NETWORK FINALS: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.6, down 0.4 from last week’s final number. Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY, GOTHAM and WILL & GRACE each gained 0.1.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS game took the Thursday cable crown at 1.99. NFL Network’s end of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.38, down 0.24 from last week. The top-rated non-sports telecast was Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY, up a tick to 0.50, with AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR down 0.02 to 0.11. Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS rose 0.03 to 0.42, and the AFTER PARTY was at 0.27. On Bravo, FLIPPING OUT gained 0.03 to 0.33. Fox News led cable news with TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.32/0.46/2.9M over MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.30/0.45/2.5M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/0.29/1M. ID’s HOME ALONE arrived at 0.29, and BLOOD RELATIVES was up 0.02 to 0.23. MTV’s WILD N OUT fell 0.04 to 0.25. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was steady at 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.03 to 0.24, with FLIP OR FLOP down 0.03 to 0.22. Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY dropped 0.03 to 0.24. FX’s BETTER THINGS jumped 0.07 to 0.18. History’s ICE ROAD TRUCKERS lost 0.04 to 0.18. We’s MARY MARY edged up 0.02 to 0.16. Comedy Central’s NATHAN FOR YOU shed 0.04 to 0.14. On Syfy, VAN HELSING dropped 0.02 to 0.13, and GHOST WARS was steady at 0.10. CMT’s DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS ticked down to 0.10. POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING returned to the chart, up 0.02 to 0.07.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday October 12, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | MLB DIVISION SERIES: CUBS/NATIONALS | TBS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 292 | 1.99 | 7,023 |
| 2 | NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2017 WEEK 6 PHI VS. CAR | NFL NETWORK | 8:26 PM | 200 | 1.38 | 3,558 |
| 3 | INSIDE THE MLB | TBS NETWORK | 12:52 AM | 47 | 0.70 | 1,902 |
| 4 | NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK | NFL NETWORK | 8:16 PM | 10 | 0.63 | 1,751 |
| 5 | NFL THU NT POST-GAME | NFL NETWORK | 11:51 PM | 26 | 0.52 | 1,238 |
| 6 | NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 | NFL NETWORK | 7:58 PM | 18 | 0.51 | 1,388 |
| 7 | PROJECT RUNWAY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 92 | 0.50 | 1,971 |
| 8 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRUTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.42 | 773 |
| 9 | MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW | TBS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.37 | 1,049 |
| 10 | NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 28 | 0.35 | 878 |
| 11 | FLIPPING OUT | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 1,103 |
| 12 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 2,903 |
| 13 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 3,044 |
| 14 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 2,530 |
| 15 | HOME ALONE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,020 |
| 16 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 717 |
| 17 | IJ: AFTER PARTY | TRUTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 474 |
| 18 | FOX NEWS TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,041 |
| 19 | WILD N OUT:10 GOAT GUESTS | MTV | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.25 | 443 |
| 20 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,316 |
| 21 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,247 |
| 22 | BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 792 |
| 23 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 12:17 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 576 |
| 24 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,213 |
| 25 | GOLDBERGS, THE | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:00 AM | 33 | 0.24 | 557 |
| 26 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 472 |
| 27 | BLOOD RELATIVES | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 915 |
| 28 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,375 |
| 29 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,017 |
| 30 | GOLDBERGS, THE | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:33 AM | 33 | 0.22 | 497 |
| 31 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,800 |
| 32 | FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 1,058 |
| 33 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,386 |
| 34 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,662 |
| 35 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,542 |
| 36 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,001 |
| 37 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,929 |
| 38 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,812 |
| 39 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 486 |
| 40 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 855 |
| 41 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 888 |
| 42 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.20 | 451 |
| 43 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,626 |
| 44 | PROJECT REWIND | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:50 PM | 10 | 0.20 | 960 |
| 45 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,712 |
| 46 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 487 |
| 47 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,711 |
| 48 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,843 |
| 49 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 701 |
| 50 | BETTER THINGS | FX | 10:00 PM | 34 | 0.18 | 520 |
| 51 | ICE ROAD TRUCKERS | HISTORY | 10:00 PM | 63 | 0.18 | 889 |
| 52 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,664 |
| 53 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 380 |
| 54 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,609 |
| 55 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 899 |
| 56 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 414 |
| 57 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 90 | 0.17 | 387 |
| 58 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 832 |
| 59 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,640 |
| 60 | MARY MARY | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.16 | 489 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 354 |
| 62 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.16 | 361 |
| 63 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 454 |
| 64 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 372 |
| 65 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 348 |
| 66 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,257 |
| 67 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,517 |
| 68 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 806 |
| 69 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 920 |
| 70 | TNF GAMEDAY | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.15 | 379 |
| 71 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:01 AM | 59 | 0.15 | 316 |
| 72 | FOOTBALL LIFE | NFL NETWORK | 1:17 AM | 59 | 0.15 | 349 |
| 73 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 841 |
| 74 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 815 |
| 75 | NATHAN FOR YOU | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 252 |
| 76 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 861 |
| 77 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 761 |
| 78 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 784 |
| 79 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 952 |
| 80 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 61 | 0.14 | 305 |
| 81 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 408 |
| 82 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 29 | 0.13 | 390 |
| 83 | MYST MUSEUM REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 545 |
| 84 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,206 |
| 85 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.13 | 1,036 |
| 86 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 782 |
| 87 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 634 |
| 88 | VAN HELSING | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 451 |
| 89 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 743 |
| 90 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 275 |
| 91 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 338 |
| 92 | MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 552 |
| 93 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,094 |
| 94 | COMEDY GET DOWN, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 314 |
| 95 | RUNDOWN, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 280 |
| 96 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,220 |
| 97 | NBA STUDIO | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 296 |
| 98 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,202 |
| 99 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 256 |
| 100 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 901 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 867 |
| 102 | AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:32 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 443 |
| 103 | GHOST WARS | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 505 |
| 104 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 519 |
| 105 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 872 |
| 106 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 869 |
| 107 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 308 |
| 108 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 12 | CMT | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 258 |
| 109 | CHRIS GETHARD SHOW, THE | TRUTV | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 183 |
| 110 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:09 PM | 51 | 0.09 | 221 |
| 111 | PROJECT RUNWAY FL | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:32 PM | 16 | 0.09 | 410 |
| 112 | REAL ESTATE WARS | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 341 |
| 113 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 869 |
| 114 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 870 |
| 115 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 275 |
| 116 | SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 263 |
| 117 | DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 155 |
| 118 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.08 | 211 |
| 119 | DIVIDED | GSN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 406 |
| 120 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 891 |
| 121 | WATCHMEN: WATCHMEN | HBO PRIME | 4:45 PM | 162 | 0.08 | 178 |
| 122 | MLB INTENTIONAL TALK L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 144 |
| 123 | ASSASSINS CREED | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 116 | 0.08 | 232 |
| 124 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 173 |
| 125 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 285 |
| 126 | S.W.A.T. | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 117 | 0.07 | 189 |
| 127 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 148 |
| 128 | IMPACT WRESTLING: 241 | POP | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 279 |
| 129 | UNDISPUTED L: 272 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 154 |
| 130 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 147 |
| 131 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:02 PM | 62 | 0.07 | 256 |
| 132 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 141 |
| 133 | JACKASS: THE MOVIE | HBO PRIME | 11:35 PM | 85 | 0.07 | 136 |
| 134 | DIVIDED | GSN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 333 |
| 135 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 244 |
| 136 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 148 |
| 137 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 258 |
| 138 | VIEW FROM THE TOP | HBO PRIME | 2:45 PM | 87 | 0.06 | 168 |
| 139 | TNF FIRST LOOK: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 129 | 0.06 | 130 |
| 140 | S.W.A.T. | MAXPRIME | 10:15 AM | 117 | 0.05 | 118 |
| 141 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 137 |
| 142 | UFC RELOADED: 210:CORMIER/JOHNSON 2 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 194 |
| 143 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 247 |
| 144 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL | ESPN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 129 |
| 145 | ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 146 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 89 |
| 147 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: TEXAS STATE/LOUISIANA | ESPNU | 7:30 PM | 181 | 0.05 | 153 |
| 148 | LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY G | HBO PRIME | 12:50 PM | 110 | 0.05 | 157 |
| 149 | HERD L: 568 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 138 |
| 150 | TRL | MTV | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 84 |
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