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April 20, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.19.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The MODERN FAMILY rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 8PM SVU rerun lost the same.  There were probably local preemptions for CW, because the night’s reruns went from a preliminary 0.3/0.3/0.3 to 0.1/0.1/0.2.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Apr 19.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s FARGO returned at 0.40, within range of its Season 2 0.48 premiere and 0.49 finale.  On Syfy, the season finale of THE MAGICIANS ticked up to 0.27, and the season finale of THE EXPANSE was up 0.03 to 0.18.  The season finale of Sundance’s HAP & LEONARD fell off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.04/167K. 

TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were once again dominant at 1.71/1.57, led by Portland vs. Golden State.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW shed 0.02 to 0.64.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC gained 0.04 to 0.48.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE rose 0.08 to 0.44, and SKIN TIGHT was up 0.03 to 0.32.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA climbed 0.06 to 0.38, and LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS was up 0.08 to 0.37.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.35, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.33, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was at 0.29, after the night began with a SMART HOUSE special at 0.24.  OWN’s GREENLEAF ticked up to 0.34.  On MTV, CATFISH gained 0.06 to 0.34, and ARE YOU THE ONE was up 0.01 to 0.19.  ID’s MURDER CHOSE ME dropped 0.04 to 0.31 and SEE NO EVIL was down 0.02 to 0.27.  FXX’s ARCHER ticked down to 0.28.  On Discovery, THE LAST ALASKANS dropped a tick to 0.27.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS was down a tick to 0.26.  On A&E, STORAGE WARS was at 0.26/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.31/0.29, and BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR was at 0.21/0.20, compared to 0.24/0.23.  Food Network’s COOKS VS CONS gained 0.05 to 0.24.  WGN’s UNDERGROUND rebounded from last week’s drop, up 0.07 to 0.19.  Comedy Central’s COMEDY JAM found an extra 0.01 for 0.13.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE was also up a tick to 0.11.  On TV Land, LOPEZ was down a hundredth to 0.07, and NOBODIES was steady (off the chart) at 0.06/385K.  POP’s original comedies remained off-chart, as HOLLYWOOD DARLINGS held at 0.03/176K, and RETURN OF THE MAC was up a tick to 0.03/91K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Apr 19.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 19, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: PORTLAND/GOLDEN STATE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:45 PM 158 1.71 3,916
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: OKLAHOMA CITY/HOUSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:09 PM 156 1.57 3,754
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:23 AM 46 0.77 1,585
4 BLACK INK CREW 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.64 1,247
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,376
6 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.44 1,232
7 FARGO FX 10:00 PM 90 0.40 1,422
8 FX MOVIE PRIME: TAKEN 3 FX 7:30 PM 150 0.40 1,322
9 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.38 1,004
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.37 825
11 LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.37 914
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.35 1,629
13 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,342
14 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN6 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.34 627
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 2,591
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,571
17 COPA MX – L: GUADALAJARA / MONARCAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:59 PM 125 0.32 672
18 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:02 PM 58 0.32 920
19 MURDER CHOSE ME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,204
20 NHL QTR FINALS L: MINNESOTA/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:52 PM 157 0.30 630
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,779
22 FACTOR, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,340
23 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,484
24 ARCHER FXX FXX 10:00 PM 30 0.28 471
25 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 63 0.27 667
26 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.27 1,589
27 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,144
28 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,141
29 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.27 851
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,281
31 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.26 589
32 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.26 1,195
33 NHL QTR FINALS L: WASHINGTON/TORONTO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 169 0.26 677
34 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 1,302
35 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,193
36 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,437
37 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.25 533
38 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.24 931
39 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,118
40 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 795
41 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:04 AM 56 0.24 451
42 SP HGTV SMART HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,084
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 463
44 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,187
45 SEE NO EVIL 1ST LOOK INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 2:00 AM 30 0.23 736
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 2,018
47 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,621
48 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.22 435
49 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,641
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.22 1,654
51 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,878
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,025
53 BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.21 711
54 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,673
55 BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.20 605
56 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,017
57 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,696
58 AYTO: SECOND CHANCES MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.19 324
59 UNDERGROUND WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.19 500
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 972
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,861
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,007
63 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,714
64 EXPANSE, THE SYFY 10:03 PM 61 0.18 581
65 UCL QUARTERFINAL L: BARCELONA/JUVENTUS FOOTBALL CLUB FOX SPORTS 1 2:31 PM 149 0.18 395
66 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,335
67 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 370
68 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: ATLANTA/WASHINGTON G2 NBA-TV 7:00 PM 181 0.17 468
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,798
70 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 596
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 387
72 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,485
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 854
74 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 794
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 361
76 NHL QTR FINALS L: OTTAWA/BOSTON USA NETWORK 7:30 PM 165 0.16 417
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 312
78 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 792
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 336
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,445
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,587
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,177
83 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,860
84 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,394
85 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.14 655
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 742
87 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 675
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 6:59 AM 61 0.14 304
89 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 347
90 ULTIMATE FIGHTER: 801:REDEMPTION FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 120 0.14 288
91 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 739
92 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 686
93 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 563
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 720
95 NHL QTR FINALS L: ANAHEIM/CALGARY USA NETWORK 10:15 PM 156 0.13 297
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 314
97 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 279
98 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 409
99 COMEDY JAM COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.13 271
100 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 506
101 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 242
102 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 239
103 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 662
104 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 902
105 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.11 269
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 671
107 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 31 0.11 262
108 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.11 231
109 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L: N/A ESPN 2:00 PM 120 0.11 238
110 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.11 542
111 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.10 274
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 904
113 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 822
114 HUNTSMAN, THE:WINTERS WAR HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 114 0.10 287
115 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.09 220
116 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY    L: N/A ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.09 300
117 DIAMONDS, GOLD AND GUNS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 310
118 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 207
119 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 231
120 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:29 AM 31 0.09 197
121 CNN SPECIAL REPORT HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 317
122 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.09 218
123 P. KING DUCKLING DISNEY JUNIOR 2:30 PM 25 0.09 408
124 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 205
125 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 189
126 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.08 196
127 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 335
128 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 707
129 DEED, THE: CHICAGO CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 176
130 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:33 PM 29 0.07 373
131 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 632
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 662
133 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 158
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 242
135 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 672
136 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 705
137 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.07 189
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 784
139 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 199
140 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.07 174
141 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 8:00 PM 30 0.07 131
142 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 259
143 LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 110 0.07 203
144 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 59 0.07 146
145 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 105
146 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 585
147 WEEDIQUETTE VICELAND 10:00 PM 30 0.07 159
148 BONG APPETIT VICELAND 10:30 PM 30 0.07 122
149 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.06 133
150 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 755

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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.