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December 29, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.28.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS now posted.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 28.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another holiday week night dominated by sports.  ESPN’s trio of COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were led by the 1.17 Stanford vs. TCU game and the 1.04 Virgina Tech vs. Oklahoma State match, while the afternoon Virginia vs. Navy lagged at 0.48, and Fox Sports 1’s Washington State vs. Michigan State was at 0.42.  Meanwhile, TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.63/0.54.  The top-rated non-sports show of the night was Bravo’s TOP CHEF, up 0.04 to 0.32, with lead-in MILLION DOLLAR LISTING up 0.06 to 0.31.  Freeform debuted its MOVIE NIGHT WITH KARLIE KLOSS presentation of theatrical movies at 0.32, and a promo for the new season of BEYOND was its lead-out at 0.16.  On We, TAMAR & VINCE edged up 0.02 to 0.29.  On ID, THE PERFECT SUSPECT was at 0.29.  MTV’s WILD N OUT ticked up to 0.25.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY dropped 0.04 to 0.24.  TLC’s I CATFISHED MY DAD was at 0.24.  USA’s DAMNATION rose 0.05 to 0.21.  A&E’s MENENDEZ BROTHERS: ERIK TELLS ALL rose 0.02 to 0.20.  Tru’s CARBONARO EFFECT climbed 0.05 to 0.19.  On Syfy, VAN HELSING was steady at 0.16, GHOST WARS grew by 0.03 to 0.11, and SUPERSTITION was up 0.03 to 0.08.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked up to 0.05.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 28.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 28, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: STANFORD/TCU ESPN 9:00 PM 212 1.17 4,332
2 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: VIRGINIA TECH/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN 5:15 PM 223 1.04 4,321
3 NBA BASKETBALL: ROCKETS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 145 0.63 1,741
4 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 4:53 PM 22 0.54 2,123
5 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/TRAILBLAZERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:39 PM 162 0.54 1,313
6 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: VIRGINIA/NAVY ESPN 1:30 PM 203 0.48 2,052
7 HOLIDAY BOWL L: WASHINGTON ST/MICHIGAN ST FOX SPORTS 1 8:59 PM 208 0.42 1,613
8 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:32 AM 88 0.40 1,231
9 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.36 1,108
10 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.32 989
11 MOVIE NIGHT W/ K KLOSS: HARRY POTTER/SECRETS FREEFORM 6:30 PM 240 0.32 792
12 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,147
13 TAMARS TAKE WETV 10:01 PM 11 0.30 839
14 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:21 AM 56 0.29 667
15 TAMAR & VINCE WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.29 798
16 PERFECT SUSPECT, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,264
17 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.28 1,508
18 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.25 673
19 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.25 579
20 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 10 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.25 454
21 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.24 871
22 I CATFISHED MY KID TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.24 643
23 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,005
24 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.22 512
25 DAMNATION USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.21 671
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 477
27 MENENDEZ MURDERS A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.20 586
28 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 512
29 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,969
30 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,147
31 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 440
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 439
33 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,891
34 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,748
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 401
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 364
37 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,877
38 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,958
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,542
40 BEYOND: WHAT LIES AHEAD FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.16 357
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,861
42 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,479
43 VAN HELSING SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 550
44 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,649
45 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,676
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 678
47 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,571
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 661
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 774
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,657
51 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,670
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,300
53 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: PSYCHO BROTHER-IN-LAW LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.14 631
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 720
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 670
56 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 758
57 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 653
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 591
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 676
60 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 908
61 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,232
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 761
63 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 754
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 748
65 HOLIDAY BOWL POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 12:33 AM 11 0.13 465
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 751
67 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,381
68 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 676
69 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 654
70 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,159
71 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 118 0.12 375
72 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,141
73 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 847
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,085
75 GHOST WARS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 392
76 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,166
77 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 63 0.11 276
78 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,264
79 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LAS VEGAS/LOS ANGELES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:27 PM 152 0.11 266
80 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 762
81 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 813
82 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 993
83 ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE: ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE HBO PRIME 7:50 PM 126 0.10 357
84 MYST MUSEUM: ANTARCTIC TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 532
85 DIVIDED GSN 12:00 AM 30 0.09 354
86 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 391
87 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 499
88 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/CRYSTAL PALACE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:53 PM 136 0.09 283
89 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 775
90 CFB PREGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 8:45 PM 14 0.09 362
91 SUPERSTITION SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.08 283
92 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 804
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 688
94 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 317
95 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 871
96 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.07 238
97 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.07 195
98 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 255
99 GREAT WALL, THE HBO PRIME 12:35 AM 103 0.07 183
100 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 174 0.07 259
101 UNDISPUTED L: 324 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 176
102 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 345
103 SP BEHIND BUILD DREAMHOME DIY NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 210
104 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 143
105 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 733
106 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.06 150
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 228
108 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 178
109 SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE: SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE HBO PRIME 1:05 PM 128 0.05 157
110 IMPACT BEST OF 2017 PT 2: IMPACT BEST OF 2017 PT 2 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.05 285
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 172
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 725
113 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 152
114 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.05 118
115 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:59 PM 61 0.05 116
116 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.05 120
117 BUNSEN IS A BEAST! NICKTOONS 8:00 PM 30 0.05 238
118 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 90 0.05 136
119 WARCRAFT: WARCRAFT HBO PRIME 7:10 AM 123 0.05 117
120 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:09 PM 51 0.05 109
121 SEGURIDAD FRONTERA AUS UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.05 105
122 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS HBO PRIME 11:15 AM 108 0.04 157
123 SEGURIDAD FRONTERA AUS UNIVERSO 8:30 PM 30 0.04 101
124 ER POP 3:00 PM 68 0.04 163
125 HENRY DANGER NICKTOONS 9:30 AM 30 0.04 250
126 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 130
127 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF-S D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.04 123
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 264
129 CELEBRITY PAGE REELZCHANNEL 1:00 AM 30 0.04 98
130 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.04 121
131 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:09 PM 110 0.04 186
132 COLL FTBL BOWL PREVIEW ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.04 89
133 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TULANE/TEMPLE ESPN2 7:00 PM 129 0.04 137
134 CRIME & JUSTICE HLN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 171
135 INVINCIBLE (2006) MAXPRIME 6:16 PM 104 0.04 114
136 HARVEY BEAKS NICKTOONS 8:30 PM 30 0.04 185
137 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 259
138 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 149
139 WARLOCK MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 103 0.04 115
140 AGNELLI HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 104 0.04 146
141 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.04 305
142 CONTAINABLES DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.04 325
143 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 170
144 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 82
145 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 219
146 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 192
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 243
148 SUNSHINE STATE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 66 0.04 99
149 CHIPS MAXPRIME 1:00 AM 101 0.04 65
150 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: CREIGHTON/SETON HALL FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 135 0.04 158

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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.