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October 2, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.1.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Things are getting ugly at ABC’s Monday, where DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR lost 0.1 in finals from their already low numbers.  In addition, THE VOICE gained 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was up two-tenths from last week’s game to 4.63; earlier in the day, its MLB TIEBREAKER post-season game was at 0.63.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP gained 0.04 to 0.87, and REMY & PAPOOSE was down 0.12 from last week’s 9PM special to 0.48.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.78/0.76/0.75, compared to last week’s 0.84/0.82/0.80.  On MTV, TEEN MOM jumped 0.18 to 0.55 (with a post-show at 0.37), and FLORIBAMA SHORE (in an 11PM slot) dropped 0.06 to 0.28.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY rose 0.04 to 0.53.  On AMC, BETTER CALL SAUL slipped 0.02 to 0.45, and LODGE 49 was down 0.02 to 0.07.  Fox News’s HANNITY topped cable news at 0.40/0.68/3.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.35/0.50/2.8M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.24/0.34/1.1M.  Food Network’s HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP edged up 0.02 to 0.37.  On ID, TWISTED SISTERS dropped 0.08 to 0.25, and EVIL LIVES HERE ticked up to 0.23.  Discovery’s VEGAS RAT RODS gained 0.05 to 0.21, and SHIFTING GEARS was down 0.04 to 0.17.  TLC’s COUNTING ON fell 0.11 to 0.20.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS shed 0.03 to 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was steady at 0.18.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday October 1, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: KANSAS CITY/DENVER ESPN 8:16 PM 187 4.63 13,214
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 16 1.77 5,449
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:23 PM 67 1.54 3,741
4 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN ESPN 7:33 PM 27 0.98 2,915
5 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 5 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.87 1,739
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.78 2,500
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.76 2,325
8 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 69 0.75 2,081
9 MLB TIEBREAKER  L: COLORADO/LOS ANGELES DODGERS ESPN 4:16 PM 197 0.64 2,688
10 MLB TIEBREAKER  L: MILWAUKEE/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 1:00 PM 196 0.63 2,532
11 TEEN MOM SSN 7B MTV 9:00 PM 92 0.55 957
12 NFL PRIMETIME ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.54 1,331
13 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,362
14 REMY & PAPOOSE S1 VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.48 968
15 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 78 0.45 1,353
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.40 3,929
17 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.38 3,549
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.38 3,598
19 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,223
20 TEEN MOM SSN 7B SPECIAL MTV 10:32 PM 31 0.37 666
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 2,828
22 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2 MTV 11:03 PM 61 0.28 515
23 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,296
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 2,958
25 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.26 803
26 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,895
27 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 947
28 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,110
29 BRAVOS PLAY BY PLAY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.24 634
30 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 989
31 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.23 802
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,241
33 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,660
34 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,035
35 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,994
36 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,382
37 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 2,410
38 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:35 PM 25 0.21 453
39 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 485
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.21 426
41 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.21 556
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 2,108
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 490
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 2,038
45 COUNTING ON: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 120 0.20 942
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 982
47 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,754
48 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,018
49 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 2,002
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,864
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,078
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,921
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 2,028
54 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 951
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 941
56 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,761
57 SHIFTING GEARS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 543
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 851
59 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,841
60 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,931
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 927
62 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,910
63 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 379
64 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 932
65 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.16 688
66 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 894
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,552
68 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN2 6:00 PM 95 0.15 345
69 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 911
70 GHOST ADV REPACK: HAUNTED MUSEUMS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.15 377
71 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 270
72 MAX AND RUBY NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.15 513
73 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,445
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 738
75 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,441
76 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,072
77 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 450
78 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 779
79 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,011
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,053
81 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: A-TEAM, THE AMC 6:30 PM 150 0.12 438
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 732
83 GOLDIE & BEAR DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 PM 25 0.12 539
84 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.12 413
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 763
86 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.11 409
87 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 648
88 VAMPIRINA DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.11 514
89 NFL ESTA NOCHE          L ESPN2 8:00 PM 13 0.11 214
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 19 0.11 907
91 BRAKE ROOM DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:01 PM 30 0.11 297
92 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,059
93 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 313
94 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.11 447
95 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN2 1:30 PM 60 0.10 200
96 BRAKE ROOM DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:31 PM 29 0.10 241
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 554
98 UNDISPUTED L: 511 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 177
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.09 175
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 892
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,100
102 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:30 PM 90 0.09 193
103 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 135 0.09 235
104 MLB TIEBREAKER  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 22 0.09 256
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 460
106 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 964
107 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:37 PM 23 0.08 966
108 BUNNICULA THE CARTOON NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.08 197
109 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.08 206
110 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 247
111 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 27 0.08 377
112 BUNNICULA THE CARTOON NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.08 187
113 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 177
114 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11:19 AM 78 0.07 813
115 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 90 0.07 149
116 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.07 133
117 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.07 147
118 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 176
119 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.07 145
120 LODGE 49 AMC 10:18 PM 62 0.07 280
121 24 TO LIFE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.06 188
122 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 251
123 BECCAS BUNCH NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.06 205
124 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 131
125 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:30 PM 30 0.05 171
126 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 501 THE BATHTUB MYSTERY OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.05 353
127 GARDEN STATE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 27 0.05 104
128 AFTERNOON MOVIE 2 IFC TV 3:00 PM 60 0.05 81
129 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:00 PM 30 0.05 172
130 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:15 PM 45 0.05 104
131 MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 7:33 PM 27 0.05 173
132 HERD L: 830 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 106
133 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN2 12:45 AM 60 0.05 112
134 KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE: KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE HBO PRIME 9:20 PM 141 0.04 119
135 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 169
136 QUEEN OF THE WORLD HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 63 0.04 210
137 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.04 122
138 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.04 98
139 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 118
140 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.04 78
141 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPNEWS 6:00 PM 85 0.04 87
142 WALKING DEAD EN ESP – S5 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 79
143 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.04 105
144 NBA PRESEASON   L: ORLANDO/PHILADELPHIA NBA-TV 7:00 PM 156 0.04 96
145 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 165
146 KONG: SKULL ISLAND MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 118 0.04 96
147 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 80
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 263
149 DOROTHY/ THE WIZARD OZ BOOMERANG 4:30 PM 30 0.04 152
150 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 187

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.