Primetime Cable Ratings: November 8, 2017

ESPN's NBA doubleheader dominated the Wednesday night cable ratings, with both games topping two million viewers each. The early game, featuring the Lakers vs Celtics, drew 2.6 million viewers and a 1.1 rating in Adults 18-49. The late game, starting at 10:30, held onto 2.2 million viewers and a 0.9 demo rating.

The season premiere of IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN brought in 750,000 viewers for the Food Network, ranking 17th among original cable programs. Also premiering on the night was A&E's OZZY & JACK'S WORLD DETOUR, which only managed 690,000 total viewers.

Top Primetime Cable Original Programs:

Rank	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	NBA: LAL v BOS	ESPN	8:01 PM	2,647	1.1
2	NBA: MIN v GS	ESPN	10:31 PM	2,166	0.9
3	Homicide Hunter	ID	10:00 PM	1,469	0.3
4	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,313	0.2
5	Property Bros.	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,305	0.2
6	Unusual Suspects	ID	9:00 PM	1,227	0.3
7	Queen Sugar	OWN	10:00 PM	1,223	0.3
8	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,216	0.2
9	American Pickers: BEST OF	HIST	9:00 PM	1,156	0.2
10	Full Frontal w/SB	TBS	10:30 PM	1,149	0.4
11	South Park	CMDY	10:00 PM	1,125	0.7
12	The Real Housewives: NJ	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,108	0.4
13	Black Ink Crew: CHI	VH1	9:00 PM	1,020	0.5
14	Storage Wars	A&E	9:30 PM	906	0.2
15	Storage Wars	A&E	9:00 PM	880	0.2
16	LPBW: J & a Baby Update	TLC	10:00 PM	840	0.2
17	Iron Chef Showdown	FOOD	9:00 PM	750	0.2
18	Ozzy & Jack's World Detour	A&E	10:01 PM	687	0.2
19	Iron Chef: Outside Stadium	FOOD	8:00 PM	684	0.2
20	Little Women: DAL	LIFE	9:00 PM	620	0.2

* Viewership (,000)