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August 4, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.3.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NFL game adjusted to 2.5 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, time is running out for ZOO, which fell 0.1 to a dreadful 0.4 (especially after a 1.9 lead-in from BIG BROTHER), and the WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY rerun also lost 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Aug 03.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s THE GUEST BOOK started well with 0.45 for the first half of its back-to-back premiere, but it was down to 0.33 by the 10:30PM episode.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID returned from Shark Week at 0.32, and lead-out DARKNESS premiered at 0.19.  Viceland’s first scripted series WHAT WOULD DIPLO DO premiered at 0.03/59K.  

Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS jumped 0.12 to 0.51 for the Thursday cable lead, and it added an AFTER-PARTY lead-out at 0.38.   Cartoon Network’s 6PM TEEN TITAN GO continues to garner primetime-level ratings at 0.36.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY rose 0.07 to 0.36.  MTV’s WILD N OUT fell 0.07 to 0.35, and SAFEWORD was down 0.11 to 0.24.  On History, ALONE dropped 0.05 to 0.34, and MOUNTAIN MEN was down 0.06 to 0.29.  A primetime Presidential speech put Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT on top of cable news at 0.33/2.8M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.32/2.5M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.29/1.3M. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL lost 0.05 to 0.33, FLIP OR FLOP shed 0.09 to 0.31, and HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY was at 0.30. USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH dropped a tenth to 0.31.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING ticked up to 0.31.  ID’s BAD BLOOD gained 0.04 to 0.26, while MURDER AMONG FRIENDS was down 0.04 to 0.17.  On Lifetime, a MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT REUNION special was at 0.25.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP ticked down to 0.23, and BOSSIP was steady at 0.14.  On E!, BOTCHED fell 0.05 to 0.19,.  On CMT, NASHVILLE lost a tick to 0.15 (lead-out DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS was at 0.09), and on Nick At Nite it was at 0.18/487K. Comedy Central’s THE PRESIDENT SHOW ticked down to 0.14. Spike’s THE MIST was down 0.02 to 0.11.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING held at 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Aug 03.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday August 3, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.51 1,016
2 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 27 0.45 1,325
3 IJ: AFTER PARTY TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.38 758
4 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 10 0.36 1,715
5 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,124
6 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.35 719
7 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.34 1,459
8 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:27 PM 30 0.33 972
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 2,758
10 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,726
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,542
12 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,015
13 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.31 990
14 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,015
15 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.31 940
16 FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.31 1,469
17 HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,624
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,423
19 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 2,698
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,284
21 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.29 1,871
22 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,534
23 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,254
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 638
25 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.28 902
26 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.28 1,136
27 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,345
28 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:10 PM 17 0.27 1,215
29 BAD BLOOD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 997
30 MAFS (LIF) REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.25 895
31 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,376
32 SAFEWORD MTV 11:31 PM 31 0.24 497
33 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.23 1,095
34 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,047
35 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 538
36 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:27 PM 17 0.23 1,005
37 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,826
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,041
39 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,502
40 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 423
41 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,689
42 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,021
43 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,933
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,188
45 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 455
46 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,100
47 DARKNESS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 466
48 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 391
49 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 975
50 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,077
51 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: TOXIC SHARK SYFY 8:00 PM 120 0.19 622
52 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.19 689
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,550
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 945
55 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 62 0.18 373
56 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 439
57 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L: USA/JAPAN ESPN2 10:00 PM 135 0.18 538
58 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:02 AM 58 0.17 326
59 MURDER AMONG FRIENDS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 770
60 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,253
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,540
62 CHRIS GETHARD SHOW, THE TRUTV 11:00 PM 60 0.16 355
63 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,375
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 837
65 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,540
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,465
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,764
68 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 795
69 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 354
70 NASHVILLE CMT 9:00 PM 61 0.15 744
71 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,455
72 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,367
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,507
74 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 344
75 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,347
76 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: OVERSEAS ELITE/TEAM CHALLENGE ALS ESPN 7:00 PM 139 0.15 295
77 PRESIDENT SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.14 429
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,598
79 BOSSIP WETV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 337
80 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,209
81 TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF: TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 150 0.13 295
82 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 252
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,111
84 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.13 278
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 747
86 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.12 358
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 259
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,036
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 250
90 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 645
91 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 653
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 710
93 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.11 320
94 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 674
95 MIST, THE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.11 400
96 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.11 247
97 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 271
98 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.10 258
99 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 637
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,010
101 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 475
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 218
103 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 550
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 916
105 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – ARI VS. DAL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 180 0.10 214
106 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.09 439
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 295
108 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 696
109 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 938
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 214
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 978
112 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.09 463
113 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 207
114 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 12 CMT 10:01 PM 59 0.09 267
115 TOP RANK BOXING ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 239
116 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 915
117 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 282
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 945
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 890
120 TOP RANK BOXING ESPN 9:19 PM 41 0.08 204
121 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 166
122 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 167
123 BIG BROTHER:  AFTER DARK: BBA-170136 BBAD EP 1236 8/3/17 POP 1:00 AM 120 0.07 196
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 277
125 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.07 286
126 GEORGE LOPEZ:ITS NOT ME HBO PRIME 11:50 PM 56 0.07 188
127 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 509
128 SELECCION FEMENINA EEUU L: ESTADOS UNIDOS / JAPON UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 130 0.07 143
129 WILD THAILAND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 328
130 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 125
131 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.06 211
132 IMPACT WRESTLING: 231 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.06 276
133 I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER CMT 11:00 PM 30 0.06 155
134 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 116
135 HLN SPECIAL REPORT HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 303
136 OVERBOARD: OVERBOARD POP 10:00 PM 150 0.06 210
137 PRIME MOVIE 1: UNSTOPPABLE IFC TV 8:00 PM 120 0.06 285
138 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.06 108
139 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT CLE/CWS AT BOS MLB NETWORK 7:11 PM 149 0.05 301
140 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 137
141 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.05 122
142 SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORL MAXPRIME 6:05 PM 112 0.05 133
143 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 8:31 PM 31 0.05 190
144 TINY LUXURY DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 304
145 KING OF THE ROAD VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 84
146 AFTERNOON MOVIE 3: DRIVE IFC TV 6:00 PM 120 0.05 173
147 DATE NIGHT LIVE: 102 LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 122 0.05 122
148 MUMMY RETURNS, THE: MUMMY RETURNS, THE MAXPRIME 11:36 PM 130 0.05 153
149 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 116
150 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.05 126

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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.