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April 6, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.5.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Adjustments were friendly to ABC, where THE GOLDBERGS, SPEECHLESS and MODERN FAMILY all gained 0.1. CRIMINAL MINDS, SHOTS FIRED and SVU also went up 0.1 in final numbers, while CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS and the reruns of ARROW and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Apr 05.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ARCHER returned to FXX at 0.41.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC returned at 0.41.  BROCKMIRE arrived on IFC at 0.10/0.09 for its 2 half-hours.  On A&E, 90 minutes of DUCK DYNASTY specials were at 0.36, higher than the lead-in season finale of JEP & JESSICA, which was up a tick to 0.31 (preceded by a BEST OF DUCK DYNASTY clip show at 0.25), and the lead-out premiere of BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR at 0.27.  

ESPN’s NBA doubleheader featured Cleveland vs. Boston at the top of Wednesday cable at 0.92, and Dallas vs. Clippers at 0.55.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW slipped 0.03 to 0.62.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE grew by a tenth to 0.53, and SKIN TIGHT was up 0.06 to 0.38. TBS’s FULL FRONTAL dropped 0.08 to 0.42.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW was once again in the Top 10 at 0.36.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA edged down 0.02 to 0.35, and BRINGING UP BALLERS was up 0.03 to 0.15.  On MTV, CATFISH dropped 0.02 to 0.34, and ARE YOU THE ONE was up 0.03 to 0.21.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS was at 0.32.  OWN’s GREENLEAF fell 0.06 to 0.31.  On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD gained 0.03 to 0.29, and THE LAST ALASKANS was up 0.02 to 0.25.  TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES dropped a tick to 0.25. On Syfy, THE MAGICIANS lost 0.02 to 0.24, and THE EXPANSE ticked down to 0.16.  Food Network’s COOKS VS CONS fell 0.03 to 0.23. WGN’s UNDERGROUND had a much-needed 0.07 bump to 0.21. Comedy Central’s COMEDY JAM rose 0.03 to 0.15.  BET’s TIME was down to 0.09/0.09 from last week’s 0.12/0.11.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK gained 0.02 to 0.09.  On TV Land, LOPEZ ticked down to 0.09, and NOBODIES was also down a tick to 0.08.  Sundance’s HAP & LEONARD fell off the chart, down 0.01 to 0.04/145K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Apr 05.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 5, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CLEVELAND/BOSTON ESPN 8:01 PM 154 0.92 2,146
2 BLACK INK CREW 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.62 1,256
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DALLAS/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:35 PM 154 0.55 1,282
4 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.53 1,722
5 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.42 1,209
6 ARCHER FXX FXX 10:00 PM 30 0.41 742
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,267
8 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:02 PM 58 0.38 1,134
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 2,561
10 DUCK DYNASTY SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 92 0.36 946
11 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.35 867
12 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:09 AM 51 0.34 778
13 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN6 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.34 610
14 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.32 669
15 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 61 0.31 631
16 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,250
17 COPA MX – L: MONTERREY/ GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:23 PM 132 0.31 684
18 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.30 1,497
19 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,336
20 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.30 776
21 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 32 0.30 888
22 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,103
23 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,606
24 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,050
25 BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.27 673
26 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.27 573
27 DUCK DYNASTY: BEST OF A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.27 716
28 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,781
29 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,423
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,549
31 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,429
32 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 650
33 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 800
34 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.23 697
35 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,102
36 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,064
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,044
38 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 1,489
39 CLOUDY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.22 821
40 MESSY TRUTH VAN JONES CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,052
41 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 981
42 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.22 1,859
43 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,624
44 UNDERGROUND WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 64 0.21 594
45 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,648
46 AYTO: SECOND CHANCES MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.21 348
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.21 1,698
48 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,868
49 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,747
50 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,212
51 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,090
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,909
53 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.19 868
54 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 405
55 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 382
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,757
57 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,366
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 889
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,014
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,727
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,708
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 332
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 353
64 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,623
65 EXPANSE, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 504
66 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,550
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 334
68 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 741
69 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 942
70 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 803
71 BRINGING UP BALLERS LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 60 0.15 378
72 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:32 PM 30 0.15 318
73 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.15 432
74 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: NEW YORK YANKEES/TAMPA BAY RAYS FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 209 0.15 578
75 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 21 0.15 349
76 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,618
77 COMEDY JAM COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.15 265
78 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,510
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,228
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 903
81 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NY RANGERS/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 156 0.14 389
82 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 655
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 718
84 LAST WITCH HUNTER, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.14 325
85 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 523
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 286
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 879
88 WALLYKAZAM! NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.13 589
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 620
90 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:35 PM 25 0.13 261
91 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.13 348
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 768
93 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 290
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 242
95 AMERICAS GREAT WAR 1917 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 464
96 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.11 308
97 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,177
98 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:43 PM 138 0.11 287
99 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 552
100 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 967
101 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.11 534
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 973
103 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 868
104 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 311
105 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.10 243
106 I AM LEGEND HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 100 0.10 228
107 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.10 208
108 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 255
109 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 32 0.10 317
110 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 936
111 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:32 PM 30 0.09 303
112 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.09 201
113 TIME: KALIEF BROWDER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 59 0.09 199
114 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.09 313
115 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.09 353
116 LOVE IT OR LIST IT UK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.09 405
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 945
118 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 757
119 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.09 197
120 TIME: KALIEF BROWDER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 64 0.09 200
121 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 892
122 OWN TONIGHT! OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.08 465
123 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 378
124 CONCACAF LDC WED 10P: VANCOUVER WHITECAPS(CAN)/TIGRES UANL (ME GALAVISION 10:00 PM 122 0.08 185
125 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 423
126 MASTERS GOLF TOURN (RPT): 2016 MASTERS PAR 3 CONTEST ESPN2 8:00 PM 120 0.08 223
127 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 829
128 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.08 174
129 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 352
130 SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.08 297
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 284
132 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.08 177
133 NOBODIES TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.08 356
134 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 372
135 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 183
136 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 390
137 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 689
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 317
139 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 335
140 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 326
141 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 346
142 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 438
143 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.07 150
144 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 865
145 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 23 0.07 183
146 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 367
147 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 147
148 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:47 PM 13 0.07 131
149 GODS OF EGYPT: GODS OF EGYPT HBO PRIME 3:35 PM 127 0.07 158
150 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.07 157

 

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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.