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November 9, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.8.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The CMA AWARDS lost 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Nov 08.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 1.14/0.92.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK returned at 0.68, and BROAD CITY was at 0.33.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW dropped 0.05 to 0.54, and an episode of MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER was at 0.27.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked down to 0.42.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL rose 0.06 to 0.40.  It was another tight race in cable news, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.35/0.57/3.5M over MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.34/0.55/3M and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT lagging behind at 0.26/0.34/1.1M.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR slipped 0.02 to 0.33.  Nickelodeon’s early evening SPONGEBOB was at 0.33.  On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER dropped 0.03 to 0.30, and UNUSUAL SUSPECTS was up 0.03 to 0.27.  MTV’s ARE YOU THE ONE lost 0.03 to 0.24.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.04 to 0.23, PROPERTY BROTHERS fell 0.13 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked down to 0.21.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS ticked down to 0.23.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN: DALLAS was at 0.23/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.20.  It was an all-IRON CHEF night on Food Network, with IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN at 0.22, IRON CHEF: OUTSIDE STADIUM at 0.20, and IRON CHEF BEHIND THE BATTLE at 0.18.  A bravura episode of USA’s MR ROBOT ticked down to 0.21.  A&E’s STORAGE WARS was at 0.21/0.20, and OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR returned at 0.19.  FXX’s YOU’RE THE WORST ticked down to 0.10.  On BET, 50 CENTRAL and FACE VALUE were at 0.10/0.10, each up 0.02.  Spike is now burning off THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES two at a time at 0.09/0.08, compared to last week’s single episode at 0.07.  IFC is also airing doubleheaders of STAN AGAINST EVIL at 0.06 and an off-chart 0.05/155K, compared to last week’s 0.06/0.05.  The season premiere of Sundance’s THE A WORD was off the chart at 0.01/40K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Nov 08.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday November 8, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/BOSTON CELTICS ESPN 8:01 PM 150 1.14 2,647
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MINNESOTA/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:31 PM 140 0.92 2,166
3 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.68 1,125
4 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.54 1,020
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:51 AM 69 0.49 1,047
6 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,108
7 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,149
8 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 61 0.35 800
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.35 3,471
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,015
11 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,223
12 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.33 1,646
13 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.33 563
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,234
15 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,469
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.30 621
17 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.27 907
18 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS: DEADLY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,227
19 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2 VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.27 537
20 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,134
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 728
22 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.25 2,195
23 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 6 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.24 441
24 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,418
25 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,373
26 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,912
27 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,313
28 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,386
29 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.23 1,821
30 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.23 500
31 LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.23 620
32 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,305
33 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,210
34 IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 750
35 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,953
36 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 2:12 AM 33 0.22 428
37 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 54 0.21 521
38 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,885
39 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,216
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,222
41 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.21 1,156
42 LPBW: J AND A BABY UPDATE TLC 10:00 PM 10 0.21 840
43 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,052
44 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.21 906
45 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 486
46 SP IC: OUTSIDE STADIUM FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 684
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,010
48 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.20 880
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 931
50 LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.20 544
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,639
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,020
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 876
54 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,083
55 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.19 687
56 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 861
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.19 1,254
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 780
59 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 438
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 918
61 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,684
62 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 495
63 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,518
64 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 863
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,071
66 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,476
67 IC: BEHIND THE BATTLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 586
68 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 750
69 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 801
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 869
71 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 862
72 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,337
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 384
74 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,298
75 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 427
76 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 477
77 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,567
78 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,342
79 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 833
80 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.15 348
81 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.15 413
82 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 369
83 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 13 0.15 599
84 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.15 340
85 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,560
86 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,367
87 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 578
88 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 399
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 324
90 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,384
91 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.14 303
92 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.14 991
93 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 27 0.14 428
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,273
95 ACCOUNTANT, THE: ACCOUNTANT, THE HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 128 0.14 413
96 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TOLEDO/OHIO ESPN2 7:00 PM 206 0.14 471
97 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,265
98 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,274
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 330
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,052
101 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 546
102 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.12 927
103 FXX MOVIE PRIME: FANTASTIC FOUR FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.12 336
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 890
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 982
106 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 155 0.12 417
107 BLAZE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.11 530
108 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 285
109 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 HBO PRIME 5:25 PM 122 0.11 337
110 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 973
111 JOB INTERVIEW, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.11 333
112 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.10 239
113 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.10 205
114 50 CENTRAL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 193
115 FACE VALUE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 196
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 311
117 COPA MX – L: PACHUCA / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:25 PM 125 0.09 194
118 SHANNARA CHRONICLES SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.09 240
119 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 462
120 TRUE ALASKA TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.09 291
121 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 293
122 STORY OF US NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 459
123 UNDISPUTED L: 291 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 170
124 SHANNARA CHRONICLES SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 265
125 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 63 0.08 232
126 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.08 156
127 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.08 204
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 279
129 EXPLORER XL COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 271
130 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 186
131 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: TAMPA/SAN JOSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:38 PM 153 0.07 201
132 FULL GAME RE-AIR: 2017 WK 9 – KC VS. DAL NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.07 250
133 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II HBO PRIME 3:05 PM 124 0.07 166
134 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.07 257
135 DIVIDED GSN 12:00 AM 30 0.07 300
136 JOB INTERVIEW, THE CNBC 10:30 PM 30 0.06 227
137 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 13 0.06 176
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 254
139 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 196
140 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 127
141 INSIDE THE NFL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.06 151
142 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 101
143 PEARL HARBOR: PEARL HARBOR HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 183 0.06 142
144 STAN AGAINST EVIL IFC TV 10:30 PM 30 0.06 162
145 MAN S GREATEST FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 142
146 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:26 PM 34 0.05 181
147 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 167
148 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 291
149 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 53 0.05 124
150 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.05 152

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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.