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February 16, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.15.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Once again, there was no adjustment for WINTER OLYMPICS ratings.  Elsewhere, the 9PM rerun of THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Feb 15.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s share of WINTER OLYMPICS coverage topped Thursday cable, with the primetime portion at 0.65 and late-night at 0.72.  TNT’s NBA game was at 0.54.  Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB continued to impress, landing the #4 slot for the day at 0.44.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.40.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN rose 0.04 to 0.38.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news in the demo at 0.35/0.53/2.9M, over CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.32/0.39/1.2M and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.25/0.41/2.5M.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S ALL STARS dropped 0.05 to 0.34.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS ticked down to 0.32, and INSIDE JOKES was steady at 0.21.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL game was at 0.31.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was steady at 0.30.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF held at 0.29.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked up to 0.29.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP jumped a tenth to 0.28.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.02 to 0.28, FLIP OR FLOP edged up 0.02 to 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.26.  On ID, BETRAYED ticked down to 0.27, and PANDORA’S BOX was down 0.05 to 0.23.  MTV’s WILD N OUT was at 0.23.  Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE rose 0.02 to 0.21.  Discovery’s KILLING FIELDS lost 0.04 to 0.17.  Freeform’s BEYOND doubled to 0.14.  CMT’s NASHVILLE slipped 0.02 to 0.09.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked down to 0.07.  IFC’s PORTLANDIA fell 0.02 to 0.03/124K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Feb 15.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday February 15, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 W OLY PRIME: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.75 2,746
2 W OLY LATE NIGHT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 PM 90 0.72 2,568
3 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/TIMBERWOLVES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 149 0.54 1,303
4 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 30 0.44 1,968
5 NASCAR M.E. CUP RACING L: DUEL AT DAYTONA FOX SPORTS 1 6:57 PM 183 0.40 1,981
6 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.38 812
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 2,926
8 RUPAUL ALL STARS 3 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.34 713
9 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,248
10 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 632
11 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:29 PM 48 0.32 768
12 W OLY ACCESS WKDY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.32 1,175
13 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: PURDUE/WISCONSIN ESPN 7:00 PM 125 0.31 862
14 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.30 1,095
15 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 62 0.30 1,339
16 TOP CHEF BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.29 842
17 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.29 827
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 743
19 W OLY FRINGE WKDY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.28 1,203
20 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 617
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,223
22 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,139
23 FLIP OR FLOP NASHVILLE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 963
24 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,218
25 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,254
26 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,456
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.25 1,163
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 988
29 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,056
30 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.25 620
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,361
32 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,373
33 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.24 567
34 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,942
35 TOP WING NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.23 934
36 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.23 1,107
37 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.23 613
38 PANDORAS BOX: UNLEASHING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,068
39 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 10 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.23 460
40 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:13 PM 63 0.22 486
41 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,428
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 963
43 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,096
44 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,013
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,147
46 SHAUN THE SHEEP: SHAUN THE SHEEP NICK-AT-NITE 8:00 PM 120 0.22 808
47 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 32 0.21 440
48 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 458
49 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARIZONA/ARIZONA ST ESPN 9:05 PM 128 0.21 614
50 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 443
51 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.21 512
52 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 136 0.21 487
53 ZOOFARI NICKELODEON 2:00 PM 30 0.21 774
54 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,667
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,144
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,864
57 W OLY PRIME: N/A CNBC 10:00 PM 154 0.20 485
58 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,904
59 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 949
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,821
61 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,087
62 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 809
63 W OLY ACCESS: N/A CNBC 5:00 PM 180 0.20 654
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,580
65 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,643
66 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,925
67 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 2:04 AM 34 0.19 482
68 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:16 AM 44 0.19 387
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 393
70 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,317
71 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 417
72 W OLY DAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 AM 540 0.18 745
73 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 999
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 916
75 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.18 632
76 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 383
77 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,606
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 395
79 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI PARAMOUNT 9:30 PM 30 0.17 349
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,761
81 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 90 0.17 361
82 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,742
83 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,523
84 WILD N OUT: 14 FIERCEST MTV 11:31 PM 31 0.17 353
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,025
86 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,033
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,836
88 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,385
89 KILLING FIELDS: ISLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.17 648
90 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 763
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 369
92 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 339
93 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 349
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 364
95 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 343
96 BEYOND FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.14 377
97 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 373
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,180
99 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,255
100 CHANGE MY SPACE HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 30 0.13 477
101 FAMILY BY THE TON: SUPERS TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.13 475
102 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 90 0.13 1,096
103 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,278
104 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 268
105 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 941
106 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 247
107 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,295
108 NASCAR RACE CLASSIC FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 30 0.12 574
109 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 564
110 BLACK CARD REVOKED BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 353
111 E! NEWS E! 12:30 AM 60 0.11 242
112 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.11 390
113 MANCAVE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 290
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 926
115 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 984
116 NASHVILLE CMT 9:00 PM 62 0.09 711
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 982
118 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 967
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 985
120 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 933
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 894
122 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 825
123 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 5:30 PM 30 0.08 298
124 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 453
125 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.08 235
126 SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORL HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 112 0.08 148
127 PGA TOUR: 2018 GENESIS OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 1:58 PM 242 0.08 615
128 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 437
129 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.07 416
130 IMPACT WRESTLING: 307 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 300
131 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 109
132 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 87 0.07 458
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 291
134 FOR THE LOVE OF CARS VELOCITY 8:00 PM 60 0.07 243
135 RUNDOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 181
136 MEGA MACHINES: SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.06 294
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 266
138 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEMPLE/WICHITA ST ESPN2 7:00 PM 126 0.06 299
139 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 169
140 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 143
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 264
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 277
143 BUILDING GIANTS SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.05 247
144 UNDISPUTED SP L: 359:SONDERS/PARKER/BROUSSARD/JENNINGS FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 120 0.05 113
145 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 122
146 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 266
147 KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD HBO PRIME 12:20 AM 126 0.05 128
148 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.05 121
149 UNBREAKABLE HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 107 0.05 155
150 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 259

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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.