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September 6, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.4.2017

 

 

 

 

NOTE TO READERS:  Charts will continue to be posted as usual, but due to our coverage of the Toronto Film Festival, for the next week all text and responses to comments/requests will be delayed, potentially for a day or more.  Things will be back to normal on Monday, September 18.

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary numbers for Monday.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Sep 04.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT wasted no time canceling WILL after its season finale, which was down 0.01 to 0.09.  On AMC, the finale of LOADED grew by 0.03 to 0.05/145K, airing after PREACHER rose a tick to 0.33.  On Discovery, DIESEL BROTHERS returned at 0.48, and GEAR DOGS premiered at 0.32. A&E’s special BIGGIE was at 0.34.  TLC’s CHANDRA LEVY special was at 0.18.  

COLLEGE FOOTBALL continued to enjoy its reign before the NFL regular season arrives, with ESPN’s game on top of Monday cable at 1.67.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.07/1.05/1.01, compared to last week’s 1.17/1.16/1.15.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped 0.16 to 0.92, and BALLER WIVES was down 0.06 to 0.54.  On MTV, TEEN MOM rose 0.07 to 0.72, and SIESTA KEY was up 0.06 to 0.35. On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY slipped 0.04 to 0.60, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was up 0.04 to 0.31. On TBS, AMERICAN DAD lost 0.06 to 0.46, and PEOPLE OF EARTH was down 0.03 to 0.28.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.05 to 0.37, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.35, and TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING was at 0.31/0.31, compared to last week’s 0.34/0.29.  On ID, THE CORONER climbed 0.06 to 0.32.  Adult Swim’s 4AM DAYTIME FIGHTING LEAGUE was at 0.27. Food Network’s I HART FOOD fell 0.05 to 0.16.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Sep 04.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday September 4, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TENNESSEE/GEORGIA TECH ESPN 7:59 PM 230 1.67 5,134
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.07 3,069
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.05 2,978
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 78 1.01 2,750
5 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 4 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.92 1,736
6 TEEN MOM II SSN8 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.72 1,311
7 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:11 PM 48 0.64 1,656
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.60 1,688
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:49 PM 71 0.54 1,368
10 BALLER WIVES VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.54 1,114
11 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.48 1,090
12 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.46 859
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 2,063
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.35 2,049
15 SIESTA KEY MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.35 602
16 BIGGIE: THE LIFE OF: BIGGIE: LIFE OF NOTORIOUS B.I.G. A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 177 0.34 741
17 PREACHER AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.33 1,099
18 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.33 796
19 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: ROUND OF 16 ESPN2 7:02 PM 297 0.33 1,511
20 GEAR DOGS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 63 0.32 809
21 CORONER: I SPEAK FOR THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,235
22 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.31 1,481
23 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.31 1,537
24 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.31 855
25 PEOPLE OF EARTH TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.28 666
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.28 701
27 DAYTIME FIGHTING LEAGUE ADULT SWIM 4:00 AM 30 0.27 564
28 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.27 583
29 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 10 0.27 1,313
30 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.25 1,273
31 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,450
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.25 569
33 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,289
34 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.24 457
35 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: MY BABY IS GONE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.23 819
36 DARK KNIGHT THE: DARK KNIGHT THE HBO PRIME 11:10 AM 152 0.22 434
37 RICKY MARTIN VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.22 509
38 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:10 PM 35 0.22 1,081
39 MLB HOLIDAY L: CHICAGO CUBS/PITTSBURGH ESPN 4:16 PM 175 0.21 687
40 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 2,078
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,993
42 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,008
43 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: ROUND OF 16 ESPN2 11:00 AM 482 0.20 955
44 TIME MACHINE: ROAD TO 9/11: BROOKLYN JIHAD P1 HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.20 819
45 FIVE, THE SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,885
46 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRNT SPCL CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 971
47 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,821
48 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,764
49 CNN FILMS CNN 9:00 PM 90 0.19 872
50 MLB HOLIDAY L: MILWAUKEE/CINCINNATI ESPN 1:00 PM 196 0.19 569
51 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,884
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 967
53 CHANDRA LEVY: AN AMERICAN: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 186 0.18 726
54 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,348
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 392
56 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.18 356
57 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 923
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 811
59 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRNT SPCL CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 823
60 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 891
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 873
62 SEX & THE CITY (THE MOVIE: SEX & THE CITY (THE MOVIE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 145 0.17 392
63 YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,216
64 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:30 PM 30 0.16 660
65 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,431
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,879
67 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,376
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 719
69 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,793
70 I HART FOOD FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.16 480
71 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,749
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 785
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,630
74 MY SUPER SWEET 16 S10 MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.15 275
75 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 859
76 MY SUPER SWEET 16 S10 MTV 11:33 PM 31 0.14 247
77 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,296
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 717
79 ALMOST CHRISTMAS HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 111 0.14 309
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 769
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 313
82 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 708
83 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 802
84 EARLY START CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.13 443
85 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 969
86 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 831
87 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 874
88 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 596
89 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,378
90 EARLY START CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.12 490
91 NEW DAY- HOLIDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 686
92 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II HBO PRIME 3:51 PM 124 0.12 322
93 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 486
94 NFL FANTASY LIVE: SEASON PREVIEW NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 180 0.12 260
95 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 562
96 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.12 283
97 MSNBC LIVE: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.12 696
98 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 636
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,315
100 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 468
101 MSNBC LIVE: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.11 827
102 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 865
103 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 597
104 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER L: ENGLAND/SLOVAKIA FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.11 326
105 EARLY START CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.11 430
106 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 512
107 MY SISTERS KEEPER HBO PRIME 9:15 AM 109 0.11 278
108 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 941
109 MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.11 360
110 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 512
111 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 524
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 242
113 MORNING JOE-SPC MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.10 798
114 FOX & FRIENDS FIRST FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 AM 60 0.10 615
115 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 535
116 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 576
117 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 546
118 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 960
119 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 485
120 UNDER THE LIGHTS: HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 14 0.09 159
121 WILL TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:00 PM 62 0.09 307
122 NEW DAY- HOLIDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 495
123 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.09 267
124 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 966
125 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 330
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 341
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 198
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 312
129 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 457
130 MONSTER CALLS, A HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 108 0.08 250
131 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.07 177
132 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 11:30 AM 113 0.07 554
133 ONE NATION OVERDOSED MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.07 460
134 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 440
135 POOL KINGS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.07 241
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 240
137 NEW DAY- HOLIDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 472
138 FIRST LOOK MSNBC 5:00 AM 60 0.07 402
139 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE HBO PRIME 12:45 AM 120 0.07 170
140 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 182
141 NHRA L: INDIANAPOLIS FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 120 0.07 313
142 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.06 250
143 POOL KINGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 215
144 LUCAS HBO PRIME 7:30 AM 100 0.06 152
145 TBS OVERNIGHT MOVIE: BLADE II TBS NETWORK 3:00 AM 120 0.06 151
146 SNAP DECISION GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.05 242
147 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT: WEST VIRGINIA/VIRGINIA TECH ESPNU 12:00 PM 120 0.05 134
148 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.05 224
149 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.05 93
150 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 225

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.