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March 1, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.28.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Thursday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.61/0.50.  TLC followed DR PIMPLE POPPER, down 0.06 to 0.60, with a preview of MY FEET ARE KILLING ME, which was at 0.49.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN jumped 0.13 to 0.51, and THE FIRST 48 was at 0.38/0.38, compared to last week’s 0.33/0.29.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.34/0.54/3.5M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.32/0.53/3.3M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.26/0.37/1.3M.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE edged up 0.02 to 0.33, and TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA was up 0.02 to 0.25.  On MTV, EX ON THE BEACH ticked down to 0.32, and GAME OF CLONES was down 0.05 to 0.19.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF was steady at 0.32, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING ticked up to 0.21, and BACKYARD ENVY was steady at 0.10.  On ID, KILLING TIME was at 0.31, and DEADLY SECRETS was up 0.03 to 0.22.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY slipped 0.03 to 0.31.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP ticked up to 0.31, and GROWING UP HIP-HOPwas steady at 0.21.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE was at 0.30, with lead-out UNTUCKED at 0.25.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL fell 0.09 to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.06 to 0.24, and FLIP OR FLOP was down 0.07 to 0.19.  The season premiere of FX’s BETTER THINGS was at 0.19, up 0.02 from the September 2017 premiere.  On Lifetime, BRING IT was steady at 0.19, and THE RAP GAME was down 0.02 to 0.19.  On Comedy Central, BROAD CITY gained 0.02 to 0.15, and THE OTHER TWO held at 0.08.  Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE ticked down to 0.15.  Freeform’s SIREN lost 0.02 to 0.14.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM dropped 0.03 to 0.11.  POP’s FLACK was off the chart at 0.01/45K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday February 28, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/THUNDER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 144 0.61 1,629
2 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.60 2,963
3 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.51 1,170
4 NBA BASKETBALL: JAZZ/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:38 PM 153 0.50 1,279
5 MY FEET KILLING ME SNK TLC 10:01 PM 13 0.49 2,509
6 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.38 1,112
7 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.38 1,138
8 FX MOVIE PRIME: BAD MOMS FX 8:00 PM 120 0.35 797
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,520
10 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.33 1,581
11 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 2 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.32 626
12 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 61 0.32 956
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,275
14 KILLING TIME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,242
15 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,004
16 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.31 686
17 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 11 VH1 9:00 PM 90 0.30 631
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,057
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,661
20 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:11 AM 54 0.26 588
21 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,280
22 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,483
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,300
24 TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.25 909
25 UNTUCKED 10 VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.25 493
26 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,986
27 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,257
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 717
29 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,429
30 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.23 748
31 DEADLY SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,146
32 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.22 506
33 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.22 2,228
34 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:01 PM 60 0.21 786
35 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 548
36 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:18 PM 42 0.21 440
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 870
38 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,148
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,317
40 FLIP OR FLOP NASHVILLE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.19 919
41 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 37 0.19 450
42 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.19 520
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 442
44 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NEBRASKA/MICHIGAN ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.19 663
45 GAME OF CLONES MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.19 357
46 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 70 0.19 456
47 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,082
48 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.18 502
49 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,510
50 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.18 684
51 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,033
52 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 993
53 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: USC/UCLA ESPN 9:04 PM 134 0.17 483
54 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 346
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 978
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,785
57 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,461
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 929
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 923
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 2,058
61 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 385
62 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: TAMPA/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 156 0.15 509
63 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 2,095
64 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 881
65 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.15 447
66 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 435
67 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 251
68 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.15 291
69 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 263
70 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,555
71 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 32 0.15 413
72 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 861
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 883
74 SIREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.14 408
75 KINDRED SPIRITS (O) TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 497
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 866
77 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,853
78 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 866
79 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.13 358
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,325
81 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,814
82 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 333
83 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,733
84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 790
85 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,444
86 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,766
87 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.13 386
88 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,450
89 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 293
90 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,638
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 313
92 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 460
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,706
94 NFL LIVE                L: N/A ESPN 1:30 PM 150 0.12 293
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,192
96 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 294
97 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,817
98 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 808
99 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 0.11 526
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,310
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 689
102 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,474
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,432
104 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,428
105 BACKYARD ENVY BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.10 356
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.10 257
107 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,248
108 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,201
109 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,231
110 RAP GAME FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:18 PM 10 0.09 259
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,248
112 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,323
113 EX ON THE BEACH: EXTRA ED MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.09 181
114 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 543
115 GEOSTORM HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 109 0.08 200
116 OTHER TWO, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.08 173
117 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 302
118 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 157
119 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.07 165
120 UNDISPUTED L: 618 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 152
121 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 28 0.07 286
122 BRING IT! FAN CHAT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.07 247
123 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 172
124 CONCACAF LC – L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:01 PM 119 0.06 165
125 WILD KOREA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 237
126 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 313
127 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 128
128 WILD KOREA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 249
129 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 487
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 122
131 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:03 PM 112 0.05 191
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 220
133 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:09 PM 51 0.05 155
134 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 371
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 227
136 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.05 217
137 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 130
138 BRING IT! FAN CHAT LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.05 176
139 HERD L: 937 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 127
140 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 103
141 CONCACAF LC – L: ATLANTA UNITED (USA)/CS HEREDIANO (CRC) UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 121 0.05 109
142 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 110
143 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:04 PM 119 0.05 230
144 UNCLE DREW HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 103 0.04 108
145 KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE: KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 141 0.04 102
146 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 97
147 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 102
148 TREEHOUSE MASTERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 165
149 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 433
150 SOUTH AFRICA COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 216

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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.