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September 15, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.14.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s TRUTH & LIES special and NBC’s rerun of CHICAGO FIRE fell 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast Sep 14.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL didn’t have a broadcast simulcast this week, giving NFL Network control of the night, with the game at 3.05 and various pre- and post-game programming in the next 4 slots.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY rose 0.06 to 0.46.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN jumped 0.13 to 0.42, and ICE ROAD TRUCKERS was up 0.05 to 0.28.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS returned at 0.42, and the AFTER-PARTY was at 0.22.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW easily topped cable news at 0.35/2.9M, above Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.27/2.4M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.24/1.1M.  TBS’s THE GUEST BOOK dipped 0.02 to 0.35.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.34.  On Bravo, FLIPPING OUT held at 0.34, and GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE was up 0.02 to 0.15.  On HGTV, DESERT FLIPPERS gained 0.05 to 0.30, FLIP OR FLOP ticked up to 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.03 to 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTLwas up 0.03 to 0.28.  On ID, GUILTY RICH grew by 0.03 to 0.27, and KISS OF DEATH was up 0.02 to 0.26.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP edged up 0.02 to 0.26.  MTV’s WILD N OUT ticked up to 0.24.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY fell 0.04 to 0.22, and THE ZIMMERN LIST premiered at 0.17/0.14.  FX’s BETTER THINGS returned at 0.17, down 0.14 from the 2016 series premiere.  CMT’s DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS held at 0.10.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING remained at 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable Sep 14.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 14, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2017 WK 2 – HOU VS. CIN NFL NETWORK 8:26 PM 182 3.05 8,080
2 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 1.39 3,316
3 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 26 1.07 3,089
4 TACKLE MY RIDE NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.64 1,491
5 TNF SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.46 1,247
6 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.46 1,789
7 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.42 2,330
8 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.42 826
9 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:30 AM 60 0.40 914
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 2,948
11 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.35 1,144
12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NEW MEXICO/BOISE STATE ESPN 7:53 PM 194 0.34 1,053
13 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,024
14 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.30 1,223
15 FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,316
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,469
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 722
18 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.28 1,231
19 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,413
20 GUILTY RICH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,026
21 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,369
22 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.27 628
23 PROJECT RUNWAY FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 14 0.26 1,132
24 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.26 1,291
25 KISS OF DEATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,016
26 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 555
27 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:07 PM 54 0.25 650
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 486
29 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.25 803
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,116
31 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.24 408
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,073
33 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,656
34 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,177
35 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,206
36 FX MOVIE PRIME: SPY FX 7:30 PM 150 0.23 822
37 IJ: AFTER PARTY TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 493
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 2,003
39 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.22 854
40 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.22 717
41 PROJECT REWIND LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.22 880
42 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,215
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,937
44 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,119
45 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 509
46 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 909
47 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 53 0.21 470
48 HIDDEN FIGURES: HIDDEN FIGURES HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 127 0.20 708
49 MARY MARY: FIRST LOOK WETV 10:00 PM 12 0.20 461
50 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.20 424
51 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,769
52 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 425
53 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,587
54 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,581
55 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,011
56 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,726
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,615
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,825
59 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,428
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 941
61 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 441
62 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.17 439
63 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 374
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 902
65 ZIMMERN LIST FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.17 586
66 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,368
67 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.17 352
68 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,358
69 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 34 0.17 528
70 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 768
71 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,628
72 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.16 418
73 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 308
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 312
75 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 347
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 830
77 GIRLFRND GUIDE TO DIVORCE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.15 422
78 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 736
79 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,513
80 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 707
81 ZIMMERN LIST FOOD NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.14 513
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 738
83 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 650
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 696
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 282
86 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,413
87 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 624
88 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 356
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 278
90 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 27 0.12 419
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,113
92 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 987
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 708
94 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,036
95 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,155
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 237
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 900
98 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 12 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.10 258
99 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 572
100 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 954
101 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 645
102 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 312
103 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 522
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 981
105 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.09 332
106 WHAT WOMEN WANT: WHAT WOMEN WANT HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 127 0.09 248
107 MY CRAZY SEX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 255
108 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.09 216
109 CHRIS GETHARD SHOW, THE TRUTV 11:00 PM 60 0.09 202
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 644
111 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 205
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 240
113 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 788
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 730
115 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 720
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 828
117 LEOPARD: ULTIMATE SURVIVO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 252
118 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.07 195
119 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.07 258
120 UNDISPUTED L: 252 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 180
121 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 554
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 238
123 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: KC AT CLE/BAL AT NYY MLB NETWORK 7:11 PM 208 0.06 395
124 SWAMP LIONS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 238
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 735
126 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: WASHINGTON/MINNESOTA ESPN2 8:00 PM 140 0.06 244
127 TNF FIRST LOOK: TNF FIRST LOOK NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.06 130
128 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 120
129 SULLY HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 96 0.06 213
130 UEL GROUP STAGE L: ARSENAL/KOLN FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 120 0.06 137
131 DRIVEN TO LOVE WETV 11:12 PM 60 0.06 137
132 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L ESPN2 10:20 PM 117 0.06 222
133 I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER CMT 11:00 PM 30 0.06 143
134 AMERICAN COUGAR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 AM 60 0.06 211
135 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 146
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 237
137 ANIMAL ARMORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 165
138 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 228
139 BREAK HBO PRIME 5:37 PM 13 0.05 124
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 214
141 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 121
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 118
143 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 110
144 SEGURIDAD FRONTERA AUS UNIVERSO 8:30 PM 30 0.05 122
145 ANIMAL ARMORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 196
146 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.05 180
147 IMPACT WRESTLING: 237 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.05 239
148 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 106
149 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 176
150 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 101

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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.