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April 26, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.25.2017

 

 

 

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD and THE MICK gained 0.1 in final numbers, while IZOMBIE and 48 HOURS: NCIS lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Apr 25.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NatGeo’s much-hyped GENIUS debuted at 0.23, skewing very old with a 0.95 score in the 50+ demo.  TBS’s THE DETOUR concluded its season with back-to-back episodes at 0.40/0.28, compared to last week’s 0.39 for a single episode. The series finale of WGNAmerica’s OUTSIDERS (unless Sony can sell the show to another network/platform) had a 0.04 bump to 0.17. On Syfy, the season finale of FACE OFF was up 0.03 to 0.30, and the finale of COSPLAY MELEE was steady at 0.15.  History’s JFK DECLASSIFIED special was at 0.26.  In the continuing cable news wars, Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW tied at 0.32 (they don’t directly compete, with one at 8PM and the other at 9PM), although Fox News won as usual in total viewers.  

TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at the top of Tuesday cable at 1.69/1.37, led by Oklahoma City vs. Houston.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN dropped 0.06 to 0.75, and TEAM NINJA WARRIOR was down 0.03 to 0.28.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS rose 0.04 to 0.66.  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH climbed 0.07 to 0.66, and COOPER’S TREASURE was down 0.02 to 0.35.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG grew by 0.07 to 0.51. On History, FORGED IN FIRE was up 0.06 to 0.46. MTV’s THE CHALLENGE slipped 0.03 to 0.45, and the finale of STRANDED WITH A MILLION DOLLARS was up 0.04 to 0.26.  On Freeform, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS fell a heavy two-tenths to 0.45 (and it was down a huge 0.60 in its target F12-34 demo), and FAMOUS IN LOVE was proportionately worse, down 0.14 to 0.16. HGTV’s HOME TOWN dropped 0.07 to 0.35.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA lost 0.02 to 0.32, and the AFTER-SHOW was at 0.21.  ID’s LOVE KILLS was at 0.30, with lead-in MOTIVES & MURDERS at 0.25.  On Food Network, CHOPPED STAR POWER ticked down to 0.30, and CHOPPED JR ticked up to 0.27.  TLC’s  THIS IS LIFE was at 0.32, with lead-ins LONG LOST FAMILY at 0.26 and MY 600-LB LIFE at 0.18.  FX’s THE AMERICANS ticked up to 0.17.  BET’s REBEL ticked down to 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Apr 25.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday April 25, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: OKLAHOMA CITY/HOUSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:09 PM 164 1.69 4,145
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: UTAH/LA CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:53 PM 155 1.37 3,180
3 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.75 2,493
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.66 1,967
5 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 63 0.66 2,258
6 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:28 AM 50 0.63 1,448
7 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.51 1,921
8 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.46 1,243
9 CHALLENGE: INVASION MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.45 758
10 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 62 0.45 915
11 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 29 0.40 1,141
12 COOPERS TREASURE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 59 0.35 1,196
13 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,754
14 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.34 929
15 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.32 921
16 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 2,854
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,300
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 2,513
19 LOVE KILLS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,213
20 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.30 906
21 CHOPPED STAR POWER FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.30 879
22 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,671
23 TEAM NINJA WARRIOR USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.28 929
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 790
25 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:29 PM 32 0.28 790
26 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.27 887
27 THIS IS LIFE LIVE TLC 10:05 PM 66 0.26 1,123
28 JFK DECLASSIFIED: OSWALD HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.26 823
29 STRANDED WITH A MILLION MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.26 445
30 LONG LOST FAMILY TLC 9:00 PM 65 0.25 1,238
31 MOTIVES & MURDERS:CRACKIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,279
32 20/20 ON ID PRSN:HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,106
33 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,967
34 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.24 975
35 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,069
36 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 987
37 GENIUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 75 0.23 1,380
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 997
39 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,055
40 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 914
41 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.22 545
42 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 514
43 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.21 960
44 LWLA LT LIVE AFTERSHOW LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.21 632
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,770
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 2,073
47 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,192
48 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 437
49 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: MEMPHIS/SAN ANTONIO G5 NBA-TV 9:00 PM 159 0.18 470
50 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 448
51 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 403
52 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.18 371
53 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.18 775
54 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 732
55 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 920
56 OUTSIDERS WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 61 0.17 673
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 883
58 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 70 0.17 763
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,839
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 803
61 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:01 PM 60 0.17 388
62 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,555
63 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.17 355
64 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,093
65 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,473
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,426
67 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,211
68 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 353
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,660
70 FAMOUS IN LOVE FREEFORM 9:02 PM 60 0.16 389
71 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 314
72 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.15 342
73 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,565
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 359
75 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.15 317
76 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.15 369
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 287
78 COSPLAY MELEE SYFY 10:00 PM 61 0.15 420
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,684
80 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.14 391
81 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.14 346
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 831
83 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 301
84 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 285
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 309
86 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,459
87 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,578
88 REBEL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 64 0.13 478
89 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 739
90 PROBLEMATIC COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.13 250
91 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.13 406
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,135
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 813
94 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.13 284
95 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 695
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 278
97 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 8:00 PM 90 0.13 334
98 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,430
99 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 298
100 HML: INSIDE HACKS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 265
101 NBA PLAYOFFS HLN 10:45 PM 10 0.12 339
102 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 276
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 690
104 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 659
105 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 228
106 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 664
107 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 338
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 669
109 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 830
110 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.10 233
111 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 325
112 CSI: MIAMI BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.09 283
113 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 242
114 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 978
115 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 175
116 THROUGH THE WORMHOLE SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 369
117 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.09 323
118 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 846
119 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 9:30 PM 30 0.08 185
120 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.08 264
121 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 594
122 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 130 0.08 211
123 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.08 195
124 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.08 153
125 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 556
126 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 682
127 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 456
128 MANNS, THE TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.07 240
129 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.07 162
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 167
131 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.07 152
132 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CHC AT PIT/TB AT BAL MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 170 0.07 282
133 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.07 192
134 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 260
135 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 30 0.07 306
136 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 146
137 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 690
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 673
139 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 665
140 MEN IN BLACK II HBO PRIME 10:35 PM 88 0.06 185
141 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.06 148
142 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 694
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 232
144 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 558
145 UPSCALE W PRENTICE PENNY TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 164
146 GRIZZY & THE LEMMINGS BOOMERANG 8:30 PM 30 0.06 244
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 219
148 CSI: MIAMI BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.06 212
149 CSI: MIAMI BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 200
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 228

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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.