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December 13, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.12.2017

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary ratings.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 12.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On the night of the Alabama special Senate election, it was CNN’s turn to shine, with the 10PM hour of ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.96/1.25/3.5M, over MSNBC’s LAST WORD WITH LAURENCE O’DONNELL at 0.62/0.84/3.7M, and Fox News’s INGRAHAM ANGLE at 0.45/0.74/3.5M.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped the non-news programming at 0.78/0.77.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND slipped 0.02 to 0.77, and HUNT FOR THE ZODIAC KILLER ticked down to 0.39.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN dropped 0.05 to 0.71, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST ticked up to 0.52, and THE CROMARTIES was down 0.02 to 0.27.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER added a tick for 0.54, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.06 to 0.36, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down a tick to 0.26.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS edged up 0.02 to 0.49, and BUSHCRAFT BUILD-OFF was up 0.04 to 0.28.  On TBS, JOKER’S WILD lost 0.02 to 0.36, and DROP THE MIC was down 0.05 to 0.30.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK crashed by 0.22 to 0.33, and STRIPPED was down 0.07 to 0.15.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE fell 0.11 to 0.32.  On ID, VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED shed 0.02 to 0.30, and GRAVE SECRETS ticked up to 0.28.  Food Network’s CHOPPED fell 0.08 to 0.26.  BET’s THE MANE EVENT ticked up to 0.22.  Spike’s INK MASTER: ANGELS gained 0.05 to 0.21.  TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES dropped 0.05 to 0.20.  A&E’s WHO KILLED TUPAC fell 0.06 to 0.18.  Tru’s AT HOME WITH AMY SEDARIS rose 0.04 to 0.13.  TLC’s special WHEN HARRY MET MEGHAN was at 0.11, and HODGES’ HALF DOZEN ticked down to 0.10.  NatGeo’s LONG ROAD HOME ticked up to 0.10.  TV Land’s TEACHERS plunged 0.07 to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 12.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 12, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.96 3,493
2 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.91 3,188
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHILADELPHIA/MINNESOTA ESPN 9:39 PM 161 0.78 1,683
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/NEW YORK ESPN 6:59 PM 160 0.77 1,777
5 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.77 3,005
6 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.71 2,481
7 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.62 3,745
8 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.61 2,460
9 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.60 2,339
10 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.54 2,435
11 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.54 3,654
12 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.52 1,562
13 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.49 1,549
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.46 3,102
15 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.46 1,704
16 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.45 3,486
17 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:20 AM 60 0.44 931
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.40 3,798
19 HUNT FOR ZODIAC KILLER HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.39 1,437
20 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.38 2,612
21 SNOOP DOGG JOKERS WILD TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.36 833
22 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.36 1,473
23 HOUSE HUNTERS OUTSIDE BOX HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,672
24 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.35 3,350
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.34 949
26 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.33 897
27 CHALLENGE:CHAMPS VS STARS MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.32 542
28 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.32 2,149
29 VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,152
30 CNN TONIGHT CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.30 1,219
31 DROP THE MIC TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.30 620
32 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:20 AM 60 0.29 610
33 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.28 2,267
34 BUSHCRAFT BUILD-OFF DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.28 866
35 GRAVE SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,113
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 59 0.27 632
37 CROMARTIES, THE USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.27 700
38 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.26 1,786
39 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,335
40 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.26 812
41 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 2,621
42 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.24 575
43 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.24 568
44 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 680
45 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.23 1,321
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,714
47 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,455
48 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,138
49 MANE EVENT, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.22 468
50 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,713
51 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.22 490
52 INK MASTER: ANGELS SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.21 464
53 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.21 495
54 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,239
55 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.20 1,746
56 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 487
57 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.20 444
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 2,055
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,208
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,995
61 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.19 662
62 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 779
63 WHO KILLED TUPAC A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.18 418
64 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 946
65 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,622
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 441
67 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,618
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 455
69 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.17 444
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 406
71 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN/TEXAS ESPN2 9:04 PM 122 0.17 529
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,144
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,717
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 420
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,644
76 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,445
77 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 764
78 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 404
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 818
80 TEXAS METAL VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 451
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 978
82 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,594
83 STRIPPED BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.15 410
84 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.15 367
85 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,436
86 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 316
87 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 118 0.14 403
88 BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 483
89 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.14 476
90 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 613
91 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,558
92 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,561
93 AT HOME W AMY SEDARIS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.13 242
94 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 821
95 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.13 414
96 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 578
97 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,154
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,283
99 EAT SLEEP BBQ FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.12 385
100 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 840
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 788
102 WILD AFRICA: RIVERS LIFE: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 120 0.11 493
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,151
104 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,371
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,181
106 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,144
107 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,140
108 WHEN HARRY MET MEGHAN: A TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.11 556
109 GRILL DADS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.10 291
110 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,097
111 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,127
112 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.10 148
113 LONG ROAD HOME NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 553
114 HODGES HALF DOZEN TLC 10:02 PM 63 0.10 534
115 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: TAMPA/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 153 0.10 289
116 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 422
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,055
118 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:06 PM 65 0.09 223
119 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 298
120 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.09 337
121 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.09 258
122 HAMILTONS PHARMACOPEIA VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.09 168
123 BROKEN SKULL CHALLENGE 5 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.08 227
124 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.08 462
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 307
126 REAL SPORTS 17 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.07 205
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 254
128 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.07 348
129 UNDISPUTED L: 312 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 179
130 BASEBALL TONIGHT ESPN2 12:11 AM 31 0.06 119
131 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.06 196
132 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MISSISSIPPI ST/CINCINNATI ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.06 251
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 271
134 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 134
135 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 172
136 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 173
137 ER POP 3:00 PM 68 0.05 159
138 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 266
139 MICHAELA HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 147
140 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.05 163
141 FRONTERA S6 UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.05 94
142 ER POP 4:08 PM 68 0.05 172
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 238
144 21ST & PRIME NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.05 128
145 FIST FIGHT MAXPRIME 4:10 PM 91 0.05 86
146 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.05 90
147 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.05 134
148 SEGURIDAD FRONTERA AUS UNIVERSO 7:30 PM 30 0.04 97
149 FULL GAME RE-AIR: 2017 WK 14 PHI VS LAR NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.04 143
150 BBCA MOVIE: LEPRECHAUN BBC-AMERICA 12:00 AM 120 0.04 97

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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.