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September 14, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.11.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS: Lots of football-related adjustments in final numbers.  On CBS, the reruns of KEVIN CAN WAIT, LIFE IN PIECES and MOM dropped 0.2, and the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY and SCORPION were down 0.1.  ABC’s TO TELL THE TRUTH lost 0.1.  NBC’s MIDNIGHT, TEXAS was also down 0.1.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Sep 11.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL easily topped Monday cable, but at 4.21/3.94, the doubleheader was down 0.55/0.26 from 2016.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.03/1.01/0.93, compared to last week’s 1.07/1.05/1.01.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP climbed 0.11 to 1.03, and the 2-part season finale of BALLER WIVES was at 0.61/0.55, compared to last week’s 0.54.  On MTV, TEEN MOM rose 0.06 to 0.78, and SIESTA KEY was down 0.03 to 0.32.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY slipped 0.02 to 0.58, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was down 0.03 to 0.28.  On TBS, the season finale of AMERICAN DAD was steady at 0.46, and the just-renewed PEOPLE OF EARTH was up 0.03 to 0.31.  Discovery’s DIESEL BROTHERS dropped 0.06 to 0.42, and GEAR DOGS held at 0.32.  The season finale of AMC’s PREACHER edged up 0.02 to 0.35, and the TALKING PREACHER post-show was at 0.11.  The season premiere of TLC’s COUNTING ON was at 0.27, and MEET THE PUTMANS premiered at 0.18.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS fell a tenth to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.09 to 0.26, and TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING was at 0.20/0.19, down from last week’s 0.31/0.31.  ID’s THE CORONER lost 0.09 to 0.23.  A&E’s INTERVENTION was at 0.21/0.20, and MURDER OF LACI PETERSON was at 0.14.  Spike’s COPS was at 0.15, and GONE was at 0.11.  Food Network’s I HART FOOD dropped 0.03 to 0.13. Part 2 of Sundance’s TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL was even further off the chart, down 0.04 to 0.02/239K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Sep 11.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday September 11, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: NEW ORLEANS/MINNESOTA ESPN 6:55 PM 197 4.21 11,392
2 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: LA CHARGERS/DENVER ESPN 10:12 PM 189 3.94 9,938
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.03 2,987
4 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 4 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.03 2,095
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.01 3,022
6 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:21 AM 99 0.98 2,110
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 65 0.93 2,699
8 TEEN MOM II SSN8 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.78 1,347
9 BALLER WIVES VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.61 1,292
10 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.58 1,630
11 BALLER WIVES VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.55 1,087
12 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 5:00 PM 115 0.49 1,095
13 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.46 868
14 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.42 976
15 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.41 1,954
16 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.38 2,055
17 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,616
18 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,621
19 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 2,607
20 PREACHER AMC 9:00 PM 75 0.35 972
21 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.34 1,776
22 GEAR DOGS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.32 764
23 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.32 1,460
24 SIESTA KEY MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.32 536
25 PEOPLE OF EARTH TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.31 707
26 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,367
27 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.31 1,400
28 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.31 2,002
29 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.30 1,351
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.30 1,539
31 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.30 957
32 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.30 1,446
33 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.30 1,410
34 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.30 1,376
35 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.29 1,559
36 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.29 1,512
37 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.29 2,223
38 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.29 2,179
39 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.28 729
40 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.28 1,263
41 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.28 1,460
42 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.28 734
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.28 1,422
44 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,711
45 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.27 1,205
46 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.27 2,124
47 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.27 1,331
48 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,155
49 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.27 1,184
50 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,645
51 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 60 0.26 1,473
52 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.26 1,234
53 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,657
54 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.26 1,107
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.26 1,316
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.25 1,912
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.25 1,326
58 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 1,304
59 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.25 1,049
60 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,344
61 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,240
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.24 1,959
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,336
64 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.23 2,032
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 2,013
66 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,128
67 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,959
68 CORONER: I SPEAK FOR THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,038
69 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,292
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,719
71 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,252
72 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 899
73 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 534
74 LEAH REMINI: SCIENTLGY FL A&E NETWORK 11:03 PM 18 0.21 533
75 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,660
76 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.20 599
77 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.20 446
78 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,156
79 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 445
80 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 90 0.20 403
81 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,998
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,437
83 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,056
84 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.19 1,195
85 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 972
86 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 879
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,904
88 MEET THE PUTMANS TLC 10:00 PM 64 0.18 859
89 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 469
90 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.17 472
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.16 1,223
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 345
93 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 768
94 MY SUPER SWEET 16 S10 MTV 11:33 PM 31 0.16 268
95 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 472
96 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.15 634
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 341
98 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 334
99 MY SUPER SWEET 16 S10 MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.15 250
100 SR/HURRICANE IRMA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,322
101 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 388
102 DAILY FANTASY SHOW ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 283
103 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,470
104 DARK KNIGHT THE: DARK KNIGHT THE HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 152 0.14 295
105 MURDER LACI PETERSON FL A&E NETWORK 11:21 PM 13 0.14 396
106 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 12:30 PM 60 0.13 317
107 I HART FOOD FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.13 428
108 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,066
109 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 12:00 PM 30 0.12 285
110 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,335
111 GONE: THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN SPIKE TV 8:30 PM 62 0.11 396
112 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 519
113 TALKING PREACHER AMC 10:15 PM 60 0.11 298
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 956
115 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 992
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 936
117 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,120
118 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,008
119 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 902
120 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 386
121 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.10 241
122 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.10 217
123 SR/HURRICANE IRMA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 871
124 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: HURRICANE IRMA MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 806
125 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,004
126 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,033
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 915
128 MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.09 347
129 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 393
130 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.09 359
131 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 133 0.09 286
132 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.09 391
133 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.09 313
134 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.09 288
135 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 219
136 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.09 195
137 EARLY START CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.08 394
138 EARLY START CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.08 342
139 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 265
140 CNN FILMS: 9/11 HLN 9:00 PM 120 0.08 368
141 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 276
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 227
143 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.07 147
144 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 AM 60 0.07 243
145 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 183
146 HEAD OF STATE HBO PRIME 2:35 PM 95 0.07 160
147 AFTERMATH: AFTERMATH NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.07 202
148 FOX & FRIENDS FIRST FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 AM 60 0.07 612
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.07 237
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 208

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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.