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October 12, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.11.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Lots of adjustments in final numbers, of which the most notable was DYNASTY losing 0.1 to debut at a truly terrible 0.3 after the big (unchanged) 0.8 lead-in it had from RIVERDALE.  Elsewhere, there were 0.1 bumps for THE GOLDBERGS, SURVIVOR, THE BLACKLIST, and EMPIRE.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Oct 11.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MLB PLAYOFFS were dominant on Wednesday cable, with Fox Sports 1’s game at 2.16 and TBS’s at 1.04.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK returned from a week off at 0.66 (down a tenth from 2 weeks ago), and BROAD CITY was at 0.29 (down 0.11).  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY fell 0.07 to 0.44.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL returned to its normal timeslot after last week’s post-game middle of the night run, up 0.18 to 0.39.  Cable news was a battleground between Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.38/0.65/3.6M and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.38/0.57/2.7M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.23/0.31/1M.  ESPN’s NBA PRESEASON games were at 0.37/0.31.  On Discovery, GARAGE REHAB slipped 0.03 to 0.35, and MISFIT GARAGE was down 0.05 to 0.26.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR was steady at 0.33.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA ticked up to 0.33, and BEST BAKER IN AMERICA was down 0.03 to 0.18.  ID’s HOMICIDE HUNTER edged up 0.02 to 0.32, and UNUSUAL SUSPECTS was down 0.02 to 0.22.  USA’s MR ROBOT returned with a 0.30 season premiere, down 0.13 from the 2016 premiere, and down 0.09 from the last season finale.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.29, PROPERTY BROTHERS shed 0.02 to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.27.  On E!, TOTAL BELLAS rose 0.02 to 0.26, and ERIC & JESSIE was up 0.02 to 0.18.  MTV’s ARE YOU THE ONE gained 0.04 to 0.29, preceded by a TEEN MOM special that was down 0.09 to 0.19.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN ticked down to 0.21.  Syfy’s CHANNEL ZERO was up 0.02 to 0.18.  On BET, 50 CENTRAL and FACE VALUE were both up 0.07 to 0.16/0.16.  FXX’s YOU’RE THE WORST held at 0.10.  THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES moved from MTV to Spike, and lost a massive 0.38 from its series premiere there to 0.10 (also down 0.30 from the MTV season finale).  Off the chart, IFC’s BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW climbed 0.02 to 0.04/110K, and Sundance’s LIAR was at 0.02/93K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Oct 11.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday October 11, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: NEW YORK YANKEES/CLEVELAND 5 FOX SPORTS 1 8:02 PM 230 2.16 7,261
2 MLB DIVISION SERIES: NATIONALS/CUBS TBS NETWORK 4:00 PM 254 1.04 4,102
3 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.66 1,121
4 MLB ALDS POST L FOX SPORTS 1 11:52 PM 91 0.57 1,573
5 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 8:14 PM 16 0.54 1,652
6 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,257
7 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.39 1,211
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.38 3,610
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 2,720
10 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: HOUSTON/MEMPHIS ESPN 9:35 PM 146 0.37 867
11 GARAGE REHAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,044
12 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,307
13 WORST COOKS 11 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,173
14 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,593
15 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: BOSTON/CHARLOTTE ESPN 7:00 PM 155 0.31 739
16 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 67 0.30 681
17 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,015
18 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.29 516
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,603
20 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 6 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.29 501
21 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,396
22 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,243
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,457
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 2,245
25 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.26 552
26 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 889
27 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,453
28 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 511
29 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,738
30 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,057
31 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.23 557
32 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.23 1,298
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,023
34 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 33 0.23 497
35 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 930
36 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS: DEADLY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,083
37 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,059
38 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,655
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,599
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 1,972
41 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 930
42 MLB ALDS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 32 0.21 846
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,006
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,100
45 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:33 AM 33 0.21 464
46 LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.21 619
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 434
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 843
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.21 1,643
50 OUTDAUGHTERED: HURRICANE TLC 10:47 PM 13 0.20 780
51 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,760
52 TEEN MOM BEING SIMON MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.19 366
53 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.19 429
54 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 585
55 BEST BAKER IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 710
56 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,493
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,744
58 CHANNEL ZERO SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 477
59 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 542
60 ERIC & JESSIE: GAME ON E! 10:00 PM 30 0.18 372
61 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 367
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,585
63 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 166 0.17 447
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 987
65 EXP UNKNOWN: HUNT FOR ETS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 701
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 843
67 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 361
68 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.17 358
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.17 1,187
70 BLAZE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.17 657
71 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,499
72 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,164
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 819
74 50 CENTRAL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.16 340
75 X-MEN ORIGINS:WOLVERINE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.16 372
76 FACE VALUE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.16 359
77 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 410
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 322
79 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,048
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 822
81 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 840
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 329
83 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,474
84 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 843
85 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 791
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 813
87 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 343
88 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,427
89 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,023
90 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,445
91 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,046
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 304
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 305
94 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 615
95 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SOUTH ALABAMA/TROY ESPN2 8:00 PM 212 0.13 423
96 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 390
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 696
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 926
99 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.13 509
100 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER HUNT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 618
101 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 654
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 933
103 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.12 386
104 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 532
105 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 337
106 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 875
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 989
108 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 956
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 911
110 CARIBBEAN PIRATE TREASURE TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.10 407
111 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 34 0.10 206
112 WHY HIM HBO PRIME 11:20 PM 111 0.10 220
113 LWDA SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.10 336
114 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 838
115 SHANNARA CHRONICLES SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 63 0.10 314
116 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.10 188
117 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 278
118 INSIDE THE NFL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.08 160
119 MYSTERIOUS ISLANDS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.08 299
120 STORY OF US NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 61 0.08 602
121 MLB ALDS ON FOXD: GM5: YANKEES VS INDIANS FOX DEPORTES 8:00 PM 240 0.08 207
122 UNDISPUTED L: 271 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 144
123 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 183
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 285
125 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 189
126 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.07 137
127 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:32 PM 28 0.07 208
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 247
129 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 135
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 152
131 ON THE STORY W/ HILL HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 164
132 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 164
133 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 184
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 248
135 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 288
136 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 136
137 SECRET EATS WITH ADAM COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 202
138 MAN S GREATEST FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 231
139 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 63 0.06 210
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 247
141 BAD BOYS II: BAD BOYS II MAXPRIME 1:30 PM 147 0.06 122
142 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 50 0.06 167
143 LIGA MX L: TOLUCA  / LOBOS BUAP UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 128 0.06 107
144 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:19 PM 41 0.06 150
145 TRL MTV 3:30 PM 59 0.06 125
146 GARAGE SQUAD VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 278
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 237
148 NFL PLAYBOOK NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.05 133
149 HERD L: 567 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 106
150 AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIA HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 166 0.05 185

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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.