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October 18, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.17.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps in final numbers for  NCIS, THE VOICE and THIS IS US, while LAW & ORDER: TRUE CRIME and BLACK-ISH lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Oct 17.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA regular season has begun, and it gave TNT’s doubleheader the night’s victory, with the Boston vs. Cleveland game at 2.53, and Houston vs. Golden State at 1.93.  Sister network TBS also succeeded with sports, as the NLCS playoffs game was at 1.84, while Fox Sports 1’s ALCS game was at 1.16.  The highest-rated non-sports telecast of the night was FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT, down 0.07 to 0.97.  The premiere of THE MANE EVENT on BET was at 0.74, after lead-in TALES collapsed by 0.26 to 0.25.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN dropped 0.07 to 0.73, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST lost 0.09 to 0.51, and ACCORDING TO CHRISLEY was down 0.08 to 0.27.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK shed 0.04 to 0.50.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE slipped 0.02 to 0.46.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG gained 0.02 to 0.44.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE dropped 0.07 to 0.44, and COUNTING CARS was at 0.26/0.23, compared to last week’s 0.38/0.37.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 rose 0.06 to 0.36, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was up 0.03 to 0.20.  A&E’s LEAH REMINI:  SCIENTOLOGY & THE AFTERMATH fell 0.08 to 0.35.  Nickelodeon’s late afternoon LOUD HOUSE was at 0.34.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news in the 18-49 demo with 0.32/0.46/2.4M, with Fox News’s HANNITY ahead with 25-54s at 0.31/0.54/3.2M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.19/1M.  On ID, DEAD SILENT arrived at 0.29, and KILLER INSTINCT was at 0.21.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.07 to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.04 to 0.27.  Food Network’s CHOPPED fell 0.11 to 0.24, and CHOPPED JR was down 0.07 to 0.17.  Lifetime’s DANCE MOMS climbed 0.02 to 0.23.  On TLC, THE LITTLE COUPLE dipped by 0.02 to 0.21, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS ticked down to 0.20.  On Tru, ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING ticked down to 0.19, and YOU CAN DO BETTER was up 0.05 to 0.10.  Spike’s INK MASTER: ANGELS held at 0.17.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Oct 17.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday October 17, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/CAVALIERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 155 2.53 5,598
2 NBA BASKETBALL: ROCKETS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:35 PM 179 1.93 4,249
3 MLB NLCS: DODGERS/CUBS TBS NETWORK 8:57 PM 227 1.84 6,008
4 MLB AL CHAMPIONS SERIES L: HOUSTON/NEW YORK YANKEES 4 FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 227 1.16 4,742
5 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 63 0.97 2,065
6 MLB ALCS POST L FOX SPORTS 1 8:47 PM 30 0.75 2,656
7 MANE EVENT, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.74 1,453
8 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:34 AM 52 0.74 1,488
9 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.73 2,320
10 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 60 0.61 1,288
11 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.51 1,495
12 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,339
13 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 12:44 AM 47 0.47 1,373
14 CHALLENGE: DIRTY 30 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.46 765
15 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,839
16 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.44 1,363
17 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.36 662
18 LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.35 1,046
19 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 27 0.34 1,207
20 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.34 1,826
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,396
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,196
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 2,576
24 DEAD SILENT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,036
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 720
26 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,394
27 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,324
28 ACCORDING TO CHRISLEY USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.27 854
29 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.26 987
30 TALES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 539
31 CHOPPED ALTON CHALLENGE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.24 810
32 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,115
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 498
34 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.23 745
35 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 10:33 PM 30 0.23 962
36 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,084
37 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.22 871
38 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.22 460
39 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,017
40 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.22 537
41 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.21 735
42 LITTLE COUPLE TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.21 1,276
43 KILLER INSTINCT WITH CH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 988
44 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,161
45 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 445
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,961
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.20 414
48 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 33 0.20 454
49 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.20 1,108
50 CFP RANKINGS SHOW ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 475
51 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.20 427
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,884
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 966
54 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,553
55 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 491
56 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 413
57 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 417
58 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,674
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,668
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,606
61 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 855
62 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,578
63 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 406
64 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.17 660
65 DUDE PERFECT SHOW NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.17 1,042
66 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,183
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 921
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 349
69 INK MASTER: ANGELS SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 397
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 834
71 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,511
72 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,679
73 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 401
74 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,446
75 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,657
76 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,179
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 341
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 934
79 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 726
80 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,487
81 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,376
82 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 632
83 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 866
84 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 396
85 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 326
86 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 758
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 323
88 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,344
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,100
90 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.14 472
91 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 823
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 787
93 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 309
94 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 742
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 692
96 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,224
97 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.13 475
98 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.13 355
99 UEFA CL GROUP STAGE – L: REAL MADRID VS TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 134 0.13 246
100 BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 567
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 799
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 804
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 854
104 TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF: TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 150 0.12 254
105 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 835
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,059
107 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 274
108 MISSION FORCE ONE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.12 449
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 886
110 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 744
111 MIFFYS BIG AND SMALL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.12 513
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,041
113 E:60: E:60 – TEN YEARS ESPN 8:00 PM 120 0.12 291
114 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 858
115 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 535
116 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 284
117 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 875
118 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 310
119 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 250
120 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 27 0.10 334
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 910
122 MLB ALCS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 60 0.10 486
123 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 837
124 YOU CAN DO BETTER TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 218
125 LIGA MX L: UNAM / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:50 PM 130 0.09 183
126 90S HOUSE MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.09 172
127 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 307
128 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 397
129 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 161
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 289
131 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 392
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 265
133 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.08 163
134 UNDISPUTED L: 275 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 169
135 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.08 193
136 21ST & PRIME NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.07 142
137 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 167
138 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 537
139 MLB ALCS ON FOXD: GM4: ASTROS VS YANKEES FOX DEPORTES 5:00 PM 228 0.07 190
140 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: TAMPA/NEW JERSEY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 175 0.07 200
141 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 162
142 TRL MTV 3:30 PM 61 0.07 113
143 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 197
144 CARSPOTTING VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 392
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 286
146 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 8:48 PM 16 0.07 162
147 BROKEN SKULL CHALLENGE 5 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.06 187
148 WE LOVE THE 80S: LABYRINTH SUNDANCE TV 6:00 PM 150 0.06 194
149 LIGA MX TUE 9P: QUERETARO / CRUZ AZUL GALAVISION 8:55 PM 128 0.06 137
150 ADVENTURE CAPITALISTS CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 190

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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.