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December 14, 2017
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.13.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS and SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 13.WED

 

 

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Wednesday cable at 0.67/0.63.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW crashed by 0.26 to 0.50.  On History, VIKINGS dropped 0.07 to 0.50, and KNIGHTFALL was down 0.07 from its premiere to 0.28.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked down to 0.45.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL rose 0.08 to 0.43.  On cable news, it was another strong night for MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.38/0.58/3.2M, over Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.30/0.45/2.9M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.28/0.36/1.3M.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked up to 0.37, HOUSE HUNTERS dipped 0.03 to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL held at 0.25.  TNT’s THE LIBRARIANS returned at 0.34/0.24, down in a big way from last year’s 0.53 premiere (which was on a Sunday).  On Discovery, HOMESTEAD RESCUE climbed 0.07 to 0.33.  On ID, UNUSUAL SUSPECTS and MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND were at 0.29/0.29, compared to last week’s 0.32/0.31.  USA’s WWE NEXT special was at 0.27, and the MR ROBOT season finale ticked down to 0.19.  On Food Network, IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN increased 0.04 to 0.27, and IRON CHEF: BEHIND THE BATTLE was steady at 0.19 .  On Lifetime, after a LITTLE WOMEN: LA special at 0.17, LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA returned at 0.26, and lead-out TERRA’S BIG HOUSE was at 0.18.  On A&E, OZZY & JACK’S WORL DETOUR edged up 0.02 to 0.25, and STORAGE WARS was at 0.23/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.28.  MTV’s ARE YOU THE ONE reunion special was at 0.25, down 0.12 from last week’s episode.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS ticked down to 0.22.  Syfy’s HAPPY! didn’t express the opinions of viewers at all, plummeting 0.23 from last week’s premiere to 0.17.  Comedy Central’s FAKE NEWS WITH TED NELMS special was at 0.17.  NatGeo’s DIAN FOSSEY: SECRETS OF THE MIST fell off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.04/171K.  Sundance’s THE A WORD may have garnered critical praise, but it ended its season down 0.01 to a dead zero, with 40K total viewers.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 13.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 13, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CHARLOTTE/HOUSTON ESPN 9:35 PM 132 0.67 1,510
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: OKLAHOMA CITY/INDIANA ESPN 7:00 PM 155 0.63 1,530
3 BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.56 1,017
4 VIKINGS HISTORY 9:00 PM 61 0.50 2,020
5 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,217
6 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.43 1,272
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:52 PM 68 0.43 849
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 3,239
9 PB AT HOME DREWS HM HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,906
10 LIBRARIANS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.34 1,675
11 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.33 1,653
12 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.31 594
13 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 2,890
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 852
15 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.29 2,414
16 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,292
17 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS: DEADLY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,260
18 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,349
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,115
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,338
21 KNIGHTFALL HISTORY 10:01 PM 62 0.28 1,323
22 WWE NXT USA NETWORK 7:00 PM 55 0.27 841
23 IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 822
24 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,081
25 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.26 2,053
26 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.26 757
27 HOUSE HUNTERS OUTSIDE BOX HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,580
28 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.25 782
29 AYTO: S6 REUNION FINAL P1 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.25 457
30 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,450
31 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.25 915
32 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,475
33 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,434
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 544
35 LIBRARIANS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,360
36 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.24 513
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,154
38 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 415
39 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.23 468
40 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.23 1,138
41 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,231
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,108
43 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.22 517
44 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.21 554
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,971
46 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,183
47 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,127
48 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.20 1,530
49 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,063
50 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,086
51 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,103
52 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,108
53 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,604
54 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 71 0.19 454
55 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 504
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,002
57 IC: BEHIND THE BATTLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.19 714
58 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,637
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,075
60 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,087
61 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 538
62 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,552
63 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,022
64 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 421
65 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,745
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,564
67 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 591
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 942
69 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,199
70 TERRAS BIG HOUSE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.18 584
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,874
72 HAPPY! SYFY 10:00 PM 47 0.17 607
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,886
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 349
75 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,444
76 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.17 465
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,867
78 FAKE NEWS WITH TED NELMS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 356
79 LITTLE WOMEN LA SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.17 539
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,120
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,009
82 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,588
83 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,788
84 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.16 422
85 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 497
86 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.15 786
87 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 868
88 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.15 372
89 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,411
90 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,440
91 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:02 PM 169 0.14 458
92 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,158
93 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 332
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 318
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,103
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,302
97 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,314
98 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,347
99 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.13 382
100 WHY HIM HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 111 0.13 261
101 TOP RANK BOXING        L ESPN 6:30 AM 75 0.13 282
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:45 AM 75 0.12 316
103 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.12 420
104 NIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS: THIS CHRISTMAS AMC 8:00 PM 150 0.12 417
105 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,125
106 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,101
107 UNIQUE RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 338
108 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.11 202
109 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 332
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 995
111 SAG AWARD NOMINATIONS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 AM 11 0.10 343
112 SAG AWARD NOMINATIONS TBS NETWORK 10:00 AM 11 0.10 249
113 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,127
114 GET OUT HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 104 0.10 243
115 JOB INTERVIEW, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.10 293
116 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VILLANOVA/TEMPLE ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.09 292
117 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 196
118 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 329
119 MOST EXPENSIVEST VICELAND 10:30 PM 30 0.08 151
120 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE MAXPRIME 9:40 PM 108 0.07 164
121 MYTHBUSTERS: SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.07 214
122 STREET SCIENCE SCIENCE 10:04 PM 31 0.07 239
123 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.07 283
124 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 153
125 DARK WATER HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 105 0.07 148
126 WARCRAFT: WARCRAFT HBO PRIME 11:50 AM 123 0.07 185
127 NFL TURNING POINT NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.07 131
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 270
129 MICHELLE WOLF: NICE LADY HBO PRIME 9:55 PM 57 0.07 159
130 DIVIDED GSN 12:00 AM 30 0.07 272
131 CHIPS MAXPRIME 5:00 PM 101 0.07 144
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 261
133 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 180
134 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/SWANSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 148 0.06 173
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 245
136 MYSTERIES OF THE OUTDOORS TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:30 PM 30 0.06 289
137 ADAM SANDLERS EIGHT CRAZY MAXPRIME 6:41 PM 76 0.06 114
138 ENOUGH HBO PRIME 8:10 AM 115 0.06 139
139 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: WKU/WISCONSIN FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 133 0.06 265
140 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:12 PM 48 0.06 123
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 249
142 FULL GAME RE-AIR: 2017 WK 14 BAL VS PIT NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.06 263
143 FIGHT GAME JIM LAMPLEY HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 28 0.06 113
144 TOP RANK BOXING ESPN2 9:30 PM 60 0.05 242
145 TAXI MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 97 0.05 110
146 UNTITLED ACTION SHOW VICELAND 11:30 PM 30 0.05 107
147 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.05 159
148 UNDISPUTED L: 313 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 137
149 RIDE ALONG 2 MAXPRIME 3:15 PM 101 0.05 102
150 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 13 0.05 112

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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.