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January 18, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.16.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The MODERN FAMILY rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jan 16.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, up 0.08 to 0.81, with HUNTING HITLER up 0.08 to 0.44.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN edged up 0.02 to 0.78, and it was followed by a WWE RAW 25 special at 0.62.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.07 to 0.65.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS gained 0.08 to 0.65, and STRIPPED was down 0.02 to 0.15.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER grew by 0.03 to 0.64, RESTORED BY THE FORDS rose 0.02 to 0.40, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.05 to 0.29.  ID’s JODI ARIAS: AN AMERICAN MURDER MYSTERY continued its successful run at 0.58, and TRUE CONVICTION premiered at 0.37.  On OWN, THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS dropped 0.07 to 0.56, and lead-out THE PAYNES arrived at 0.43/0.41.  On Discovrry, MOONSHINERS slipped 0.03 to 0.43, with a lead-in special at 0.25, and lead-out TESLA’S DEATH RAY was up 0.02 to 0.23.  Cable news was another win for MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.42/0.63/3.1M, over CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.34/0.41/1.2M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.33/0.54/3M.  On the newly rebranded Paramount Network (previously Spike), INK MASTER rose 0.07 to 0.41.  VH1’s AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL dipped 0.05 to 0.40.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL game was at 0.38.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT fell 0.05 to 0.37, and THIS TIME NEXT YEAR premiered at 0.14.  On A&E, INTERVENTION climbed 0.08 to 0.34, and UNDERCOVER HIGH was down 0.04 to 0.26.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE ticked up to 0.32, and I AM JAZZ ticked down to 0.22.  Food Network’s CHOPPED fell 0.08 to 0.26.  Freeform’s THE FOSTERS gained 0.03 to 0.25.  TV Land’s TEACHERS added 0.02 for 0.11.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jan 16.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday January 16, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.81 3,337
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.78 2,602
3 CHALLENGE: VENDETTAS MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.65 1,023
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.65 1,797
5 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.64 3,125
6 WWE RAW 25: CELEBRATING USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.62 1,877
7 JODI ARIAS: AN AMERICAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.58 2,038
8 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.56 2,339
9 HUNTING HITLER HISTORY 10:10 PM 59 0.44 1,834
10 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.43 1,410
11 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.43 1,610
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.43 3,098
13 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.41 841
14 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.41 1,537
15 RESTORED BY THE FORDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,995
16 AMERICAS TOP MODEL 24 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.40 960
17 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KENTUCKY/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN 9:03 PM 142 0.38 1,167
18 TRUE CONVICTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.37 1,347
19 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.37 1,006
20 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.35 2,333
21 INTERVENTION:HEROIN TRNGL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.34 708
22 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.34 1,198
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.34 825
24 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 2,987
25 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 123 0.32 1,067
26 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,096
27 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:25 PM 35 0.30 737
28 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,486
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,478
30 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 870
31 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,102
32 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 591
33 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WISCONSIN/PURDUE ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.27 727
34 CHOPPED: GOLD MEDAL GAMES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.26 984
35 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.26 594
36 UNDERCOVER HIGH A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.26 514
37 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.25 703
38 MOONSHINERS: SHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 962
39 CUOMO PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,183
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 1,006
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,592
42 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,570
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,623
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,157
45 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.24 519
46 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,015
47 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.23 554
48 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,295
49 TESLAS DEATH RAY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.23 637
50 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,648
51 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 528
52 I AM JAZZ TLC 10:03 PM 62 0.22 821
53 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 552
54 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,067
55 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: NEW ORLEANS/BOSTON NBA-TV 7:30 PM 162 0.22 592
56 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 462
57 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.21 465
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,008
59 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.21 523
60 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.21 670
61 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,075
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,705
63 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,663
64 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,551
65 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 435
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,583
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,098
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 370
69 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 442
70 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,551
71 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,527
72 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.19 912
73 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.19 410
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,730
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,788
76 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PHOENIX/PORTLAND NBA-TV 10:12 PM 126 0.18 421
77 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,911
78 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 430
79 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 922
80 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 976
81 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 768
82 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.18 871
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 30 0.18 398
84 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 12:30 PM 60 0.18 384
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 359
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 981
87 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 359
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,518
89 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 7:02 PM 58 0.16 509
90 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,075
91 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LOUISVILLE/NOTRE DAME ESPN2 7:00 PM 146 0.16 615
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 337
93 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,436
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,043
95 STRIPPED BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.15 385
96 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,540
97 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 819
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,150
99 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,173
100 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OKLAHOMA/KANSAS STATE ESPNU 9:00 PM 126 0.14 479
101 THIS TIME NEXT YEAR LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 61 0.14 391
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 729
103 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,016
104 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 388
105 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,410
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,100
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,049
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 772
109 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 447
110 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 665
111 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 295
112 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 27 0.13 387
113 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 6:00 PM 62 0.13 362
114 HML: INSIDE HACKS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.13 272
115 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,091
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,067
117 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.12 287
118 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.12 465
119 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.12 303
120 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,081
121 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 597
122 COPA MX – L: CRUZ AZUL / PUEBLA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:54 PM 126 0.11 231
123 BARRETT JACKSON: 2 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 2 VELOCITY 8:00 PM 180 0.11 621
124 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.11 492
125 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.11 385
126 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 502
127 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.10 422
128 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 588
129 DIFFERENT WORLD, A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 PM 32 0.10 191
130 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.10 414
131 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:18 AM 72 0.10 219
132 BARRETT JACKSON: 1 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 1 VELOCITY 6:00 PM 120 0.09 481
133 DUMB AND DUMBER HBO PRIME 8:25 AM 107 0.09 174
134 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 118 0.09 228
135 ANIMALS GONE WILD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 434
136 DIFFERENT WORLD, A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:03 PM 31 0.08 170
137 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 199
138 UNDISPUTED L: 337 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 165
139 DIFFERENT WORLD, A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:32 PM 31 0.07 156
140 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.07 196
141 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 142
142 DIFFERENT WORLD, A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:34 PM 31 0.07 159
143 GETAWAY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 204
144 DIFFERENT WORLD, A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:05 PM 30 0.06 166
145 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 122
146 SEGURIDAD FRONTERA CAN UNIVERSO 7:30 PM 30 0.06 128
147 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 115
148 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 403
149 E! NEWS: DAILY POP II E! 1:00 PM 60 0.06 125
150 HERD L: 637 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 149

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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.