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September 14, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.12.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of THE FLASH slipped 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Sep 12.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT took its customary Week 2 dive, this time down 0.78 to 1.24.  That puts CULT’s Week 2 0.55 behind the parallel week for ROANOKE.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN grew by 0.08 to 0.88, and was followed by the season premiere of CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST at 0.68 and the series premiere of ACCORDING TO CHRISLEY at 0.43.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS lost 0.06 to 0.62.  ESPN’s latest 30 FOR 30 documentary was at 0.53, with a 30-minute follow-up at 0.38.  On A&E, LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY climbed 0.08 to 0.51, and THE MURDER OF LACI PETERSON was up 0.04 to 0.31.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE returned at 0.49.  Spike’s INK MASTER ticked up to 0.47, and the REDEMPTION after-show was down 0.03 to 0.19.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.09 to 0.41.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW, newly renewed through 2022, was in the Top 15 at 0.37.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK fell 0.14 to 0.34, and A NIGHT WITH MY EX was down 0.06 to 0.10.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS jumped 0.11 to 0.34, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL grew by 0.08 to 0.29.  It was a night of season finales on TLC, with OUTDAUGHTERED down 0.02 to 0.33, and RATTLED down 0.03 to 0.22.  On ID, GRAVE MYSTERIES ticked up to 0.31, and KILLER INSTINCT ticked down to 0.28.  On Food Network, CHOPPED gained 0.03 to 0.30, and CHOPPED JR was at 0.26.  The finale of Discovery’s MANHUNT: UNABOMBER rose 0.03 to 0.30.  BET’s BEING MARY JANE dropped 0.06 to 0.27.  On Lifetime, DANCE MOMS edged up 0.02 to 0.24, and SO SHARP was down 0.03 to 0.11.  Syfy’s FACE OFF: GAME OVER lost 0.03 to 0.13.  Tru’s YOU CAN DO BETTER fell 0.07 to 0.08. The finale of Sundance’s TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL was low but steady at 0.02/200K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Sep 12.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 12, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 65 1.24 2,381
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.88 2,754
3 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 32 0.68 1,872
4 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.62 2,582
5 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 8:00 PM 90 0.53 1,231
6 LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 62 0.51 1,387
7 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.49 1,387
8 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.47 960
9 ACCORDING TO CHRISLEY USA NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.43 1,218
10 CHALLENGE: DIRTY 30 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.41 650
11 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 9:30 PM 30 0.38 832
12 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.38 779
13 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.37 972
14 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.36 690
15 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.34 967
16 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.34 837
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,612
18 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 9:00 PM 65 0.33 1,226
19 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,684
20 MURDER OF LACI PETERSON A&E NETWORK 10:02 PM 91 0.31 875
21 GRAVE MYSTERIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,207
22 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.31 672
23 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.30 901
24 MANHUNT: UNABOMBER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 63 0.30 930
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 2,938
26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,435
27 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 798
28 KILLER INSTINCT WITH CH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,261
29 BEING MARY JANE S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.27 643
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,132
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,470
32 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.26 585
33 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.26 513
34 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.26 1,315
35 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.26 884
36 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,165
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,018
38 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.25 503
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.25 508
40 CHOPPED AFTER HOURS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.25 747
41 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.24 771
42 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.23 463
43 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,049
44 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 61 0.23 458
45 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,336
46 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 491
47 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 512
48 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 462
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.22 517
50 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,168
51 RATTLED TLC 10:05 PM 63 0.22 769
52 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.22 820
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.22 468
54 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,696
55 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,056
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 2,102
57 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.21 459
58 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,193
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 2,013
60 DAILY FANTASY SHOW ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 384
61 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:01 AM 59 0.20 369
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,587
63 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,592
64 OUTDAUGHTERED: LIFE WITH TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 774
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,540
66 INK MASTER: REDEMPTION SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.19 401
67 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,562
68 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 888
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 768
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,786
71 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,820
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 994
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,012
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 869
75 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 901
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 424
77 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,630
78 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 747
79 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 867
80 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,481
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 975
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 862
83 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,383
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 931
85 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 22 0.15 430
86 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 839
87 HAND IN HAND BENEFIT MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.15 273
88 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,567
89 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 537
90 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.14 324
91 21ST & PRIME NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.14 278
92 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,491
93 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 774
94 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.13 304
95 FACE OFF: GAME FACE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 420
96 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 312
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,057
98 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 415
99 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 235
100 SO SHARP LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.11 358
101 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.11 266
102 MY CRAZY SEX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 321
103 BLOOD IVORY ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 61 0.11 359
104 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 533
105 COPA MX – L: TIGRES UANL / ATLETICO ZACATEPEC UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:01 PM 125 0.10 196
106 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 676
107 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,089
108 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 851
109 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 449
110 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.10 343
111 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 492
112 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 598
113 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.10 220
114 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 886
115 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.10 216
116 FILTHY RICH GUIDE, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.10 298
117 NIGHT WITH MY EX BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.10 353
118 DANCE MOMS FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 11 0.09 371
119 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.09 205
120 MY CRAZY SEX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.09 266
121 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 507
122 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 603
123 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 234
124 NFL REPLAY NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 201
125 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 455
126 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 650
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 780
128 UEFA CL GROUP STAGE – L: BARCELONA VS JUVENTUS FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 135 0.09 208
129 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 574
130 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: PHOENIX/LOS ANGELES ESPN2 10:00 PM 143 0.09 311
131 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 518
132 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 436
133 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 537
134 YOU CAN DO BETTER TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 180
135 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 437
136 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 547
137 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 417
138 HAUNTED TOWNS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.08 227
139 HAND IN HAND:HURRICANE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.08 263
140 SULLY HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 96 0.08 208
141 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 988
142 UCL GROUP STAGE L: MAN UTD/BASEL FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.08 188
143 SNAP DECISION GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.07 221
144 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 926
145 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 755
146 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.07 158
147 HAND IN HAND BENEFIT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.07 235
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 247
149 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 776
150 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 773

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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.