Primetime Cable Ratings: January 5, 2017

FOX news rules the Thursday night cable ratings, taking the top three spots of the night, in order from THE O'REILLY FACTOR (#1) at 8 PM to HANNITY (#3) at 10 PM. The three news programs averaged over 3.1 million viewers on the night, along with a 0.3 rating in Adults 18-49.

The CMT premiere of NASHVILLE brought viewers to the cable network, with the two episodes each getting 1.2 million viewers. That is a far cry from the 5 million, or so, the series got on ABC, but still tons better than about anything else CMT airs.

TNT averages 1.6 million viewers for its NBA doubleheader.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
39	The First 48	A&E	9:00 PM	1,041	0.3
31	NIGHTWATCH	A&E	10:01 PM	1,136	0.3
37	The Cleveland Show	ADSW	9:00 PM	1,062	0.4
34	Bob's Burgers	ADSW	9:30 PM	1,106	0.5
20	American Dad	ADSW	10:00 PM	1,403	0.7
16	American Dad	ADSW	10:30 PM	1,544	0.7
38	Top Chef	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,055	0.4
25	NASHVILLE (SP)	CMT	9:00 PM	1,248	0.3
28	NASHVILLE	CMT	10:00 PM	1,203	0.3
40	College B'ball: PUR v OSU	ESPN	7:00 PM	1,011	0.3
32	CHOPPED	FOOD	8:00 PM	1,122	0.4
35	CHOPPED	FOOD	9:00 PM	1,105	0.4
27	BEAT B.FLAY	FOOD	10:00 PM	1,203	0.4
33	BEAT B.FLAY	FOOD	10:30 PM	1,118	0.4
1	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,814	0.3
2	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,066	0.3
3	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,582	0.3
26	Flip or Flop	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,218	0.3
18	Flip or Flop	HGTV	8:30 PM	1,486	0.4
6	Flip or Flop	HGTV	9:00 PM	2,055	0.5
14	Flip or Flop	HGTV	9:30 PM	1,646	0.4
8	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,813	0.4
9	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,798	0.4
13	Curse of Oak Island	HIST	8:53 PM	1,694	0.4
10	ALONE	HIST	9:00 PM	1,790	0.4
19	Ice Cold Killers	ID	9:00 PM	1,423	0.4
22	Pandora's Box: Unleashing	ID	10:00 PM	1,340	0.4
30	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,181	0.1
12	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	1,734	0.2
23	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1,314	0.1
36	2 Broke Girls	TBS	8:30 PM	1,083	0.4
15	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1,628	0.6
7	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,006	0.7
4	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,200	0.8
5	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,135	0.8
11	NBA: OKC v HOU	TNT	8:00 PM	1,777	0.7
21	NBA: LAL v POR	TNT	10:39 PM	1,382	0.6
17	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	1,495	0.5
24	Law & Order: SVU	USA	9:00 PM	1,286	0.5
29	Law & Order: SVU	USA	10:00 PM	1,185	0.4

* Viewership (,000)