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September 27, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.26.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 upticks in final numbers for THIS IS US, THE VOICE, and BULL, but LAW & ORDER TRUE CRIME: THE MENENDEZ MURDERS, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and the rerun of LEGENDS OF TOMORROW went 0.1 the other way.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Sep 26.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT’s Tuesday cable lead continued, but so did its downward trajectory, off by 0.09 to 1.06.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN rose 0.08 to 0.82, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST jumped 0.12 to 0.62, and ACCORDING TO CHRISLEY ticked up to 0.34.  The season finale of Spike’s INK MASTER gained 0.05 to 0.46.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK slipped 0.02 to 0.45, and JAX & BRITTANY was down 0.02 to 0.21.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.05 to 0.45.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG fell 0.05 to 0.44.  In the 18-49 demo, Fox News’s HANNITY had a slim victory over MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW, 0.37 vs. 0.35, but in the 25-54 “news demo” and total viewers, the win was much bigger, 0.65/3.9M vs. 0.53/2.7M (CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 was at 0.24/0.35/1.1M).  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 was steady at 0.34, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was up 0.02 to 0.22, then THE DAILY SHOW gave a steady 0.32 lead-in to the 2d night of THE OPPOSITION, which at 0.16 was down 0.08 from its Monday premiere.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.03 to 0.30, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dipped 0.03 to 0.25.  On TLC, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS fell 0.12 to 0.27, and THE LITTLE COUPLE plunged 0.24 to 0.23.  On ID, GRAVE MYSTERIES lost 0.06 to 0.26, and KILLER INSTINCT was down 0.03 to 0.24.  On Food Network, CHOPPED JR shrank by 0.02 to 0.24, and CHOPPED was down 0.07 to 0.22.  On Tru, ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING lost 0.03 to 0.17, and YOU CAN DO BETTER was down 0.03 to 0.07.  Syfy’s FACE OFF: GAME FACE was up 0.02 to 0.11.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Sep 26.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 26, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 73 1.06 2,126
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.82 2,542
3 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.62 1,711
4 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 90 0.46 996
5 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.45 1,163
6 CHALLENGE: DIRTY 30 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.45 740
7 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,696
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.37 3,892
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 2,736
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 900
11 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.34 654
12 ACCORDING TO CHRISLEY USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.34 1,018
13 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.32 950
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,266
15 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.29 684
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:04 AM 61 0.28 588
17 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 10:03 PM 63 0.27 1,148
18 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.26 618
19 MLB POST SEASON IMPACT  L: CUBS/CARDINALS ESPN 8:00 PM 244 0.26 792
20 GRAVE MYSTERIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 963
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,709
22 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,155
23 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,322
24 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.24 997
25 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,182
26 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.24 2,039
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,065
28 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.24 739
29 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 33 0.24 500
30 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.24 593
31 KILLER INSTINCT WITH CH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 923
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,097
33 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 542
34 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,018
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,310
36 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:33 AM 33 0.23 453
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 1,825
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,219
39 LITTLE COUPLE TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.23 1,275
40 DUDE PERFECT SHOW NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 30 0.23 1,146
41 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,007
42 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.22 441
43 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.22 497
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 934
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,029
46 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.22 609
47 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 531
48 VANDERPUMP:JAX & BRITTANY BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.21 656
49 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,773
50 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,612
51 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 873
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,532
53 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:05 AM 55 0.20 447
54 RELEASED OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.20 789
55 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 473
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,608
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 425
58 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.20 1,067
59 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.19 424
60 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.19 443
61 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,376
62 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,522
63 90S HOUSE MTV 11:01 PM 62 0.18 318
64 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,386
65 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,394
66 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.17 377
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 406
68 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 353
69 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,459
70 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,463
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 988
72 CHOPPED AFTER HOURS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.17 472
73 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,699
74 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.16 432
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 365
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 345
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 801
78 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 766
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 775
80 STREET JUSTICE: THE BRONX DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.14 514
81 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 633
82 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 587
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,219
84 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,311
85 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 769
86 UNIDOS PLN LIGA MX1 9/26: GUADALAJARA / LOBOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 125 0.14 275
87 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 318
88 BROKEN SKULL CHALLENGE 5 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.14 278
89 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 859
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 983
91 LITTLE COUPLE:BIG UPDATES: N/A TLC 7:00 PM 120 0.13 622
92 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 387
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,079
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 893
95 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,257
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,082
97 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 656
98 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 63 0.12 309
99 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 435
100 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 897
101 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: LOS ANGELES/MINNESOTA ESPN2 8:00 PM 142 0.11 381
102 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,129
103 FACE OFF: GAME FACE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 399
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 930
105 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.11 233
106 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 875
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 948
108 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.11 357
109 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 901
110 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.10 220
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 291
112 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.09 176
113 UNIDOS POR NUESTROS2 9/26 UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 20 0.09 192
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 279
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 820
116 UCL GROUP STAGE L: DORTMUND/REAL MADRID FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.09 243
117 UNIDOS PLN LIGA MX2 9/26: VERACRUZ / MONARCAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:20 PM 125 0.08 165
118 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.08 326
119 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.08 200
120 21ST & PRIME NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.08 179
121 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 868
122 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 210
123 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.08 119
124 UNIDOS PLN LIGA MX3 9/26 UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:25 AM 111 0.08 132
125 YOU CAN DO BETTER TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.07 184
126 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.07 349
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 262
128 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:22 PM 97 0.07 195
129 HAUNTED TOWNS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.07 187
130 ELITE 11 NFL NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.07 136
131 REAL SPORTS 17 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 59 0.07 204
132 CHASING CLASSIC CARS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.06 340
133 NFL REPLAY NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 159
134 BBCA MOVIE: RAMBO BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 120 0.06 179
135 UNDISPUTED L: 260 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 149
136 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.06 173
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 216
138 SNAP DECISION GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.06 211
139 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 150
140 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 178
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 254
142 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.05 177
143 HERD L: 555 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.05 126
144 SHES OUT OF MY LEAGUE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 105 0.05 107
145 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 444
146 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 229
147 MY SISTERS KEEPER HBO PRIME 2:50 PM 109 0.05 135
148 FOOTBALL TOWN NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.05 121
149 BLOOD IVORY ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.05 255
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.04 130

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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.