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December 21, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.20.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The SURVIVOR REUNION special, which didn’t begin until 10:33PM, fell 0.4 in final numbers.  In addition, the WILL & GRACE rerun lost 0.1 and PITCH PERFECT gained the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 20.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW topped Wednesday cable at 0.64, up 0.08 from last week.  On History, VIKINGS rose 0.04 to 0.54, and lead-out KNIGHTFALL was up 0.02 to 0.30.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY slipped 0.03 to 0.42.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL dropped 0.05 to 0.38.  Adult Swim’s TENDER TOUCHES was at 0.38/0.31.  On ID, MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND gained 0.07 to 0.36, and UNUSUAL SUSPECTS was up 0.04 to 0.33.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.35.  Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE ticked up to 0.34.  On a big night for Republicans, Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW tied in the 18-49 demo at 0.33, although Fox was ahead in 25-54s and total viewers, 0.50/3.3M to 0.48/2.6M, while CNN’s CNN TONIGHT was at 0.22/0.29/800K.  TNT’s back-to-back THE LIBRARIANS episodes were at 0.32/0.25, compared to last week’s 0.34/0.24.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS fell 0.06 to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.26.  On MTV, TEEN MOM ran an off-night episode at 0.31, followed by an ARE YOU THE ONE reunion special at 0.26, up a tick from last week’s.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA ticked up to 0.27, and TERRA’S BIG HOUSE was up 0.03 to 0.21.  On Food Network, IRON CHEF: BEHIND THE BATTLE rose 0.07 to 0.26, and IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN was down 0.03 to 0.24.  A&E’s STORAGE WARS was at 0.26/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.23/0.19, and OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR was down 0.04 to 0.21.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS edged up 0.02 to 0.24.  Syfy’s HAPPY stayed at 0.17.  The finale of HBO’s GUNPOWDER was at 0.07. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 20.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 20, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.64 1,231
2 VIKINGS HISTORY 9:00 PM 61 0.54 2,100
3 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,159
4 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.38 1,095
5 TENDER TOUCHES ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 15 0.38 826
6 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,361
7 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: LOUISIANA TECH/SMU ESPN 8:00 PM 191 0.35 1,250
8 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,477
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 3,259
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,558
11 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS: DEADLY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,319
12 LIBRARIANS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,484
13 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.32 658
14 PB AT HOME DREWS HM HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,719
15 TEEN MOM II: CHELSEA COLE MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.31 541
16 TENDER TOUCHES ADULT SWIM 12:45 AM 15 0.31 685
17 KNIGHTFALL HISTORY 10:01 PM 60 0.30 1,483
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 837
19 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.27 556
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,804
21 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.27 744
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,147
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,343
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 641
25 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:31 PM 89 0.26 625
26 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,451
27 IC: BEHIND THE BATTLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.26 746
28 AYTO: S6 REUNION FINAL P2 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.26 440
29 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.26 1,178
30 COLL FTBL REG SSN SUST L ESPN 11:11 PM 20 0.25 705
31 LIBRARIANS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,395
32 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,714
33 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,557
34 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,148
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 522
36 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,066
37 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,833
38 IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 668
39 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.24 612
40 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 475
41 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WOFFORD/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 9:04 PM 133 0.23 721
42 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA LAKERS/HOUSTON NBA-TV 8:00 PM 157 0.23 586
43 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 629
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 838
45 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.21 730
46 TERRAS BIG HOUSE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.21 610
47 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 551
48 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 471
49 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,820
50 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 2,096
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 468
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 811
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 684
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 790
55 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 711
56 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,768
57 LWATL FIRST LOOK LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 12 0.18 540
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 2,055
59 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,552
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,683
61 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 719
62 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MEMPHIS/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 10:37 PM 143 0.18 520
63 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 816
64 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,746
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,958
66 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 2,055
67 HAPPY! SYFY 10:00 PM 47 0.17 619
68 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 751
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,063
70 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.17 396
71 LWATL SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.16 511
72 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,381
73 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,780
74 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,453
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 366
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,825
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 704
78 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.16 401
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 331
80 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 631
81 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 785
82 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 661
83 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 622
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 340
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 683
86 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 614
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 680
88 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: SOUTH CENTRAL MOVIE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:10 PM 165 0.14 306
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 319
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,044
91 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 378
92 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DETROIT/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:04 PM 167 0.14 402
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 642
94 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 971
95 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.12 480
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 943
97 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 508
98 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,143
99 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 342
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,244
101 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 645
102 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.11 385
103 GOING IN STYLE (2017) HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 96 0.11 408
104 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: EVANSVILLE/DUKE ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.11 448
105 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 273
106 MYTHBUSTERS: SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.10 268
107 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,010
108 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.09 321
109 UNIQUE RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 305
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 683
111 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 63 0.09 262
112 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:00 AM 60 0.09 239
113 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 224
114 INCREDIBLE HULK THE HBO PRIME 3:05 PM 112 0.08 219
115 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 904
116 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 916
117 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 341
118 DAREDEVIL HBO PRIME 5:15 PM 104 0.08 233
119 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2017 WK 15 DAL VS. OAK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.08 285
120 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 665
121 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:17 PM 108 0.07 243
122 GUNPOWDER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 62 0.07 377
123 JOB INTERVIEW, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.07 224
124 BAD BOYS II: BAD BOYS II MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 147 0.07 166
125 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 163
126 MOST EXPENSIVEST VICELAND 10:30 PM 30 0.07 131
127 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 791
128 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 118
129 MAN S GREATEST FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 227
130 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 538
131 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 152
132 GOING IN STYLE (2017) HBO PRIME 1:25 PM 96 0.06 238
133 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 182
134 UNDISPUTED L: 318 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 120
135 NFL PLAYBOOK NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.06 146
136 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.06 135
137 UNTITLED ACTION SHOW VICELAND 11:30 PM 30 0.06 88
138 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 7:30 PM 30 0.05 137
139 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:51 PM 39 0.05 165
140 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.05 192
141 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 13 0.05 181
142 NFL TURNING POINT NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.05 128
143 SPONGEBOB: 175-ITS A SPONGEBOB CHRISTMAS! NICKTOONS 5:30 PM 120 0.05 201
144 CRIMINAL MINDS LAUNCH SUNDANCE TV 1:00 AM 59 0.05 135
145 ER POP 3:00 PM 68 0.05 163
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 236
147 GERMAN CUP SOCCER   L: BAYERN MUNICH/BORUSSIA DORTMUND ESPN2 2:30 PM 150 0.05 107
148 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 110
149 NHL LIVE PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 64 0.05 115
150 15: A QUINCEANERA STORY HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 28 0.05 147

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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.