UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.31.2017

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NETWORK FINALS:  Now that the NFL Preseason adjustments are out of the way, here’s how the broadcast networks performed last night.

NBC:  THE WALL fell 0.3 to 0.5, with the same rating for a 9PM rerun special.  The season finale of THE NIGHT SHIFT (which felt like it could double as a series finale) was down 0.1 to 0.6.

CBS:  BIG BROTHER dropped 0.2 to 1.5, and ZOO held at 0.4.  The night began with 0.5/0.5 KEVIN CAN WAIT reruns.

FOX:  After 0.6 for a BEAT SHAZAM rerun, LOVE CONNECTION was down 0.1 to 0.5.

ABC:  Game show reruns at 0.5/0.5/0.4.

CW:  Reruns at a trio of 0.2s.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL Lis back, and Ohio State vs. Indiana gave ESPN the night’s big win at 1.92.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS slipped 0.03 to 0.47, and the AFTER-PARTY was down 0.04 to 0.26.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY gained 0.02 to 0.42.  TBS’s THE GUEST BOOK ticked down to 0.40.  The season finale of USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH was down a tick to 0.39. Bravo’s FLIPPING OUT rose 0.05 to 0.34, and GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE ticked down to 0.13. On History, MOUNTAIN MEN climbed 0.04 to 0.32, and ICE ROAD TRUCKERS was up 0.02 to 0.28. MTV’s WILD N OUT fell 0.12 to 0.30, and SAFEWORD was down a tenth to 0.20.  On ID, GUILTY RICH premiered at 0.30, and KISS OF DEATH was down 0.02 to 0.25. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.29/2.3M, above CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.25/1.2M, and Fox News’s morning AMERICA’S NEWSROOM at 0.25/2M. Nickelodeon’s 4PM MYSTICONS was at 0.27.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL were at 0.24, FLIP OR FLOP was down a tenth to 0.23, and DESERT FLIPPERS was at 0.22/0.20, compared to last week’s 0.31.  E!’s BOTCHED gained 0.03 to 0.24. A&E’s MURDER OF LACI PETERSON was at 0.22.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP fell 0.06 to 0.22. Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY shed 0.06 to 0.20.  Comedy Central’s THE PRESIDENT SHOW rose 0.02 to 0.16.  CMT’s DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS lost 0.03 to 0.09.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING fell off the chart, down 0.01 to 0.05/268K.  

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