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October 1, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.30.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for local football preemptions, DANCING WITH THE STARS, THE VOICE, BLUFF CITY LAW and THE GOOD DOCTOR were all down 0.1.  In addition, the 9:30PM rerun of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY gained 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL topped Monday cable at 3.45, down 0.23 from last week.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.93/0.91/0.84 compared to last week’s 0.76/0.71/0.65.  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE: THE OTHER WAY dropped 0.09 to 0.71, with the lead-in hour down 0.02 to 0.31, and TOILET PAPER WEDDING DRESS at 0.28.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dipped 0.03 to 0.62, GIRLS CRUISE rose 0.05 to 0.33, and CARTEL CREW was at 0.19.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK gained 0.05 to 0.60.  On HGTV, A VERY BRADY RENOVATION edged up 0.02 to 0.31, ONE OF A KIND ticked up to 0.15, and HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.12.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.29/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.39, and HALLOWEEN CAKE-OFF was down 0.03 to 0.21.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.29/0.47/3.2M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.26/0.47/3.6M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.19/0.27/1.3M.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.25/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.25.  A&E’s LIVE RESCUE lost 0.02 to 0.18, and LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL was at 0.19/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.15.  On ID, SOMEONE YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW gained 0.03 to 0.17.  On HBO, THE DEUCE held at 0.06, and OUR BOYS got back into hundredths, up 0.02 to 0.02/154K.  On AMC, THE TERROR fell 0.03 to 0.04, and LODGE 49 fell off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.03/155K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday September 30, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: CINCINNATI/PITTSBURGH ESPN 8:14 PM 182 3.45 10,467
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 14 1.65 5,475
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:16 PM 74 1.02 2,572
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.93 2,701
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.91 2,592
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.84 2,416
7 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.71 2,499
8 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 6 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.62 1,326
9 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.60 1,577
10 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.47 1,328
11 GIRLS CRUISE VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.33 714
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.32 765
13 VERY BRADY RENOVATION, A HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,657
14 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.31 1,281
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 930
16 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 998
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,150
18 TOILET PAPER WEDDING DRES TLC 10:01 PM 63 0.28 1,208
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,612
20 STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.25 698
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,297
22 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,657
23 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 613
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.22 721
25 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.21 717
26 HALLOWEEN CAKE-OFF FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.21 776
27 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 527
28 STREET OUTLAWS: NPK SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.20 582
29 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.20 450
30 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,472
31 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.19 749
32 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,674
33 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,306
34 CARTEL CREW SPECIAL VH1 10:01 PM 30 0.19 430
35 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,271
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,250
37 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.19 729
38 LIVE RESCUE: 18 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.18 715
39 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,197
40 SOMEONE THOUGHT YOU KNEW INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 699
41 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 444
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 410
43 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.17 390
44 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,928
45 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,074
46 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 439
47 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,257
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,548
49 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,923
50 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,031
51 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,030
52 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 90 0.15 394
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,296
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,216
55 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 2,066
56 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 513
57 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 471
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 923
59 ONE OF A KIND HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 872
60 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.14 316
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 999
62 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 131 0.14 363
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,585
64 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.14 596
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,113
66 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 2,178
67 TIME MACHINE: HUNTING UFOS: INVEST. ALIEN H.S. HISTORY 9:00 PM 125 0.13 709
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,833
69 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,487
70 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,418
71 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,403
72 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.12 354
73 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 708
74 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,516
75 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 871
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 971
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 829
78 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 767
79 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,361
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,455
81 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,266
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,499
83 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,191
84 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,324
85 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,266
86 TIME MACHINE: HUNTING UFOS: INVEST. ALIEN H.S. HISTORY 12:03 AM 125 0.10 376
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,629
88 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,208
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,176
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 697
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,069
92 UNDISPUTED L: 765 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 179
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,076
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,335
95 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.08 174
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,190
97 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 569
98 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.07 209
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 174
100 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-13R1R13H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 216
101 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 127
102 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 174
103 DRAIN THE OCEANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 493
104 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 144
105 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 520
106 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 522
107 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 75 0.06 200
108 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.06 395
109 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 156
110 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.06 240
111 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.06 358
112 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:05 PM 25 0.06 166
113 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 185
114 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.06 300
115 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.06 173
116 BLUEY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 AM 25 0.06 282
117 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.06 202
118 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 10:00 PM 60 0.06 218
119 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.06 345
120 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 126
121 HERD L: 1079 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 171
122 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 137
123 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 144
124 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 150
125 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.05 199
126 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 162
127 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.05 146
128 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.05 134
129 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.05 141
130 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.05 268
131 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 454
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 210
133 TERROR, THE AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.04 283
134 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 144
135 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 11:00 PM 60 0.04 193
136 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 132
137 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 PM 30 0.04 98
138 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.04 118
139 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 9:00 PM 60 0.04 196
140 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 12:00 AM 60 0.04 175
141 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 322
142 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 180 0.04 114
143 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:12 PM 48 0.03 99
144 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:30 AM 60 0.03 86
145 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 223
146 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.03 92
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 86
148 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 103
149 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.03 67
150 WEDDING AND A MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 140

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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.