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January 26, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.25.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun BIG BANG THEORY lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jan 25.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable at 0.73/0.62.  ESPN’s PRO BOWL SKILLS CHAMPIONSHIP special was at 0.53, after a COLLEGE BASKETBALL game at 0.38.  The season premiere of VH1’s RUPAUL ALL STARS was at 0.46.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN gained 0.04 to 0.41.  Fox News’s HANNITY topped cable news at 0.40/0.65/3.9M, over MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.36/0.55/3M and CNN’s CUOMO PRIMETIME at 0.23/0.34/1.1M.  On ID, BETRAYED rose 0.05 to 0.38, and THE PERFECT SUSPECT was up 0.07 to 0.33.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.07 to 0.36, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.03 to 0.31, and FLIP OR FLOP ticked down to 0.28.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY edged up 0.02 to 0.34.  MTV’s WILD N OUT grew by 0.09 to 0.33.  On Bravo, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING gained 0.03 to 0.30, and TOP CHEF was down 0.02 to 0.27.  The season premiere of Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE was at 0.30/0.22.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS ticked up to 0.25, and MAKING A MODEL was down a tick to 0.07.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP ticked up to 0.22.  NASHVILLE climbed 0.07 to 0.18 on CMT, and its TV Land run was at 0.06/350K.  Discovery’s KILLING FIELDS lost 0.04 to 0.16, and TESLA’S DEATH RAY was at 0.11.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING was steady at 0.07.  Freeform’s BEYOND was at 0.07, down 0.03 from last week’s 8PM hour, but up 0.02 from the 9PM episode.  The next to last night of HBO’s MOSAIC managed to hit the chart, up 0.02 from yesterday to 0.06.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jan 25.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 25, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: TIMBERWOLVES/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:37 PM 134 0.73 1,791
2 NBA BASKETBALL: WIZARDS / OKC TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 157 0.62 1,644
3 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 9:05 PM 58 0.53 1,171
4 RUPAUL ALL STARS 3 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.46 895
5 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.41 894
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.40 3,874
7 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:51 AM 44 0.40 901
8 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.38 1,491
9 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN/PURDUE ESPN 7:00 PM 125 0.38 1,145
10 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.37 3,593
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.36 1,684
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 3,036
13 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,077
14 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 10 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.33 554
15 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.33 2,594
16 PERFECT SUSPECT, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,347
17 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 2,923
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,554
19 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.30 1,014
20 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 32 0.30 590
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 765
22 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.28 643
23 FLIP OR FLOP NASHVILLE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,259
24 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.28 583
25 60 DAYS IN FL A&E NETWORK 11:03 PM 12 0.27 625
26 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:15 PM 75 0.27 806
27 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.26 2,564
28 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 2,664
29 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.25 1,463
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,736
31 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.25 1,125
32 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,049
33 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.25 1,769
34 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.23 834
35 CUOMO PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,139
36 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 524
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 470
38 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 9:30 PM 30 0.22 496
39 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 469
40 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 856
41 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,191
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,063
43 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 463
44 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,823
45 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.21 790
46 BLACK CARD REVOKED BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 448
47 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.20 995
48 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.20 973
49 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,426
50 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 891
51 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 60 0.20 534
52 WACO:MADMAN OR MESSIAH FL A&E NETWORK 11:15 PM 16 0.19 465
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,950
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,598
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 870
56 X GAMES                 L: ASPEN, CO ESPN 10:03 PM 126 0.18 399
57 NASHVILLE CMT 9:00 PM 62 0.18 802
58 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,708
59 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,641
60 FAMILY BY THE TON: SUPERS TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.17 588
61 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.17 860
62 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 405
63 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.17 366
64 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,684
65 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.17 374
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,782
67 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,338
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 872
69 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 734
70 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:09 AM 66 0.16 325
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,718
72 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,658
73 KILLING FIELDS: ISLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.16 808
74 MANCAVE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.16 345
75 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 26 0.16 420
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,721
77 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.15 344
78 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,385
79 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,602
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,280
81 PRAS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.14 604
82 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,177
83 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 279
84 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,221
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 287
86 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:15 AM 45 0.13 293
87 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 753
88 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,067
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,052
90 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 747
91 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 356
92 BIG SCREEN MOVIE FREEFORM 9:01 PM 119 0.12 277
93 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 297
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 308
95 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 640
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 681
97 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 687
98 MYST: LITTLE BIG HORN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 743
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 786
100 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 312
101 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.12 529
102 RUNDOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 232
103 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 806
104 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 227
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 879
106 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 537
107 TESLAS DEATH RAY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.11 495
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 759
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 708
110 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 463
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,004
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 859
113 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 466
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 868
115 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 257
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 6:10 AM 50 0.11 262
117 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 683
118 DEEPWATER HORIZON HBO PRIME 8:50 PM 107 0.11 248
119 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.11 325
120 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 879
121 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 30 0.10 189
122 LOGAN: LOGAN HBO PRIME 5:10 PM 137 0.10 292
123 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 651
124 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 251
125 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 869
126 BUILDING GIANTS SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.10 473
127 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L ESPN 6:00 AM 10 0.10 218
128 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 221
129 DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL HBO PRIME 3:25 PM 104 0.09 318
130 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.09 250
131 PGA TOUR: 2018 FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 242 0.09 672
132 TRL MTV 4:00 PM 31 0.08 145
133 MEGA MACHINES: SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.08 390
134 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 106
135 MAKING A MODEL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.07 391
136 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 157
137 BEYOND FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.07 234
138 IMPACT WRESTLING: 304 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 310
139 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UCF/WICHITA STATE ESPN2 9:04 PM 125 0.06 268
140 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 10:28 PM 16 0.06 168
141 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 142
142 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:09 PM 112 0.06 207
143 MOSAIC HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 47 0.06 221
144 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 153
145 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 130
146 PRAS FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 10 0.05 277
147 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.05 235
148 SENIOR BOWL RECAPS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.05 140
149 CLEO AND CUQUIN NICK JR 2:30 PM 30 0.05 208
150 MYSTICONS NICK JR 12:07 PM 28 0.05 203

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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.