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January 5, 2017
 

UPDATED with Broadcast: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.4.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MODERN FAMILY, LETHAL WEAPON and CRIMINAL MINDS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the ARROW rerun lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable, with Portland vs. Golden State at 0.92, and Chicago vs. Cleveland at 0.84.  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE jumped three-tenths from last week (so one may not have been a regular episode) to 0.74.  History’s VIKINGS grew by 0.05 to 0.67.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA returned at 0.58, and VIVICA’S BLACK MAGIC premiered at 0.30.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE returned at 0.52, and TOO CLOSE TO HOME returned at 0.32.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROS was at 0.51, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.44, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.42.  On FXX, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA had a 0.44 season premiere (down 0.01 from 2016), followed by 0.14 for MAN SEEKING WOMAN (down 0.03). E!’s TOTAL DIVAS was at 0.37.  On Food Network, COOKS VS CONS rose 0.03 to 0.35.  On A&E, DUCK DYNASTY fell 0.08 to 0.33, WAHLBURGERS held at 0.29, and GOING SI-RAL was down 0.05 to 0.15.  MTV’s REAL WORLD ticked up to 0.20.  On LMN, MY CRAZY EX and MY CRAZY SEX were both at 0.16, respectively down 0.06 and 0.04 from last week’s premieres.  Syfy’s INCORPORATED was steady at 0.12.  WGN’s SALEM returned for its final 4 episodes at 0.07.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 4, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PORTLAND/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:35 PM 160 0.92 2,156
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CHICAGO/CLEVELAND ESPN 8:01 PM 154 0.84 2,058
3 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 63 0.74 3,172
4 VIKINGS HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.67 2,371
5 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.58 1,299
6 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.52 1,498
7 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.51 2,170
8 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 32 0.44 730
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 1,990
10 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.42 1,855
11 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:15 AM 60 0.39 947
12 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.37 734
13 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,150
14 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 3,975
15 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 31 0.33 1,014
16 TOO CLOSE TO HOME TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,027
17 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 962
18 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,551
19 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,104
20 VIVICAS BLACK MAGIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.30 765
21 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 34 0.30 766
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,629
23 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:31 PM 30 0.29 713
24 GRAVE SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,420
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 2,862
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 871
27 I, WITNESS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,243
28 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.29 1,575
29 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 61 0.28 656
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,814
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,938
32 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.24 557
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 608
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,605
35 BLUE COLLAR MILLIONAIRES CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.20 473
36 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 483
37 REAL WORLD BAD BLOOD MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.20 343
38 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 478
39 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 505
40 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: GEORGIA TECH/DUKE ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.18 607
41 MY KNIGHT AND ME THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.17 784
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,859
43 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 388
44 HIS & HERS  L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 371
45 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.17 399
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 903
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.17 1,232
48 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,868
49 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 774
50 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NY RANGERS/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 156 0.16 514
51 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,568
52 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 131 0.16 394
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,993
54 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 373
55 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,194
56 MY CRAZY SEX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 404
57 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:34 PM 30 0.15 337
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,944
59 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 391
60 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.15 335
61 GOING SI-RAL A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.15 392
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,824
63 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 775
64 LIP SYNC BATTLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 32 0.15 379
65 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,744
66 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 367
67 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 314
68 MAN SEEKING WOMAN FXX 10:32 PM 30 0.14 239
69 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,566
70 BREAKOUT COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 466
71 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,538
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 299
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 317
74 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 629
75 BLUE COLLAR MILLIONAIRES CNBC 10:30 PM 30 0.13 330
76 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 417
77 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 649
78 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,427
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 750
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 304
81 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 744
82 300 HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 117 0.12 261
83 INCORPORATED SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 424
84 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,216
85 P. KING DUCKLING DISNEY JUNIOR 2:25 PM 25 0.12 580
86 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 319
87 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 711
88 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 698
89 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 578
90 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 282
91 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 374
92 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/BUTLER FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 127 0.11 484
93 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OREGON/WASHINGTON ESPN2 9:00 PM 120 0.10 344
94 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,066
95 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.10 523
96 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 640
97 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.10 277
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 626
99 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 236
100 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:21 AM 34 0.09 196
101 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.09 867
102 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 326
103 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:02 PM 49 0.09 207
104 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 730
105 BLOOD AND FURY: AMERICAS AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 310
106 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 597
107 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:05 PM 25 0.09 170
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 564
109 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:47 AM 34 0.09 188
110 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 315
111 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 211
112 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.08 224
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 283
114 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 179
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 299
116 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.07 202
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 488
118 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.07 162
119 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.07 205
120 INSIDE THE NFL NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.07 200
121 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.07 141
122 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 479
123 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 178
124 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 219
125 SALEM WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.07 259
126 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 586
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 222
128 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 484
129 CAKE HUNTERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 173
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 150
131 BONG APPETIT VICELAND 10:30 PM 30 0.06 130
132 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 145
133 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 363
134 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.06 292
135 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 592
136 POINT BREAK (2015) HBO PRIME 2:50 PM 114 0.06 117
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 237
138 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: CREIGHTON/ST. JOHNS FOX SPORTS 1 8:44 PM 123 0.06 213
139 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 531
140 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 444
141 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 178
142 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:13 AM 34 0.06 157
143 DAKAR RALLY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.06 108
144 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 443
145 UNDISPUTED L: 84 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 129
146 FRONTERA S5 NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 107
147 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 645
148 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 252
149 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 443
150 HIS & HERS ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.05 113

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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.