Thursday Cable Ratings 1/18/18: Beyond Returns Anemic, Lip Sync Battle Gives Paramount a Great Start

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 1/18/18. Items of note include the premieres of Beyond on Freeform and Portlandia on IFC, Lip Sync Battle on Paramount, and the season finale of Superstition on Syfy.
(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NBA: Timberwolves v. Rockets	TNT	0.64	1.50
Lip Sync Battle	Paramount	0.47	1.05
NBA: 76ers v. Celtics	TNT	0.46	1.20
The First 48	A&E	0.37	1.11
60 Days In	A&E	0.37	0.88
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.35	3.10
Inside the NBA	TNT	0.35	0.74
House Hunters	HGTV	0.34	1.54
Hannity	Fox News	0.34	3.64
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.33	3.24
Betrayed	Invest. Discovery	0.33	1.23
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.32	1.11
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.3	3.02
Two and a Half Men	Nick-at-Nite	0.3	0.59
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.29	1.46
Top Chef	Bravo	0.29	0.86
The Daily Show	Comedy Central	0.29	0.88
Flip or Flop Nashville	HGTV	0.29	1.24
Two and a Half Men	Nick-at-Nite	0.28	0.56
Million Dollar Listing LA	Bravo	0.28	0.91
The Last Word (O'Donnell)	MSNBC	0.28	2.40
60 Days In	A&E	0.27	0.63
Best of American Pickers	History	0.27	1.73
The Perfect Suspect	Invest. Discovery	0.26	1.06
The Story	Fox News	0.25	2.38

Off the chart, Beyond returned with an episode at 0.1 and one below the Top 150 at 0.05. Portlandia also was below the Top 150 at 0.05. Superstition ended its season at 0.12, down a bit but still well ahead of its seasonal average. Damnation also ended its season at 0.12, tied for a season low. Wild 'n Out was up to 0.24. Nashville sank to a new low of 0.11. KC Undercover was steady at 0.18. MSNBC's Velshi & Ruhle was down to 0.12, while Morning Joe was steady at 0.12 and Deadline: White House was down to 0.13. CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront sank to 0.21, while At This Hour was down to 0.14 and The Lead with Jake Tapper rose to 0.15. Wolf was down to 0.17. On TBS, Conan sank to 0.11 for its final show of the week.

Thursday Cable Ratings 1/11/18: Superstition Outpaces Nashville & Damnation

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 1/11/18. Items of note include Superstition on Syfy, Nashville on CMT, and Top Chef on Bravo.

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NBA Basketball: Cavaliers v. Raptors	TNT	0.69	1.79
NBA: Spurs v. Lakers	TNT	0.66	1.57
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.46	3.56
60 Days In	A&E	0.43	0.96
The First 48	A&E	0.37	1.10
CNN Tonight	CNN	0.35	1.53
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.35	0.98
Inside the NBA	TNT	0.34	0.80
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.33	1.49
Flip or Flop Ft. Worth	HGTV	0.33	1.28
Best of American Pickers	History	0.32	1.73
Anderson Cooper 360	History	0.32	1.58
Betrayed	Invest. Discovery	0.32	1.16
Hannity	Fox News	0.31	3.20
CNN Tonight	CNN	0.31	1.21
House Hunters	HGTV	0.31	1.46
Top Chef	Bravo	0.31	0.85
The Perfect Suspect	Invest. Discovery	0.3	1.09
The Daily Show	Comedy Central	0.3	1.00
The Last Word (O'Donnell)	MSNBC	0.3	2.75
Cuomo Primetime	CNN	0.3	1.54
Two and a Half Men	Nick-at-Nite	0.29	0.60
All In With Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.28	2.32
Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta	We	0.28	0.54
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.28	2.90

Off the chart, Superstition soared to 0.14. CMT's Nashville collapsed to 0.13. Damnation fell to 0.12. Wild 'n' Out was down to 0.21. MSNBC's Morning Joe was again steady at 0.11, with Deadline: White House again at 0.13 and Velshi & Ruhle also steady, at 0.09. Fox News' The Ingraham Angle was way up to 0.26. CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront was up to 0.27, with Wolf down to 0.16, The Lead at 0.18, and At This Hour sinking to 0.12.

Thursday Cable Ratings 1/4/18: Nashville Returns Up for Final Season, Rachel Maddow Again Tops Cable News

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 1/4/17. Items of note include the final season premiere of Nashville on CMT, Top Chef on Bravo, and The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC.

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NBA: Warriors v. Rockets	TNT	0.95	2.87
NBA: Thunder v. Clippers	TNT	0.64	1.54
NBA Pre-Game	TNT	0.49	1.59
60 Days In	A&E	0.43	0.96
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.39	3.22
Million Dollar Listing LA	Bravo	0.38	1.10
Top Chef	Bravo	0.36	0.96
The First 48	A&E	0.36	1.05
Betrayed	Invest. Discovery	0.34	1.33
Inside the NBA	TNT	0.33	0.75
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.33	1.05
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.32	1.53
The Last Word	MSNBC	0.32	2.64
Dr. Popper	TLC	0.32	0.98
Hannity	Fox News	0.31	3.14
Pardon the Interruption	ESPN	0.31	0.85
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.29	1.51
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.29	2.91
House Hunters	HGTV	0.28	1.37
The Perfect Suspect	Invest. Discovery	0.28	1.18
Flip or Flop Ft. Worth	HGTV	0.28	1.21
American Pickers	History	0.27	1.67
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.27	2.07
Two and a Half Men	Nick-At-Nite	0.26	0.60
Erin Burnett OutFront	CNN	0.25	1.25

Off the chart, Nashville returned up from its finale at 0.21. Ghost Wars was down to 0.09, Superstition fell to 0.07. Damnation fell to 0.16. In cable news, The Ingraham Angle held steady at 0.25. MSNBC's Morning Joe was up to 0.15, with Deadline: White House up to 0.17 and Velshi & Ruhle up to 0.13. CNN's The Lead was up to 0.21, with Wolf up to 0.18 and At This Hour at 0.15. The Daily Show was down to 0.22.

Thursday Cable Ratings 12/28/17: Movie Night with Karlie Kloss Strong for Freeform, Top Chef & Syfy Shows Tick Up

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 12/28/17. Items of note include Movie Night with Karlie Kloss on Freeform, Top Chef on Bravo and Ghost Wars on Syfy.

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
College Football: Stanford v. TCU	ESPN	1.17	4.33
College Football: VA Tech v. OK	ESPN	1.04	4.32
NBA: Rockets v. Celtics	TNT	0.63	1.74
College Football Scoreboard	ESPN	0.54	2.12
NBA: 76ers v. Trailblazers	TNT	0.54	1.31
College Football: VA v. Navy	ESPN	0.48	2.05
Holiday Bowl: WA St. v. MI St.	FS1	0.42	1.61
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.4	1.23
NBA Pre-Game	TNT	0.36	1.11
Top Chef	Bravo	0.32	0.99
Movie Night with Karlie Kloss	Freeform	0.32	0.79
Million Dollar Listing LA	Bravo	0.31	1.15
Tamar's Take	We	0.3	0.84
Inside the NBA	TNT	0.29	0.67
Tamar & Vince	We	0.29	0.80
The Perfect Suspect	Invest. Discovery	0.29	1.26
American Pickers: Best Of	History	0.28	1.51
OTL - First Report	ESPN	0.25	0.67
Two and a Half Men	Nick-At-Nite	0.25	0.58
Nick Cannon's Wild 'n' Out	MTV	0.25	0.45
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.24	0.87
I Catfished My Kid	TLC	0.24	0.64
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.24	2.01
Two and a Half Men	Nick-At-Nite	0.22	0.51
Damnation	USA	0.21	0.67

Off the chart, Ghost Wars was up to 0.11, with lead-in Van Helsing at 0.16 and Superstition at 0.08. MSNBC's The Last Word was at 0.17, with Morning Joe at 0.1 and Velshi & Ruhle at 0.1. Fox News's Hannity was at 0.17 and The Ingraham Angle was at 0.15. CNN's At This Hour was at 0.12. Wolf was at 0.14, with Erin Burnett OutFront at 0.15 and The Lead at 0.13.