UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.25.2018

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NETWORK RATINGS:  As will be the case for the next 2 weeks or so, there was no morning ratings text today, so we’ll provide fuller analysis of the finals:

ABC:  Between 0.7/0.8 sitcom reruns, a pair of new ALEX INC half-hours were at 0.7/0.6, compared to last week’s 0.6.  DESIGNATED SURVIVOR fell 0.1 to a series low 0.5.

CBS:  SURVIVOR was steady at 1.6.  SEAL TEAM aired for the first time since March 28, down 0.1 to 0.8.  The season premiere of CODE BLACK was a series low, down half a point from the Fall 2016 premiere to 0.7.

NBC:  THE BLACKLIST aired for the first time since April 4, down 0.1 to 0.8.  Reruns followed at 0.6/0.7.

FOX:  EMPIRE (1.7) and STAR (1.2) were each down 0.1.

CW:  RIVERDALE (0.4) and THE ORIGINALS (0.4) were both steady.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 1.62/1.45, with NBA Network’s game at 0.32.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW gained 0.03 to 0.54, and HIP-HOP SQUARES was at 0.41/0.37, compared to last week’s 0.40/0.36.  Univision’s CONCACAF match was at 0.51.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.50.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC held at 0.46, and SELL IT LIKE SERHANT was down 0.02 to 0.10.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS rose 0.04 to 0.41.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.38/0.62/3.5M, with CNN’s TOWN HALL at 0.35/0.47/1.7M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.31/0.50/2.7M.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE shed 0.02 to 0.34, and SKIN TIGHT was up 0.06 to 0.23.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.07 to 0.33, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.31, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was steady at 0.31.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL ticked up to 0.32.  On ID, MURDER CHOSE ME gained 0.04 to 0.29, and SEE NO EVIL was at 0.27.  The 2-hour season finale of USA’s SUITS was at 0.29/0.26, compared to last week’s 0.25.  Food Network’s IRON CHEF GAUNTLET fell 0.05 to 0.29.  The season premiere of FXX’s ARCHER was at 0.28, down 0.13 from last year’s premiere.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA ticked up to 0.24, and MY PARTNER KNOWS BEST premiered at 0.10.  On Syfy, THE EXPANSE rose 0.03 to 0.18, and KRYPTON dropped 0.05 to 0.17.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM held at 0.17.  FX’s THE AMERICANS ticked up to 0.14.  MTV’s CATFISH lost 0.03 to 0.14.  A&E’s FLIP WARS gained 0.02 to 0.12.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE had a 0.10 season premiere.  Freeform’s FAMOUS IN LOVE edged up 0.02 to 0.10.  POP’s newly-renewed HOLLYWOOD DARLINGS remained off-chart, steady at 0.03/100K. 

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