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September 7, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.5.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT and the 9PM BLACK-ISH rerun as well as the reruns of THE FLASH and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Sep 05.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT was easily the top-rated show on Tuesday cable, but at 2.02, its rating was down 0.76 from the 2016 ROANOKE premiere.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.04 to 0.80, and the season finale of SHOOTER followed with a 0.01 bump to 0.36.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK returned at 0.48, and A NIGHT WITH MY EX was up 0.05 to 0.16.  On Freeform, the midseason finale of THE FOSTERS had a 0.09 leap to 0.33, and the season finale of the still-not-renewed THE BOLD TYPE ticked down to 0.16.  On ID, GRAVE MYSTERIES premiered at 0.30, and KILLER INSTINCT arrived at 0.29.  The season finale of HBO’s HARD KNOCKS ticked down to 0.27.

OWN’s THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS lost 0.04 to 0.68.  On MTV, THE CHALLENGE edged up 0.02 to 0.50.  Spike’s INK MASTER dropped 0.08 to 0.46, and the REDEMPTION after-show was down 0.03 to 0.22.  A&E’s LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY ticked down to 0.43, and MURDER OF LACI PETERSON was at 0.27.  It was another big news day, and that pushed MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW into the Top 10 with 0.38/2.7M, above CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.26/1M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/2.6M.  TLC’s OUTDAUGHTERED jumped 0.08 to 0.35, and RATTLED was up 0.03 to 0.25.  Coverage of Hurricane Irma put 5 Weather Channel segments in the Top 20, led by the 9PM WEATHER UNDERGROUND at 0.35.  ESPN’s coverage of the US OPEN was at 0.33.  BET’s BEING MARY JANE was steady at 0.33.  On Food Network, CHOPPED was at 0.27.  Discovery’s MANHUNT: UNABOMBER ticked down to 0.27.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.21.  On Lifetime, DANCE MOMS fell 0.06 to 0.22, and SO SHARP ticked down to 0.14.  Syfy’s FACE OFF: GAME OVER ticked up to 0.16.  Tru’s YOU CAN DO BETTER was at 0.15. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Sep 05.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 5, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 67 2.02 3,933
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.80 2,582
3 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.68 2,611
4 CHALLENGE: DIRTY 30 MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.50 828
5 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,313
6 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.46 1,005
7 LEAH REMINI: SCNTLGY SPCL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 62 0.43 1,272
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 2,744
9 SHOOTER USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.36 1,196
10 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 9:00 PM 64 0.35 1,349
11 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,319
12 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.34 1,399
13 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 1,416
14 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: MENS/WOMENS QTRFINALS ESPN 7:00 PM 417 0.33 1,319
15 BEING MARY JANE S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.33 781
16 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.33 743
17 GRAVE MYSTERIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,222
18 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.30 1,351
19 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,247
20 KILLER INSTINCT WITH CH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,169
21 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.29 547
22 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 890
23 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,304
24 HARD KNOCKS 17-TAMPA BAY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.28 568
25 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.27 828
26 MURDER OF LACI PETERSON A&E NETWORK 10:02 PM 61 0.27 818
27 MANHUNT: UNABOMBER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 62 0.27 1,022
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.26 1,029
29 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,556
30 RATTLED TLC 10:04 PM 63 0.25 881
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,442
32 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,608
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,205
34 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,946
35 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 1,917
36 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,274
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,092
38 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.23 1,073
39 INK MASTER: REDEMPTION SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.22 496
40 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 961
41 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,038
42 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.22 654
43 TIME MACHINE: ROAD TO 9/11: BIN LADENS P2 HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.21 698
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.21 1,624
45 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.21 1,033
46 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,109
47 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,779
48 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,171
49 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,485
50 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,043
51 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,736
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 405
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,836
54 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,133
55 RUM-MUNDIAL-TEL-UNVSO-905: COSTA RICA VS. MEXICO 905 UNIVERSO 9:32 PM 156 0.20 420
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 996
57 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,051
58 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,582
59 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,642
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,112
61 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 954
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,650
63 CHOPPED AFTER HOURS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.19 606
64 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,879
65 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 900
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,136
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 373
68 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 871
69 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,008
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,040
71 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 519
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,112
73 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 906
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 351
75 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,383
76 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 949
77 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,599
78 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,570
79 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: MENS/WOMENS QTRFINALS ESPN 12:00 PM 360 0.17 738
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.16 1,139
81 BOLD TYPE, THE FREEFORM 9:01 PM 61 0.16 331
82 FACE OFF: GAME FACE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 462
83 OUTDAUGHTERED: LIFE WITH TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 721
84 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,566
85 NIGHT WITH MY EX BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.16 390
86 YOU CAN DO BETTER TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 275
87 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,323
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 752
89 DANCE MOMS FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 11 0.15 399
90 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 659
91 SO SHARP LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.14 349
92 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 514
93 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.14 365
94 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.14 458
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,023
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 784
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 555
98 DM: CHLOE DOES IT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.14 436
99 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 968
100 NFL GREATEST GAMES ESPN2 9:00 PM 30 0.13 288
101 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 809
102 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,118
103 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 537
104 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 700
105 CNCAF WCQ-L: HONDURAS VS. USA BEIN SPORT 5:17 PM 139 0.12 256
106 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 354
107 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 708
108 LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 110 0.12 387
109 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.11 271
110 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 328
111 RUMBO AL MUNDIAL: HONDURAS VS. USA 9/05 UNIVERSO 5:25 PM 136 0.11 275
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 959
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 946
114 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.10 255
115 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.10 283
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,037
117 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,090
118 NFL GAMEDAY: NFL GAMEDAY SEASON PREVIEW NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 271
119 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 659
120 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.10 185
121 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.10 469
122 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.10 194
123 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 519
124 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 9:30 PM 29 0.10 215
125 GOLDEN BOY BOXING ESPN2 9:59 PM 31 0.09 185
126 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.09 240
127 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 58 0.09 157
128 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.09 233
129 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:30 PM 30 0.09 184
130 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.09 253
131 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:57 AM 63 0.09 256
132 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.09 227
133 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.09 215
134 SUND MOVIE: HAPPY GILMORE SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 120 0.08 250
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 189
136 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.08 232
137 SELENA: SELENA HBO PRIME 3:35 PM 127 0.08 177
138 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.08 207
139 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 916
140 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 220
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 895
142 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT SEA/TOR AT BOS MLB NETWORK 10:08 PM 191 0.08 249
143 DUMB AND DUMBER HBO PRIME 11:00 AM 107 0.07 150
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 481
145 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.07 174
146 HAUNTED TOWNS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.07 223
147 EXPRESS WEEKDAY – BEIN SPORT 7:36 PM 20 0.07 143
148 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:58 AM 32 0.07 129
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 257
150 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:50 PM 10 0.06 188

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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.