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June 9, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.8.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The STANLEY CUP FINALS game and the 9PM CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD rerun rose 0.1 in final numbers, while the 8PM SUPERNATURAL rerun lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Jun 08.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Not surprisingly, Thursday cable was obsessed with James Comey’s testimony, and 9 of the Top 10 telecasts were news-related.  CNN’s coverage of the testimony itself in the 11AM hour topped the day at 0.72/3.2M, while the top primetime show was MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.58/3.4M, and Fox News viewers in the 18-49 demo mostly stayed away, with its leading hour being 11AM at 0.32/3.1M. Univision cracked the Top 10 with a soccer telecast at 0.52, while Fox Sports 1’s soccer coverage was at 0.37. The season premiere of USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH was at 0.40, down just 0.05 from its series premiere last year, and tied with the season finale. On Comedy Central, THE DAILY SHOW stayed high-rated at 0.37 (up 0.06 from last Thursday), and lead-out THE PRESIDENT SHOW was down 0.02 to 0.15.   On ID, SIN CITY JUSTICE premiered at 0.34, and lead-in FEAR THY NEIGHBOR was up 0.04 to 0.29.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT gained 0.04 to 0.34, and SECOND CHANCES was down a tick to 0.13.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL edged up 0.02 to 0.33, FLIP OR FLOP was up 0.03 to 0.32, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.29/0.27, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.29.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING climbed 0.03 to 0.32, while CYRUS VS CYRUS was down 0.02 to 0.09.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN returned at 0.29, and an ALONE special was at 0.27.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP jumped 0.09 to 0.29. Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked down to 0.26.  MTV’s  RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.15/0.25/0.22.  On A&E, COLD CASE FILES gained 0.06 to 0.22, and THE FIRST 48.  CMT’s NASHVILLE shrank by 0.02 to 0.19, and the Nick At Nite run was at 0.13/405K.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked down to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Jun 08.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday June 8, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.72 3,230
2 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.71 3,015
3 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.65 2,764
4 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.59 2,902
5 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.58 3,349
6 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.52 2,390
7 SELECCION MEXICO 6/8/17: MEXICO / HONDURAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:52 PM 128 0.52 1,088
8 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.43 1,830
9 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.42 2,808
10 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,727
11 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.40 1,248
12 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: COMEY TESTIMONY MSNBC 10:00 AM 163 0.39 2,738
13 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.38 1,869
14 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.37 1,720
15 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.37 1,062
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.37 1,968
17 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER USA L: USA/TRINIDAD & TOBAGO FOX SPORTS 1 7:47 PM 132 0.37 797
18 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,557
19 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.36 1,966
20 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.36 1,574
21 SIN CITY JUSTICE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,003
22 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 77 0.34 1,022
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,594
24 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.32 1,414
25 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.32 3,013
26 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,009
27 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.32 1,208
28 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.32 3,132
29 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.31 3,143
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.31 3,351
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.31 2,887
32 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:43 PM 77 0.31 2,232
33 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.30 2,115
34 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.30 1,917
35 VINTAGE FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.29 1,176
36 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,024
37 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,423
38 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 773
39 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.29 2,000
40 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 591
41 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,287
42 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.28 1,953
43 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.28 598
44 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.28 2,616
45 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.28 1,927
46 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.27 827
47 ALONE SPECIALS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.27 1,278
48 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.27 1,686
49 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,322
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.27 1,503
51 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.26 892
52 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,904
53 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.26 578
54 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,666
55 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 2,342
56 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.25 480
57 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.25 485
58 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.24 1,500
59 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.23 2,460
60 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.23 1,652
61 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.23 1,610
62 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,165
63 COLD CASE FILES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.22 765
64 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 15 0.22 978
65 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 447
66 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 550
67 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: BOSTON/NEW YORK YANKEES ESPN 7:00 PM 216 0.22 749
68 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.22 424
69 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.21 2,121
70 MOUNTAIN MEN SPECIALS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,474
71 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 452
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 2,191
73 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,996
74 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 441
75 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 433
76 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 440
77 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.19 1,760
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 403
79 MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR: MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 127 0.19 498
80 NASHVILLE CMT 9:00 PM 62 0.19 694
81 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 459
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 384
83 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 349
84 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 381
85 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:15 PM 15 0.18 791
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,975
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 378
88 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:36 PM 24 0.17 457
89 TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF: TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 150 0.17 360
90 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:45 PM 15 0.17 531
91 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,277
92 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.16 1,192
93 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 907
94 PRESIDENT SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.15 434
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 373
96 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.15 347
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,635
98 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.14 287
99 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 27 0.14 356
100 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 313
101 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER L: MEXICO/HONDURAS FOX SPORTS 1 9:59 PM 121 0.14 293
102 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.14 340
103 MAFS: SECOND CHANCES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:17 PM 90 0.13 576
104 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 682
105 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 305
106 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 563
107 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 291
108 SELECCION EE.UU. 6/8/17: ESTADOS UNIDOS / TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:39 PM 133 0.13 303
109 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.12 277
110 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 332
111 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,088
112 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.11 285
113 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 235
114 IDIOTEST GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.10 339
115 CYRUS VS. CYRUS: D & C BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.09 346
116 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD L: N/A ESPN2 7:30 PM 237 0.08 330
117 LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE HBO PRIME 11:10 PM 110 0.08 240
118 IDIOTEST GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.08 307
119 MYST MUSEUM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 412
120 WILD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 468
121 WILD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 460
122 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 169
123 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.07 336
124 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 463
125 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 211
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 296
127 MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR: MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR HBO PRIME 1:00 PM 127 0.07 219
128 DAREDEVIL MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.07 164
129 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 144
130 BEACH BITES W/ KATIE LEE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 189
131 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 173
132 IMPACT WRESTLING: 223 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.06 318
133 SISTER ACT 2 HBO PRIME 3:10 PM 107 0.06 180
134 TINY LUXURY DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 296
135 WORLD CUP QUAL PREG L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 47 0.06 109
136 NFL LIVE ESPN2 11:27 PM 33 0.06 180
137 UNDISPUTED L: 192 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 138
138 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 120
139 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L: SWEDEN/USA ESPN2 1:30 PM 120 0.06 205
140 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.05 125
141 MINORITY REPORT: MINORITY REPORT MAXPRIME 9:45 PM 145 0.05 105
142 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 112
143 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 801
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 213
145 NBA FINALS FILM ROOM: 2017 NBA FINALS FILM RM G3 NBA-TV 9:00 PM 120 0.05 148
146 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 1:00 AM 60 0.04 76
147 HMM MOVIE: KISS AT PINE LAKE HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.04 393
148 NHL LIVE POST SPECIAL SC NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:59 PM 61 0.04 103
149 KING OF THE ROAD VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.04 69
150 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 7:00 PM 60 0.04 99

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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.