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February 22, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.21.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The WINTER OLYMPICS didn’t change in final Wednesday ratings.  Elsewhere, the reruns of THE GOLDBERGS and AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE both lost 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Feb 21.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s WINTER OLYMPICS coverage peaked with its late-night telecast at 0.97, which also topped Wednesday cable.  CNN’s gun control TOWN HALL led cable news at 0.71/0.91/2.9M, over MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.35/0.48/2.7M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.27/0.50/2.7M.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.09 to 0.42, and the return of DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.29.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL doubleheader was at 0.36/0.32.  MTV’s CATFISH rose 0.05 to 0.34.  On ID, HOMICIDE CITY premiered at 0.33, and SEE NO EVIL returned at 0.32.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS jumped 0.13 to 0.32, HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.07 to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.06 to 0.25.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES rose a tenth to 0.32.  Discovery aired 2 hours of STREET OUTLAWS specials at 0.31/0.26, compared to 0.24 for last week’s episode.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA returned at 0.31.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG lost 0.04 to 0.30.  The second installment of BET’s DEATH ROW CHRONICLES was at 0.24/0.23.  Paramount’s WACO was down 0.04 to 0.24, but on the other hand gained 0.05 on CMT to 0.09.  On Syfy, THE MAGICIANS dipped 0.03 to 0.23, and CHANNEL ZERO ticked up to 0.10.  A&E’s STORAGE WARS was at 0.22, and ROOSTER & BUTCH ticked up to 0.10.  Comedy Central’s CORPORATE lost 0.02 to 0.13.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK grew by 0.03 to 0.08, while LET’S GET PHYSICAL stayed microscopic at 0.01/62K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Feb 21.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 21, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 W OLY LATE NIGHT: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 PM 180 0.97 2,887
2 CNN TOWN HALL: STAND UP THE STUDENTS OF STONEMAN DOUGLA CNN 9:00 PM 120 0.71 2,909
3 W OLY PRIME: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.59 2,139
4 BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,104
5 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.42 1,366
6 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.37 1,581
7 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:03 PM 109 0.36 1,148
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 2,740
9 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.34 649
10 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,348
11 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,373
12 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,602
13 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NORTH CAROLINA/SYRACUSE ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.32 1,147
14 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 804
15 STREET OUTLAWS: NPK SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.31 956
16 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.31 803
17 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.31 1,369
18 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,492
19 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 10:05 PM 61 0.29 850
20 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,061
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,730
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,741
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,409
24 STREET OUTLAWS SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.26 759
25 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,338
26 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,927
27 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 756
28 DEATH ROW CHRONICLES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.24 521
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,870
30 WACO PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.24 691
31 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 61 0.23 636
32 DEATH ROW CHRONICLES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.23 543
33 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.22 502
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 1,852
35 W OLY ACCESS WKDY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.22 1,042
36 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.22 1,024
37 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,161
38 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,638
39 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,028
40 CONCACAF LC – L: SAPRISSA / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 125 0.21 432
41 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 960
42 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.21 463
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,145
44 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,266
45 W OLY FRINGE WKDY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.20 966
46 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 512
47 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 704
48 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,508
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 442
50 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:52 PM 68 0.19 510
51 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 2:04 AM 34 0.19 423
52 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,042
53 LWATL SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.19 504
54 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,201
55 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 779
56 W OLY ACCESS: N/A CNBC 5:00 PM 180 0.18 612
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 377
58 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.18 981
59 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 372
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 978
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,752
62 W OLY DAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 AM 540 0.18 695
63 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 420
64 LWATL FIRST LOOK LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:04 PM 11 0.17 489
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,503
66 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,380
67 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,374
68 HOUSE, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 88 0.16 371
69 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.16 337
70 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 444
71 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 331
72 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,399
73 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 296
74 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 617
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 894
76 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 332
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,485
78 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 25 0.14 466
79 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 881
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 818
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 278
82 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 738
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,071
84 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,305
85 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 382
86 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.13 346
87 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 673
88 CORPORATE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.13 229
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,060
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,258
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 765
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,144
93 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,266
94 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 801
95 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 704
96 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,077
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 255
98 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,122
99 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.11 286
100 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,211
101 CONSTANTINE: CONSTANTINE HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 121 0.11 272
102 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.11 279
103 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.11 533
104 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,021
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 229
106 UEFA CL RD OF 16: SEVILLA VS MAN UTD FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 150 0.11 188
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 662
108 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 383
109 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: SEVILLA/MANCHESTER UNITED FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.10 260
110 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 108 0.10 314
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 940
112 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 903
113 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.10 262
114 ROOSTER & BUTCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.10 350
115 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 205
116 WACO CMT 10:00 PM 61 0.09 282
117 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 531
118 LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 331
119 CHANNEL ZERO SYFY 10:01 PM 60 0.09 282
120 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 302
121 CONCACAF LC – L: IDA MOTAGUA / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 180 0.09 156
122 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.08 236
123 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE ESPN2 8:48 PM 15 0.08 225
124 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA/TENNESSEE ESPN2 9:03 PM 121 0.08 321
125 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 918
126 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 11:40 AM 136 0.08 214
127 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.08 287
128 LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 294
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 900
130 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 993
131 HISTORY GOES HOLLYWOOD HISTORY 11:33 PM 30 0.07 287
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 240
133 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 98
134 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 9:10 PM 116 0.06 254
135 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS TECH/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPNU 7:00 PM 130 0.06 232
136 REAL, FAKE, OR UNKNOWN SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.06 158
137 S.W.A.T. MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 117 0.05 139
138 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 55 0.05 117
139 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 162
140 UNDISPUTED L: 363 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 136
141 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE MAXPRIME 4:05 PM 108 0.05 152
142 HERD L: 664 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.05 109
143 TRL MTV 4:00 PM 29 0.05 81
144 LIGHTS OUT HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 81 0.05 168
145 PRIMAL SURVIVAL NAT GEO WILD 8:30 PM 30 0.05 161
146 REAL, FAKE, OR UNKNOWN SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.05 159
147 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 497
148 MUMMY, THE (2017) MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 110 0.05 153
149 LIVING BIG SKY HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 AM 30 0.05 171
150 DAREDEVIL HBO PRIME 9:55 AM 104 0.05 104

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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.