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April 6, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.5.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Due to baseball preemptions of CW’s line-up in NY, adjustments pushed SUPERNATURAL down 0.2 and ARROW down 0.1.  Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY and THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MOM lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Apr 05.THU

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The craze for reboots shows no sign of dimming, as MTV blew away the rest of Thursday cable with the premiere of JERSEY SHORE: FAMILY VACATION at 1.49/1.42.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.61/0.44.  ESPN’s afternoon MASTERS TOURNAMENT coverage was at 0.55, with morning coverage at 0.23.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE jumped 0.13 to 0.42, and UNTUCKED was up 0.11 to 0.30.  An extraordinarily strange episode of FX’s ATLANTA rose 0.09 to 0.41.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE gained 0.04 to 0.38, and TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA ticked up to 0.34.  On Bravo, SOUTHERN CHARM returned at 0.36, and the season premiere of IMPOSTERS was at 0.14 (down from last year’s 0.21 premiere and 0.28 finale, both after stronger REAL HOUSEWIFE lead-ins).  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.33/0.49/2.9M, above Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.45/2.5M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.18/0.23/900K.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES ticked up to 0.32, and HUSTLE & SOUL was up 0.05 to 0.21  On ID, DIABOLICAL edged up 0.02 to 0.31, and PANDORA’S BOX ticked up to 0.23.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY was steady at 0.30.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 dropped 0.05 to 0.28, and MARCIA CLARK INVESTIGATES was down 0.06 to 0.20.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS fell 0.07 to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL lost 0.06 to 0.27, and FLIP OR FLOP was down 0.02 to 0.23.  The season finale of Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY gained 0.03 to 0.25.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS fell 0.08 to 0.25, and INSIDE JOKES was down 0.09 to 0.15.  USA’s WWE WRESTLEMANIA’S GREATEST MOMENTS special was at 0.24, and NINJA VS NINJA was steady at 0.21.  Freeform’s SIREN dropped to 0.23 from last week’s 0.30/0.30 premiere.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING fell 0.04 to 0.06.  TV Land’s NOBODIES was at 0.05, compared to last week’s 0.06/0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Apr 05.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 5, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACATION MTV 9:00 PM 60 1.49 2,555
2 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACATION MTV 8:00 PM 60 1.42 2,418
3 NBA BASKETBALL: WIZARDS/CAVALIERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 144 0.61 1,745
4 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L: FIRST ROUND ESPN 3:00 PM 261 0.55 2,971
5 NBA BASKETBALL: TIMBERWOLVES/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:38 PM 145 0.44 1,077
6 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 10 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.42 766
7 ATLANTA FX 10:00 PM 41 0.41 776
8 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.38 1,846
9 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,025
10 TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.34 1,118
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,904
12 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.32 890
13 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:21 PM 39 0.31 1,174
14 DIABOLICAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,210
15 UNTUCKED 9 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.30 526
16 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,001
17 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,565
18 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.28 894
19 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.28 918
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,397
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,419
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,496
23 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:03 AM 46 0.26 560
24 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 94 0.25 1,258
25 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 516
26 WWE WMANIA GREAT MOMENTS USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.24 746
27 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,704
28 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.23 1,759
29 SIREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.23 621
30 PANDORAS BOX: UNLEASHING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 984
31 MASTERS GOLF TOURN (RPT): FIRST ROUND ENCORE PRESENTATION ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.23 962
32 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,098
33 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.21 821
34 HUSTLE & SOUL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.21 562
35 ANW: NINJA VS. NINJA USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.21 599
36 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 540
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,899
38 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.20 437
39 MARCIA CLARK INVESTIGATES: 102 DREW PETERSON A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 123 0.20 788
40 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,974
41 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 636
42 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,004
43 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 599
44 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,803
45 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 391
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 853
47 KEEP IT SPOTLESS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.18 849
48 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,297
49 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,618
50 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 808
51 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.17 653
52 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,918
53 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,180
54 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,693
55 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 523
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,389
57 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 725
58 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 338
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,616
60 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 985
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,393
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 814
63 SKIN TIGHT: TRANSFORMED TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.15 590
64 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 752
65 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 347
66 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 693
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,574
68 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,179
69 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,231
70 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,139
71 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,357
72 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 25 0.14 719
73 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,205
74 IMPOSTERS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.14 441
75 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,273
76 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 918
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,034
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 713
79 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 359
80 GRACE VS. ABRAMS A&E NETWORK 11:03 PM 60 0.13 533
81 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 993
82 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 697
83 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.12 260
84 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 779
85 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 641
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 662
87 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 760
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 960
89 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L: MICHIGAN/NOTRE DAME ESPN2 9:44 PM 155 0.12 329
90 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 782
91 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 659
92 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 122 0.11 374
93 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 652
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 659
95 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 938
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 800
97 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 749
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 600
99 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 671
100 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.10 206
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 569
102 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 534
103 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 366
104 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.09 329
105 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 178
106 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 610
107 BLACK CARD REVOKED BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 255
108 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 336
109 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,066
110 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 840
111 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 544
112 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:00 PM 90 0.08 173
113 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.08 173
114 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: HOT TUB TIME MACHINE PARAMOUNT 10:30 PM 150 0.08 184
115 WORLDS MOST EPIC SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 334
116 MANCAVE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 175
117 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L: MINNESOTA DULUTH/OHIO STATE ESPN2 6:00 PM 162 0.08 225
118 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 605
119 UNDISPUTED L: 395 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 164
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 717
121 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 8:50 PM 54 0.07 204
122 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.07 340
123 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.07 159
124 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 123
125 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 459
126 GET UP ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.07 129
127 DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS HBO PRIME 1:00 PM 114 0.06 140
128 IMPACT WRESTLING: 314 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.06 294
129 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 398
130 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.06 127
131 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:34 PM 85 0.06 322
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 225
133 SHOWCASE GAME: ARI AT STL/CIN AT PIT MLB NETWORK 7:18 PM 215 0.06 291
134 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:53 PM 55 0.05 208
135 MUSIC CITY CMT 10:00 PM 31 0.05 178
136 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 139
137 NOBODIES TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.05 360
138 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 7:30 PM 121 0.05 293
139 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.05 165
140 NOBODIES PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.05 123
141 HERD L: 698 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 150 0.05 105
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 198
143 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:59 PM 31 0.05 139
144 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 97
145 RUNDOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.05 119
146 UEL QUARTERFINAL L: ARSENAL/MOSKVA FOX SPORTS 1 2:55 PM 125 0.05 146
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 106
148 WOMENS INTL FRIENDLY L: USA/MEXICO FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 150 0.05 165
149 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NASHVILLE/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:08 PM 171 0.04 145
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.04 102

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."