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August 7, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.6.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ELEMENTARY lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On AMC, the season premiere of BETTER CALL SAUL was at 0.56, down 0.14 (a reasonable 20%) from 2017, but LODGE 49 had an unpromising start at 0.17.

VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP led Monday cable, up a tick to 1.00.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.94/0.94/0.91, compared to last week’s 1.02/0.98/0.96.  On MTV, TEEN MOMS lost 0.06 to 0.69, and FLORIBAMA SHORE was down 0.09 to 0.37.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS dropped 0.11 to 0.62, and DIESEL BROTHERS was down a tick to 0.46.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY ticked up to 0.53, and SOUTHERN CHARM was up 0.03 to 0.20.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL slid 0.02 to 0.27, and LOVE IT OR LIST IT (not on the chart because it seems to have been inaccurately listed as a rerun) was steady at 0.32/1.29M.  Nickelodeon’s 6PM SPONGEBOB was at 0.30.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS fell 0.05 to 0.28, and BLOOD MONEY was down 0.02 to 0.14.  TLC’s COUNTING ON ticked up to 0.28.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP returned at 0.27, and REALITY CUPCAKES was at 0.16/0.15.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.27/0.41/2.6M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.25/0.34/1.3M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.25/0.44/2.7M.  On ID, REAL STORY gained 0.05 to 0.24, and SUGAR TOWN was at 0.22.  On Lifetime, LIVE PD was at 0.18/0.17, and ESCAPING POLYGAMY was down 0.02 to 0.12.  REST IN POWER was down a tenth to 0.15 on BET, and down 0.11 to 0.09 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 6, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 5 VH1 8:00 PM 61 1.00 1,942
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.94 2,830
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.94 2,854
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 71 0.91 2,728
5 TEEN MOM II:BEHIND SCREAM MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.69 1,224
6 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.62 1,568
7 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.56 1,768
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,354
9 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.46 1,077
10 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.37 688
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,474
12 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 30 0.30 1,588
13 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.28 1,599
14 COUNTING ON: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 124 0.28 1,105
15 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,007
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,325
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,556
18 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,316
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,727
20 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,268
21 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,202
22 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 838
23 REAL STORY W/ MARIA ELENA INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 889
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 685
25 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,387
26 SUGAR TOWN: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 120 0.22 769
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,118
28 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,433
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,077
30 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.20 940
31 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 892
32 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 473
33 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 885
34 SOUTHERN CHARM SAVANNAH BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.20 518
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,149
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,877
37 WILD YELLOWSTONE COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 965
38 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.18 652
39 YELLOWSTONE LIVE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,250
40 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:30 PM 33 0.17 607
41 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 882
42 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 431
43 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:11 PM 49 0.17 412
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,682
45 LODGE 49 AMC 10:05 PM 71 0.17 690
46 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,807
47 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 939
48 REALITY CUPCAKES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.16 637
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,806
50 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,830
51 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,389
52 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 428
53 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,746
54 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: NY YANKEES/CHICAGO WHITE SOX ESPN 8:00 PM 191 0.15 646
55 REALITY CUPCAKES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.15 533
56 REST IN POWER: TRAYVON BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 367
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 799
58 JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 120 0.15 386
59 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,508
60 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 444
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 878
62 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,448
63 BLOOD MONEY HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.14 709
64 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,611
65 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 767
66 MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.14 322
67 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 284
68 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 376
69 MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.13 342
70 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 314
71 FUGITIVE, THE: FUGITIVE, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 130 0.13 359
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,456
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,459
74 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 351
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 736
76 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN2 9:41 PM 89 0.12 511
77 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.12 301
78 ESCAPING POLYGAMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.12 421
79 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 254
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,024
81 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,260
82 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,413
83 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,265
84 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 260
85 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,108
86 BUG JUICE: MY ADV AT CAMP DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 564
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,368
88 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 287
89 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 22 0.11 359
90 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 709
91 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.10 283
92 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 970
93 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 243
94 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 996
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 972
96 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 384
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 483
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 936
99 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.09 496
100 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,140
101 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,106
102 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: BESSEMER, AL/PEACHTREE CITY, GA ESPN2 7:40 PM 121 0.09 436
103 BIG CITY GREENS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.09 625
104 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.09 292
105 AMERICAS GREATEST ANIMALS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 513
106 REST IN POWER: TRAYVON PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.09 263
107 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 681
108 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 200
109 AMERICAS NAT PARKS COMPIL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 783
110 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.09 284
111 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 307 MYSTERY ON BLOOD MOUNTAIN OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.08 375
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,028
113 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,024
114 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 547
115 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 399
116 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 539
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 645
118 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 184
119 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 917
120 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 140
121 ATL HOMICIDE TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 223
122 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.06 122
123 TED BUNDY: SERIAL MONSTER: PART 2 REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 270
124 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 158
125 UNDISPUTED L: 472 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 141
126 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 115
127 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 156
128 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 7:05 PM 35 0.05 184
129 INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M NAT GEO WILD 8:30 PM 30 0.05 315
130 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.05 108
131 POOL KINGS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.05 180
132 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.05 108
133 INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 30 0.05 331
134 SOUTHERN AND HUNGRY COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.05 194
135 HERD L: 787 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 105
136 HOUSE POP 5:26 PM 64 0.05 171
137 SP DIY NETWRK ULT RETREAT DIY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.05 200
138 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 117
139 TAKEN MAXPRIME 10:25 PM 91 0.05 147
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 199
141 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.04 118
142 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.04 99
143 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 120
144 YELLOWSTONE LIVE NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 295
145 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 182
146 MARVELS SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 7:00 PM 30 0.04 183
147 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 188
148 TRAINING CAMP PRIMETIME: N/A NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.04 113
149 MLB TONIGHT BP: MLBT BP MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.04 121
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 254

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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.