MTV’s “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” kept its place atop the Thursday cable ratings yet again this week, despite falling five-tenths from its premiere episode’s 1.5 rating to a 1.0 in adults 18-49, with 1.68 million viewers. Meanwhile, Bravo’s “Southern Charm” scored the second-highest spot of the night with a 0.4, the same as what its season premiere had scored the week before. It was a similar story with, “Atlanta,” which was able to maintain a 0.4 for the second week in a row, with 694,000 viewers on FX.
Both VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and the History Channel’s “Swamp People” held steady by scoring 0.4s again as well. In addition, Freeform’s “Siren” climbed its way into the top 25 with a 0.3, up one-tenth from its previous 0.2.
Top 25 original cable shows among adults 18-49 for Thursday, April 12, 2018
| Show | Net | Time | Total viewers (000s) | 18-49 rating |
| JERSEY SHORE: FAM VACATION | MTV | 8:00 PM | 1,684 | 1.0 |
| SOUTHERN CHARM | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 1,145 | 0.4 |
| RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 3,555 | 0.4 |
| ATLANTA | FX | 10:00 PM | 694 | 0.4 |
| RUPAULS DRAG RACE | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 694 | 0.4 |
| SWAMP PEOPLE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 1,916 | 0.4 |
| BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 1,035 | 0.3 |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRUTV | 10:00 PM | 649 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME | 10:00 PM | 1,734 | 0.3 |
| HANNITY | FOX NEWS | 9:00 PM | 3,112 | 0.3 |
| UNTUCKED | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 585 | 0.3 |
| SP ALL STAR FLIP | HOME | 9:30 PM | 1,274 | 0.3 |
| TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 1,030 | 0.3 |
| BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES | WETV | 9:00 PM | 834 | 0.3 |
| LAST WORD W/L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 2,828 | 0.3 |
| NHL QTR FINALS L: COLORADO | NBC SPORTS | 9:46 PM | 651 | 0.3 |
| DIABOLICAL | INVEST | 10:00 PM | 1,176 | 0.3 |
| EX ON THE BEACH: WELCOME | MTV | 10:00 PM | 479 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME | 10:30 PM | 1,494 | 0.3 |
| INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS | 10:00 PM | 2,756 | 0.3 |
| TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS | 8:00 PM | 2,564 | 0.3 |
| FIRST 48 MINI | A&E | 8:00 PM | 871 | 0.3 |
| CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 1,215 | 0.3 |
| SIREN | FREEFORM | 8:00 PM | 683 | 0.3 |
| ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 1,276 | 0.2 |
Source: The Nielsen Company.
