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June 22, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.21.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of ARROW lost the same (putting the latter down to 0.1, a dismal number even for a summer rerun).

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Jun 21.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE was at the top of Wednesday cable, up a tenth from last week to 0.58, and HOMESTEAD RESCUE was down 0.05 to 0.29. OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR held well in its season timeslot premiere, down 0.14 from Tuesday to 0.54.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC slipped 0.02 to 0.52, and the season finale of THEN & NOW was up 0.03 to 0.22.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL dropped 0.05 to 0.40.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA ticked down to 0.35, and MONIE GETS MARRIED was up 0.04 to 0.33.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW, which featured an unusually serious and passionate turn by host Trevor Noah, rose from its #19 slot on Tuesday to #6 for the night, up 0.05 to 0.35.  The season finale of FX’s FARGO gained 0.05 to 0.34.  On ID, HEAR NO EVIL climbed 0.09 to 0.34, and REASONABLE DOUBT was up 0.03 to 0.33, with THE PERFECT MURDER starting the night at 0.29. HGTV’s BROTHER VS BROTHER fell a tenth to 0.33, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.05 to 0.32, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.09 to 0.31.  In the night’s cable news battle, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW and Fox News’s THE FIVE tied in the 18-49 demo at 0.33, with Fox ahead in total viewers, 3.3M vs 2.3M, while CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 was far behind at 0.22/963K.  ESPN’s coverage of the COLLEGE WORLD SERIES was at 0.33. E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM gained 0.03 to 0.24.  2 episodes of Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE were at 0.22/0.19.  Syfy’s BLOOD DRIVE fell 0.06 to 0.18.  USA’s BIG STAR LITTLE STAR dropped 0.04 to 0.17. Food Network’s CUTTHROAT KITCHEN lost 0.02 to 0.17.  MTV’s 2 episodes of TRUE LIFE were at 0.13/0.10, compared to last week’s 0.16/0.13.  On TV Land, the season finale of LOPEZ held at 0.06, and the season finale of NOBODIES was off the chart, down 0.01 to 0.05/365K.  POP’s NIGHTCAP held at 0.01/103K.  Sundance’s GOMORRAH was steady at 0.02/74K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Jun 21.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday June 21, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 63 0.58 2,624
2 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.54 1,690
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.52 1,585
4 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,163
5 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.35 1,039
6 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.35 961
7 FARGO FX 10:00 PM 76 0.34 1,218
8 HEAR NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,276
9 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,211
10 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,968
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,337
12 LWATL: MONIE GETS MARRIED LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.33 963
13 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,262
14 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES    L: LSU/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 205 0.33 1,220
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,659
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,786
17 SPIKE TV MOVIE: PITCH PERFECT (2012) SPIKE TV 7:00 PM 150 0.30 678
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,298
19 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.29 1,169
20 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,138
21 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.29 1,339
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,883
23 TIME MACHINE: AMERICAS WAR ON DRUGS: HEROIN 4 HISTORY 9:00 PM 125 0.27 796
24 NHL AWARDS SHOW: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.27 595
25 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 0.24 811
26 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,951
27 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 624
28 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,534
29 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,300
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 963
31 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 33 0.22 572
32 THEN AND NOW W/ANDY COHEN BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.22 747
33 STORAGE WARS CA A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.22 842
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 2,124
35 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: METS/DODGERS ESPN 10:25 PM 181 0.21 673
36 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 524
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,978
38 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 931
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,626
40 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.20 456
41 LWLA SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.20 657
42 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.20 455
43 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 938
44 STORAGE WARS CA A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.19 817
45 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI SPIKE TV 9:30 PM 30 0.19 526
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,501
47 STORAGE WARS CA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.18 782
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,676
49 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,772
50 BLOOD DRIVE SYFY 10:00 PM 58 0.18 627
51 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 398
52 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,042
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 821
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,739
55 BIG STAR LITTLE STAR USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.17 576
56 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.17 514
57 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 400
58 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,510
59 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 614
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 903
61 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 438
62 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,398
63 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 729
64 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.16 369
65 STORAGE WARS CA A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.15 751
66 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.15 833
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 381
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 335
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 947
70 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,515
71 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,500
72 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 15 0.14 793
73 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 931
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 288
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,226
76 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 638
77 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 516
78 SPIKE TV MOVIE: DIRTY DANCING (1987) SPIKE TV 4:30 PM 150 0.13 337
79 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 305
80 TRUE LIFE MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.13 214
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,409
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,452
83 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,506
84 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 259
85 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 303
86 CONFEDERATIONS CUP L: GS:MEXICO/NEW ZEALAND FOX SPORTS 1 1:36 PM 149 0.12 298
87 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 880
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 253
89 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 538
90 FIFA-CONFED-06-UNVSO-R UNIVERSO 7:01 PM 119 0.11 239
91 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 617
92 NBA DRAFT PREVIEW   L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.11 265
93 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 274
94 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 575
95 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 268
96 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 650
97 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.11 319
98 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 805
99 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.10 221
100 TRUE LIFE MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.10 168
101 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 241
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 731
103 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 712
104 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 804
105 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 27 0.10 289
106 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 724
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 771
108 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 818
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 649
110 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.09 197
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 686
112 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.09 216
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 740
114 SOUTHERN JUSTICE COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 409
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 671
116 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 682
117 YEAR MILLION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 319
118 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 684
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 716
120 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 167
121 SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 418
122 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.08 289
123 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:26 AM 60 0.08 264
124 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 746
125 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 152 0.08 207
126 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 345
127 SYFY MOVIE: DEATH RACE 2050 SYFY 10:58 PM 122 0.08 290
128 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF DANGER SCIENCE 10:04 PM 31 0.07 279
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 254
130 FAST AND THE FURIOUS, THE MAXPRIME 9:45 PM 107 0.07 179
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 245
132 CONFEDERATIONS CUP L: GS:RUSSIA/PORTUGAL FOX SPORTS 1 10:33 AM 145 0.07 176
133 CONJURING 2, THE: CONJURING 2, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 134 0.07 206
134 BURGERS, BREW & QUE COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 208
135 BURGERS, BREW & QUE COOKING CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.07 197
136 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 325
137 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 259
138 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF DANGER SCIENCE 10:35 PM 31 0.07 244
139 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 161
140 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 282
141 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 298
142 GOLDEN COMPASS HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 113 0.06 201
143 BURGERS, BREW & QUE COOKING CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.06 206
144 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 267
145 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:32 PM 31 0.06 311
146 2017 NBA DRAFT: 2017 NBA TV MOCK DRAFT NBA-TV 9:00 PM 120 0.06 150
147 CONFED CUP PRE L FOX SPORTS 1 12:58 PM 38 0.06 150
148 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 303
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 282
150 TUF TALK FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 30 0.06 134

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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.