Primetime Cable Ratings: January 16, 2018

Reality tops the Tuesday night cable ratings, with CURSE OF OAK ISLAND (#1) and FIXER UPPER (#2) both topping three million viewers. The two series were the only two shows above three million, outside of the cable news networks.

New series, PAYNES, averaged just under 1.6 million viewers, for the back-to-back episodes, in the 10 PM hour.

Off the chart, the season finale of TEACHERS, on TV Land, drew 490,000 viewers and a 0.1 rating in Adults 18-49.

Top Primetime Cable Programs:

Rank^	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Curse of Oak Island	HIST	9:00 PM	3,337	0.8
2	Fixer Upper	HGTV	9:00 PM	3,125	0.6
6	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,602	0.8
9	The Haves and the Have Nots	OWN	9:00 PM	2,339	0.6
11	Jodi Arias: An American	ID	10:00 PM	2,038	0.6
12	Restored by the Fords	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,995	0.4
13	WWE RAW 25	USA	10:00 PM	1,877	0.6
14	Hunting Hitler	HIST	10:10 PM	1,834	0.4
15	The Real Housewives: BH	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,797	0.7
16	PAYNES	OWN	10:00 PM	1,610	0.4
17	PAYNES	OWN	10:30 PM	1,537	0.4
18	House Hunters	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,486	0.3
19	MOONSHINERS	DISC	9:00 PM	1,410	0.4
21	NCAA BKBL: KY v SC	ESPN	9:03 PM	1,167	0.4
24	My big Fat Fabulous life	TLC	8:00 PM	1,067	0.3
25	The Challenge	MTV	9:00 PM	1,023	0.7
26	Married at First Sight	LIFE	9:00 PM	1,006	0.4
27	Chooped; Gold Medal Games	FOOD	10:00 PM	984	0.3
28	MOONSHINERS	DISC	8:00 PM	962	0.3
29	ANTM	VH1	8:00 PM	960	0.4
30	KC Undercover	DSNY	8:00 PM	871	0.2
31	Ink Master	PAR	10:00 PM	841	0.4
32	I Am Jazz	TLC	10:03 PM	821	0.2
33	NCAA BKBL: WIS v PUR	ESPN	7:00 PM	727	0.3
34	Intervention	A&E	9:00 PM	708	0.3

* Viewership (,000)
^ Overall primetime ranking