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October 27, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.26.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Things didn’t get better for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in finals, which adjusted to 3.4, down 1.1 from last week’s game.  There were no other changes from morning numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Oct 26.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The pinch was felt on the NFL Network part of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL as well, down 0.31 from last week to 1.09.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.57/0.48.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY ticked down to 0.46, and AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR was down 0.03 to 0.09.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.38.  Fox News dominated cable news, with TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.33/0.52/3.3M, over MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.28/0.40/2.4M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/0.28/1M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.02 to 0.33, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.32, and FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.20, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.24.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS returned with 4 episodes at 0.33/0.29/0.30/0.28.  On ID, HOME ALONE edged up 0.02 to 0.31, and BLOOD RELATIVES ticked down to 0.21.  Food Network’s CHOPPED gained 0.04 to 0.28 was up 0.02 to 0.24.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 ticked down to 0.25, and THE ELEVEN was at 0.16.  History’s ICE ROAD TRUCKERS slipped 0.02 to 0.22.  On Comedy Central, NATHAN FOR YOU climbed 0.06 to 0.18, and THE PRESIDENT SHOW was up 0.04 to 0.12.  We’s MARY MARY ticked up to 0.14.  FX’s BETTER THINGS fell 0.04 to 0.12.  On Syfy, VAN HELSING dipped 0.02 to 0.11, and GHOST WARS ticked down to 0.10.  CMT’s DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS rose 0.03 to 0.11.  Bravo’s REAL ESTATE WARS was at 0.09.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING dropped 0.03 to 0.04.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Oct 26.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday October 26, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2017 WEEK 8 MIA VS. BAL NFL NETWORK 8:27 PM 174 1.09 2,723
2 NFLN THU NT FTBLL-SUS NFL NETWORK 11:21 PM 15 0.83 1,839
3 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/BUCKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 141 0.57 1,384
4 NBA BASKETBALL: PELICANS/KINGS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:35 PM 160 0.48 1,094
5 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 93 0.46 1,909
6 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 NFL NETWORK 7:58 PM 22 0.44 1,238
7 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:40 PM 30 0.42 962
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: STANFORD/OREGON STATE ESPN 8:54 PM 206 0.36 1,162
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 3,273
10 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,653
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,689
12 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 9:00 PM 30 0.33 690
13 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.32 901
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,535
15 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:15 AM 49 0.31 648
16 HOME ALONE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,086
17 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:20 AM 61 0.30 653
18 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 621
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 832
20 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 28 0.29 765
21 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.29 638
22 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 936
23 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 582
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 2,416
25 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.27 2,578
26 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 607
27 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.25 998
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,528
29 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,408
30 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.24 868
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.24 2,249
32 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.24 1,927
33 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.24 496
34 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.23 603
35 WILD N OUT: 11 MOMENTS MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.23 418
36 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 470
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 495
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 2,249
39 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.22 432
40 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,191
41 AMC FEARFEST: PIRANHA AMC 10:00 PM 120 0.22 584
42 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:10 AM 60 0.22 525
43 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 988
44 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.22 925
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.22 2,169
46 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:21 AM 59 0.21 423
47 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 528
48 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,835
49 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.21 771
50 BLOOD RELATIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 880
51 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,073
52 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,752
53 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 122 0.20 587
54 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,039
55 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,959
56 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,832
57 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.20 891
58 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,922
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 386
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 418
61 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 8:00 PM 54 0.18 456
62 PROJECT REWIND LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.18 852
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 405
64 NATHAN FOR YOU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.18 311
65 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 2:12 AM 33 0.18 480
66 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 838
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 412
68 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,629
69 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.18 416
70 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,582
71 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,561
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.16 1,386
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 773
74 ELEVEN, THE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.16 563
75 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 373
76 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 821
77 MLS PLAYOFFS            L: ATLANTA/COLUMBUS ESPN2 7:00 PM 175 0.14 309
78 MARY MARY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.14 424
79 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 316
80 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 793
81 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,049
82 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 511
83 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,161
84 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 31 0.12 414
85 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 593
86 PRESIDENT SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.12 337
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 589
88 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 651
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,046
90 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 868
91 PROJECT RUNWAY FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:33 PM 12 0.11 430
92 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 605
93 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,269
94 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 527
95 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 696
96 VAN HELSING SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 456
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 695
98 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.11 338
99 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 12 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.11 305
100 CHRIS GETHARD SHOW, THE TRUTV 11:00 PM 60 0.11 214
101 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 584
102 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 774
103 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 571
104 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 363
105 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 404
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 748
107 MYST MUSEUM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 497
108 GHOST WARS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 498
109 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 851
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 775
111 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 28 0.09 321
112 COMEDY GET DOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:30 PM 30 0.09 243
113 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 919
114 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 740
115 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.09 269
116 RUNDOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 207
117 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 987
118 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.09 300
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 687
120 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 749
121 AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:33 PM 60 0.09 418
122 REAL ESTATE WARS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.09 299
123 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 429
124 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.08 346
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 782
126 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 780
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 937
128 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 189
129 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 63 0.07 231
130 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 123
131 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 65 0.07 137
132 UNDISPUTED L: 282 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 144
133 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 175
134 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 83
135 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 200
136 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 383
137 STUCK ON YOU HBO PRIME 11:10 PM 119 0.06 133
138 FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) THR UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:20 PM 34 0.05 105
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 236
140 LATE NITE EATS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 140
141 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 163
142 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 119
143 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 101
144 HERD L: 577 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 104
145 UNTITLED ACTION SHOW VICELAND 11:30 PM 30 0.05 71
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 209
147 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 508
148 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:05 AM 60 0.05 92
149 IMPACT WRESTLING: 243 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.04 231
150 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.04 206

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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.