Primetime Cable Ratings: January 2, 2018

Two shows, on Tuesday night, scored over three million viewers. CURESE OF OAK ISLAND attracted 3.3 million viewers, along with a 0.8 rating in Adults 18-49, for History. HGTV's FIXER UPPER drew 3.1 million viewers and a 0.7 demo rating. Both shows are up from their last original episodes, on December 19.

WWE SMACKDOWN tied CURSE for the top A18-49 rating and came in third in total viewers.

Of the night's season premieres, THE CHALLENGE collected 890,000 viewers and a 0.6 demo rating. MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE brought in 1.2 million viewers and a 0.4 demo rating, for TLC. Lifetime's MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT took in just under one million viewers and a 0.4 demo, followed by I AM JAZZ, which dropped a tenth of a point in the demo, but rose viewership by 29,000.

Top Primetime Cable Programs:

Rank	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Curse of Oak Island	HIST	9:00 PM	3,309	0.8
2	Fixer Upper	HGTV	9:00 PM	3,071	0.7
3	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,720	0.8
4	Major Crimes	TNT	9:00 PM	2,224	0.3
5	Hunting Hitler	HIST	10:09 PM	1,936	0.5
6	Restored by the Fords	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,799	0.4
7	The Real Housewives: BH	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,684	0.5
8	MOONSHINERS	DISC	9:00 PM	1,466	0.4
9	House Hunters	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,454	0.3
10	My Big Fat Fabulous Life	TLC	8:00 PM	1,214	0.4
11	NCAA BKBL: TT v KAN	ESPN	9:03 PM	1,210	0.4
12	MOONSHINERS	DISC	8:00 PM	1,158	0.3
13	I Am Jazz	TLC	10:03 PM	1,118	0.3
14	Grave Secrets	ID	9:00 PM	1,089	0.3
15	Married at First Sight	LIFE	9:00 PM	989	0.4
16	CHOPPED	FOOD	10:00 PM	973	0.3
17	NCAA BKBL: IU v WIS	ESPN	7:00 PM	916	0.3
18	Tesla Death Ray	DISC	10:01 PM	908	0.3
19	The Challenge	MTV	9:00 PM	888	0.6
20	MAFS Special	LIFE	8:00 PM	761	0.3
21	NBA: POR v CLE	NBA	7:00 PM	744	0.3
22	INTERVENTION	A&E	9:00 PM	736	0.3
23	The Challenge	MTV	10:02 PM	689	0.4
24	MAFS	LIFE	10:02 PM	650	0.2
25	STRIPPED	BRVO	10:00 PM	571	0.2

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