Primetime Cable Ratings: January 3, 2018

The NBA Tops the Wednesday night cable ratings, taking three of the top four spots. The first of two games on ESPN drew 3.2 million viewers and a 1.3 rating in Adults 18-49. The laye game placed 4th on the night, retaining 2.0 million viewers and a 0.8 demo rating.

VIKINGS is the top regular series of the night, grabbing 2.0 million viewers and a 0.5 rating in the A18-49 demographic. KNIGHTFALL, which followed it on History, kept just 1.1 million viewers and ranked 13th on the chart.

GROWN-ISH, spun-off from ABC's BLACK-ISH, took in just under 950,000 viewers for its first two episodes of the series.

Top Primetime Cable Programs:

Rank	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	NBA: CLE v BOS	ESPN	8:01 PM	3,174	1.29
2	NBA Post Game	ESPN	10:16 PM	2,714	1.10
3	VIKINGS	HIST	9:00 PM	2,031	0.52
4	NBA OKC v LAL	ESPN	10:35 PM	1,955	0.81
5	Property Bros.	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,901	0.38
6	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,796	0.36
7	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,637	0.30
8	Homicide Hunter	ID	10:00 PM	1,562	0.38
9	Black Ink Crew	VH1	9:00 PM	1,417	0.74
10	Murder in the Heartland	ID	9:00 PM	1,326	0.28
11	The Real Housewives: NJ	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,305	0.51
12	The Ligrarians	TNT	8:00 PM	1,248	0.26
13	KNIGHTFALL	HIST	10:01 PM	1,190	0.24
14	Dr. Pimple Popper	TLC	10:03 PM	1,106	0.37
15	Street Outlaws	DISC	9:00 PM	972	0.32
16	GROWN-ISH	FREE	8:00 PM	950	0.4
17	GROWN-ISH	FREE	8:31 PM	920	0.39
18	Expedition Unknown	TRAV	9:00 PM	900	0.25
19	Little Women: ATL	LIFE	9:00 PM	888	0.32
20	My 600-LB Life: WANT	TLC	8:00 PM	864	0.29
21	NCAA BKBL: NC v FSU	ESPN2	7:00 PM	826	0.24
22	Iron Chef Showdown	FOOD	9:00 PM	767	0.23
23	Ozzy & Jack's World Detour	A&E	9:00 PM	722	0.21
24	IC: Behind The Battle	FOOD	8:00 PM	714	0.22
25	LWATL Short	LIFE	8:50 PM	706	0.23

* Viewership (,000)