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April 27, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.26.2017 (Corrected Charts Now Posted)

 

 

 

Sorry for the confusion today. The regular charts are now posted.

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR and the 9:30PM BLACK-ISH rose 0.1 in final numbers.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Apr 26.WED

 

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games topped Wednesday cable, but the Chicago vs. Boston game (1.76) was far higher than Atlanta vs. Washington (0.73).  NBC Sports Net’s coverage of the NHL PLAYOFFS was not up to basketball at 0.40/0.26.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW rose 0.08 to 0.72. On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC slipped 0.02 to 0.46.  OWN’s GREENLEAF ticked up to 0.35. On HGTV, PROPERTY BROS climbed 0.06 to 0.35, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.34, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.34. On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE lost 0.09 to 0.35. and THIS IS LIFE was at 0.26.  In the news wars, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW had a clear demo win with 0.34, compared to 0.28 for both Fox News’s THE FIVE and TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT, but as usual Fox News won in the older Total Viewers metric.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL gained 0.05 to 0.32, and REASONABLE DOUBT was also at 0.32. FX’s FARGO fell 0.08 from last week’s season premiere to 0.32.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA dropped 0.05 to 0.31, and LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS was down 0.08 to 0.29.  On Discovery, THE LAST ALASKANS was at 0.31.  FXX’s ARCHER slipped 0.02 to 0.26.  On MTV, CATFISH dropped 0.08 to 0.26, and ARE YOU THE ONE.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS ticked down to 0.25.  On A&E, STORAGE WARS was at 0.25/0.20, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.24, and BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR was at 0.21/0.21, compared to last week’s 0.21/0.20.  Food Network’s COOKS VS CONS was steady at 0.24.  WGNAmerica’s UNDERGROUND fell 0.05 to 0.14.  Comedy Central’s COMEDY JAM dropped 0.02 to 0.11.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE lost 0.03 to 0.08.  On TV Land, LOPEZ held at 0.07, and NOBODIES remained off the chart, down 0.01 to 0.05/320K.  POP’s comedies were also chart-less, HOLLYWOOD DARLINGS up a tick to 0.04/147K, and RETURN OF THE MAC practically nonexistent, down 0.02 to 0.01/47K.  

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Apr 26.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts

 

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 26, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CHICAGO/BOSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:43 PM 150 1.76 4,275
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:13 PM 46 0.98 2,201
3 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: ATLANTA/WASHINGTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:08 PM 155 0.73 1,826
4 BLACK INK CREW 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.72 1,372
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,432
6 NHL SEMI FINALS L: NASHVILLE/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:02 PM 179 0.40 985
7 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,351
8 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,647
9 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 128 0.35 1,131
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 2,377
11 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.34 973
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,519
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,601
14 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,203
15 FARGO FX 10:00 PM 74 0.32 1,061
16 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,074
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 825
18 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.31 866
19 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.31 1,543
20 SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 123 0.30 691
21 LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.29 822
22 CONCACAF LC – L: TIGRES / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:59 PM 142 0.29 605
23 FLIPPING VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.29 1,141
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 2,608
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,899
26 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,472
27 NHL SEMI FINALS L: EDMONTON/ANAHEIM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:01 PM 151 0.26 545
28 ARCHER FXX FXX 10:00 PM 30 0.26 476
29 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN6 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.26 515
30 THIS IS LIFE LIVE TLC 10:08 PM 70 0.26 1,026
31 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.26 517
32 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.25 566
33 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.25 1,100
34 FX MOVIE PRIME: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER FX 7:29 PM 151 0.25 629
35 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,953
36 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 811
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.24 482
38 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.24 917
39 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 543
40 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.23 491
41 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.23 447
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,257
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.22 408
44 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 429
45 FX MOVIE PRIME: TAKEN 3 FX 5:00 PM 149 0.21 555
46 BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.21 766
47 BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.21 754
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,067
49 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.21 371
50 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,061
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.20 596
52 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 904
53 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.20 999
54 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: NY YANKEES/BOSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 207 0.20 692
55 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 426
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.20 435
57 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,049
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 402
59 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,531
60 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.19 414
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 400
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 384
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,634
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,722
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 865
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 879
67 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.19 1,335
68 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 386
69 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.18 843
70 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 813
71 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.18 840
72 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 339
73 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 319
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,871
75 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.18 402
76 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.17 372
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,918
78 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.17 364
79 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,341
80 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 704
81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,577
82 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 949
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 742
84 AYTO: SECOND CHANCES MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.16 311
85 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 553
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 801
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.16 1,176
88 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 899
89 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,650
90 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,440
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,529
92 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,183
93 SECRET LIVES: MEGA HOMES CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.14 355
94 UNDERGROUND WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.14 494
95 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:27 PM 33 0.14 363
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 828
97 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 712
98 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,506
99 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 373
100 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 832
101 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,441
102 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 751
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 613
104 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 26 0.11 304
105 INSIDE AMERICAN MOB COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 393
106 FRANKLIN AND FRIENDS NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.11 520
107 COMEDY JAM COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.11 219
108 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 866
109 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 978
110 SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD HBO PRIME 10:30 AM 123 0.10 227
111 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: NACHO LIBRE FREEFORM 9:00 PM 120 0.10 240
112 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 466
113 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 528
114 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 600
115 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 588
116 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:32 AM 28 0.10 176
117 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:21 AM 39 0.09 179
118 OUTLAW TECH SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 297
119 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 207
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 260
121 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.08 203
122 MAYOCKS MOCK DRAFT NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.08 208
123 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 31 0.08 233
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 277
125 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 715
126 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 715
127 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 173
128 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:32 PM 30 0.07 278
129 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 158
130 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.07 204
131 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 200
132 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 642
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 690
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 636
135 NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 62 0.07 203
136 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 100 0.07 144
137 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 191
138 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 135
139 DEATH RACE MAXPRIME 9:50 PM 105 0.07 144
140 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.07 169
141 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.07 277
142 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/CRYSTAL PALACE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:43 PM 142 0.06 192
143 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 59 0.06 156
144 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.06 165
145 BBCA MOVIE: ZOMBIELAND BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 120 0.06 161
146 BONG APPETIT VICELAND 10:30 PM 30 0.06 110
147 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 679
148 CAST AWAY: CAST AWAY HBO PRIME 1:10 PM 144 0.06 140
149 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 744
150 ESPN FC   L ESPN2 4:44 PM 16 0.06 104

 

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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.