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January 12, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.11.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE FOUR, THE BIG BANG THEORY and YOUNG SHELDON each gained 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jan 11.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable at 0.69/0.66.  It was another banner day for MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW in cable news, swallowing the competition with 0.46/0.67/3.6M, over CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.35/0.48/1.5M and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.31/0.54/3.2M.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN was steady at 0.43, and THE FIRST 48 ticked up to 0.37.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY gained 0.02 to 0.35.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL and FLIP OR FLOP were both at 0.33, respectively up 0.01 and 0.05, and HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.03 to 0.31.  On ID, BETRAYED slipped 0.02 to 0.32, and PERFECT SUSPECT was up 0.02 to 0.30.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF fell 0.05 to 0.31, and MILLION DOLLAR LISTING dropped 0.13 to 0.25.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP returned at 0.28.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS rose 0.04 to 0.23, and MAKING A MODEL premiered at 0.11.  tRU’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT ticked down to 0.23.  Discovery’s THE KILLING FIELDS was at 0.21, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.20, and INTERROGATION ROOM premiered at 0.13.  MTV’s WILD N OUT lost 0.03 to 0.21.  Syfy’s SUPERSTITION doubled last week’s rating to 0.14.  CMT’s 9PM airing of NASHVILLE dropped 0.08 to 0.13, and the 10PM TV Land run was at 0.09/366K.  USA’s DAMNATION fell 0.04 to 0.12.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked down to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jan 11.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 11, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: CAVALIERS/RAPTORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 150 0.69 1,788
2 NBA BASKETBALL: SPURS/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:30 PM 137 0.66 1,573
3 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.46 3,558
4 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.43 957
5 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,103
6 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,527
7 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.35 982
8 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:47 AM 48 0.34 804
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,490
10 FLIP OR FLOP FT WORTH HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.33 1,283
11 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.32 1,733
12 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,581
13 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,156
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,204
15 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.31 1,207
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,459
17 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.31 847
18 PERFECT SUSPECT, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,093
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.30 998
20 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,749
21 CUOMO PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,535
22 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 33 0.29 602
23 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,319
24 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 62 0.28 538
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,901
26 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,164
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,700
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 750
29 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.25 785
30 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:33 AM 32 0.25 537
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,423
32 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.24 869
33 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,040
34 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,456
35 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.23 902
36 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 482
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,156
38 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 514
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,767
40 KILLING FIELDS: ISLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 889
41 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 10 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.21 415
42 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,052
43 FAMILY BY THE TON: SUPERS TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.21 674
44 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.20 1,012
45 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,220
46 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:19 PM 42 0.20 462
47 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.19 731
48 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,083
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,004
50 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,009
51 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 429
52 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,517
53 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 60 0.17 466
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,843
55 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,565
56 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.17 385
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,742
58 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 439
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 361
60 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 783
61 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.16 410
62 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,409
63 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CLEMSON/N.C. STATE ESPN 9:04 PM 135 0.16 510
64 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,554
65 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.15 341
66 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,517
67 TOP WING NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.15 646
68 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 339
69 MYST MUSEUM: LINCOLN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 635
70 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.15 586
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,415
72 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,475
73 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,471
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,609
75 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 721
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 315
77 SUPERSTITION SYFY 10:55 PM 60 0.14 478
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 675
79 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 646
80 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 890
81 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 420
82 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L ESPN 7:00 PM 107 0.13 430
83 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,242
84 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,424
85 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 357
86 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 26 0.13 418
87 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MARYLAND/OHIO STATE ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.13 509
88 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,666
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 846
90 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 380
91 GET OUT HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.13 345
92 NASHVILLE CMT 9:00 PM 62 0.13 783
93 INTERROGATION ROOM, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 584
94 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 452
95 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 907
96 AMC MOVIE: WEEKEND AT BERNIES AMC 3:30 PM 150 0.13 358
97 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 640
98 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.12 290
99 DAMNATION USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.12 519
100 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:30 PM 90 0.12 324
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 581
102 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 265
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 647
104 AMC MOVIE AMC 3:00 PM 30 0.12 331
105 MEGA MACHINES: SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.12 457
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 984
107 PRAS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.12 527
108 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,084
109 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 314
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 256
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 955
112 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 576
113 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 284
114 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,044
115 MAKING A MODEL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.11 366
116 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 395
117 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 473
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 850
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,075
120 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 8:47 PM 17 0.10 341
121 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 985
122 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 967
123 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 232
124 SEX & THE CITY (THE MOVIE: SEX & THE CITY (THE MOVIE HBO PRIME 9:45 PM 145 0.09 198
125 INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.09 307
126 BUILDING GIANTS SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 373
127 RUNDOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.08 273
128 AMC MOVIE: PROBLEM CHILD AMC 11:30 AM 120 0.08 207
129 E! NEWS E! 10:30 PM 60 0.08 210
130 BOX THE HBO PRIME 3:50 PM 116 0.08 212
131 PRAS FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 10 0.07 265
132 FAST & FURIOUS HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 107 0.07 190
133 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.07 271
134 MECHANIC: RESURRECTION HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 99 0.07 270
135 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 187
136 IMPACT WRESTLING: 302 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.06 276
137 UNDISPUTED L: 334 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 154
138 PGA TOUR: 2018 SONY OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 6:58 PM 215 0.06 343
139 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: IOWA/ILLINOIS FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 151 0.06 319
140 TRL MTV 4:00 PM 60 0.06 95
141 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.06 168
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 244
143 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 263
144 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.06 114
145 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 268
146 WRONG TURN 2 DEAD END MAXPRIME 9:25 PM 96 0.05 144
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 223
148 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L FOX SPORTS 1 10:31 PM 111 0.05 219
149 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 109
150 E! NEWS: DAILY POP II E! 1:00 PM 60 0.05 105

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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.