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April 28, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.27.2017

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY steered away from a series low with a 0.2 bump in final numbers.  In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY and MASTERCHEF JR gained 0.1, while THE CATCH lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Apr 27.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Thursday cable was all about sports, and in the US, there’s no sport like football.  NFL DRAFT coverage earned a 2.78 rating on ESPN, plus 1.04 on NFL Network, above last year’s 2.65/0.92.  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS coverage was probably dented by the Draft, with games at 1.14/0.67 (led by San Antonio vs. Memphis in the late slot that aired after the early Draft rounds).  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.58.  

The top-rated non-sports show was Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS, down 0.07 to 0.43, with after-show INSIDE JOKES down 0.11 to 0.24. History’s SWAMP PEOPLE fell a tenth to 0.38.  On ID, FEAR THY NEIGHBOR jumped 0.11 to 0.36.  A&E’s 60 DAYS IN aired back-to-back episodes at 0.34/0.30, compared to last week’s 0.37.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT ticked down to 0.31, and it was followed by the debut of MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: SECOND CHANCES at 0.17.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES gained 0.04 to 0.30.  Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE dropped a tenth to 0.28.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP ticked down to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.25, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.23.  Comedy Central’s late-night THE PRESIDENT SHOW premiered at 0.22, down a tenth from its THE DAILY SHOW lead-in.  USA’s INSIDE THE FBI was at 0.13.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING lost a tick to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Apr 27.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 27, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL DRAFT               L: ROUND 1 ESPN 7:59 PM 230 2.78 6,681
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: SAN ANTONIO/MEMPHIS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:56 PM 150 1.14 3,043
3 NFL DRAFT – LIVE: 2017 NFL DRAFT DAY 1 ROUND 1 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 228 1.04 2,528
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:49 PM 101 0.83 1,730
5 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: TORONTO/MILWAUKEE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:09 PM 167 0.67 1,885
6 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 7:00 PM 59 0.63 1,509
7 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:26 AM 59 0.60 1,513
8 NHL SEMI FINALS L: PITTSBURGH/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:34 PM 170 0.58 1,423
9 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.48 1,137
10 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.45 864
11 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.43 784
12 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:48 PM 90 0.38 752
13 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.38 1,842
14 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,127
15 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.34 863
16 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.32 986
17 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 77 0.31 1,027
18 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 70 0.30 856
19 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 65 0.30 806
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 679
21 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.28 586
22 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 33 0.28 649
23 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,277
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,187
25 NFL DRAFT RED CARPET NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.26 655
26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,405
27 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,304
28 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 505
29 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.23 587
30 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,635
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,982
32 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,192
33 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,481
34 PRESIDENT SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.22 639
35 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,897
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 399
37 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 885
38 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.21 898
39 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.21 442
40 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:24 PM 36 0.21 535
41 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,430
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,983
43 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:45 PM 15 0.20 756
44 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.20 551
45 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 478
46 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.19 347
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,630
48 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:53 PM 132 0.19 425
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 415
50 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,915
51 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 961
52 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 411
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,761
54 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.18 349
55 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.18 378
56 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI SPIKE TV 9:30 PM 30 0.18 411
57 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,512
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 951
59 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.17 789
60 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.17 375
61 MAFS: SECOND CHANCES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:17 PM 105 0.17 608
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,736
63 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 375
64 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,373
65 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.16 846
66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,362
67 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,647
68 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 769
69 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,206
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 307
71 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 839
72 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.15 363
73 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,361
74 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,633
75 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,457
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 283
77 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 837
78 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,309
79 NHL SEMI FINALS L: NY RANGERS/OTTAWA CNBC 7:00 PM 170 0.13 476
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 299
81 INSIDE THE FBI: NEW YORK USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 484
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,112
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 706
84 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 545
85 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 702
86 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 774
87 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 320
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 749
89 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 494
90 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: 2017 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF – DAY 1 NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 300 0.11 266
91 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 646
92 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 824
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 632
94 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 741
95 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 824
96 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 552
97 SOUNDTRACKS CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 554
98 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: PERKS/BEING A WALLFLOWER FREEFORM 8:30 PM 150 0.10 275
99 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 487
100 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.10 272
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 709
102 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 561
103 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 338
104 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.09 259
105 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 513
106 P. KING DUCKLING DISNEY JUNIOR 2:25 PM 25 0.09 312
107 NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 64 0.09 240
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 286
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 712
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 721
111 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 222
112 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.08 255
113 NOBODIES SPIKE TV 10:33 PM 31 0.08 168
114 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.08 238
115 WILD SRI LANKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 409
116 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 660
117 ER POP 4:00 PM 60 0.08 213
118 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 658
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 698
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 675
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 669
122 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.07 311
123 WILD SRI LANKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 398
124 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 194
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 278
126 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:05 PM 25 0.07 138
127 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 299
128 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 630
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 279
130 WARCRAFT: WARCRAFT MAXPRIME 9:55 PM 123 0.06 171
131 WILD SRI LANKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 371
132 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 98
133 IMPACT WRESTLING: 217 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.06 255
134 PATH TO THE DRAFT: PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 180 0.06 120
135 DIVIDED GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 356
136 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 169
137 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 382
138 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 53 0.05 123
139 SPIKE TV MOVIE: SHALLOW HAL (2001) SPIKE TV 1:30 PM 150 0.05 129
140 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 30 0.05 261
141 HERD L: 437 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 111
142 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE HBO PRIME 1:55 PM 120 0.05 177
143 ER POP 3:00 PM 60 0.05 152
144 BUNSEN IS A BEAST! NICKTOONS 11:30 PM 30 0.05 272
145 JUNGLE KING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 176
146 BILLBOARD-17-TEL-UNVSO: N/A NBC UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 182 0.05 100
147 SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT BOS/HOU AT CLE MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 145 0.05 295
148 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.05 136
149 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.05 116
150 WATERWORLD: WATERWORLD MAXPRIME 12:00 AM 135 0.05 125

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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.