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September 15, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.13.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and the rerun of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MIDNIGHT, TEXAS lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Sep 13.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although the season premiere of Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK was the clear winner of Wednesday cable at 0.96, that was down 0.36 from the 2016 premiere; BROAD CITY’s season premiere was at 0.51, up 0.05 from its last premiere in February 2016.  Lead-out THE DAILY SHOW benefited from the strong night with a Top 10 showing at 0.41.  On TV Land, the season finale of YOUNGER rose 0.05 to 0.29.

On VH1, BLACK INK CREW gained 0.02 to 0.58, and the season finale of SIGNED was up 0.04 to 0.42.  On USA, THE SINNER ticked down to 0.54, and the midseason finale of SUITS was up 0.07 to 0.47.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA rose 0.08 to 0.42, and COOKS VS CONS was up 0.05 to 0.30.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS grew by 0.08 to 0.41, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.08 to 0.37, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.06 to 0.35.  On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER grew by 0.03 to 0.36, and SHATTERED was down 0.02 to 0.34.  Tru’s COMEDY KNOCKOUT was at 0.35.  OWN’s GREENLEAF was steady at 0.35.  Nickelodeon’s I AM FRANKIE was at 0.31.  On Discovery, GARAGE REHAB dropped 0.03 to 0.30, and MISFIT GARAGE was down 0.03 to 0.27.  On E!, ERIC & JESSIE: GAME ON ticked down to 0.28, and TOTAL BELLAS was down 0.07 to 0.24.  On A&E, WAHLBURGERS was at 0.27/0.27, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.22, and THE LOWE FILES was up 0.02 to 0.15.  Lifetime’s COUPLES RETREAT was at 0.25, and GROWING UP SUPERMODEL ticked down to 0.08.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES: JA7 & BRITTANY ticked down to 0.19, and the season finale of ODD MOM OUT was also down 0.01 to 0.17.  FXX’s YOU’RE THE WORST was at 0.10, compared to last week’s 0.14/0.12.  POP’s  SWEDISH DICKS was at 0.02/96K.  IFC’s BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW was at 0.02/69K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Sep 13.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday September 13, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.96 1,684
2 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 3 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.58 1,073
3 SINNER, THE USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 59 0.54 1,837
4 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.51 879
5 SUITS USA NETWORK 8:59 PM 62 0.47 1,676
6 SIGNED VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.42 779
7 WORST COOKS 11 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,268
8 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.41 1,073
9 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,992
10 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,889
11 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,674
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.35 1,723
13 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.35 555
14 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,444
15 SHATTERED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,445
16 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.31 1,459
17 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.31 1,578
18 GARAGE REHAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.30 1,014
19 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.30 951
20 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,775
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 2,775
22 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 36 0.29 825
23 ERIC & JESSIE: GAME ON E! 10:00 PM 30 0.28 513
24 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,513
25 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.27 948
26 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.27 761
27 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.27 683
28 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,692
29 LW LA: COUPLES RETREAT LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.25 858
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,352
31 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.24 558
32 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.24 1,989
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,157
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.23 1,582
35 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 641
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,004
37 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.22 497
38 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.22 470
39 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,057
40 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,209
41 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,423
42 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,649
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 436
44 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,517
45 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,994
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,712
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,850
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 874
49 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,425
50 VANDERPUMP:JAX & BRITTANY BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.19 572
51 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 856
52 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,504
53 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 412
54 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,770
55 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 26 0.17 480
56 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 440
57 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: LA DODGERS/SAN FRANCISCO ESPN 10:37 PM 158 0.17 571
58 ODD MOM OUT BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 0.17 425
59 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,546
60 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: OAKLAND/BOSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 217 0.17 559
61 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 408
62 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,500
63 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 366
64 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:15 AM 45 0.16 444
65 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,468
66 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 435
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 890
68 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 14 0.15 313
69 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 3:04 PM 16 0.15 329
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,217
71 LOWE FILES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.15 416
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 309
73 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.15 311
74 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,458
75 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 565
76 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,429
77 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 888
78 JASON BOURNE: JASON BOURNE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 123 0.14 381
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 303
80 AYTO: IVE GOT 99 PROBLEMS MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.13 268
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 913
82 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 668
83 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.13 447
84 CARIBBEAN PIRATE TREASURE TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.12 445
85 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 344
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 296
87 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 379
88 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 747
89 LWLA SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.12 462
90 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 604
91 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.11 196
92 E!S LOOK BOOK E! 8:00 PM 30 0.11 290
93 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 256
94 E!S LOOK BOOK E! 8:30 PM 30 0.11 263
95 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 606
96 HELLBOY II:GOLDEN ARMY: HELLBOY II:GOLDEN ARMY HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 120 0.11 282
97 RMD GARAGE VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 309
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 804
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 259
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 686
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 683
102 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,142
103 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 701
104 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,060
105 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.10 192
106 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 63 0.10 274
107 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 34 0.10 224
108 COPA MX – L: MONTERREY / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:25 PM 125 0.10 186
109 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,134
110 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 539
111 GARAGE SQUAD VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 384
112 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 239
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 848
114 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2017 WK1 SD VS DEN NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.09 312
115 INSIDE THE NFL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.09 185
116 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.09 381
117 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 795
118 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 436
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 802
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 864
121 GROWING UP SUPERMODEL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.08 237
122 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.08 472
123 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 411
124 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 214
125 NFL PLAYBOOK NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.08 197
126 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 814
127 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L ESPN2 10:13 PM 28 0.08 241
128 MY CRAZY SEX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 245
129 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 836
130 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 395
131 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 350
132 UCL GROUP STAGE L: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR/DORTMUND FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.07 187
133 PET NATION RENOVATION ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 61 0.07 311
134 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 842
135 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.07 146
136 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 181
137 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 160
138 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 377
139 MY CRAZY SEX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.07 221
140 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 758
141 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.07 166
142 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 389
143 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 315
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 310
145 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.06 220
146 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 350
147 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 130
148 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 373
149 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 193
150 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 314

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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.