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February 8, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.7.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  It was a veritable bonanza of extra tenths, as THIS IS US, THE MIDDLE, NEW GIRL, THE MICK and THE WALL all gained 0.1 in final numbers

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Feb 07.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On Bravo, LADIES OF LONDON dropped 0.06 to 0.18, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS was down 0.08 to 0.49, and the lead-out premiere of scripted series IMPOSTERS was at a not very compatible 0.21.  On Comedy Central, the season premiere of TOSH.0 was at 0.46, leading into the series premiere of DETROITERS at a just slightly better 0.23.  The 2-hour premiere of MTV’s THE CHALLENGE was at 0.41/0.39.

USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, although down 0.11 from last week to 0.91.  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND ticked up to 0.85, and FORGED IN FIRE also added a tick for 0.56.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER dropped 0.09 to 0.78, HOUSE HUNTERS fell 0.11 to 0.49, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.17 to 0.39.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS gained 0.03 to 0.71.  CNN’s special medical care DEBATE was at 0.63.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS slipped 0.02 to 0.53, and KILLING FIELDS was down 0.07 to 0.34.  BET’s BEING MARY JANE tumbled 0.18 to 0.38.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE thinned by 0.06 to 0.35, and TATTOO GIRLS was up 0.02 to 0.22.  FX’s TABOO fell 0.16 to 0.34.  On Food Network, CHOPPED ticked up to 0.33, and CHOPPED JR was down 0.05 to 0.27.  Syfy’s FACE OFF rose 0.05 to 0.30.  On Freeform, THE FOSTERS dropped 0.13 from last week’s season premiere to 0.27, and SWITCHED AT BIRTH was down a more modest 0.02 to 0.22.  Lifetime’s DANCE MOMS fell 0.07 to 0.27. A&E’s ESCAPING POLYGAMY dipped 0.02 to 0.23.  WGN’s OUTSIDERS was steady at 0.19.  On TV Land, TEACHERS lost 0.05 to 0.13, and THROWING SHADE was up 0.02 to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Feb 07.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday February 7, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.91 2,627
2 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.85 3,242
3 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.78 3,161
4 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.71 2,749
5 DEBATE NIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 109 0.63 2,452
6 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.56 1,692
7 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,550
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,401
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.49 2,022
10 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.46 822
11 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.45 4,182
12 CHALLENGE: INVASION MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.41 694
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.39 1,819
14 CHALLENGE: INVASION MTV 10:01 PM 60 0.39 654
15 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.38 3,569
16 BEING MARY JANE S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.38 896
17 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:49 PM 11 0.37 1,769
18 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.35 1,016
19 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.35 1,216
20 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.35 3,036
21 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.35 1,514
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.34 894
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.34 3,044
24 KILLING FIELDS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,089
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.34 1,468
26 TABOO FX 10:00 PM 84 0.34 1,069
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.33 3,211
28 SHADOW OF DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,139
29 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.33 3,211
30 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.33 975
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.32 1,490
32 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LSU/KENTUCKY ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.31 997
33 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.30 767
34 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:04 PM 112 0.29 970
35 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:56 PM 64 0.29 645
36 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,089
37 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,009
38 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.28 685
39 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.27 1,237
40 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.27 675
41 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 906
42 CHALLENGE:HALL OF FAME CT MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.27 460
43 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.27 878
44 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 806
45 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.24 2,154
46 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 592
47 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.24 533
48 DETROITERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.23 447
49 ESCAPING POLYGAMY AC A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.23 525
50 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.23 2,255
51 LIGA MX L: JAGUARES / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:54 PM 126 0.23 525
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,191
53 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 531
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 2,083
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.22 1,990
56 SWITCHED AT BIRTH FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.22 536
57 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.22 2,245
58 TATTOO GIRLS TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.22 682
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.22 1,764
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.22 2,246
61 CAMPUS PD SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.21 549
62 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 2,072
63 AMC DOUBLE FEATURE: UNSTOPPABLE AMC 11:00 PM 120 0.21 646
64 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,170
65 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,489
66 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 918
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 2,004
68 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 579
69 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.21 997
70 IMPOSTERS BRAVO 10:00 PM 62 0.21 655
71 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,940
72 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,813
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.20 949
74 CAMPUS PD SPIKE TV 11:30 PM 30 0.20 530
75 HUNTSMAN, THE:WINTERS WAR HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 114 0.19 436
76 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,428
77 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.19 418
78 OUTSIDERS WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.19 747
79 MY KNIGHT AND ME THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.18 512
80 CAMPUS PD SPIKE TV 9:30 PM 30 0.18 531
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 919
82 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 855
83 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:02 PM 30 0.18 605
84 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.18 961
85 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 451
86 LADIES OF LONDON BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.18 575
87 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 415
88 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 629
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.17 1,308
90 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,242
91 RIDE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.17 905
92 CAMPUS PD SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 30 0.17 476
93 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 377
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 301
95 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.15 283
96 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 351
97 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 297
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 764
99 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 497
100 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 280
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 760
102 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 774
103 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.14 353
104 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 663
105 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.13 516
106 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.13 325
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 264
108 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 975
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 582
110 LITTLE NICKY HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 90 0.12 240
111 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.12 256
112 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 271
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 507
114 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 273
115 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:01 PM 61 0.11 491
116 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 964
117 HOLMES AND HOLMES DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 401
118 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.11 297
119 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 360
120 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:02 PM 61 0.10 455
121 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 458
122 HUNTSMAN, THE:WINTERS WAR HBO PRIME 10:30 AM 114 0.10 226
123 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: ORLANDO/HOUSTON NBA-TV 8:01 PM 140 0.10 266
124 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:21 PM 45 0.09 227
125 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA STATE/TEXAS ESPN2 9:04 PM 120 0.09 368
126 BAD GIRLS CLUB SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.09 180
127 NOISEY VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.09 140
128 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 728
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 730
130 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.08 288
131 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.08 126
132 UNFAITHFUL: UNFAITHFUL HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 124 0.08 257
133 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 693
134 BILLION DOLLAR BUYER CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 257
135 SEVEN YEAR SWITCH FYI 9:00 PM 62 0.08 186
136 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 773
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 730
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 239
139 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:06 PM 30 0.08 163
140 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 217
141 THROWING SHADE TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.08 312
142 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA / GEORGIA ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.07 277
143 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 206
144 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 726
145 SHARK TRACKERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 217
146 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 711
147 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 659
148 LAWLESS OCEANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 268
149 GAME OF DATING TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.07 163
150 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 764

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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.