Articles

February 1, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.31.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE AMAZING RACE and the rerun of SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE BLACKLIST and SVU lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jan 31.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW shared the lead in Wednesday cable, despite a 0.11 drop to 0.62.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.62 (Knicks vs Boston)/0.42 (Dallas vs. Phoenix).  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS lost 0.04 to 0.53.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE slipped 0.03 to 0.44, and FAMILY BY THE TON ticked down to 0.28.  It was a close race in the demo for cable news, with Fox News’s HANNITY ahead at 0.43/0.71/3.9M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.41/0.62/3.2M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 behind at 0.25/0.33/1.1M.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS rose 0.09 to 0.39, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.33, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.07 to 0.28.  On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER dropped 0.04 to 0.36, and SEE NO EVIL was down 0.02 to 0.34.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA grew by 0.07 to 0.33.  On E!, TOTAL DIVAS gained 0.07 to 0.33, and WAGS was at 0.12/0.10, compared to last week’s 0.13.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY slumped by 0.14 to 0.31, and RELATIVE SUCCESS ticked down to 0.14.  MTV’s CATFISH shrank by 0.13 to 0.26.  A&E’s STORAGE WARS was at 0.24 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.17, and ROOSTER & BUTCH was down 0.04 to 0.10.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES fell 0.08 to 0.22.  

TBS’s FULL FRONTAL was the night’s highest rated scripted show, up 0.03 to 0.40.  FX’s AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE stabilized with a 0.02 dip to 0.39.  TNT’s THE LIBRARIANS climbed 0.06 to 0.34.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG dropped 0.05 to 0.30.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH gained 0.04 to 0.29, and ALONE TOGETHER held at 0.10.  On Syfy, THE MAGICIANS climbed 0.06 to 0.28, and the season finale of HAPPY was up 0.02 to 0.19.  Paramount’s WACO dropped an uneasy 0.12 to 0.26, and the CMT run was down 0.03 to 0.09.  History’s KNIGHTFALL, airing for the first time without a VIKINGS lead-in, edged up 0.02 to 0.22.  Comedy Central’s CORPORATE was steady at 0.16.  On POP, SCHITT’S CREEK ticked up to 0.09, and LET’S GET PHYSICAL stayed off the chart at 0.03/124K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jan 31.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 31, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.62 1,181
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW YORK/BOSTON ESPN 8:00 PM 139 0.62 1,524
3 NBA POST-GAME   L ESPN 10:19 PM 16 0.56 1,337
4 STREET OUTLAWS SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 70 0.53 1,372
5 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.44 1,467
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.43 3,945
7 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DALLAS/PHOENIX ESPN 10:35 PM 141 0.42 968
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.41 3,212
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.40 3,786
10 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,231
11 ACS: VERSACE FX 10:00 PM 72 0.39 1,261
12 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,940
13 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,570
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.35 3,477
15 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,373
16 LIBRARIANS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.34 1,336
17 FX MOVIE PRIME: TERMINATOR GENISYS FX 7:30 PM 150 0.33 1,061
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,821
19 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.33 837
20 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.33 665
21 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.32 2,507
22 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.31 966
23 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.31 3,040
24 SELECCION MEXICO 01/31/18: MEXICO / BOSNIA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:45 PM 135 0.31 616
25 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,473
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 866
27 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.29 610
28 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.29 2,490
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.29 2,883
30 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,632
31 FAMILY BY THE TON TLC 10:05 PM 63 0.28 967
32 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 669
33 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.27 2,632
34 WACO PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 62 0.26 737
35 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.26 534
36 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 601
37 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:56 AM 64 0.26 572
38 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.26 919
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.26 2,315
40 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 942
41 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.26 528
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.25 1,982
43 LWATL SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.25 656
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,061
45 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.24 1,063
46 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,994
47 LWATL FIRST LOOK LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 11 0.24 679
48 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.24 2,216
49 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,120
50 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,210
51 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,823
52 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.23 2,041
53 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.23 2,163
54 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.23 474
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.23 1,938
56 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 819
57 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,126
58 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 539
59 KNIGHTFALL HISTORY 10:00 PM 61 0.22 1,051
60 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 593
61 CUOMO PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,034
62 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 497
63 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 392
64 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 444
65 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.20 500
66 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 946
67 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,715
68 HAPPY! SYFY 10:00 PM 50 0.19 540
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 878
70 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,878
71 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 437
72 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 776
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.17 1,460
74 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 891
75 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.17 366
76 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,886
77 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.17 948
78 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MISSOURI/ALABAMA ESPN2 9:03 PM 125 0.17 452
79 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 791
80 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 8:47 PM 16 0.16 535
81 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.16 1,000
82 CORPORATE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.16 280
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.16 1,148
84 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 444
85 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.16 364
86 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,717
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 826
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 867
89 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 136 0.15 347
90 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,670
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 781
92 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 831
93 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 333
94 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 164 0.15 386
95 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 930
96 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,416
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 318
98 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 107 0.14 545
99 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM PARAMOUNT 6:30 PM 150 0.14 452
100 RELATIVE SUCCESS TABATHA BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.14 408
101 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 317
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 292
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 329
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 895
105 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.14 230
106 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,269
107 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 621
108 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:08 PM 52 0.13 283
109 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 724
110 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,195
111 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.12 358
112 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 724
113 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 276
114 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 402
115 WAGS ATLANTA E! 10:00 PM 60 0.12 252
116 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:43 PM 143 0.12 324
117 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.11 347
118 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 57 0.11 246
119 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 357
120 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.11 322
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 914
122 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 234
123 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 534
124 ROOSTER & BUTCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.10 377
125 WAGS ATLANTA E! 11:00 PM 60 0.10 220
126 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.10 205
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,032
128 ANGELA RYE SOTU BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 241
129 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 25 0.09 333
130 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 326
131 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 928
132 BILLION DOLLAR BUYER CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 295
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 910
134 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.09 320
135 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 211
136 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 360
137 WACO CMT 10:00 PM 62 0.09 264
138 UNDISPUTED L: 348 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 195
139 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 905
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 274
141 MYTHBUSTERS: SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 219
142 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 902
143 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 893
144 FUTBOL CENTRAL 01/31/18 UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 45 0.08 156
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 248
146 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WEST VIRGINIA/IOWA STATE ESPNU 7:00 PM 122 0.07 344
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 242
148 CLEO AND CUQUIN NICK JR 2:30 PM 30 0.07 272
149 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 192
150 SUPER BOWL PRIME NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 186

PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

###



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.