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December 8, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.7.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3, down 0.4 from last week’s game.  In addition, SUPERNATURAL gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 07.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s portion of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.09, down a tenth from last week.  USA’s PSYCH: THE MOVIE showed life in the veteran property at 0.51, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST serving as lead-in, up 0.05 from last week to 0.46.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.51/0.39.  Univision’s LIGA soccer match was at 0.40.  In cable news, it was another win for MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.36/0.52/2.9M, above Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.27/0.52/3.3M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.23/0.30/1.1M.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 gained 0.03 to 0.35, and THE MENENDEZ MURDERS: ERIK TELLS ALL was at 0.20.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF returned at 0.33, with lead-in MILLION DOLLAR LISTING down 0.03 to 0.29.  On ID, BLOOD RELATIVES climbed 0.04 to 0.27, and STREET JUSTICE ticked down to 0.23.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY shed a tick to 0.27, and CHOPPED was at 0.25.  On We, TAMAR & VINCE rose 0.05 to 0.26.  MTV’s WILD N OUT was at 0.25/0.21, compared to last week’s 0.23/0.23.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP fell 0.06 to 0.21, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.08 to 0.20, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.06 to 0.20.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT ticked down to 0.17.  On Syfy, VAN HELSING climbed 0.04 to 0.14, and GHOST WARS was up 0.03 to 0.09.  E!’s THE PLATINUM LIFE held at 0.07.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING was off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.04/226K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 07.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 7, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2017 WK 14 NO VS. ATL NFL NETWORK 8:27 PM 180 1.09 3,007
2 USA ORIGINAL MOVIE: PSYCH: THE MOVIE USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.51 1,260
3 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:13 PM 148 0.51 1,267
4 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:17 PM 10 0.48 1,398
5 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:36 PM 24 0.46 1,144
6 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.46 1,308
7 LIGA MX 12/7: F1: TIGRES / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:50 PM 145 0.40 856
8 NBA BASKETBALL: ROCKETS/JAZZ TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:41 PM 142 0.39 941
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 2,936
10 NFLN THU NT PRE-GM2 NFL NETWORK 7:56 PM 21 0.35 1,024
11 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 978
12 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 75 0.33 879
13 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.29 931
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 855
15 NFLN THU NT PRE-GM1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 26 0.29 789
16 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 13 0.27 819
17 BLOOD RELATIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 984
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,348
19 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.27 870
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,181
21 TAMAR & VINCE WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 697
22 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.25 623
23 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 858
24 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 10 MTV 11:31 PM 31 0.25 439
25 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,177
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 803
27 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,030
28 STREET JUSTICE: THE BRONX INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 878
29 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.23 524
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,119
31 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.22 548
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 962
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 495
34 FLIP OR FLOP FT WORTH HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.21 1,041
35 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,943
36 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 10 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.21 422
37 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWRDS  L: N/A ESPN 7:00 PM 125 0.21 597
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,633
39 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,571
40 HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE NOW HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 1,097
41 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.20 471
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 930
43 MENENDEZ MURDERS A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.20 546
44 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,080
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 437
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,583
47 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,559
48 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 550
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,368
50 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 479
51 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 917
52 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,526
53 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:03 AM 52 0.18 430
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 389
55 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 973
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 948
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,089
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 965
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,045
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,953
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 809
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 2,043
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 366
64 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 419
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,008
66 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 435
67 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 2,058
68 TIMELINE NFL NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.16 358
69 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,019
70 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,599
71 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,539
72 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.15 448
73 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.15 1,217
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 375
75 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,729
76 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 766
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 355
78 TIME MACHINE: PEARL HARBOR: SURVIVORS REMEMBER HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.15 694
79 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,717
80 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA/IOWA ST ESPN2 8:00 PM 125 0.14 523
81 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 386
82 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 746
83 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 2,022
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,629
85 FUTBOL CENTRAL  7/20 UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 50 0.14 302
86 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 977
87 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.14 339
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 994
89 VAN HELSING SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 487
90 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.14 370
91 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 366
92 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,325
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 654
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,022
95 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.13 336
96 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.13 340
97 VINTAGE FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.13 703
98 DISCOVERY CHRISTMAS STORY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.13 604
99 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,676
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,234
101 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,575
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,064
103 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 292
104 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:15 PM 60 0.12 234
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 593
106 MYST MUSEUM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 590
107 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,318
108 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.11 234
109 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 4:55 PM 152 0.11 244
110 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 214
111 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.11 402
112 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 292
113 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 332
114 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 277
115 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,141
116 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,199
117 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 279
118 SPIKE TV MOVIE: GREEN LANTERN (2011) SPIKE TV 3:30 PM 150 0.10 268
119 WARCRAFT: WARCRAFT HBO PRIME 11:15 PM 123 0.10 234
120 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.10 337
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,070
122 32 PILLS:MY SISTERS SUICI HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 83 0.10 272
123 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 9:05 PM 58 0.10 242
124 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 545
125 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,022
126 GHOST WARS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 388
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,034
128 RUNDOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.08 209
129 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:05 AM 31 0.08 220
130 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 63 0.08 202
131 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.08 141
132 UNFORGETTABLE HBO PRIME 9:30 PM 100 0.08 212
133 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.08 180
134 COMEDY GET DOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:30 PM 30 0.07 222
135 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 118 0.07 226
136 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 295
137 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 1:50 AM 13 0.07 144
138 PLATINUM LIFE, THE E! 10:00 PM 60 0.07 160
139 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 135
140 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 115
141 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 156
142 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 99
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 286
144 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 115 0.06 172
145 ER POP 5:16 PM 74 0.06 182
146 HERBIE AWARDS ESPN 10:03 PM 57 0.06 170
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.06 136
148 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.06 113
149 UNDISPUTED L: 309 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 138
150 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 135

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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.