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August 28, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.27.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  PENN & TELLER: FOOL US gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of MOM lost the same.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’S WWE telecast led Monday cable at 1.04/0.97/0.89, compared to last week’s 1.09/1.05/1.04.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP dipped 0.07 to 0.92.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS rose 0.07 to 0.67, and DIESEL BROTHERS was up 0.06 to 0.52.  On MTV, TEEN MOM returned from its VMAs week off at 0.59, with FLORIBAMA SHORE at 0.41, and PRETTY LITTLE MAMAS at 0.20.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY climbed 0.05 to 0.53, and SOUTHERN CHARM ticked up to 0.17.  On AMC, BETTER CALL SAUL lost 0.04 to 0.39, and LODGE 49 ticked down to 0.10.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.36/0.28, compared to last week’s 0.28.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.33/0.54/3.3M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.28/0.39/1.4M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.23/0.44/3.3M.  TLC’s COUNTING ON rose 0.07 to 0.31, and LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE was at 0.16.  ID’s EVIL LIVES HERE was steady at 0.30.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP edged up 0.02 to 0.28, and CHOPPED was at 0.21.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dipped 0.03 to 0.24.  REST IN POWER returned at 0.12 on BET, and 0.07 on Paramount.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday August 27, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.04 3,076
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.97 2,927
3 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 5 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.92 1,870
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 76 0.89 2,630
5 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.67 1,820
6 TEEN MOM II S8B REUNION 3 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.59 1,044
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,497
8 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.52 1,221
9 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.41 716
10 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.39 1,529
11 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.36 1,999
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,280
13 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.31 1,295
14 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,154
15 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.28 1,472
16 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,110
17 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,427
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,739
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,585
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,386
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,543
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 3,283
23 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,270
24 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,441
25 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,072
26 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,171
27 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.21 730
28 PRETTY LITTLE MAMAS: MEET MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.20 399
29 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 977
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,113
31 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,890
32 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: EARLY ROUND ESPN2 7:01 PM 262 0.19 889
33 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,831
34 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 451
35 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.19 366
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,776
37 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,073
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,010
39 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,521
40 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: CHICAGO WHITE SOX/NY YANKEES ESPN 7:00 PM 193 0.18 767
41 SOUTHERN CHARM SAVANNAH BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.17 616
42 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,519
43 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,898
44 LITTLE LIFE ON THE PRAIRI TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.16 670
45 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,653
46 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 131 0.16 395
47 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.16 310
48 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:12 PM 48 0.15 468
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 976
50 GHOST ADV REPACK: TAVERNS OF TERROR TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.15 413
51 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,271
52 80S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 30 0.15 444
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,420
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 865
55 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 895
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,464
57 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 866
58 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 15 0.14 560
59 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 827
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,439
61 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,703
62 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,746
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 963
64 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:23 PM 37 0.13 366
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 950
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 866
67 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,131
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,307
69 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: COLORADO/LA ANGELS ESPN 10:13 PM 214 0.13 436
70 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,247
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 831
72 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,445
73 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,121
74 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 197
75 REST IN POWER: TRAYVON BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 317
76 80S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:30 PM 30 0.12 455
77 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.12 202
78 NBA: THE JUMP   L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.12 228
79 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 1:06 AM 60 0.12 503
80 80S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:30 PM 30 0.11 368
81 80S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 30 0.11 428
82 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.11 216
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,113
84 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.11 223
85 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 627
86 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.11 267
87 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 685
88 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 494
89 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:47 AM 73 0.11 253
90 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 11 0.10 323
91 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,088
92 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:05 PM 25 0.10 263
93 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L ESPN2 6:11 PM 50 0.10 406
94 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.10 375
95 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: N/A ESPN 12:00 PM 372 0.10 494
96 LODGE 49 AMC 10:05 PM 61 0.10 445
97 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.09 363
98 ITS COMPLICATED: ITS COMPLICATED HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.09 407
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.09 177
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,007
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,170
102 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,100
103 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 281
104 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,070
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 907
106 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.09 439
107 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 149
108 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 281
109 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:30 AM 58 0.08 204
110 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 965
111 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 324
112 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.08 138
113 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.08 188
114 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 232
115 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 875
116 UNDISPUTED L: 486 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 162
117 REST IN POWER: TRAYVON PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.07 227
118 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY JUNIOR 2:00 PM 65 0.07 308
119 INSANE POOLS DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.06 206
120 ATL HOMICIDE TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 219
121 POOL KINGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 214
122 HERD L: 803 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 123
123 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 310 THE MAN WHO TALKED TO DOGS OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.05 378
124 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.05 197
125 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.05 440
126 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 102
127 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 101
128 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 252 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.05 91
129 MEGAMIND HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 96 0.05 153
130 FEHERTY GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 176
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 233
132 HOUSE POP 3:18 PM 64 0.04 149
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 231
134 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 60 0.04 90
135 YES MAN HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 104 0.04 110
136 SUNDANCETV PREMIERE EVENT: SNITCH SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 150 0.04 163
137 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.04 104
138 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 133
139 BOURNE SUPREMACY, THE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 108 0.04 140
140 CHIPS HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 101 0.04 98
141 WYATT EARP: WYATT EARP HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 191 0.04 132
142 HOUSE POP 4:22 PM 64 0.04 151
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 191
144 CRIME & JUSTICE HLN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 187
145 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 54 0.04 93
146 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 12:00 AM 67 0.04 99
147 HOUSE POP 5:26 PM 64 0.03 165
148 HOUSE POP 2:14 PM 64 0.03 120
149 GET OUT MAXPRIME 6:15 PM 104 0.03 108
150 CRIME & JUSTICE HLN 6:00 PM 60 0.03 188

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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.