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January 24, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.23.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while LA TO VEGAS and BULL lost the same

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jan 23.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, up 0.05 to 0.86, with HUNTING HITLER down 0.04 to 0.40.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN edged up 0.02 to 0.80.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.76/0.73.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER ticked down to 0.63, RESTORED BY THE FORDS was down 0.02 to 0.38, and HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.29.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS ticked down to 0.55.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS dropped 0.12 to 0.53, and STRIPPED ticked down to 0.14.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL doubleheader was at 0.47/0.32.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE fell two-tenths to 0.45.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS ticked up to 0.44, with the follow-up hour up 0.03 to 0.28.  VH1’s AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL gained 0.02 to 0.42.  TBS’s THE DETOUR returned strongly at 0.42.  Fox News’s HANNITY won the night’s cable news race with 0.37/0.61/3.6M, over MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.36/0.56/2.9M and CNN’s CUOMO PRIMETIME at 0.24/0.35/1M.  Paramount’s INK MASTER lost 0.04 to 0.37.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE grew by 0.04 to 0.36, and I AM JAZZ ticked up to 0.23.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT shed 0.03 to 0.34, and THIS TIME NEXT YEAR was down 0.02 to 0.12.  A&E’s INTERVENTION ticked down to 0.33, and UNDERCOVER HIGH was down 0.06 to 0.20.   On ID, TRUE CONVICTION premiered at 0.31, and WHO KILLED JANE DOW started with 0.29.  Food Network’s CHOPPED grew by 0.02 to 0.28.  Freeform’s THE FOSTERS ticked up to 0.26.  On Comedy Central, DRUNK HISTORY returned at 0.25, and ANOTHER PERIOD started its season at 0.14.  BET’s THE QUAD premiered at 0.24.  FX’s BASKETS had a 0.19 season premiere.  HBO’s MOSAIC remained well off the chart at 0.02/71K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jan 23.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday January 23, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.86 3,320
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.80 2,580
3 NBA BASKETBALL: CAVALIERS/SPURS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 144 0.76 1,998
4 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:24 PM 159 0.73 1,536
5 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.63 3,143
6 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.55 2,248
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,557
8 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KANSAS/OKLAHOMA ESPN 7:00 PM 128 0.47 1,567
9 CHALLENGE: VENDETTAS MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.45 739
10 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.44 1,405
11 AMERICAS TOP MODEL 24 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.42 878
12 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.42 1,017
13 HUNTING HITLER HISTORY 10:11 PM 59 0.40 1,630
14 RESTORED BY THE FORDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.38 1,721
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.37 3,572
16 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:03 AM 46 0.37 709
17 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.37 768
18 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.36 1,129
19 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 2,851
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.36 3,311
21 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.34 954
22 INTERVENTION:HEROIN TRNGL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.33 649
23 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:08 PM 118 0.32 1,181
24 TRUE CONVICTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,381
25 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.31 2,629
26 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,843
27 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 825
28 WHO KILLED JANE DOE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,237
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,429
30 MOONSHINERS: SHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.28 975
31 CHOPPED: GOLD MEDAL GAMES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.28 914
32 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.28 2,773
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.28 2,865
34 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,202
35 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: TRUE TO THE GAME BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 120 0.27 613
36 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.26 616
37 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.25 433
38 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,893
39 CUOMO PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,008
40 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.24 1,071
41 QUAD, THE S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.24 571
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 977
43 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.23 571
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 2,169
45 I AM JAZZ TLC 9:02 PM 62 0.23 778
46 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.22 528
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.22 1,807
48 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.22 807
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 994
50 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,717
51 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.21 2,127
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,787
53 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 485
54 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 950
55 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 477
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 2,004
57 UNDERCOVER HIGH A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.20 393
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 921
59 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,892
60 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,668
61 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 424
62 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 396
63 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 32 0.19 536
64 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.19 903
65 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 516
66 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.19 415
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,921
68 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,434
69 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 60 0.19 457
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 945
71 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,662
72 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,646
73 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:06 PM 54 0.18 502
74 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,775
75 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.18 540
76 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 536
77 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.17 850
78 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,398
79 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.17 387
80 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 816
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 925
82 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 391
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 949
84 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.17 371
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 312
86 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.16 833
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 914
88 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 792
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,252
90 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 822
91 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 293
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 310
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 291
94 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 636
95 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.14 272
96 STRIPPED BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.14 392
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 767
98 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 747
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,076
100 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 427
101 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 262
102 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,275
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 907
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 621
105 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 949
106 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,200
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 525
108 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 301
109 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 594
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 271
111 SNATCHED HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 91 0.12 335
112 THIS TIME NEXT YEAR LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 61 0.12 365
113 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 511
114 HML: INSIDE HACKS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 242
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 898
116 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 7:05 PM 55 0.10 421
117 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.10 452
118 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 224
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 929
120 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 6:00 PM 65 0.10 331
121 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.10 403
122 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 312
123 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 225
124 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.09 255
125 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 907
126 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.09 376
127 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 347
128 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 888
129 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: MEN/WOMEN QTRFINALS ESPN2 8:56 PM 304 0.09 392
130 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 626
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 816
132 INSIDE WEST COAST CUSTOMS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 282
133 BACK TO THE FUTURE HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 116 0.08 165
134 HIDDEN FIGURES: HIDDEN FIGURES HBO PRIME 9:50 PM 127 0.07 231
135 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 162 0.07 222
136 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.07 197
137 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 203
138 WARCRAFT: WARCRAFT HBO PRIME 3:50 PM 123 0.07 205
139 SENIOR BOWL RECAPS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 159
140 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 8:00 PM 30 0.06 242
141 TRL MTV 4:00 PM 30 0.06 135
142 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 7:30 PM 30 0.06 230
143 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 116 0.06 254
144 HATE THY NEIGHBOR VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 114
145 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: PROVIDENCE/VILLANOVA FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 121 0.06 175
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 246
147 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 137
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 236
149 REAL STORY OF… REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 189
150 HOLES HBO PRIME 7:45 AM 117 0.06 150

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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.