NETWORK FINALS: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, up 0.2 from last week’s game. Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The NFL Network end of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.62, up 0.14 from last week. Fox Sports 1’s MLB PLAYOFFS game was at 0.95, and MLB Network’s game was at 0.46. On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY rose 0.08 to 0.49, and AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR was up 0.02 to 0.13. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.46. On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS plunged 0.19 to 0.39. After a couple of bad nights, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW regained the cable news lead at 0.31/0.47/2.5M, above Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.30/0.51/2.9M, and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.23/0.31/900K. Bravo’s FLIPPING OUT gained 0.03 to 0.30. MTV’s WILD N OUT dropped 0.04 to 0.29. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.06 to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.24, and FLIP OR FLOP added 0.03 for 0.24. Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY rose 0.03 to 0.27. ID’s GUILTY RICH fell 0.03 to 0.22, and BLOOD RELATIVES premiered at 0.21. History’s ICE ROAD TRUCKERS was at 0.22. Comedy Central’s NATHAN FOR YOU edged up 0.02 to 0.18. On Syfy, VAN HELSING returned at 0.15, and GHOST WARS premiered at 0.10. We’s MARY MARY dropped 0.09 to 0.14. FX’s BETTER THINGS fell 0.06 to 0.11. CMT’s DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS held at 0.11. POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING fell off the chart, down 0.01 to 0.05/251K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday October 5, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2017 WK5 – NE VS TB | NFL NETWORK | 8:27 PM | 192 | 1.62 | 3,904 |
| 2 | MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: NEW YORK YANKEES/CLEVELAND 1 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:31 PM | 218 | 0.95 | 3,782 |
| 3 | NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK | NFL NETWORK | 8:16 PM | 11 | 0.76 | 2,032 |
| 4 | TNF POST-GAME | NFL NETWORK | 11:45 PM | 35 | 0.66 | 1,406 |
| 5 | NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 | NFL NETWORK | 7:58 PM | 18 | 0.51 | 1,337 |
| 6 | PROJECT RUNWAY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 93 | 0.49 | 1,919 |
| 7 | DIVISION SERIES GAME: 2017 ALDS BOS AT HOU GM 1 | MLB NETWORK | 4:06 PM | 210 | 0.46 | 1,989 |
| 8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: LOUISVILLE/NC STATE | ESPN | 7:52 PM | 231 | 0.46 | 1,523 |
| 9 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRUTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.39 | 736 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:43 PM | 17 | 0.36 | 911 |
| 11 | NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 28 | 0.36 | 894 |
| 12 | TIMELINE | NFL NETWORK | 12:20 AM | 59 | 0.34 | 717 |
| 13 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 2,489 |
| 14 | FLIPPING OUT | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 964 |
| 15 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 2,874 |
| 16 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,934 |
| 17 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.29 | 503 |
| 18 | MLB ALDS POST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:09 PM | 37 | 0.29 | 1,046 |
| 19 | FOX NEWS TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,185 |
| 20 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,889 |
| 21 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,269 |
| 22 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,383 |
| 23 | BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 885 |
| 24 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.27 | 659 |
| 25 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,948 |
| 26 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,232 |
| 27 | FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,114 |
| 28 | I AM FRANKIE | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,281 |
| 29 | GOLDBERGS, THE | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:00 AM | 33 | 0.24 | 629 |
| 30 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,877 |
| 31 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,351 |
| 32 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,276 |
| 33 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,851 |
| 34 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 647 |
| 35 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 936 |
| 36 | CONAN | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 522 |
| 37 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,591 |
| 38 | GUILTY RICH | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 846 |
| 39 | SR/LAS VEGAS SHOOTING CVG | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,417 |
| 40 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,776 |
| 41 | ICE ROAD TRUCKERS | HISTORY | 10:00 PM | 63 | 0.22 | 857 |
| 42 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,682 |
| 43 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.22 | 753 |
| 44 | BLOOD RELATIVES | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 986 |
| 45 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,655 |
| 46 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,054 |
| 47 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,582 |
| 48 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 521 |
| 49 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 914 |
| 50 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,737 |
| 51 | IJ: AFTER PARTY | TRUTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 428 |
| 52 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,555 |
| 53 | GOLDBERGS, THE | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:33 AM | 33 | 0.20 | 521 |
| 54 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 740 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 882 |
| 56 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,005 |
| 57 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,008 |
| 58 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,395 |
| 59 | COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 52 | 0.19 | 514 |
| 60 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 1:19 AM | 59 | 0.19 | 404 |
| 61 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 917 |
| 62 | PROJECT REWIND | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:50 PM | 10 | 0.19 | 955 |
| 63 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 977 |
| 64 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 427 |
| 65 | NATHAN FOR YOU | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 331 |
| 66 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 884 |
| 67 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,088 |
| 68 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 850 |
| 69 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 747 |
| 70 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 831 |
| 71 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 789 |
| 72 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 385 |
| 73 | FX MOVIE PRIME: TRAINWRECK | FX | 7:00 PM | 180 | 0.17 | 472 |
| 74 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,214 |
| 75 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 347 |
| 76 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 357 |
| 77 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 806 |
| 78 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 410 |
| 79 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 833 |
| 80 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,220 |
| 81 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.16 | 355 |
| 82 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 716 |
| 83 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 759 |
| 84 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,518 |
| 85 | VAN HELSING | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 459 |
| 86 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 321 |
| 87 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 291 |
| 88 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 788 |
| 89 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 433 |
| 90 | MLB ALDS PRE GAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 594 |
| 91 | MARY MARY | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 400 |
| 92 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 309 |
| 93 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 422 |
| 94 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: MINNESOTA/DETROIT | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:33 PM | 174 | 0.14 | 378 |
| 95 | MLBT DIVISION POSTGAME | MLB NETWORK | 7:36 PM | 84 | 0.14 | 547 |
| 96 | AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:33 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 507 |
| 97 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 291 |
| 98 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 614 |
| 99 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 1,056 |
| 100 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 306 |
| 101 | TNF GAMEDAY | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 293 |
| 102 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,087 |
| 103 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 345 |
| 104 | REAL ESTATE WARS | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 387 |
| 105 | BETTER THINGS | FX | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 377 |
| 106 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,046 |
| 107 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 919 |
| 108 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 890 |
| 109 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 951 |
| 110 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 12 | CMT | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 255 |
| 111 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 942 |
| 112 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,020 |
| 113 | OPPOSITION | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 301 |
| 114 | GHOST WARS | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 512 |
| 115 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 819 |
| 116 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 228 |
| 117 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 25 | 0.10 | 326 |
| 118 | VAMPIRES: MYST MUSEUM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 472 |
| 119 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 901 |
| 120 | BAD BOYS II: BAD BOYS II | MAXPRIME | 10:05 PM | 147 | 0.09 | 181 |
| 121 | PINE TAR INCIDENT | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:46 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 355 |
| 122 | PRESIDENT SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 12:01 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 254 |
| 123 | MUTT & STUFF | NICK JR | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 418 |
| 124 | CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 141 | 0.08 | 227 |
| 125 | MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 489 |
| 126 | DIVIDED | GSN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 315 |
| 127 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 220 |
| 128 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: PHILLY/LOS ANGELES | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:27 PM | 156 | 0.08 | 211 |
| 129 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:02 PM | 62 | 0.07 | 207 |
| 130 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 263 |
| 131 | PARTIDO AMISTOSO L: HOUSTON DYNAMO / CRUZ AZUL | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:10 PM | 123 | 0.07 | 154 |
| 132 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.07 | 183 |
| 133 | SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 269 |
| 134 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 144 |
| 135 | DIVIDED | GSN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 239 |
| 136 | SAWCQ-L: COLOMBIA VS. PARAGUAY | BEIN SPORT | 7:16 PM | 136 | 0.07 | 152 |
| 137 | SPIKE TV MOVIE: MR AND MRS SMITH (2005) | SPIKE TV | 3:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 180 |
| 138 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 159 |
| 139 | HERD L: 562 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 152 |
| 140 | DESUS & MERO | VICELAND | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 95 |
| 141 | TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 358 |
| 142 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 134 |
| 143 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 253 |
| 144 | UNDISPUTED L: 267 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 131 |
| 145 | NATIONAL SECURITY | MAXPRIME | 12:35 AM | 88 | 0.06 | 95 |
| 146 | TRL | MTV | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 119 |
| 147 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 207 |
| 148 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 121 |
| 149 | FELIPE ESPARZA:TRANSLATE | HBO PRIME | 10:25 PM | 68 | 0.05 | 110 |
| 150 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 178 |
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