UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.6.2017

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NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary ratings.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s high-profile premieres were both at the level of “OK.”  Syfy’s HAPPY opened at 0.40, a solid number for that network.  On History, KNIGHTFALL started with 0.35, a fair rating but down quite a bit from the 0.57 for its VIKINGS lead-in (impressively steady with last week’s season premiere).  KNIGHTFALL skewed extremely old, with a higher ratio of 50+ viewers to 18-49s than VIKINGS.  It was also season finale night on Comedy Central, where SOUTH PARK gained 0.03 to 0.54, and BROAD CITY was down 0.04 to 0.21.

The night’s winner was VH1, which aired back-to-back BLACK INK CREW episodes at 0.65/0.76, both up from last week’s 0.50 hour.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.60/0.45.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY edged up 0.02 to 0.46.  Cable news belonged to MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW in the demo at 0.45/0.63/3.3M, over Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.38/0.60/3.3M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.24/0.34/1.2M.  MTV’s ARE YOU THE ONE rose 0.07 to 0.37.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS fell 0.07 to 0.36, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was also up a tick to 0.25.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL returned at 0.35.  On ID, MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND lost 0.03 to 0.32, and UNUSUAL SUSPECTS was at 0.31.  On A&E, STORAGE WARS was at 0.29/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.22, and OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR was up 0.03 to 0.23.  Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE slipped 0.03 to 0.26.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS ticked down to 0.23.  On Food Network, IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN held at 0.23, IRON CHEF AMERICA was also at 0.23, and IRON CHEF: BEHIND THE BATTLE was at 0.19.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN: DALLAS reunion special was at 0.22, up 0.04 from last week.  USA’s MR ROBOT climbed 0.03 to 0.20.  On BET, FACE VALUE lost a tick to 0.08, and 50 CENTRAL ticked down to 0.07.  NatGeo’s DIAN FOSSEY: SECRETS OF THE MIST was at 0.06.  Sundance’s THE A WORD was off the chart at 0.01/40K.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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