Thursday, January 25, 2018

U.S. Cable TV Ratings: 12/25 - 12/31/2017

Ratings highlights for the week of December 25, 2017 - December 31, 2017 on U.S. cable.

ESPN absolutely dominated Christmas week, taking all 10 spots in the weekly cable top 10, and 14 of the top 20 spots. NFL's 'Monday Night Football' game between the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles topped the week in adults 18-49 (3.47 rating), and in major demographics: males & females 18-49 (4.44/2.52), males & females 12-34 (3.08/1.95), people 18-34 (2.86), people 25-54 (4.09), and total viewers (11.74 million). Three bowl games ranked second, third, and fourth on the week with Saturday night's 'Orange Bowl' leading in adults 18-49 (3.12 rating) and total viewers (11.73 million), and topping the entire week in adults over 50 (6.21 rating). In males 18-49, the 'Orange Bowl' notched a 4.02 rating, the 'Cotton Bowl' did a 3.42 rating, and the 'Fiesta Bowl' had a 3.33 rating. 

Among scripted originals, BBC America's Christmas 'Doctor Who' special managed a solid 0.40 adults 18-49 rating with 1.15 million viewers. Among adults 18-49, the show skewed slightly male (0.42 rating vs. 0.37), but among people 12-34, it skewed female (0.26 rating vs. 0.24). History's 'Vikings' notched a 0.52 rating in adults 25-54 with 1.75 million viewers, and 'Knightfall' had a 0.29 in that demographic with 1.08 million viewers. On TNT, two episodes of 'The Librarians' did 1.13 & 0.94 ratings in adults 50+ with 1.82 million & 1.52 million in total viewers. 'Major Crimes' did 2.06 & 1.83 ratings in that demo with 2.74 million & 2.44 million viewers. 

On Showtime, a New Years 'Shameless' had 805,000 viewers and the season finale of 'SMILF' had 407,000. Syfy aired all of its originals this week with 'Happy!' (638,000) on top, followed by: 'Van Helsing' (550,000), 'Ghost Wars' (392,000), and 'Superstition' (283,000). Other shows of note include TBS's 'Tarantula' (335,000 & 246,000), USA's 'Damnation' (671,000), and Pop's 'Hot Date' (79,000).

Show Channel Day Start 18-49 Viewers
(000s)
NFL: OAKLAND/PHILADELPHIA ESPN MON 8:15 PM 3.47 11,735
ORANGE BOWL: WISCONSIN/MIAMI ESPN SAT 8:11 PM 3.12 11,727
COTTON BOWL: USC/OHIO STATE ESPN FRI 8:39 PM 2.59 9,468
FIESTA BOWL: WASHINGTON/PENN ST ESPN SAT 4:11 PM 2.50 10,167
NBA: PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK ESPN MON 12:00 PM 1.23 3,427
FOOTBALL: KENTUCKY/NORTHWEST ESPN FRI 5:14 PM 1.19 4,601
FOOTBALL: STANFORD/TCU ESPN THU 9:00 PM 1.17 4,332
FOOTBALL: LOUISVILLE/MISSISSIPPI ST ESPN SAT 12:00 PM 1.11 4,424
FOOTBALL: VIRGINIA TECH/OKLA ST ESPN THU 5:15 PM 1.04 4,321
FOOTBALL: IOWA/BOSTON COLL ESPN WED 5:15 PM 0.96 3,978
WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK MON 8:00 PM 0.93 2,948
FOOTBALL: TEXAS/MISSOURI ESPN WED 9:00 PM 0.92 3,425
WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK TUE 8:00 PM 0.82 2,656
WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK MON 10:00 PM 0.79 2,543
WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK MON 9:00 PM 0.79 2,620
FOOTBALL KANSAS STATE/UCLA ESPN TUE 9:00 PM 0.78 3,261
BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 WED 9:00 PM 0.73 1,437
FOOTBALL: WAKE FOREST/TX A&M ESPN FRI 1:00 PM 0.69 2,957
FOOTBALL: DUKE/N ILLINOIS ESPN TUE 5:15 PM 0.67 2,526
NBA: TIMBERWOLVES/LAKERS TNT MON 10:43 PM 0.66 1,540
NEW YEARS EVE LIVE CNN SUN 12:30 AM 0.66 2,339
NBA: ROCKETS/CELTICS TNT THU 8:14 PM 0.63 1,741
NFL: PITTSBURGH/HOUSTON NFL NETWORK MON 4:31 PM 0.62 2,300
NEW YEARS EVE LIVE W/ AC CNN SUN 8:00 PM 0.61 2,228
REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO TUE 9:00 PM 0.57 1,642
FOOTBALL: UTAH/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN TUE 1:30 PM 0.57 2,204
FOOTBALL: S MISS/FLORIDA ST ESPN WED 1:30 PM 0.57 2,205
LOVE AND HIP HOP 8 VH1 MON 8:00 PM 0.56 1,109
NBA: 76ERS/TRAILBLAZERS TNT THU 10:39 PM 0.54 1,313
WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK  MON 8:00 PM 0.52 3,605
LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK FRI 10:32 PM 0.50 1,420
FOOTBALL: VIRGINIA/NAVY ESPN THU 1:30 PM 0.48 2,052
LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK FRI 10:01 PM 0.47 1,385
MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY  TUE 9:00 PM 0.46 1,533
GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL DISCOVERY  FRI 9:00 PM 0.46 2,007
LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK FRI 9:30 PM 0.45 1,423
HOLIDAY BOWL FOX SPORTS 1 THU 8:59 PM 0.42 1,613
LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK FRI 9:00 PM 0.42 1,294
AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK MON 8:00 PM 0.40 863
DOCTOR WHO: TWICE UPON BBC-AMERICA MON 9:00 PM 0.40 1,145
SNOOP DOGG JOKERS WILD TBS NETWORK TUE 10:00 PM 0.40 1,105
VIKINGS HISTORY WED 9:00 PM 0.38 1,747
LIBRARIANS, THE TNT WED 8:00 PM 0.36 1,817
PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HGTV WED 9:00 PM 0.35 1,530
TEEN MOM: THATS A WRAP 17 MTV MON 9:00 PM 0.34 671
DROP THE MIC TBS NETWORK TUE 10:30 PM 0.34 811
ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS FOX NEWS  SUN 11:00 PM 0.34 2,284
TOP CHEF BRAVO THU 10:00 PM 0.32 989
FLORIBAMA SHORE MTV MON 10:01 PM 0.31 553
MAJOR CRIMES TNT TUE 9:00 PM 0.31 2,742
LIBRARIANS, THE TNT WED 9:00 PM 0.31 1,523
MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO THU 9:00 PM 0.31 1,147
ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS FOX NEWS  SUN 12:00 AM 0.31 2,029
HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK MON 9:00 PM 0.30 1,091
CHALLENGE:CHAMPS VS STARS MTV TUE 10:00 PM 0.30 523
TAMARS TAKE WETV THU 10:01 PM 0.30 839
RAP GAME LIFETIME  FRI 10:02 PM 0.30 805
CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK TUE 10:00 PM 0.29 1,011
LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME  WED 9:00 PM 0.29 894
TAMAR & VINCE WETV THU 9:00 PM 0.29 798
KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK SAT 11:00 AM 0.29 1,325
PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK SAT 10:00 AM 0.29 1,379
COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS SUN 8:00 PM 0.29 2,091
DOCTOR WHO: CAPALDI SP BBC-AMERICA MON 10:26 PM 0.28 861
MAJOR CRIMES TNT TUE 10:01 PM 0.27 2,439
BRING IT! LIFETIME  FRI 9:00 PM 0.27 794
ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS FOX NEWS  SUN 10:00 PM 0.27 2,023
IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN FOOD NETWORK WED 9:00 PM 0.26 949
NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 10 MTV THU 11:00 PM 0.25 454
TERRAS BIG HOUSE LIFETIME  WED 10:02 PM 0.24 719
BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK THU 10:00 PM 0.24 871
I CATFISHED MY KID TLC THU 10:00 PM 0.24 643
COUNTDOWN TO 2018 FOX NEWS  SUN 9:00 PM 0.24 1,741
BASKETBALL: GEORGIA/KENTUCKY ESPN SUN 6:00 PM 0.24 769
RAP GAME FL LIFETIME  FRI 11:17 PM 0.23 600
RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B MTV FRI 8:31 PM 0.23 509
SHAMELESS S8 SHOWTIME PRIME SUN 9:07 PM 0.23 805
HAPPY! SYFY WED 10:00 PM 0.22 638
STEVEN UNIVERSE CARTOON NET FRI 7:30 PM 0.22 767
HUNTING HITLER SPECIALS HISTORY TUE 10:03 PM 0.21 952
STORAGE WARS CA A&E NETWORK WED 9:00 PM 0.21 960
DAMNATION USA NETWORK THU 10:00 PM 0.21 671
EAT SLEEP BBQ FOOD NETWORK SAT 9:00 PM 0.21 646
GUYS RANCH KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK SUN 12:00 PM 0.21 910
MENENDEZ MURDERS A&E NETWORK THU 10:00 PM 0.20 586
KNIGHTFALL HISTORY WED 10:01 PM 0.19 1,078
CATFISH: CATCH A CATFISH MTV WED 10:00 PM 0.19 414
CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV THU 10:00 PM 0.19 512
GRILL DADS FOOD NETWORK FRI 9:30 PM 0.19 683
BAKED IN VERMONT FOOD NETWORK SAT 12:30 PM 0.19 977
EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL WED 9:00 PM 0.18 750
STORAGE WARS CA A&E NETWORK WED 9:30 PM 0.18 830
NBA: UTAH/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV WED 10:32 PM 0.18 534
BASKETBALL: W FOREST/N CAROLINA ESPN2 SAT 12:00 PM 0.18 631
COUNTDOWN TO 2018 FOX NEWS  SUN 8:00 PM 0.18 1,315
TEXAS METAL VELOCITY TUE 10:00 PM 0.17 628
RIVER MONSTERS ANIMAL PLANET TUE 10:00 PM 0.17 464
RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B MTV FRI 8:00 PM 0.17 404
AMAZINGNESS MTV FRI 9:02 PM 0.17 388
PROFIT IN PUERTO RICO,THE CNBC TUE 10:00 PM 0.16 507
VAN HELSING SYFY THU 9:00 PM 0.16 550
BASKETBALL: KANSAS/TEXAS ESPN2 FRI 9:04 PM 0.16 580
BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL TUE 9:30 PM 0.15 501
BRING IT: FF LIFETIME  FRI 8:50 PM 0.15 445
SWEETIE PIES OWN SAT 9:00 PM 0.15 616
GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL SAT 9:00 PM 0.15 469
TARANTULA TBS NETWORK MON 10:00 PM 0.14 335
RIVER MONSTERS ANIMAL PLANET TUE 9:00 PM 0.14 397
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BKBL ESPN SUN 3:00 PM 0.14 377
BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY TUE 9:00 PM 0.13 657
MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL THU 10:00 PM 0.12 676
JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL FRI 9:00 PM 0.12 487
GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL SUN 11:00 PM 0.12 406
GHOST WARS SYFY THU 10:00 PM 0.11 392
NHL: LAS VEGAS/LOS ANGELES NBCSN THU 10:27 PM 0.11 266
BASKETBALL: TEXAS A&M/ALABAMA ESPN2 SAT 6:04 PM 0.11 374
GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL SUN 9:00 PM 0.11 415
GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL SUN 10:00 PM 0.11 399
NBA: CHICAGO/MILWAUKEE NBA-TV TUE 8:00 PM 0.10 359
JOB INTERVIEW, THE CNBC WED 10:00 PM 0.10 306
CHECKED INN OWN SAT 10:00 PM 0.10 399
SMILF S1 SHOWTIME PRIME SUN 10:00 PM 0.10 407
GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL SUN 8:00 PM 0.10 363
TARANTULA TBS NETWORK MON 10:30 PM 0.09 246
NHL: WASHINGTON/NY RANGERS NBCSN WED 8:03 PM 0.09 340
DIVIDED GSN THU 12:00 AM 0.09 354
NBA: HOUSTON/WASHINGTON NBA-TV FRI 7:00 PM 0.09 310
NHL: NASHVILLE/MINNESOTA NBCSN FRI 8:03 PM 0.09 272
PRIME MOVIE 1: DIRTY DANCING IFC TV MON 9:00 PM 0.08 245
NBA: SACRAMENTO/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV TUE 10:25 PM 0.08 251
UNIQUE RIDES VELOCITY WED 9:00 PM 0.08 324
GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY WED 10:00 PM 0.08 358
JOB INTERVIEW, THE CNBC WED 10:30 PM 0.08 238
SUPERSTITION SYFY THU 11:00 PM 0.08 283
AM JOY: TOP 10 STORIES OF 2017 MSNBC SUN 10:00 AM 0.08 667
HOLIDAY HOMECMNG W JEWEL HALLMARK MOVIES MON 4:00 PM 0.07 497
NHL: BOSTON/WASHINGTON NBCSN THU 7:33 PM 0.07 259
ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY FRI 10:30 PM 0.07 288
ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY FRI 10:00 PM 0.07 276
RETRO EATS TRAVEL CHANNEL SAT 3:00 PM 0.07 292
BASKETBALL: WASHINGTON ST/USC ESPN2 SUN 9:00 PM 0.07 241
BURGERS, BREW & QUE TRAVEL CHANNEL MON 9:30 AM 0.06 180
BASKETBALL: W VIRGINIA/OKLA ST ESPNU FRI 7:00 PM 0.06 313
DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD SAT 9:00 PM 0.06 641
SESAME STREET HBO PRIME SAT 9:00 AM 0.06 126
BASKETBALL: VA TECH/SYRACUSE ESPNU SUN 6:00 PM 0.06 169
BURGERS, BREW & QUE TRAVEL CHANNEL MON 9:00 AM 0.05 144
TOP SECRET SWIMMING HOLES TRAVEL CHANNEL TUE 9:00 AM 0.05 145
BUNSEN IS A BEAST! NICKTOONS TUE 8:00 PM 0.05 189
CRIMINAL MINDS SUNDANCE TV WED 8:00 PM 0.05 166
CRIMINAL MINDS SUNDANCE TV WED 7:00 PM 0.05 148
BUNSEN IS A BEAST! NICKTOONS THU 8:00 PM 0.05 238
BASKETBALL: CALIFORNIA/STANFORD FOX SPORTS 1 SAT 10:00 PM 0.05 126
NBA: PHILADELPHIA/DENVER NBA-TV SAT 9:00 PM 0.05 184
AUSTIN POWERS (1997) WGN AMERICA SUN 9:00 PM 0.05 159
HOLLYWD CHRISTMAS PARADE: N/A HALLMARK MOVIES MON 5:00 PM 0.04 271
HITLERS EMPIRE: THE POST AHC TUE 10:00 PM 0.04 254
HENRY DANGER NICKTOONS WED 9:30 AM 0.04 290
HENRY DANGER NICKTOONS THU 9:30 AM 0.04 250
CELEBRITY PAGE REELZCHANNEL THU 1:00 AM 0.04 98
HARVEY BEAKS NICKTOONS THU 8:30 PM 0.04 185
HENRY DANGER NICKTOONS FRI 9:30 AM 0.04 273
BUNSEN IS A BEAST! NICKTOONS FRI 8:00 PM 0.03 146
MYSTICONS NICKTOONS SAT 9:00 AM 0.03 75
FOOTBALL: WISCONSIN/MIAMI ESPNU SUN 8:00 AM 0.03 111
BASKETBALL: MEMPHIS/CINCINNATI ESPNU SUN 4:00 PM 0.03 98
CELEBRITY PAGE REELZCHANNEL MON 1:00 AM 0.02 109
HOT DATE POP WED 11:00 PM 0.02 79
HARVEY BEAKS NICKTOONS FRI 8:30 PM 0.02 111
W BASKETBALL  L: TX TCH/BAYLOR ESPNU SUN 2:00 PM 0.02 55
BASKETBALL: S CAROLINA/OLE MISS ESPN2 SUN 6:06 PM 0.02 87
BASKETBALLL: PROV/CREIGHTON FOX SPORTS 1 SUN 2:30 PM 0.02 88
FOOTBALL: USC/OHIO STATE ESPNU SUN 6:00 AM 0.02 41
BASKETBALL: ST. JOHNS/SETON HALL FOX SPORTS 1 SUN 5:00 PM 0.02 81
TMZ SPORTS FOX SPORTS 1 MON 12:00 AM 0.01 34
CASH COWBOYS POP SAT 11:00 AM 0.01 20

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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