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August 25, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.24.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Because of the many sports preemptions on Thursday  night, our full broadcast network analysis is below.

ABC:  The season finale of BOY BAND was up 0.1 to 0.6, but both BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS and the rerun of THE GONG SHOW were down 0.1 to 0.5.

CBS:  BIG BROTHER fell 0.4 from last Thursday to 1.7, and ZOO was down 0.2 to 0.4.  The night began with 1.1/0.9 reruns.

NBC:  THE WALL slipped 0.1 to 0.8, and the final summer Weekend Update edition of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE was up 0.1 to 1.3.  After a rerun of GREAT NEWS at 0.6, THE NIGHT SHIFT rose 0.1 to 0.7.

FOX:  BEAT SHAZAM (0.7) and LOVE CONNECTION (0.6) were steady.

CW:  PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (0.4), the new WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY (0.3) and the rerun (0.3) all held last week’s ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Aug 24.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS took Thursday cable, up 0.02 to 0.50, with the lead-out AFTER-PARTY up 0.03 to 0.30.  NFL Network’s Preseason game was at 0.44.  On MTV, WILD N OUT rose 0.02 to 0.42, and SAFEWORD was up 0.06 to 0.30. TBS’s THE GUEST BOOK ticked up to 0.41.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY declined 0.04 from last week’s season premiere to 0.40.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH slipped 0.02 to 0.40.  ESPN’s coverage of the LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES was at 0.25, with a lead-out 30 FOR 30 documentary at 0.38.  In cable news, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW held the lead at 0.37/2.8M, with Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.27/2.5M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/1.2M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.02 to 0.35, FLIP OR FLOP grew by 0.03 to 0.33, HOUSE HUNTERS: WHERE ARE THEY NOW was at 0.32, and DESERT FLIPPERS was steady at 0.31.  On ID, BAD BLOOD ticked down to 0.29, and KISS OF DEATH debuted at 0.27.  On Bravo, FLIPPING OUT remained at 0.29, and GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE was up 0.02 to 0.14.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP rose 0.03 to 0.28.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN was at 0.28, and ICE ROAD TRUCKERS returned at 0.26.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY dropped 0.03 to 0.26.  E!’s BOTCHED fell 0.07 to 0.21.  Comedy Central’s THE PRESIDENT SHOW was at 0.14. The season finale of Spike’s THE MIST ticked up to 0.13.  CMT’s DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS ticked up to 0.12.  The season finale of Discovery’s FIRST IN HUMAN was steady at 0.10.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING lost a tick to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Aug 24.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday August 24, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.50 957
2 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2017 – MIA VS. PHI NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 199 0.44 1,376
3 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.42 738
4 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.41 1,103
5 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.40 1,572
6 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.40 1,240
7 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 9:38 PM 88 0.38 1,026
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.37 2,770
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.35 1,704
10 FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.33 1,513
11 HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE NOW HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,629
12 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 10:19 PM 41 0.32 903
13 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.31 1,527
14 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.31 953
15 IJ: AFTER PARTY TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 618
16 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,535
17 SAFEWORD MTV 11:31 PM 31 0.30 534
18 BAD BLOOD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,206
19 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.29 872
20 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 633
21 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.28 1,983
22 KISS OF DEATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,148
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,464
24 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:06 PM 54 0.27 589
25 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,908
26 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.26 963
27 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,395
28 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.26 1,313
29 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: FAIRFIELD, CT/LUFKIN, TX ESPN 7:30 PM 128 0.25 1,261
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,496
31 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 813
32 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.23 516
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,184
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 1,897
35 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,982
36 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.21 490
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,115
38 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.21 643
39 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,718
40 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – CAR VS. JAC NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 150 0.20 521
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,880
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,597
43 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,518
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,470
45 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 942
46 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,565
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,473
48 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 378
49 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,324
50 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.17 736
51 CNN FILMS: ELIAN CNN 10:00 PM 120 0.17 756
52 NEXO KNIGHTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.17 519
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 979
54 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 11:30 AM 120 0.16 364
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 836
56 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 417
57 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,139
58 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,204
59 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 637
60 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,207
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 911
62 ZHUZHUS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.15 723
63 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,380
64 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 645
65 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,279
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 677
67 PRESIDENT SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.14 414
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,114
69 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 712
70 GIRLFRND GUIDE TO DIVORCE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.14 363
71 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 949
72 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,194
73 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 27 0.14 437
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 296
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 855
76 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,310
77 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 546
78 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 507
79 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 924
80 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 981
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 30 0.13 280
82 CHRIS GETHARD SHOW, THE TRUTV 11:00 PM 60 0.13 273
83 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 261
84 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA/REYNOSA, MEXICO ESPN 3:00 PM 150 0.13 706
85 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,273
86 MIST, THE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.13 405
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 742
88 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 305
89 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.12 470
90 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 12 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.12 273
91 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 308
92 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 728
93 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.12 407
94 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 737
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 242
96 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 894
97 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 679
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 883
99 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 597
100 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,007
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 991
102 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 534
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 227
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 910
105 ALMOST CHRISTMAS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 111 0.10 278
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 213
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,014
108 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 507
109 FIRST IN HUMAN: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 122 0.10 414
110 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,003
111 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.10 271
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 286
113 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 474
114 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 487
115 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.08 132
116 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 465
117 DRIVEN TO LOVE WETV 11:00 PM 60 0.08 175
118 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 279
119 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 403
120 I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER CMT 11:00 PM 30 0.08 193
121 TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF: TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF HBO PRIME 10:45 AM 150 0.07 179
122 ACCOUNTANT, THE: ACCOUNTANT, THE HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 128 0.07 318
123 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 420
124 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 171
125 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 459
126 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 194
127 UNDISPUTED L: 238 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 159
128 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 455
129 FOX SPORTS SPECIAL D FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.07 216
130 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 167
131 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 318
132 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.06 160
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 238
134 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.06 127
135 IMPACT WRESTLING: 234 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.06 296
136 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.06 111
137 MTV SUMMER IN THE CITY MTV 4:00 PM 30 0.06 129
138 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 316
139 SHOWCASE GAME: BOS AT CLE/CHC AT CIN MLB NETWORK 7:11 PM 209 0.06 297
140 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:40 PM 74 0.06 258
141 CONCACAF LC – L: OLIMPIA / ALIANZA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:03 PM 127 0.05 102
142 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.05 235
143 ALMOST CHRISTMAS HBO PRIME 1:20 PM 111 0.05 138
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 248
145 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 11:54 PM 13 0.05 207
146 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.05 321
147 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.05 145
148 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 100
149 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 305
150 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 159

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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.