOR IN PARADISE-MON	ABC	3.3/5	1.32/4	4.835
BACHELOR IN PARADISE-TUE	ABC	3.4/6	1.44/5	5.074
BIG BROTHER-SUN	CBS	3.3/6	2.03/7	5.857
BIG BROTHER-THU	CBS	3.6/6	1.99/7	5.702
BIG BROTHER-WED	CBS	4.1/7	2.31/9	6.880
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-SAT	ABC	3.8/8	1.94/8	6.028
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-SAT	FOX	0.8/2	0.4/2	1.35
DATELINE-SAT	NBC	2.8/6	0.8/3	4.1
EMMY AWARDS	NBC	9.8/17	4.19/14	15.594
EXTANT	CBS	3.7/6	1.04/4	5.666
FOOD FIGHTERS	NBC	2.8/6	1.11/4	4.696
HOTEL HELL	FOX	2.3/4	1.56/5	3.84
IHEARTRADIO ALBUM RELEASE PARTY	CW	0.5/1	0.2/1	0.67
MASTERCHEF	FOX	3.3/6	1.97/7	5.469
MASTERS OF ILLUSION	CW	0.8/2	0.3/2	1.19
MISTRESSES	ABC	2.4/4	0.9/3	3.23
MOTIVE	ABC	2.7/5	0.9/3	3.85
PENN & TELLER: FOOL US	CW	1.0/2	0.5/2	1.59
RECKLESS-SAT	CBS	2.0/4	0.5	2.9
RECKLESS-SUN	CBS	2.8/5	0.9/3	4.36
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE	FOX	2.4/4	1.07/4	3.68
TAXI BROOKLYN	NBC	2.9/5	0.7/2	4.42
THE QUEST	ABC	0.9/2	0.3/1	1.365
UNDER THE DOME	CBS	4.2/7	1.44/4	6.597
UNFORGETTABLE-SAT	CBS	2.8/6	0.6	4.4
UNFORGETTABLE-SUN	CBS	3.7/7	1.04/4	6.016
WELCOME TO SWEDEN-9:00P	NBC	1.2/2	0.36/1	1.795
WELCOME TO SWEDEN-9:30P	NBC	1.0/2	0.30/1	1.530
WIPEOUT	ABC	1.4/3	0.6/2	2.44
WORLD'S WILDEST COMMERCIALS	ABC	1.8/3	0.6/2	2.741

Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Futon Critic, TV by the Numbers, Sitcoms Online, and TV Tango