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July 21, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.20.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Everything on CBS had an adjustment, as ZOO and the reruns of LIFE IN PIECES and THE BIG BANG THEORY all lost 0.1 in final numbers, but BIG BROTHER gained the same.  In addition, HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT fell 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Jul 20.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Tru led Thursday cable with IMPRACTICAL JOKERS, down 0.04 to 0.50.  MTV’s WILD N OUT slipped 0.03 to 0.42, and lead-out SAFEWORD was down 0.03 to 0.35.  Univision’s coverage of the GOLD CUP match was at 0.40.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.07 to 0.40, FLIP OR FLOP ticked up to 0.39, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.05 to 0.38.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH was steady at 0.38.  The endless DC news was good once again for MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.38/3M, compared to CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.22/1.1, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.20/2.3M.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN edged up 0.02 to 0.37, and ALONE ticked up to 0.35. Nickelodeon’s 9:30AM MUTT & STUFF was a Top 15 show at 0.29.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING lost 0.02 to 0.28.  A&E’s FIRST 48 rose 0.03 to 0.28, and AKIL THE FUGITIVE HUNTER was at 0.22/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.18/0.16. Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT ticked up to 0.27. We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP dipped 0.03 to 0.26.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY fell 0.09 to 0.21.  On ID, the premiere of BAD BLOOD and MURDER AMONG FRIENDS were both at 0.21, up 0.01 for the latter.  E!’s BOSSIP gained 0.02 to 0.20.  CMT’s NASHVILLE rose 0.02 to 0.16, and the Nick At Nite run was at 0.17/483K.  Comedy Central’s THE PRESIDENT SHOW climbed 0.02 to 0.16.  Spike’s THE MIST held at 0.16.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING dropped 0.03 to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Jul 20.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 20, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.50 942
2 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.42 810
3 COPA ORO 2017 22 UNI: MEXICO / HONDURAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 156 0.40 882
4 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,935
5 FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.39 1,640
6 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.38 1,792
7 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.38 1,180
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 3,001
9 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.37 1,949
10 SAFEWORD MTV 11:31 PM 31 0.35 649
11 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.35 1,539
12 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.34 2,717
13 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.31 856
14 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.29 1,166
15 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.28 915
16 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.28 898
17 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.27 1,295
18 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 77 0.27 899
19 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 552
20 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.25 655
21 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,930
22 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,979
23 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,129
24 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,239
25 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.22 1,051
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,071
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,072
28 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,267
29 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:45 PM 15 0.22 755
30 AKIL THE FUGITIVE HUNTER A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.22 624
31 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 607
32 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.21 842
33 BAD BLOOD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,001
34 MURDER AMONG FRIENDS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 870
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,198
36 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,721
37 FUTBOL CENTRAL  7/20 UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:33 PM 27 0.20 472
38 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:17 PM 15 0.20 774
39 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 893
40 BOSSIP WETV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 423
41 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP  L: MANCHESTER UNITED/MANCHESTER CITY ESPN 10:00 PM 120 0.20 451
42 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L: N/A ESPN 12:50 PM 190 0.19 435
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,238
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 857
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,134
46 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,339
47 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 15 0.18 761
48 AKIL THE FUGITIVE HUNTER A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.17 519
49 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 902
50 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,941
51 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 333
52 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,838
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,642
54 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 469
55 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 8:30 PM 90 0.16 360
56 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 442
57 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,004
58 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.16 325
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,395
60 NASHVILLE CMT 9:00 PM 62 0.16 718
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.16 1,093
62 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,129
63 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 90 0.16 361
64 PRESIDENT SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.16 414
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,610
66 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,596
67 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 382
68 MIST, THE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.16 538
69 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 350
70 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,586
71 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: QTR:MEXICO/HONDURAS FOX SPORTS 1 10:12 PM 143 0.15 339
72 COPA ORO 2017 21 UNI: JAMAICA / CANADA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 153 0.15 375
73 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 322
74 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,093
75 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,462
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 933
77 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,638
78 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,463
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 653
80 GOLD CUP MATCH DAY L FOX SPORTS 1 9:36 PM 36 0.14 309
81 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 677
82 BREAK HBO PRIME 7:50 PM 10 0.14 380
83 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: QTR:JAMAICA/CANADA FOX SPORTS 1 7:08 PM 148 0.13 357
84 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 303
85 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,089
86 ON THE STORY W/ HILL HLN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 585
87 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 293
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 929
89 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 851
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 704
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 50 0.13 269
92 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 280
93 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 575
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,432
95 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 641
96 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.12 362
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 648
98 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:36 AM 60 0.12 228
99 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 20 0.12 342
100 POKER   L: 2017 WSOP FINAL TABLE ESPN2 9:00 PM 332 0.11 391
101 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 273
102 ON THE STORY W/ HILL HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 534
103 LAST WITCH HUNTER, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.11 265
104 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.11 236
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 982
106 WATCHMEN: WATCHMEN HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 162 0.11 253
107 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 718
108 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 45 0.10 917
109 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: 2017 OPEN (146TH) – PART II GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 AM 480 0.10 760
110 MYSTERIES OF THE OUTDOORS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.10 493
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 210
112 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,266
113 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 528
114 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 970
115 BASKETBALL              L: TEAM FANCY/BOEHEIMS ARMY ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.10 205
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 918
117 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,287
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 12:45 PM 75 0.09 935
119 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 220
120 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 189
121 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2017 STAGE 18 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 240 0.09 326
122 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 815
123 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 515
124 HLN SPECIAL REPORT HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 330
125 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: 2017 OPEN (146TH) – PART I GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 AM 120 0.08 424
126 IMPACT WRESTLING: 229 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 322
127 UNDISPUTED L: 214 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 156
128 PLATOON: PLATOON HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 120 0.07 176
129 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II HBO PRIME 9:50 PM 124 0.07 208
130 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 112
131 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 8:31 PM 31 0.07 244
132 KING OF THE ROAD VICELAND 9:30 PM 60 0.07 114
133 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 437
134 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 155
135 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.06 349
136 TOUR DE FRANCE – BONUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 196
137 KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES HBO PRIME 9:30 AM 105 0.06 158
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 257
139 BASKETBALL              L: TEAM FOE/FCM UNTOUCHABLES ESPN2 5:00 PM 120 0.06 105
140 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 140
141 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 723
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 225
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 197
144 LIVE FROM COMIC-CON SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.05 200
145 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT SEA/ATL AT LAD MLB NETWORK 10:20 PM 187 0.05 235
146 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.05 127
147 HLN SPECIAL REPORT HLN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 240
148 WOMEN THE HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 114 0.05 185
149 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 110
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 210

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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.