ESPN landed on top of the Wednesday cable ratings yet again this week, starting with its broadcast of the NBA game between Cleveland and Boston, which scored a 1.3 rating in adults 18-49. The post-game coverage of that followed closely behind with a 1.1 as well, while the network’s broadcast of the later game between Oklahoma City and the LA Lakers rounded out the Top 3 of the night with a 0.8 and 1.955 million viewers.
On VH1, “Black Ink Crew” held steady with a 0.7 for the second week in a row, while TNT’s “The Librarians” maintained its previous 0.3 rating, but was still pushed out the Top 25 of the night. In addition, despite The History Channel’s “Vikings” managing to tick up one-tenth from a 0.4 to a 0.5, “Knightfall” also fell out of the Top 25, after scoring its second 0.2 rating in a row.
Top 25 original cable shows among adults 18-49 for Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018
| Show | Net | Time | Total viewers (000s) | 18-49 rating |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | ESPN | 8:01 PM | 3,174 | 1.3 |
| NBA POST-GAME | ESPN | 10:16 PM | 2,714 | 1.1 |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | ESPN | 10:35 PM | 1,955 | 0.8 |
| BLACK INK CREW | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 1,417 | 0.7 |
| VIKINGS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 2,031 | 0.5 |
| REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 1,305 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER 12AM | ESPN | 12:48 AM | 1,007 | 0.5 |
| RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 3,241 | 0.4 |
| GROWN-ISH | FREEFORM | 8:00 PM | 950 | 0.4 |
| GROWN-ISH | FREEFORM | 8:31 PM | 920 | 0.4 |
| NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 903 | 0.4 |
| HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE | INVEST | 10:00 PM | 1,562 | 0.4 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS | HOME | 9:00 PM | 1,901 | 0.4 |
| DR. PIMPLE POPPER | TLC | 10:03 PM | 1,106 | 0.4 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME | 10:00 PM | 1,796 | 0.4 |
| STREET OUTLAWS SPC | DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 972 | 0.3 |
| PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 846 | 0.3 |
| LITTLE WOMEN ATL | LIFETIME | 9:00 PM | 888 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME | 10:30 PM | 1,637 | 0.3 |
| LAST WORD W/L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 2,661 | 0.3 |
| CATFISH: THE TV SHOW | MTV | 10:00 PM | 591 | 0.3 |
| SPORTSCENTER MORNING | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 647 | 0.3 |
| TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:00 AM | 630 | 0.3 |
| ALL IN W/CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 2,129 | 0.3 |
| TOTAL DIVAS | E! | 9:00 PM | 684 | 0.3 |
Source: The Nielsen Company
