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September 7, 2017
 

UPDATED with BROADCAST: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.6.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and both episodes of MARLON and the 10PM MODERN FAMILY rerun lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Sep 06.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of FX’s SNOWFALL dropped 0.05 to 0.39.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS returned at 0.31, and ERIC & JESSIE: GAME ON premiered at 0.29.  On Tru, INSIDE JOKES gained 0.03 to 0.21, and the season finale of I’M SORRY was up 0.04 to 0.18.  The 1-hour season premiere of FXX’s YOU’RE THE WORST was at 0.14/0.12, below the 0.17 for the 2016 premiere.  What turned out to be the series finale of Syfy’s BLOOD DRIVE ticked down to 0.11. 

Hurricane Irma drove ratings again for Weather Channel, which had 4 shows in the Top 10, led by the 9PM WEATHER CENTER LIVE at 0.59.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW held at 0.56, and SIGNED ticked down to 0.38.  On USA, THE SINNER continued to impress, up 0.03 to 0.55, while lead-in SUITS was up a tick to 0.40.  ESPN’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.54.  For once it was CNN leading a big news night, with ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.45/1.9M, above MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.39/3M, and Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.33/2.9M.  On ID, SHATTERED lost 0.03 to 0.36, and HOMICIDE HUNTER was down 0.09 to 0.33.  OWN’s GREENLEAF rose 0.02 to 0.35.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA ticked up to 0.34, and COOKS VS CONS was down 0.02 to 0.25.  On Discovery, GARAGE REHAB dropped 0.05 to 0.33, and. MISFIT GARAGE was down 0.03 to 0.30.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS was steady at 0.33, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL shed 0.03 to 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.29.  TV Land’s YOUNGER fell 0.04 to 0.24.  A CATFISH special on MTV was down 0.14 from last week’s regular episode to 0.23.  On A&E, WAHLBURGERS was at 0.22/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.20/0.19, and THE LOWE FILES was up 0.03 to 0.13.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES: JAX & BRITTANY was at 0.20, and ODD MOM OUT was up 0.02 to 0.18.  Lifetime’s GROWING UP SUPERMODEL dropped 0.04 to 0.09.  We don’t currently have ratings for POP’s SWEDISH DICKS or IFC’s BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW, which fell below the Top 150 chart.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Sep 06.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday September 6, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.59 2,338
2 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 3 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.56 1,133
3 SINNER, THE USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.55 1,842
4 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.54 2,073
5 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: MENS/WOMENS QTRFINALS ESPN 7:00 PM 297 0.54 1,960
6 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.47 1,925
7 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,891
8 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.44 1,874
9 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.43 1,752
10 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.43 1,804
11 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.40 1,635
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.39 3,026
13 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 77 0.39 854
14 SIGNED VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.38 744
15 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.37 1,711
16 SHATTERED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,542
17 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.36 1,486
18 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,501
19 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.34 1,877
20 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.34 1,936
21 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.34 1,326
22 WORST COOKS 11 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,080
23 GARAGE REHAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.33 1,202
24 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,853
25 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,934
26 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,641
27 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.32 1,927
28 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.32 1,408
29 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.31 681
30 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.31 1,892
31 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.31 2,678
32 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.31 1,615
33 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.30 922
34 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.30 1,021
35 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 2,991
36 ERIC & JESSIE: GAME ON E! 10:00 PM 30 0.29 543
37 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,648
38 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.29 1,682
39 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,738
40 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.27 1,578
41 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.27 1,539
42 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.26 1,036
43 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,442
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 1,194
45 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,234
46 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.25 757
47 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.24 1,390
48 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.24 1,521
49 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 35 0.24 758
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.24 1,989
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.23 666
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,253
53 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:57 PM 63 0.23 613
54 CATFISH: WHAT KIND OF CAT MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.23 464
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,932
56 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,720
57 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.22 588
58 LW LA: COUPLES RETREAT LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.22 848
59 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.22 614
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,893
61 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.21 441
62 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,834
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.21 1,635
64 TIME MACHINE: ROAD TO 9/11: DAYS OF TERROR P3 HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.21 741
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,249
66 VANDERPUMP:JAX & BRITTANY BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.20 544
67 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,656
68 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,864
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,747
70 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 469
71 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,104
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,066
73 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,008
74 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 365
75 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.18 478
76 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 414
77 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,507
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,130
79 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,554
80 IM SORRY TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 350
81 ODD MOM OUT BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 0.18 402
82 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,617
83 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 425
84 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,581
85 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,216
86 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 829
87 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 397
88 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 702
89 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,570
90 FXX MOVIE PRIME: PIXELS FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.16 353
91 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 952
92 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,358
93 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 859
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 943
95 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 644
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,019
97 ACCESS MOVIE: RUSH HOUR IFC TV 7:00 PM 120 0.15 275
98 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,243
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,225
100 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 730
101 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.14 298
102 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 718
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 274
104 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: MENS/WOMENS QTRFINALS ESPN 12:00 PM 330 0.14 689
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 268
106 LOWE FILES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.13 410
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 804
108 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 636
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 956
110 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.13 284
111 LWLA SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.12 473
112 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 915
113 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:33 PM 31 0.12 246
114 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 245
115 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 960
116 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.12 507
117 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,026
118 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: KANSAS CITY ROYALS/DETROIT TIGERS FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 218 0.11 466
119 BLOOD DRIVE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 364
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 938
121 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.10 295
122 DO YOUR JOB NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.10 287
123 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 942
124 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.10 241
125 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 245
126 GROWING UP SUPERMODEL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.09 300
127 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 319
128 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.09 232
129 AMERICAS GAME NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 247
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 186
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.09 202
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 945
133 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 240
134 SUND MOVIE: BEETLEJUICE SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 120 0.08 288
135 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.08 193
136 DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.08 169
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 284
138 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.08 202
139 RMD GARAGE VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 232
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 241
141 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 195
142 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 174
143 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.07 206
144 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.07 181
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 240
146 NFL PLAYBOOK NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.07 185
147 UNDISPUTED L: 246 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 181
148 GARAGE SQUAD VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 301
149 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L ESPN2 10:25 PM 117 0.07 243
150 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.07 133

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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.