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November 16, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.15.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Nov 15.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at the top of Wednesday cable with 0.99/0.85.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK dropped 0.07 to 0.61, and BROAD CITY ticked down to 0.31.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW held at 0.54, and MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER was up 0.04 to 0.31.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL edged up 0.02 to 0.42.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked down to 0.41.  On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER jumped a tenth to 0.40, and UNUSUAL SUSPECTS was up 0.03 to 0.30.  The 90-minute season finale of OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR rose 0.04 to 0.37, with an after-show special at 0.23.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.36/0.55/3M, over Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.34/0.56/3.3M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.25/0.32/1.2M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.08 to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.05 to 0.26, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was up 0.03 to 0.26.  MTV’s ARE YOU THE ONE rose 0.04 to 0.28.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS gained 0.05 to 0.28.  Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE returned at 0.28.  USA’s MR ROBOT climbed 0.06 to 0.27.  On Food Network, IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN ticked up to 0.23, and IRON CHEF: BEHIND THE BATTLE held at 0.18.  On A&E, STORAGE WARS was at 0.22/0.21, compared to last week’s 0.21/0.20, and OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR was steady at 0.19.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN: DALLAS slipped 0.02 to 0.21.  The back-to-back season finale episodes of FXX’s penultimate season of YOU’RE THE WORST were at 0.14/0.09, compared to last week’s 0.10.  Spike continued burning off THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES at 0.12/0.10, slightly up from last week’s 0.09/0.08.  On BET, FACE VALUE and 50 CENTRAL were at 0.08/0.07, down from last week’s pair of 0.10s.  IFC’s back-to-back STAN AGAINST EVIL episodes were at 0.07/0.06, compared to last week’s 0.06/0.05.  Sundance’s THE A WORD held sub-chart at 0.01/46K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Nov 15.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday November 15, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHILADELPHIA/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:35 PM 145 0.99 2,135
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CLEVELAND/CHARLOTTE ESPN 8:00 PM 155 0.85 2,045
3 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.61 1,085
4 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.54 1,001
5 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 62 0.54 1,174
6 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.42 1,273
7 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,197
8 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.40 1,540
9 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.37 1,331
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 3,021
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,307
12 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.33 757
13 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 2,880
14 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:02 AM 58 0.31 701
15 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.31 561
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,589
17 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2 VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.31 621
18 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS: DEADLY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,320
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.30 907
20 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 6 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.28 508
21 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.28 629
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 765
23 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.28 1,213
24 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,226
25 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.27 598
26 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.26 1,226
27 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,352
28 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,368
29 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,046
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,167
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,459
32 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,528
33 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 557
34 COPA MX – L: SF: MONTERREY / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:25 PM 136 0.24 460
35 QUEEN SUGAR SP OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,058
36 IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 811
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 533
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,809
39 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 1,367
40 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 464
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,422
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 1,965
43 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.22 953
44 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 2:12 AM 33 0.22 486
45 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 965
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 980
47 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,141
48 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.21 944
49 LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.21 589
50 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,615
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 904
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,814
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,591
54 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 436
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 857
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,609
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,051
58 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.19 585
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,778
60 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 547
61 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,661
62 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,414
63 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,495
64 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,411
65 IC: BEHIND THE BATTLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 615
66 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,428
67 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.16 355
68 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 969
69 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 320
70 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 370
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 682
72 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,617
73 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 761
74 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.15 390
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 702
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 847
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 331
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 301
79 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.14 337
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 755
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 316
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.14 946
83 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.14 282
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 889
85 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,035
86 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 693
87 BLAZE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.13 585
88 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,324
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 627
90 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NY RANGERS/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 164 0.13 541
91 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,402
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,120
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 311
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,268
95 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 630
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,136
97 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,205
98 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 709
99 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 682
100 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 940
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 996
102 SHANNARA CHRONICLES SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 270
103 LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.12 251
104 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 25 0.11 375
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 949
106 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 411
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 527
108 SHANNARA CHRONICLES SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 284
109 RUMBO AL MUNDIAL: PERU V. NUE ZELANDA 11/15 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 157 0.10 223
110 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,019
111 MYTHBUSTERS: SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.10 239
112 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:41 PM 19 0.10 166
113 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 386
114 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.09 212
115 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:33 PM 39 0.09 188
116 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 63 0.09 259
117 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WESTERN MICHIGAN/NORTHERN ILLINOIS ESPN2 7:00 PM 208 0.09 385
118 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 335
119 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.08 378
120 FACE VALUE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 217
121 STORY OF US NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 448
122 JOB INTERVIEW, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.08 250
123 STREET SCIENCE SCIENCE 10:04 PM 31 0.08 196
124 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 202
125 STREET SCIENCE SCIENCE 10:35 PM 31 0.08 195
126 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 199
127 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 25 0.07 163
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 251
129 NFL TURNING POINT NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.07 168
130 CONTINENT 7 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 353
131 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.07 198
132 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 118
133 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 224
134 STAN AGAINST EVIL IFC TV 10:30 PM 30 0.07 181
135 EXPLORER XL COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 299
136 JOB INTERVIEW, THE CNBC 10:30 PM 30 0.07 241
137 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.07 172
138 50 CENTRAL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.07 165
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 234
140 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 527
141 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:28 PM 32 0.07 231
142 NFL PLAYBOOK NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.07 152
143 CONTINENT 7 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 278
144 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: INDIANA/SETON HALL FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 127 0.07 252
145 UNDISPUTED L: 296 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 141
146 STAN AGAINST EVIL IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 182
147 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 113
148 HIDDEN FIGURES: HIDDEN FIGURES HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 127 0.06 195
149 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 156
150 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 60 0.06 158

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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.