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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.27.2017

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  The FOSTER FARMS BOWL stayed at 0.7 after adjustment, and the CAROL BURNETT 50TH ANNIVERSARY special gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 27.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated Wednesday cable, with ESPN’s tripleheader of bowl games at 0.96/0.92/0.57.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW climbed 0.09 to 0.73.  On History, though, VIKINGS tumbled 0.16 to 0.38, and that sent KNIGHTFALL down 0.11 to 0.19.  ID’s MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND ticked up to 0.37, and UNUSUAL SUSPECTS was down 0.03 to 0.30.  TNT’s THE LIBRARIANS was at 0.36/0.31, compared to last week’s 0.32/0.25.  HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS gained 0.04 to 0.35, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.03 to 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.27.  Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE slipped 0.02 to 0.32.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA edged up 0.02 to 0.29, and TERRA’S BIG HOUSE was up 0.03 to 0.24.  On Food Network, IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN rose 0.02 to 0.26, and IRON CHEF: BEHIND THE BATTLE was down 0.03 to 0.23.  Syfy’s HAPPY climbed 0.05 to 0.22.  On A&E, STORAGE WARS was at 0.21/0.18, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.24, and OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR ticked down to 0.20.  MTV’s CATFISH was at 0.19.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 27.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 27, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: IOWA/BOSTON COLLEGE ESPN 5:15 PM 196 0.96 3,978
2 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: TEXAS/MISSOURI ESPN 9:00 PM 206 0.92 3,425
3 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 8:31 PM 29 0.87 3,094
4 COLL FTBL BOWL SUST L ESPN 12:26 AM 16 0.78 2,588
5 BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.73 1,437
6 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 5:03 PM 12 0.68 2,503
7 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: SOUTHERN MISS/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 1:30 PM 213 0.57 2,205
8 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:42 AM 18 0.55 1,568
9 VIKINGS HISTORY 9:00 PM 61 0.38 1,747
10 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,486
11 LIBRARIANS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.36 1,817
12 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,530
13 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.34 876
14 HOMESTEAD RESCUE: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 121 0.32 1,626
15 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.31 671
16 LIBRARIANS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,523
17 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS: DEADLY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,402
18 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.29 894
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,446
20 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.28 613
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,321
22 IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 949
23 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 595
24 TERRAS BIG HOUSE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.24 719
25 IC: BEHIND THE BATTLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.23 829
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.23 425
27 HAPPY! SYFY 10:00 PM 48 0.22 638
28 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 63 0.22 464
29 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,118
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,059
31 STORAGE WARS CA A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.21 960
32 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,853
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,070
34 LWATL FIRST LOOK LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 10 0.20 589
35 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.20 629
36 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN 12:59 PM 31 0.20 636
37 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 429
38 KNIGHTFALL HISTORY 10:01 PM 61 0.19 1,078
39 CATFISH: CATCH A CATFISH MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.19 414
40 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 478
41 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 750
42 LWATL SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.18 617
43 STORAGE WARS CA A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.18 830
44 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: UTAH/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 10:32 PM 153 0.18 534
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 59 0.18 536
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 756
47 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,894
48 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 717
49 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,528
50 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 639
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 357
52 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,542
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,573
54 AT THIS HOUR CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 746
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 730
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 783
57 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 8:20 PM 152 0.16 441
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 719
59 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,535
60 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,523
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 628
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,735
63 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,562
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,761
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,582
66 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: TORONTO/OKLAHOMA CITY NBA-TV 8:01 PM 151 0.15 458
67 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,277
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 679
69 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DEADLY EXCHANGE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.14 596
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 663
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 703
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 670
73 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,129
74 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,140
75 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,151
76 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,156
77 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,357
78 SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD HBO PRIME 9:05 AM 123 0.12 307
79 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 649
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,323
81 WANTED (2008) HBO PRIME 6:30 PM 110 0.12 312
82 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 555
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,043
84 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 848
85 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/NEWCASTLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 129 0.11 287
86 JOB INTERVIEW, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.10 306
87 DAYTIME MOVIE: BAD NEWS BEARS (2005) FREEFORM 1:30 PM 150 0.10 283
88 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,257
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 475
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 823
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 791
92 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 814
93 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: WASHINGTON/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 167 0.09 340
94 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 845
95 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 436
96 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 841
97 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 968
98 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,163
99 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:05 AM 55 0.09 226
100 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 842
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 771
102 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.08 193
103 UNIQUE RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 324
104 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.08 208
105 GONE IN 60 SECONDS HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 118 0.08 240
106 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 358
107 JOB INTERVIEW, THE CNBC 10:30 PM 30 0.08 238
108 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 359
109 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 114 0.07 302
110 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 703
111 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 8:54 PM 10 0.07 266
112 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.07 161
113 DIVIDED GSN 12:00 AM 30 0.07 364
114 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.07 122
115 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 90 0.07 164
116 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 196
117 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 21 0.06 137
118 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 150
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 222
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 262
121 NEW WAVE WARRIORS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 190
122 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:50 PM 40 0.05 152
123 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 144
124 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 337
125 CRIMINAL MINDS SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 60 0.05 166
126 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 109
127 UNDISPUTED L: 323 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 147
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 222
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 248
130 E! NEWS: DAILY POP II E! 1:00 PM 60 0.05 132
131 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:57 PM 63 0.05 163
132 CRIMINAL MINDS SUNDANCE TV 7:00 PM 60 0.05 148
133 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 9:16 PM 91 0.05 234
134 PINK PANTHER, THE (2006) HBO PRIME 11:10 AM 93 0.05 115
135 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 167
136 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: BUTLER/GEORGETOWN FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 166 0.05 197
137 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 156
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 270
139 FINDING NEVERLAND HBO PRIME 12:45 PM 101 0.04 159
140 NFL TURNING POINT NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.04 126
141 NFL PLAYBOOK NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.04 124
142 DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 87
143 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 443
144 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.04 116
145 CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:LION: CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:LION HBO PRIME 6:40 AM 143 0.04 112
146 VARNEY & COMPANY FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.04 271
147 VARNEY & COMPANY FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.04 294
148 CRIMINAL MINDS SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.04 156
149 HENRY DANGER NICKTOONS 9:30 AM 30 0.04 290
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.04 110

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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.
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