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January 4, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.2.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BULL gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jan 02.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND returned from holiday break to lead Tuesday cable at 0.84, and lead-out HUNTING HITLER was at 0.47.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN was steady at 0.82.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER returned at 0.66, followed by the new RESTORED BY THE FORDS at 0.44, and HOUSE HUNTERS at 0.32.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE returned at 0.56, with another lead-out hour at 0.44.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS lost 0.03 to 0.54, and STRIPPED was at 0.22.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS dipped 0.05 to 0.41, with a lead-in hour at 0.31, and lead-out TESLA’S DEATH RAY at 0.27.  A COLLEGE BASKETBALL game on ESPN was at 0.37.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT had its official season premiere at 0.36, after a lead-in hour at 0.27 and lead-out half-hours at 0.21/0.13.  On TLC, the season premiere of MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE was at 0.35, and the season premiere of I AM JAZZ was at 0.32.  A&E’s INTERVENTION returned at 0.33.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.32/0.49/2.6M, ahead of Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.28/0.44/2.9M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/0.29/900K.  Food Network’s CHOPPED ticked up to 0.31.  On ID, GRAVE SECRETS slipped 0.02 to 0.28.  TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES was at 0.27, compared to last week’s 0.31/0.27.  TV Land’s TEACHERS was at 0.11.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jan 02.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday January 2, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.84 3,309
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.82 2,720
3 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.66 3,071
4 CHALLENGE: VENDETTAS MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.56 888
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.54 1,684
6 HUNTING HITLER HISTORY 10:09 PM 59 0.47 1,936
7 CHALLENGE:CHAMPS VS STARS MTV 10:02 PM 61 0.44 689
8 RESTORED BY THE FORDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 1,799
9 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.41 1,466
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.40 1,089
11 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS TECH/KANSAS ESPN 9:03 PM 127 0.37 1,210
12 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.36 989
13 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 123 0.35 1,214
14 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.35 833
15 INTERVENTION:HEROIN TRNGL: 1101/1102 CHAPTERS 1/2 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 123 0.33 736
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,454
17 I AM JAZZ TLC 10:03 PM 62 0.32 1,118
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,599
19 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:10 PM 50 0.32 797
20 MOONSHINERS: SHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 1,158
21 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.31 823
22 CHOPPED: GOLD METAL FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.31 973
23 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.30 723
24 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.30 644
25 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.30 760
26 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PORTLAND/CLEVELAND NBA-TV 7:00 PM 146 0.29 744
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.29 686
28 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: INDIANA/WISCONSIN ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.28 916
29 GRAVE SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,089
30 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,923
31 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.27 761
32 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.27 2,224
33 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.27 669
34 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.27 609
35 TESLAS DEATH RAY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.27 908
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.26 757
37 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.25 659
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.25 686
39 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,985
40 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.24 552
41 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.24 551
42 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,007
43 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.23 1,166
44 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.23 517
45 TOP WING NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.23 1,033
46 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.23 512
47 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.23 578
48 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:26 PM 68 0.23 566
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 878
50 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 962
51 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 888
52 STRIPPED BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.22 571
53 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,439
54 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.21 725
55 MAFS: JAMIE/DOUG PLUS ONE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.21 650
56 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 860
57 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,474
58 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,499
59 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 409
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,752
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 715
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,865
63 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,522
64 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,459
65 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,434
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 787
67 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,292
68 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,517
69 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,609
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 810
71 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: MAID IN MANHATTAN FREEFORM 8:30 PM 150 0.16 457
72 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 775
73 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/PHILLY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 165 0.16 404
74 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:00 AM 60 0.16 397
75 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,563
76 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,412
77 BF DELICIOUS DEST REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.15 503
78 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,621
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,541
80 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,457
81 AMC MOVIE AMC 11:30 PM 90 0.14 421
82 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 648
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,744
84 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,258
85 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.14 482
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 601
87 MBFFL: COUNTDOWN: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.14 485
88 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,549
89 PROFIT: MARIJUANA COUNTRY CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 492
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,145
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 650
92 IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.14 557
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 741
94 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 610
95 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 587
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,442
97 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 711
98 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 535
99 MAFS: JAMIE/DOUG PLUS ONE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 30 0.13 430
100 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.13 978
101 BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 531
102 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 895
103 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 259
104 WILD AFRICA: RIVERS LIFE: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 120 0.12 504
105 DEEPWATER HORIZON HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 107 0.12 314
106 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 23 0.11 415
107 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 110 0.11 370
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 870
109 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 887
110 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.11 443
111 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 8:50 PM 13 0.11 280
112 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 486
113 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/SWANSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 144 0.11 287
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 859
115 I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER HBO PRIME 10:15 PM 102 0.11 284
116 HML: INSIDE HACKS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 221
117 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 371
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 914
119 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,046
120 E! NEWS E! 10:59 PM 61 0.10 286
121 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 391
122 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 793
123 SEMA: BATTLE OF THE BUILD VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 432
124 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 248
125 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 57 0.10 256
126 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.10 285
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 832
128 TIME TRAVELERS WIFE THE HBO PRIME 3:35 PM 107 0.09 257
129 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 331
130 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 463
131 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MEMPHIS/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:34 PM 152 0.09 268
132 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:03 PM 27 0.09 195
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 281
134 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 7:30 PM 30 0.08 324
135 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 7:00 PM 30 0.08 327
136 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 197
137 UNDISPUTED L: 327 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 177
138 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:03 PM 104 0.07 262
139 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 182
140 WASH, THE HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 97 0.07 160
141 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 6:30 PM 30 0.07 235
142 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 8:30 PM 30 0.07 288
143 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.07 159
144 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.07 215
145 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 90 0.07 166
146 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:02 AM 238 0.06 215
147 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 113
148 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.06 172
149 CNN TONIGHT CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.06 390
150 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 9:00 PM 30 0.06 302

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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.