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April 21, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.20.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Apr 20.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS were on top again, at 1.43/1.42.  Tru was ahead of the rest with IMPRACTICAL JOKERS, up 0.07 to 0.50, and lead-out INSIDE JOKES up 0.07 to 0.35. History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.48/0.47, considerably above last week’s 0.36 for a single hour. Spike aired a new LIP SYNC BATTLE at 0.38.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN climbed 0.06 to 0.37, and NIGHTWATCH ticked down to 0.27.  MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT moved to Lifetime with 0.27 in its 1st hour, building to 0.32 in the 2d, with a PRE-SHOW at 0.20.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL edged up 0.02 to 0.32, and HOUSE HUNTERS held at 0.31, both preceded by FLIP OR FLOP, down 0.08 to 0.28.  On ID, REAL DETECTIVE ticked up to 0.29, and FEAR THY NEIGHBOR was down 0.04 to 0.25. On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES dropped 0.03 to 0.26, and HUSTLE & SOUL was down 0.01 to 0.17.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY crashed by 0.12 to 0.23.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE was at 0.19, and SKIN TIGHT was at 0.14.  MTV’s WILD N OUT was at 0.17/0.16, compared to last week’s 0.19. POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING was steady at 0.07.  

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Final Cable 2017 Apr 20.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 20, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CLEVELAND/INDIANA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:09 PM 161 1.43 3,578
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: SAN ANTONIO/MEMPHIS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:50 PM 153 1.42 3,470
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:23 AM 52 0.65 1,493
4 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.50 877
5 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.48 1,960
6 SWAMP PEOPLE FL HISTORY 10:03 PM 11 0.47 1,794
7 SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 123 0.39 863
8 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 32 0.38 891
9 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.37 955
10 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.35 616
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 2,399
12 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:17 PM 75 0.32 1,000
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,534
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,549
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,564
16 NHL QTR FINALS L: CHICAGO/NASHVILLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 162 0.30 799
17 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 846
18 REAL DETECTIVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,131
19 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.29 696
20 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,310
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 709
22 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.27 781
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,761
24 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 77 0.27 878
25 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 760
26 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,034
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,480
28 NHL QTR FINALS L: NY RANGERS/MONTREAL USA NETWORK 7:00 PM 200 0.24 633
29 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,380
30 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.23 842
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,923
32 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 485
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,109
34 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,192
35 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 1,997
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 2,078
37 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 983
38 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 978
39 FACTOR, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,727
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,044
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,648
42 NHL QTR FINALS L: SAN JOSE/EDMONTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:45 PM 194 0.21 515
43 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI SPIKE TV 9:30 PM 30 0.21 550
44 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.21 942
45 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.20 608
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,734
47 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 473
48 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 421
49 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.19 621
50 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.18 768
51 SOUNDTRACKS CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 944
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,770
53 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,832
54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 999
55 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,730
56 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 407
57 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,506
58 HUSTLE & SOUL WETV 10:00 PM 61 0.17 514
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:32 PM 28 0.17 868
60 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,391
61 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,460
62 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,551
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 949
64 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 785
65 NICK CANNON WILDN OUT S8B MTV 9:31 PM 31 0.17 392
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,452
67 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS USA NETWORK 10:20 PM 10 0.16 422
68 NICK CANNON WILDN OUT S8B MTV 9:00 PM 31 0.16 374
69 P. KING DUCKLING DISNEY JUNIOR 2:30 PM 25 0.16 560
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 352
71 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.16 735
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 720
73 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,302
74 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 730
75 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 355
76 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 766
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 763
78 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 596
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 310
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 280
81 SKIN TIGHT: TRANSFORMED TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.14 518
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,176
83 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 638
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 292
85 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.13 290
86 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 574
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 32 0.13 758
88 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 238
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 764
90 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 728
91 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 274
92 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 27 0.12 337
93 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 234
94 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 372
95 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.12 257
96 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.11 270
97 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 306
98 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 653
99 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.10 167
100 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: TORONTO/MILWAUKEE G3 NBA-TV 8:00 PM 166 0.10 250
101 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 478
102 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 238
103 MASTERS OF FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.10 478
104 MASTERS OF FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:30 PM 30 0.10 495
105 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 356
106 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 928
107 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL: 2017 NFL SCHEDULE RELEASE ESPN 8:00 PM 120 0.09 227
108 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 256
109 UEL QUARTERFINAL L: MANCHESTER UNITED/ANDERLECHT FOX SPORTS 1 2:56 PM 160 0.09 226
110 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 681
111 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 673
112 SCHEDULE RELEASE SHOW: 2017 NFL SCHEDULE RELEASE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.08 186
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 716
114 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 222
115 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.08 200
116 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 876
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 679
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 297
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 695
120 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 211
121 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.08 213
122 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 669
123 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 724
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 839
125 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 756
126 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.08 232
127 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 394
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 270
129 IMPACT WRESTLING: 216 POP 8:00 PM 125 0.07 320
130 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 188
131 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 210
132 NBA PLAYOFFS HLN 9:45 PM 15 0.07 230
133 VICELAND SPECIALS VICELAND 10:30 PM 30 0.07 134
134 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.07 208
135 LEGENDARY MOTORCAR VELOCITY 8:00 PM 30 0.06 268
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 266
137 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 175
138 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:59 AM 31 0.06 149
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 303
140 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 131
141 CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:LION: CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:LION HBO PRIME 5:05 PM 143 0.06 145
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 278
143 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 166
144 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 346
145 NBA PO POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:46 PM 89 0.05 114
146 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE HBO PRIME 12:45 AM 120 0.05 146
147 ER POP 4:00 PM 60 0.05 167
148 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.05 118
149 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: WAS AT ATL/KC AT TEX MLB NETWORK 7:30 PM 168 0.05 200
150 GOLDEN BOY BOXING L: TBA/TBA ESPN2 10:00 PM 120 0.05 145

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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.