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January 11, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.10.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jan 10.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 0.74/0.69.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW dropped 0.09 to 0.65.  On History, VIKINGS gained 0.02 to 0.54, and KNIGHTFALL ticked down to 0.23.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY dipped 0.02 to 0.49.  On TLC, a regular episode of MY 600-LB LIFE was up 0.19 from last week’s special to 0.48, and FAMILY BY THE TON premiered at 0.36.  MTV’s CATFISH rose 0.08 to 0.38.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW again led cable news with 0.38/0.57/3.1M, over Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.33/0.49/2.7M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.21/0.26/900K.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG returned at 0.36.  On Discovery, a STREET OUTLAWS special was up 0.03 from last week’s special, and FAST N LOUD was up 0.03 to 0.21.  On ID, UNUSUAL SUSPECTS returned at 0.34, and lead-out HOMICIDE HUNTER was at 0.33.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL (which just received a 2-year renewal) returned at 0.34.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.04 to 0.32, PROPERTY BROTHERS lost 0.06 to 0.32, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.04 to 0.26.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH dropped to 0.30 from last week’s 0.40/0.39 premiere, and ALONE TOGETHER premiered at 0.17.  On Syfy, the season premiere of THE MAGICIANS dropped a heavy 0.22 from the 2017 premiere to 0.30, and HAPPY returned from a week off down 0.04 to 0.18.  TNT’s THE LIBRARIANS ticked up to 0.27.  On A&E, STORAGE WARS was at 0.26/0.25, and ROOSTER & BUTCH premiered at 0.14.  On Food Network, IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN climbed 0.03 to 0.26, and IRON CHEF BEHIND THE BATTLE ticked up to 0.23.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA fell 0.09 to 0.23, and TERRA’S BIG HOUSE was down 0.07 to 0.15.  On E!, TOTAL DIVAS dropped 0.08 to 0.21, and WAGS returned at 0.14.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jan 10.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 10, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA CLIPPERS/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:35 PM 141 0.74 1,715
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: OKLAHOMA CITY/MINNESOTA ESPN 8:01 PM 154 0.69 1,663
3 BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.65 1,195
4 VIKINGS HISTORY 9:00 PM 61 0.54 2,147
5 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,260
6 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.48 1,594
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:00 AM 61 0.41 879
8 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.40 725
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 3,063
10 FAMILY BY THE TON TLC 10:05 PM 62 0.36 1,147
11 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,389
12 STREET OUTLAWS:MEMPH SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 872
13 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS: DEADLY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,377
14 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,024
15 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,572
16 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 2,666
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,677
18 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,662
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,071
20 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.30 661
21 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.30 782
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 789
23 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 2,133
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.28 2,396
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.28 2,405
26 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:01 AM 59 0.28 572
27 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,095
28 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 61 0.27 636
29 LIBRARIANS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,405
30 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.26 1,239
31 IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 778
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,161
33 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,454
34 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.26 839
35 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,209
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 550
37 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,885
38 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,276
39 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.24 554
40 IC: BEHIND THE BATTLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.23 709
41 KNIGHTFALL HISTORY 10:01 PM 61 0.23 1,169
42 CUOMO PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,139
43 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.23 687
44 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,104
45 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 471
46 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.21 516
47 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 902
48 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.21 506
49 FAST N LOUD: DEMOLITION DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 596
50 MY 600-LB LIFE: COUNTDOWN: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.21 694
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 981
52 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 421
53 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,273
54 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 512
55 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,522
56 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 813
57 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,361
58 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 388
59 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,557
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,392
61 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 426
62 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 846
63 HAPPY! SYFY 10:00 PM 45 0.18 623
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,846
65 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 736
66 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 602
67 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,425
68 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.17 366
69 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 684
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 746
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 709
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 792
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,537
74 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 632
75 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,442
76 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,589
77 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 381
78 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,332
79 KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 126 0.16 406
80 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 117 0.16 503
81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,324
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,672
83 LWATL SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.16 494
84 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 741
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 825
86 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.16 351
87 TERRAS BIG HOUSE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.15 541
88 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.15 335
89 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 836
90 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.15 631
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,209
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,474
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 296
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 320
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 672
96 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 622
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 659
98 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.14 355
99 WAGS ATLANTA E! 10:00 PM 60 0.14 275
100 ROOSTER & BUTCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.14 554
101 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,214
102 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 322
103 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 427
104 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: MINNESOTA/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 166 0.13 486
105 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 368
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 265
107 LWATL FIRST LOOK LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 11 0.13 414
108 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 395
109 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,279
110 HACKSAW RIDGE: HACKSAW RIDGE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 139 0.12 336
111 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.12 398
112 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 264
113 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 255
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 872
115 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,030
116 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 504
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,012
118 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 108 0.11 278
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 934
120 LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 345
121 MYTHBUSTERS: SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.10 234
122 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 825
123 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 227
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 845
125 COPA MX – L: TOLUCA / MINEROS DE ZACATECAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 121 0.09 170
126 BILLION DOLLAR BUYER CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 333
127 CARABAO CUP L: CHELSEA/ARSENAL ESPN2 2:55 PM 125 0.09 209
128 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 915
129 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 919
130 BACK TO THE FUTURE PT II HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 108 0.08 196
131 UNDISPUTED L: 333 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 165
132 STREET SCIENCE SCIENCE 10:04 PM 31 0.08 196
133 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:04 PM 111 0.08 258
134 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.08 207
135 UNIQUE RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 313
136 DAVID BOWIE:LAST FIVE YEA HBO PRIME 10:20 PM 94 0.07 164
137 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 118 0.06 247
138 COPA MX – L: ATLAS / VERACRUZ UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:56 PM 125 0.06 123
139 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 152
140 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 128
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 252
142 STREET SCIENCE SCIENCE 10:35 PM 31 0.06 159
143 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TCU/TEXAS ESPNU 9:00 PM 167 0.06 207
144 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 139
145 RESTORED DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 459
146 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:01 AM 59 0.05 100
147 SWEET NOVEMBER: SWEET NOVEMBER HBO PRIME 9:25 AM 120 0.05 113
148 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 283
149 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.05 108
150 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:49 PM 41 0.05 138

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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.