2013-2014 Television Season
The 2013-2014 television season is the 68th network season in United States television history. It began on Monday, September 23, 2013 and ended on Sunday, May 25, 2014. The effective start date of the 2013-14 season for the purposes of audience measurement was Saturday, September 28, 2013 through Friday, September 26, 2014.
Media Market Estimates
Top 10 ranking of designated market areas by number of television homes for the 2013-2014 TV season. See the complete 2013-2014 Nielsen DMA ranking.
| Rank | Market | TV Homes | Share |
|---|
| 1 | New York | 7,461,030 | 6.442% |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 5,665,780 | 4.892% |
| 3 | Chicago | 3,534,080 | 3.052% |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 2,963,500 | 2.559% |
| 5 | Dallas-Fort Worth | 2,655,290 | 2.293% |
| 6 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | 2,518,900 | 2.175% |
| 7 | Boston-Manchester | 2,433,040 | 2.101% |
| 8 | Washington-Hagerstown | 2,412,250 | 2.083% |
| 9 | Atlanta | 2,375,050 | 2.051% |
| 10 | Houston | 2,289,360 | 1.977% |
Demographic Estimates
Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 2013-14 TV season. See the extended 2013-2014 universe estimates.
| Demographic | Population | Share |
|---|
| Households | 115,810,740 | |
| Persons 2+ | 294,560,000 | |
| Persons 2-11 | 39,340,000 | 13.4% |
| Persons 12-17 | 24,630,000 | 8.36% |
| Persons 18+ | 230,590,000 | 78.3% |
| Persons 18-34 | 67,630,000 | 23.0% |
| Persons 18-49 | 126,960,000 | 43.1% |
| Persons 25-54 | 119,750,000 | 40.7% |
| Persons 35+ | 162,960,000 | 55.3% |
| Persons 50+ | 103,630,000 | 35.2% |
Events
2013
September
- Blacklist premieres on NBC.
- Goldbergs premieres on ABC.
- MasterChef Junior premieres on FOX.
Forbidden History premieres on Science. - Lucky Dog premieres on CBS.
All In with Laila Ali premieres on CBS.
October
- When Calls the Heart premieres on Hallmark.
- Guy's Grocery Games premieres on Food Network.
December
- Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter premieres on CNN.
- Great Christmas Light Fight premieres on ABC.
- Shark Tank premieres on CNBC.
2014
- Breeders' Cup Challenge premieres on NBC.
January
- The Kitchen premieres on Food Network.
- Curse of Oak Island premieres on History.
- Chicago PD premieres on NBC.
- True Detective premieres on HBO.
90 Day Fiancé premieres on TLC.
February
- Inside Politics premieres on CNN.
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon premieres on NBC.
- Late Night with Seth Meyers premieres on NBC.
March
- Southern Charm premieres on Bravo.
- Beat Bobby Flay premieres on Food Network.
- Smerconish premieres on CNN.
- Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo premieres on Fox News.
April
- Grit is launched.
- Don Lemon Tonight premieres on CNN.
Fear Thy Neighbor premieres on ID. - Fargo premieres on FX.
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver premieres on HBO.
- Outnumbered premieres on Fox News.
May
- Alaskan Bush People premieres on Discovery.
- HBO is launched.
- Sixties premieres on CNN.
- Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars premieres on We TV.
June
- Return to Amish premieres on TLC.
- Newsmax is launched.
- Botched premieres on E!.
July
- Married at First Sight premieres on Lifetime.
- Penn & Teller: Fool Us premieres on CW.
August
- Masters of Illusion premieres on CW.
- Bachelor in Paradise premieres on ABC.
- Outlander premieres on Starz.
- Ion Mystery is launched.
- Simpsons Marathon premieres on FXX.