NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from Thursday’s preliminary ratings.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable, with the early Golden State vs. Houston game at 0.95, and the late Clippers vs. Oklahoma City at 0.64. A&E’s 60 DAYS IN made its Thursday debut at 0.43, after lead-in THE FIRST 48 returned at 0.36. It was another big night for MSNBC’s segment of cable news, and its RACHEL MADDOW SHOW was on top at 0.39/0.58/3.2M, above Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.31/0.51/3.1M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.29/0.39/1.5M. On Bravo, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING gained 0.07 to 0.38, and TOP CHEF was up 0.04 to 0.36. On ID, BETRAYED premiered at 0.34, and THE PERFECT SUSPECT ticked down to 0.28. Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY rose 0.09 to 0.33. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.32, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.28, and FLIP OR FLOP was also at 0.28. Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT gained 0.05 to 0.24. MTV’s WILD N OUT ticked down to 0.24. Discovery’s KILLING FIELDS was at 0.22/0.20. CMT’s season premiere of NASHVILLE was at 0.21 (note that we won’t have ratings for the TV Land 10PM airing until Monday). Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY ALL-STARS returned at 0.19. USA’s DAMNATION fell 0.05 to 0.16. On Syfy, the season finale of VAN HELSING slipped 0.02 to 0.14, the season finale of GHOST WARS lost 0.02 to 0.09, and SUPERSTITION ticked down to 0.07. POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING was up 0.02 to 0.07.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 4, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA BASKETBALL: WARRIORS/ROCKETS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:14 PM | 141 | 0.95 | 2,869 |
| 2 | NBA BASKETBALL: THUNDER/CLIPPERS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:35 PM | 157 | 0.64 | 1,543 |
| 3 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 14 | 0.49 | 1,591 |
| 4 | 60 DAYS IN: 402 SHANK ANXIETY | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 123 | 0.43 | 956 |
| 5 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.39 | 3,217 |
| 6 | MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.38 | 1,095 |
| 7 | TOP CHEF | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 957 |
| 8 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 1,053 |
| 9 | BETRAYED | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 1,327 |
| 10 | INSIDE THE NBA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:12 AM | 44 | 0.33 | 745 |
| 11 | BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.33 | 1,048 |
| 12 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,531 |
| 13 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 2,636 |
| 14 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS | TLC | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.32 | 981 |
| 15 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 3,142 |
| 16 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.31 | 846 |
| 17 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,505 |
| 18 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,910 |
| 19 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,374 |
| 20 | PERFECT SUSPECT, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,179 |
| 21 | FLIP OR FLOP FT WORTH | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,207 |
| 22 | AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,672 |
| 23 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,072 |
| 24 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:00 AM | 32 | 0.26 | 597 |
| 25 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,251 |
| 26 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,482 |
| 27 | CARBONARO EFFECT, THE | TRUTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 549 |
| 28 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 604 |
| 29 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.24 | 544 |
| 30 | MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.24 | 756 |
| 31 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 10 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.24 | 452 |
| 32 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,728 |
| 33 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:32 AM | 32 | 0.24 | 534 |
| 34 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,198 |
| 35 | KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 126 | 0.23 | 724 |
| 36 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,506 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,207 |
| 38 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,058 |
| 39 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.22 | 793 |
| 40 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,950 |
| 41 | KILLING FIELDS: ISLE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 875 |
| 42 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 508 |
| 43 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,932 |
| 44 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 527 |
| 45 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,168 |
| 46 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.21 | 513 |
| 47 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,009 |
| 48 | NASHVILLE | CMT | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.21 | 873 |
| 49 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,110 |
| 50 | KILLING FIELDS: ISLE SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 806 |
| 51 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,961 |
| 52 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 427 |
| 53 | PARADISE RUN | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,052 |
| 54 | PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.19 | 858 |
| 55 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,469 |
| 56 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,185 |
| 57 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,399 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,141 |
| 59 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,138 |
| 60 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 425 |
| 61 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 114 | 0.18 | 536 |
| 62 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,584 |
| 63 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,662 |
| 64 | TOP WING | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 816 |
| 65 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 409 |
| 66 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: ARIZONA STATE/UTAH | ESPN | 9:04 PM | 127 | 0.18 | 545 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 828 |
| 68 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 392 |
| 69 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,622 |
| 70 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,001 |
| 71 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 406 |
| 72 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 453 |
| 73 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,395 |
| 74 | TRUMP: ONE YEAR LATER | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 820 |
| 75 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 8:54 PM | 10 | 0.17 | 497 |
| 76 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 819 |
| 77 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,346 |
| 78 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 853 |
| 79 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 390 |
| 80 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,289 |
| 81 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 382 |
| 82 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,578 |
| 83 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,487 |
| 84 | DAMNATION | USA NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.16 | 628 |
| 85 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,538 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:11 PM | 49 | 0.16 | 394 |
| 87 | INTERROGATION ROOM, THE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 585 |
| 88 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,370 |
| 89 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,243 |
| 90 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 332 |
| 91 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,446 |
| 92 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 808 |
| 93 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,573 |
| 94 | GOING IN STYLE (2017) | HBO PRIME | 5:50 PM | 96 | 0.15 | 347 |
| 95 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.15 | 1,190 |
| 96 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 794 |
| 97 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,198 |
| 98 | VAN HELSING | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 477 |
| 99 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: TBA | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 182 | 0.14 | 360 |
| 100 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,094 |
| 101 | LIFE BELOW COMPILATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 872 |
| 102 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,098 |
| 103 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 306 |
| 104 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 622 |
| 105 | RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 506 |
| 106 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/TOTTENHAM | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:54 PM | 126 | 0.12 | 327 |
| 107 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 27 | 0.12 | 451 |
| 108 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,066 |
| 109 | COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:01 PM | 117 | 0.12 | 395 |
| 110 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,036 |
| 111 | MYST MUSEUM: ANDES RESCUE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 521 |
| 112 | MECHANIC: RESURRECTION | HBO PRIME | 10:15 PM | 99 | 0.11 | 405 |
| 113 | DESUS & MERO | VICELAND | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 174 |
| 114 | BUILDING GIANTS | SCIENCE | 9:02 PM | 62 | 0.11 | 397 |
| 115 | MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 592 |
| 116 | MEGA MACHINES: | SCIENCE | 10:04 PM | 62 | 0.10 | 349 |
| 117 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 651 |
| 118 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 451 |
| 119 | ASSASSINS CREED | HBO PRIME | 3:50 PM | 116 | 0.10 | 258 |
| 120 | PRAS SHORT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:50 PM | 10 | 0.10 | 508 |
| 121 | JAY LENOS GARAGE | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 389 |
| 122 | OPPOSITION | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 290 |
| 123 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,102 |
| 124 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 660 |
| 125 | BRINGING UP BATES | UP | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 352 |
| 126 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 576 |
| 127 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 539 |
| 128 | GHOST WARS | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.09 | 338 |
| 129 | WATERWORLD: WATERWORLD | HBO PRIME | 1:30 PM | 135 | 0.08 | 249 |
| 130 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: OHIO STATE/IOWA | ESPNU | 7:00 PM | 130 | 0.08 | 324 |
| 131 | GOLIC AND WINGO L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.08 | 191 |
| 132 | FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:58 PM | 16 | 0.08 | 267 |
| 133 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 491 |
| 134 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 407 |
| 135 | BACK TO THE FUTURE | HBO PRIME | 7:05 AM | 116 | 0.08 | 203 |
| 136 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 380 |
| 137 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 544 |
| 138 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 447 |
| 139 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 582 |
| 140 | IMPACT WRESTLING: 301 | POP | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 309 |
| 141 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.07 | 178 |
| 142 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 253 |
| 143 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP II | E! | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 156 |
| 144 | CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 158 |
| 145 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 355 |
| 146 | FIGURE SKATING: US CHAMP MENS SHORT | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:30 PM | 214 | 0.07 | 371 |
| 147 | POWDER | HBO PRIME | 9:05 AM | 112 | 0.07 | 171 |
| 148 | SUPERSTITION | SYFY | 11:01 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 267 |
| 149 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 165 |
| 150 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 153 |
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