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August 29, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.28.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE and the rerun of TO TELL THE TRUTH swapped 0.1 in final numbers, with BACHELOR up and TRUTH down.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Aug 28.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was again on top of Monday cable at 1.17/1.16/1.15, compared to last week’s 1.21/1.14/1.10. On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP gained 0.02 to 1.08, and BALLER WIVES was down 0.03 to 0.60.  MTV’s TEEN MOM fell 0.13 to 0.65, and SIESTA KEY was up 0.04 to 0.29.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY rose a tenth to 0.64, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS ticked up to 0.27.  On TBS, AMERICAN DAD climbed 0.02 to 0.52, and PEOPLE OF EARTH ticked up to 0.31.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW had an unusual slot in the Top 10 at 0.47.  It was CNN on top in cable news, with ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.41/1.8M, above MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.40/3.1M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.30/2.9M.  On HGTV, TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING was at 0.34/0.29, compared to last week’s 0.31/0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.32, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.32.  AMC’s PREACHER ticked up to 0.32, and LOADED (which has been pushed out of primetime) was down 0.02 to 0.02/127K. Discovery’s VEGAS RAT RODS dropped 0.04 to 0.28.  On ID, THE CORONER dipped 0.02 to 0.26, and GONE ticked up to 0.25.  On Spike, COPS was at 0.24, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.28, and its GONE was at 0.18.  History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.23.  Food Network’s I HART FOOD fell 0.05 to 0.21.  On A&E, INTERVENTION shed 0.02 to 0.19, and ESCAPING POLYGAMY was down 0.07 to 0.18.  TNT’s WILL gained 0.02 to 0.10.   

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Aug 28.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday August 28, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.17 3,364
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 68 1.16 3,163
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.15 3,384
4 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 4 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.08 2,143
5 TEEN MOM II SSN8 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.65 1,290
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.64 1,765
7 BALLER WIVES VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.60 1,269
8 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.52 1,002
9 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.47 1,203
10 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.41 1,823
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.40 3,101
12 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,477
13 CUOMO PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,528
14 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.34 1,459
15 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,846
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,626
17 PREACHER AMC 9:00 PM 64 0.32 898
18 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.31 1,420
19 PEOPLE OF EARTH TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.31 669
20 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.31 1,195
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 2,863
22 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,664
23 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.30 1,970
24 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,530
25 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.29 1,479
26 SIESTA KEY MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.29 543
27 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,672
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.28 1,370
29 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.28 785
30 TV1 ORIGINAL MOVIE: WHEN LOVE KILLS TV ONE 9:00 PM 120 0.28 759
31 MYSTICONS NICKELODEON 4:00 PM 30 0.28 1,027
32 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.27 801
33 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.26 591
34 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.26 1,422
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.26 1,358
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.26 1,504
37 CORONER: I SPEAK FOR THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,098
38 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 542
39 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.25 509
40 GONE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,154
41 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 807
42 SR/TROPICAL STORM HARVEY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,560
43 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.24 1,717
44 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 497
45 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:33 PM 30 0.23 1,186
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.23 447
47 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,318
48 MLB MON NIGHT – LATE    L: INDIANS/YANKEES ESPN 7:00 PM 177 0.23 750
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,342
50 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,984
51 SR/TROPICAL STORM HARVEY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.22 1,083
52 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,779
53 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,831
54 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,640
55 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,740
56 I HART FOOD FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.21 626
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,189
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,896
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,964
60 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 826
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,565
62 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,537
63 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 809
64 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 497
65 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 834
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,157
67 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 9:57 PM 63 0.19 516
68 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,483
69 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,469
70 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.18 344
71 GONE: THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN SPIKE TV 8:30 PM 62 0.18 496
72 ESCAPING POLYGAMY A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.18 565
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,679
74 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,743
75 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 802
76 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.18 384
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,003
78 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,032
79 LEAH REMINI: SCIENTLGY FL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 17 0.17 541
80 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 344
81 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 905
82 NEXO KNIGHTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.17 487
83 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 24 0.17 485
84 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 998
85 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,093
86 TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF: TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 150 0.16 398
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.16 1,153
88 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,098
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 796
90 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,248
91 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 955
92 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.15 262
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.15 1,085
94 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: N/A ESPN2 7:00 PM 429 0.15 608
95 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 943
96 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 872
97 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.14 244
98 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 289
99 MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.14 377
100 MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.14 389
101 MURDER LACI PETERSON FL A&E NETWORK 8:47 PM 13 0.14 462
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 284
103 KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 105 0.14 285
104 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 764
105 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 983
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 975
107 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 953
108 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 859
109 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 856
110 FASHION POLICE WEEKLY E! 8:00 PM 60 0.13 602
111 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 831
112 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 247
113 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 704
114 DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.13 222
115 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 573
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 953
117 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,058
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,071
119 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 1:00 PM 300 0.12 447
120 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.12 230
121 RING, THE HBO PRIME 3:40 PM 115 0.11 239
122 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: BREAK-UP, THE FREEFORM 8:30 PM 150 0.11 285
123 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 482
124 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 270
125 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 947
126 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 629
127 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,015
128 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: CHAPPIE AMC 6:30 PM 150 0.11 358
129 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:56 AM 64 0.11 208
130 TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF: TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF HBO PRIME 1:10 PM 150 0.11 230
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 259
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 931
133 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 930
134 WILD ATLANTIC NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 485
135 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 384
136 PRINCESS DIANA: ANNIVERSA: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 180 0.10 425
137 WILL TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:00 PM 58 0.10 315
138 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.10 321
139 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.10 297
140 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 219
141 GHOSTS OF SHEPHERDSTOWN DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.09 299
142 WILD ATLANTIC NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 417
143 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 170
144 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.09 423
145 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – NYJ VS. NYG NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 180 0.09 239
146 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 56 0.08 168
147 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 539
148 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 345
149 MUMMY, THE (1999): MUMMY, THE (1999) MAXPRIME 10:05 PM 125 0.08 164
150 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.08 365

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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.