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April 13, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.12.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY, SUPERSTORE and THE BIG BANG THEORY rose 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Apr 12.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE FAMILY VACATION stayed at the top of Thursday cable at 0.98, compared to last week’s premiere 1.49/1.42, and EX ON THE BEACH premiered as lead-out at 0.29.  On Bravo, SOUTHERN CHARM rose 0.07 to 0.43, and IMPOSTERS was down 0.02 to 0.12.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW was the #3 cable show of the night at 0.42/0.61/3.6M, above Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.31/0.53/3.1M and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.25/0.34/1.2M.  FX’s ATLANTA dipped 0.05 to 0.36.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE dropped 0.06 to 0.36, and UNTUCKED was steady at 0.30.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE lost 0.02 to 0.36, and TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA was down 0.04 to 0.30.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY climbed 0.03 to 0.33.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS gained 0.08 to 0.33, and INSIDE JOKES was up 0.07 to 0.22.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.06 to 0.33, ALL STAR FLIP was at 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL held at 0.27, and FLIP OR FLOP ticked up to 0.24.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES lost 0.02 to 0.30, and HUSTLE & SOUL was down 0.02 to 0.19.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.29/0.19.  On ID, DIABOLICAL slipped 0.02 to 0.29.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 shed 0.03 to 0.25, and MARCIA CLARK INVESTIGATES was down 0.03 to 0.17.  Freeform’s SIREN edged up 0.02 to 0.25.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING jumped 0.05 to 0.11.  TV Land’s NOBODIES rose 0.02 to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Apr 12.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 12, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACATION MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.98 1,684
2 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,145
3 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.42 3,555
4 ATLANTA FX 10:00 PM 39 0.36 694
5 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 10 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.36 694
6 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.36 1,916
7 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,035
8 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 649
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,734
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,112
11 UNTUCKED 9 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.30 585
12 SP ALL STAR FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.30 1,274
13 TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA HISTORY 10:03 PM 61 0.30 1,030
14 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.30 834
15 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,828
16 NHL QTR FINALS L: COLORADO/NASHVILLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:46 PM 149 0.29 651
17 DIABOLICAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,176
18 EX ON THE BEACH: WELCOME MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.29 479
19 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,494
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,756
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,564
22 FIRST 48 MINI A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.25 871
23 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,215
24 SIREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.25 683
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,276
26 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,149
27 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,896
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 673
29 NHL QTR FINALS L: TORONTO/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:57 PM 169 0.22 586
30 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,233
31 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 433
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,245
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,001
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 456
35 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 766
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 972
37 HUSTLE & SOUL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 514
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,018
39 NHL QTR FINALS L: COLUMBUS/WASHINGTON USA NETWORK 7:30 PM 191 0.19 484
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,106
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,786
42 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 472
43 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 403
44 SKIN TIGHT: TRANSFORMED TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.17 531
45 MARCIA CLARK INVESTIGATES: 103 CHANDRA LEVY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 123 0.17 679
46 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,921
47 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,849
48 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 433
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,681
50 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,042
51 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,200
52 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 348
53 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.17 1,195
54 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.16 533
55 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 349
56 NHL QTR FINALS L: SAN JOSE/ANAHEIM USA NETWORK 10:41 PM 150 0.16 321
57 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,508
58 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 354
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 868
60 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 325
61 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.15 587
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 761
63 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 315
64 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 910
65 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,557
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,522
67 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 347
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,566
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 789
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 764
71 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,188
72 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,321
73 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,358
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 278
75 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,278
76 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 307
77 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 705
78 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 767
79 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 727
80 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:15 AM 28 0.13 279
81 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,288
82 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.13 260
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,077
84 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,447
85 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,309
86 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 247
87 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 218
88 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 238
89 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 386
90 MYST MUSEUM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 584
91 IMPOSTERS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.12 394
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,155
93 E! NEWS E! 12:59 AM 61 0.12 249
94 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,403
95 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 630
96 BLACK CARD REVOKED BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 295
97 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 257
98 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 226
99 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 25 0.11 342
100 IMPACT WRESTLING: 315 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.11 381
101 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 594
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 50 0.11 981
103 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 212
104 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 582
105 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.10 296
106 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: POMPEO CONFIRMATION HEARING MSNBC 10:50 AM 140 0.10 839
107 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.10 276
108 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS USA NETWORK 1:11 AM 19 0.10 195
109 SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT BOS/COL AT WAS MLB NETWORK 7:12 PM 185 0.10 430
110 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 537
111 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 783
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:10 PM 50 0.10 791
113 ANDRE THE GIANT HBO PRIME 11:20 PM 85 0.09 275
114 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 171
115 LOGAN: LOGAN HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 137 0.09 265
116 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.09 327
117 MLBT GAME RAIN DELAY MLB NETWORK 8:54 PM 43 0.09 349
118 MANCAVE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.09 228
119 WORLDS MOST EPIC SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.09 321
120 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.09 150
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 908
122 RUNDOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.08 192
123 GOLDEN BOY BOXING L: FRANCISCO VARGAS/ROD SALKA ESPN2 10:00 PM 120 0.08 296
124 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.08 355
125 WNBA PREVIEW/REVIEW L ESPN2 7:00 PM 64 0.08 308
126 UNDISPUTED L: 400 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 155
127 NOBODIES TV LAND 10:00 PM 31 0.07 390
128 GRACE VS. ABRAMS A&E NETWORK 11:03 PM 60 0.07 309
129 MUMMY, THE (2017) MAXPRIME 6:05 PM 110 0.07 182
130 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 130
131 MUSIC CITY CMT 10:00 PM 31 0.06 168
132 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 100
133 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.06 117
134 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.06 109
135 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 8:04 PM 56 0.06 176
136 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 132
137 CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 101 0.06 129
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 133
139 UNDERWORLD: UNDERWORLD MAXPRIME 9:45 PM 121 0.05 146
140 GOLIC AND WINGO     L ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.05 101
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 219
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.05 126
143 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 107
144 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 93
145 NBA ACTION NBA-TV 1:00 AM 30 0.05 91
146 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: PIT AT CHC MLB NETWORK 2:23 PM 177 0.05 202
147 BIG 3 BASKETBALL DRAFT L: N/A FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.05 114
148 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.05 92
149 UEL QUARTERFINAL L: MOSKVA/ARSENAL FOX SPORTS 1 2:55 PM 126 0.05 145
150 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 254

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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.