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October 5, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.4.2017

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Oct 04.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Baseball remained on top of Wednesday cable, with TBS’s telecast of the MLB PLAYOFFS at 1.30 (FULL FRONTAL followed with an episode that started after 1AM, down 50% from last week’s primetime airing to 0.21).  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY returned at 0.51.  It was another big night for 2 of the 3 news networks, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.51/0.74/3.6M (and HANNITY just behind it) and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.45/0.63/1.9M, but MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW lagged behind at 0.29/0.44/2.3M  On Discovery, GARAGE REHAB ticked up to 0.38, and MISFIT GARAGE was also up 0.01 to 0.31.  The NHL season kicked off on NBC Sports Net with a doubleheader at 0.36/0.24.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR aired the back-half of its midseason premiere at 0.33, down 0.12 from Tuesday’s episode.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA fell 0.07 to 0.32, and BEST BAKER IN AMERICA was down 0.03 to 0.21.  On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER returned at 0.30, and UNUSUAL SUSPECTS premiered at 0.24.  ESPN’s WNBA FINALS game was at 0.30.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked down to 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.06 to 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.02 to 0.28.  On MTV, TEEN MOM gained 0.04 to 0.28, and ARE YOU THE ONE dropped 0.08 to 0.25.  On E!, TOTAL BELLAS slipped 0.02 to 0.24, and ERIC & JESSIE was steady at 0.16.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN: DALLAS returned at 0.22.  Syfy’s CHANNEL ZERO rose 0.05 to 0.16.  Tru’s COMEDY KNOCKOUT ticked down to 0.10.  FXX’s YOU’RE THE WORST ticked up to 0.10.  BET’s FACE VALUE and 50 CENTRAL were at 0.09/0.09.  Off the chart, IFC’s BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW lost a tick to 0.02/90K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Oct 04.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday October 4, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB WILDCARD: ROCKIES/DIAMONDBACKS TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 252 1.30 4,391
2 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.51 1,436
3 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 12:12 AM 51 0.51 1,263
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.51 3,596
5 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.51 3,346
6 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 16 0.45 1,914
7 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.39 2,424
8 GARAGE REHAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.38 1,093
9 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.37 1,650
10 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: ST. LOUIS/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:24 PM 157 0.36 872
11 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,200
12 WORST COOKS 11 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,059
13 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.31 2,335
14 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,061
15 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,409
16 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: LA SPARKS/MINNESOTA LYNX ESPN 8:00 PM 149 0.30 902
17 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,460
18 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:16 PM 44 0.29 1,218
19 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,304
20 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,396
21 SR/LAS VEGAS SHOOTING CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.29 1,714
22 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,422
23 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.28 1,276
24 TEEN MOM II BEING VEE MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.28 521
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.26 886
26 CNN N PELOSI TOWN HALL CNN 9:16 PM 60 0.26 1,292
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,420
28 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.25 2,073
29 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,418
30 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 1,134
31 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 6 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.25 467
32 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,097
33 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/SAN JOSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:01 PM 142 0.24 462
34 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.24 1,211
35 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS: DEADLY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,173
36 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.24 1,991
37 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.24 539
38 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.24 1,967
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.24 2,024
40 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.24 628
41 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.24 1,916
42 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,717
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.23 998
44 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,890
45 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,144
46 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 669
47 LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.22 596
48 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,946
49 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.22 1,194
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.21 1,659
51 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.21 1,841
52 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,844
53 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 1:03 AM 30 0.21 566
54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,133
55 BEST BAKER IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.21 683
56 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 505
57 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,762
58 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 962
59 EXP UNKNOWN: HUNT FOR ETS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 757
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 965
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.19 1,247
62 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:29 PM 91 0.19 470
63 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,024
64 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,023
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 942
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,090
67 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 813
68 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 417
69 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 703
70 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,498
71 SP HGTV URBAN OASIS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.17 758
72 CONAN TBS NETWORK 1:33 AM 60 0.17 368
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,079
74 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 33 0.16 388
75 ERIC & JESSIE: GAME ON E! 10:00 PM 30 0.16 333
76 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 351
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 371
78 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.16 626
79 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 398
80 CHANNEL ZERO SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 406
81 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.15 490
82 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 741
83 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 385
84 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:33 AM 33 0.15 341
85 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,168
86 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 418
87 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER HUNT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 640
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 306
89 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 371
90 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.13 317
91 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.13 368
92 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,168
93 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 322
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 995
95 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 70 0.12 478
96 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 23 0.12 335
97 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.12 315
98 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARKANSAS ST/GEORGIA SOUTHERN ESPN2 8:00 PM 214 0.12 416
99 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.12 309
100 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 303
101 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 344
102 LWDA SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.11 384
103 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 271
104 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,055
105 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 943
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 299
107 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,225
108 CARIBBEAN PIRATE TREASURE TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.11 396
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,003
110 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 201
111 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.10 256
112 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,045
113 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,039
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,088
115 FACE VALUE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 277
116 MUTT & STUFF NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.09 380
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,047
118 50 CENTRAL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.09 237
119 GARAGE SQUAD VELOCITY 10:10 PM 60 0.09 416
120 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2017 WK4 LAR VS DAL NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.08 297
121 NHL LIVE PRE: ST. LOUIS/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 144 0.08 232
122 NBA PRESEASON   L: ATLANTA/CLEVELAND NBA-TV 7:00 PM 140 0.08 210
123 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 173
124 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 142
125 FINDING NEVERLAND HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 101 0.07 186
126 NFL PLAYBOOK NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.07 161
127 NFL TURNING POINT NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.07 149
128 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 63 0.07 206
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 249
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 245
131 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.06 242
132 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 182
133 NBA PRESEASON   L: DENVER/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:00 PM 144 0.06 144
134 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 170
135 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 166
136 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 157
137 MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR: MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 127 0.06 142
138 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 361
139 TRL MTV 3:30 PM 60 0.06 113
140 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:23 AM 27 0.06 114
141 ASSASSINS CREED HBO PRIME 12:15 AM 116 0.05 128
142 BBCA MOVIE: STREET FIGHTER BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 120 0.05 158
143 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.05 105
144 CHEAP EATS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 118
145 EPICLY LATERD VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.05 95
146 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 159
147 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 117
148 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 125
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 189
150 SOUND FX NFL NETWORK 1:30 AM 30 0.05 98

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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.