Thursday, January 11, 2018

U.S. Cable TV Ratings: 12/11 - 12/17/2017

Ratings highlights for the week of December 11, 2017 - December 17, 2017 on U.S. cable.

With no 'Walking Dead' airing this week, ESPN's 'Monday Night Football' was the uncontested winner of of cable with a 3.8 adults 18-49 rating and 11.8 million viewers. It led the week in all major demographics including adults 18-34 (2.98 rating), adults 25-54 (4.48), as well as both males 12-34 (3.52) and 18-49 (5.36). On NFL Network, two NFL Football games were at 2.14 and 1.50 in adults 18-49 at 8:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. respectively. The first game notched a 2.14 in men 18-49 and the second was at 3.05 in that demographic; in total viewers, they were at 5.2 million and 7.0 million viewers respectively. 

On the scripted side, two Hallmark movies topped the week in the 18-49 demo and total viewers. Saturday's 'Christmas Next Door' had a 0.69 rating in adults 18-49, a 2.93 in adults over 50, and 4.4 million viewers. Sunday's 'Christmas Connection' was slightly lower with a 0.62 demo rating, a 2.72 in adults 50+, and 4.0 million viewers. The second episode of History's 'Knightfall' had 1.3 million viewers (down from 1.8 million), and Syfy's 'Happy!' fell by almost half to 607,000 viewers (from 1.1 million). Also on Syfy was two episodes of 'Z Nation' (605,000 and 555,000), 'Van Helsing' (358,000), and 'Superstition' (198,000). 

The fourth season premiere of TNT's 'The Librarians' found 1.7 million viewers at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, and the second episode had 1.4 million viewers; in adults over 50, the two episodes were at 1.01 and 0.90 respectively. Also of interest on the network: Sunday's episode of 'Good Behavior' (0.22 adults 18-49 rating) edged ahead of 'Major Crimes' (0.20 rating) in the key demo, but 'Crimes' (1.7 million viewers) dominated 'Behavior' (724,000) in total viewers. On USA Network, 'Mr. Robot' (0.19 rating, 454,000) pulled ahead of 'Damnation' (0.14, 502,000) in adults 18-49, but the latter edged ahead in total viewers. Also airing on basic cable this week was TBS's 'Search Party' (432,000 viewers), TV Land's 'Teachers' (462,000), and BBC America's 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' (250,000). 

On premium cable, the week belonged to Showtime's 'Shameless' which put up solid numbers including a 0.51 in adults 18-49, a 0.31 in people 12-34, and 1.6 million viewers. It performed well with older viewers, notching a 0.64 in adults 25-54 and a 0.76 with people over 50. Following 'Shameless', a new episode of 'SMILF' had 567,000 viewers, and had approximately twice the number of male viewers as female viewers (0.20 vs. 0.10 in people 12-34, and 0.27 vs. 0.13 in people 18-49). Monday's episode of 'Ill Behavior' ticked down to 37,000 viewers. Finally, on Starz, two episodes of 'The Girlfriend Experience' found 198,000 and 195,000 viewers without the 'Outlander' lead-in. 

Among lower-rated cables, Sundance's 'The A Word' concluded to 40,000 viewers (even with last week), 'Rosehaven' ended with 98,000 viewers, and Pop's 'Hot Date' dropped to only 25,000. 
Show Channel Day Start 18-49 Viewers
(000s)
SCRIPTED
CHRISTMAS NEXT DOOR HALLMARK SAT 8:00 PM 0.69 4,418
CHRISTMAS CONNECTION HALLMARK SUN 8:00 PM 0.62 3,994
SHAMELESS S8 SHOWTIME PRIME SUN 9:07 PM 0.51 1,578
CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS FREEFORM SAT 11:55 PM 0.38 868
LIBRARIANS, THE TNT WED 8:00 PM 0.34 1,675
KNIGHTFALL HISTORY WED 10:01 PM 0.28 1,323
TOP WING NICKELODEON FRI 12:30 PM 0.27 982
LIBRARIANS, THE TNT WED 9:00 PM 0.24 1,360
SEARCH PARTY TBS NETWORK SUN 10:00 PM 0.23 671
GOOD BEHAVIOR TNT SUN 10:00 PM 0.22 724
SMILF S1 SHOWTIME PRIME SUN 10:00 PM 0.20 567
MAJOR CRIMES TNT TUE 9:00 PM 0.20 1,746
MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK WED 10:00 PM 0.19 454
HAPPY! SYFY WED 10:00 PM 0.17 607
Z NATION SYFY FRI 9:00 PM 0.16 605
SEARCH PARTY TBS NETWORK SUN 10:30 PM 0.16 432
TARANTULA TBS NETWORK MON 10:00 PM 0.15 376
Z NATION SYFY FRI 10:00 PM 0.15 555
MYSTICONS NICKELODEON SUN 8:30 AM 0.15 507
DAMNATION USA NETWORK THU 10:00 PM 0.14 502
TARANTULA TBS NETWORK MON 10:30 PM 0.11 284
LONG ROAD HOME NAT GEO TUE 10:00 PM 0.10 553
FOR MY MAN TV ONE MON 9:00 PM 0.08 233
TEACHERS TV LAND TUE 10:00 PM 0.08 462
VAN HELSING SYFY THU 9:00 PM 0.08 358
PAW PATROL NICK JR FRI 7:00 PM 0.08 530
DIRK GENTLYS HOLISTIC DET BBC-AMERICA SAT 9:00 PM 0.06 250
GHOST WARS SYFY THU 10:00 PM 0.05 289
SUPERSTITION SYFY THU 11:00 PM 0.04 198
THUNDERMANS NICKTOONS SUN 9:00 PM 0.04 156
GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, TH STARZ PRIMARY SUN 9:02 PM 0.04 198
GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, TH STARZ PRIMARY SUN 9:30 PM 0.04 195
ROSEHAVEN SUNDANCE TV FRI 1:00 AM 0.02 98
ILL BEHAVIOR SHOWTIME PRIME MON 10:30 PM 0.02 37
HOT DATE POP WED 11:00 PM 0.01 25
THE A WORD SUNDANCE TV WED 10:00 PM 0.00 40
NON-SCRIPTED
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ESPN MON 8:15 PM 3.80 11,782
SATURDAY NFL FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK SAT 8:30 PM 2.14 6,993
SATURDAY NFL FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK SAT 4:31 PM 1.50 5,177
REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO SUN 8:00 PM 0.97 2,339
LOVE AND HIP HOP 8 VH1 MON 8:00 PM 0.94 1,843
WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK MON 8:00 PM 0.87 2,876
WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK MON 10:00 PM 0.85 2,570
WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK MON 9:00 PM 0.82 2,608
NBA: PHILADELPHIA/MINNESOTA ESPN TUE 9:39 PM 0.78 1,683
STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY MON 9:00 PM 0.77 1,936
NBA: LA LAKERS/NEW YORK ESPN TUE 6:59 PM 0.77 1,777
CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY TUE 9:00 PM 0.77 3,005
NBA REGULAR SEASON     L ESPN FRI 10:16 PM 0.76 1,938
NBA: OKLA CITY/PHILADELPHIA ESPN FRI 6:59 PM 0.75 1,941
NBA: LAKERS/CAVELIERS TNT THU 8:14 PM 0.74 1,787
TEEN MOM SSN 7 MTV MON 9:00 PM 0.71 1,324
WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK TUE 8:00 PM 0.71 2,481
GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY FRI 9:00 PM 0.69 2,928
NBA: CHARLOTTE/HOUSTON ESPN WED 9:35 PM 0.67 1,510
90 DAY FIANCE TLC SUN 8:00 PM 0.66 2,068
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK THU 8:27 PM 0.64 1,952
VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO MON 9:00 PM 0.63 1,498
NBA: OKLAHOMA CITY/INDIANA ESPN WED 7:00 PM 0.63 1,530
NBA: MAVERICKS/WARRIORS TNT THU 10:33 PM 0.62 1,391
LIVE PD: 83 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK FRI 9:00 PM 0.58 1,777
ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM SUN 11:30 PM 0.57 1,187
BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 WED 9:00 PM 0.56 1,017
DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM SAT 10:30 PM 0.54 1,236
LIVE PD: 84 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK SAT 9:00 PM 0.54 1,911
CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK TUE 10:00 PM 0.52 1,562
SCARED FAMOUS VH1 MON 9:00 PM 0.51 1,006
VIKINGS HISTORY WED 9:00 PM 0.50 2,020
MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY TUE 9:00 PM 0.49 1,549
KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! SUN 9:00 PM 0.48 1,032
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NJ BRAVO WED 9:00 PM 0.45 1,217
FLORIBAMA SHORE MTV MON 10:01 PM 0.44 810
HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIO FOOD NETWORK MON 9:00 PM 0.44 1,580
FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK WED 10:30 PM 0.43 1,272
WWE TRIBUTE TROOPS USA NETWORK THU 8:00 PM 0.42 1,401
SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM SUN 12:00 AM 0.39 835
CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK MON 10:00 PM 0.37 1,323
BLACK CLOVER ADULT SWIM SAT 11:30 PM 0.37 836
SNOOP DOGG JOKERS WILD TBS NETWORK TUE 10:00 PM 0.36 833
COLL FTBL: TROY/NORTH TEXAS ESPN SAT 1:00 PM 0.36 1,327
UNEXPECTED TLC SUN 10:04 PM 0.36 1,162
ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE: XMAS DISCOVERY FRI 10:01 PM 0.35 1,536
DONT BE TARDY BRAVO FRI 9:00 PM 0.35 879
ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY SUN 9:01 PM 0.34 2,263
BELOW DECK BRAVO TUE 9:00 PM 0.33 897
THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK THU 9:00 PM 0.33 934
MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO FRI 8:00 PM 0.33 883
CHALLENGE:CHAMPS VS STARS MTV TUE 10:00 PM 0.32 542
TEEN MOM II: JENELLE EXFI MTV MON 11:02 PM 0.31 592
DROP THE MIC TBS NETWORK TUE 10:30 PM 0.30 620
WMNS COLL VBALL TOURN L ESPN2 SAT 9:45 PM 0.30 1,009
MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO THU 9:00 PM 0.29 916
TOP CHEF BRAVO THU 10:00 PM 0.28 784
CROMARTIES, THE USA NETWORK TUE 10:31 PM 0.27 700
WWE NXT USA NETWORK WED 7:00 PM 0.27 841
IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN FOOD NETWORK WED 9:00 PM 0.27 822
TAMAR & VINCE WETV THU 9:00 PM 0.27 707
DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL THU 11:00 PM 0.27 796
RAP GAME LIFETIME FRI 10:02 PM 0.27 663
GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL SAT 9:00 PM 0.27 684
CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK TUE 10:00 PM 0.26 812
LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME WED 9:00 PM 0.26 757
BRING IT! LIFETIME FRI 9:00 PM 0.26 740
DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL WED 11:00 PM 0.25 915
STEVEN UNIVERSE CARTOON NET FRI 7:30 PM 0.25 853
RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B MTV FRI 10:00 PM 0.25 521
ALASKA: LAST FRONTIER SPC DISCOVERY SUN 8:00 PM 0.25 1,972
DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL MON 11:00 PM 0.24 802
SECRET HISTORY OF COMICS AMC MON 10:00 PM 0.24 419
PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK SAT 10:00 AM 0.24 1,227
STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK WED 9:30 PM 0.23 1,138
MANE EVENT, THE BET TUE 10:00 PM 0.22 468
TOTAL DIVAS E! WED 9:00 PM 0.22 517
CONAN TBS NETWORK THU 11:00 PM 0.22 635
AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY THU 9:00 PM 0.22 1,318
RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON FRI 1:00 PM 0.22 844
INK MASTER: ANGELS SPIKE TV TUE 10:00 PM 0.21 464
CONAN TBS NETWORK WED 11:00 PM 0.21 554
ROMANCE AT REINDEER LODGE HALLMARK MOVIES SUN 9:00 PM 0.21 2,077
STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK WED 9:00 PM 0.20 1,108
MENENDEZ MURDERS A&E NETWORK THU 10:01 PM 0.20 544
NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 10 MTV THU 11:00 PM 0.20 435
VBALL: FLORIDA/STANFORD ESPN THU 10:25 PM 0.20 491
RAP GAME FL LIFETIME FRI 11:17 PM 0.20 437
AMAZINGNESS MTV FRI 10:31 PM 0.20 441
ADVENTURE TIME CARTOON NET SUN 7:00 PM 0.20 760
DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL TUE 11:00 PM 0.19 662
WHO KILLED TUPAC A&E NETWORK TUE 10:00 PM 0.18 418
WAGS E! SUN 10:00 PM 0.18 414
LITTLE WOMEN LA SPECIAL LIFETIME WED 8:00 PM 0.17 539
CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV THU 10:00 PM 0.17 432
PROFIT, THE CNBC TUE 10:00 PM 0.16 404
CASH CAB DISCOVERY SUN 10:33 PM 0.16 772
LIVERPOOL/BOURNEMOUTH NBCSN SUN 11:25 AM 0.16 400
TEXAS METAL VELOCITY TUE 10:00 PM 0.15 451
STRIPPED BRAVO TUE 10:00 PM 0.15 410
CONAN TBS NETWORK TUE 11:00 PM 0.15 316
BRING IT: FF LIFETIME FRI 8:50 PM 0.15 471
HART OF THE CITY COMEDY CENTRAL FRI 11:00 PM 0.15 344
ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK FRI 10:00 PM 0.15 406
BELLATOR MMA LIVE SPIKE TV FRI 9:00 PM 0.15 511
TANKED ANIMAL PLANET FRI 9:01 PM 0.15 444
WAGS E! SUN 11:00 PM 0.15 343
KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME TUE 8:00 PM 0.14 403
BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY TUE 9:00 PM 0.14 483
NHL: BOSTON/DETROIT NBCSN WED 8:02 PM 0.14 458
SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA SUN 6:00 PM 0.14 418
AT HOME W AMY SEDARIS TRUTV TUE 10:30 PM 0.13 242
OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL WED 11:31 PM 0.13 382
OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL THU 11:31 PM 0.13 313
ANIMAL CRIBS ANIMAL PLANET FRI 10:02 PM 0.13 386
MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV FRI 9:00 PM 0.13 377
SWEETIE PIES OWN SAT 9:00 PM 0.13 579
OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL MON 11:31 PM 0.12 313
MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL MON 9:00 PM 0.11 358
CONAN TBS NETWORK MON 11:00 PM 0.11 242
WILD AFRICA: RIVERS LIFE: N/A ANIMAL PLANET TUE 9:00 PM 0.11 493
WHEN HARRY MET MEGHAN: A TLC TUE 9:00 PM 0.11 556
UNIQUE RIDES VELOCITY WED 9:00 PM 0.11 338
JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL FRI 9:00 PM 0.11 463
NBA: NEW ORLEANS/HOUSTON NBA-TV MON 8:08 PM 0.10 295
MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL MON 9:30 PM 0.10 313
HODGES HALF DOZEN TLC TUE 10:02 PM 0.10 534
NHL: TAMPA/ST. LOUIS NBCSN TUE 8:03 PM 0.10 289
SAG AWARD NOMINATIONS TNT WED 10:00 AM 0.10 343
SAG AWARD NOMINATIONS TBS NETWORK WED 10:00 AM 0.10 249
JOB INTERVIEW, THE CNBC WED 10:00 PM 0.10 293
COMEDY GET DOWN, THE BET THU 11:30 PM 0.10 292
MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL THU 9:00 PM 0.10 633
CHECKED INN OWN SAT 10:00 PM 0.10 389
CAT VS. DOG ANIMAL PLANET SAT 9:04 PM 0.10 384
MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET SUN 9:00 PM 0.10 418
MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET SUN 10:02 PM 0.10 476
HEALER, THE TLC MON 10:05 PM 0.09 778
OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL TUE 11:31 PM 0.09 258
HAMILTONS PHARMACOPEIA VICELAND TUE 10:00 PM 0.09 168
RUNDOWN, THE BET THU 11:00 PM 0.09 274
GRAY STATE, A A&E NETWORK MON 10:01 PM 0.08 254
BROKEN SKULL CHALLENGE 5 CMT TUE 10:00 PM 0.08 227
GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY WED 10:00 PM 0.08 329
MOST EXPENSIVEST VICELAND WED 10:30 PM 0.08 151
FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK FRI 9:00 PM 0.08 242
SAVAGE KINGDOM NAT GEO WILD FRI 9:00 PM 0.08 419
CAT VS. DOG ANIMAL PLANET SAT 8:01 PM 0.08 398
CRYSTAL PALACE/LECIESTER NBCSN SAT 7:24 AM 0.08 252
FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL SUN 9:00 PM 0.08 330
CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS OXYGEN MEDIA SUN 7:00 PM 0.08 343
FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL SUN 8:00 PM 0.08 349
REAL SPORTS 17 HBO PRIME TUE 10:00 PM 0.07 205
DIVIDED GSN WED 12:00 AM 0.07 272
DIVIDED GSN THU 12:00 AM 0.07 277
VACATION RENTAL POTENTIAL A&E NETWORK SAT 11:00 AM 0.07 255
COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA SAT 7:00 PM 0.07 427
NBA: TORONTO/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV MON 10:37 PM 0.06 180
IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA MON 11:00 PM 0.06 199
ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY FRI 10:00 PM 0.06 262
ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY FRI 10:30 PM 0.06 282
ALL GIRLS GARAGE VELOCITY SAT 11:30 AM 0.06 321
TOYMAKERZ VELOCITY FRI 8:00 PM 0.05 221
U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS NBCSN FRI 8:30 PM 0.05 179
DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA FRI 8:00 PM 0.05 247
HOMICIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS OXYGEN MEDIA SAT 6:00 PM 0.05 399
CAR FIX VELOCITY SAT 11:00 AM 0.05 245
SECRETS IN THE MIST NAT GEO WED 9:00 PM 0.04 171
MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV VELOCITY SUN 8:30 AM 0.04 156
ROYAL FAMILY CHRISTMAS TV ONE SUN 7:00 PM 0.04 125
COPYCAT KILLERS REELZCHANNEL SAT 10:00 PM 0.03 141
STARTALK NAT GEO SUN 11:00 PM 0.03 171
SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES SMITHSONIAN TUE 9:00 PM 0.02 96
IMPACT WRESTLING POP THU 8:00 PM 0.02 161
101 PEOPLE WHO MADE 20TH REELZCHANNEL SAT 1:30 AM 0.01 58
CASH COWBOYS POP SAT 11:00 AM 0.01 23
MEOW MANOR UP SAT 8:00 AM 0.00 31

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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