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August 16, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.15.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, due to football adjustments we’ll take a look at the final ratings for last night:

ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY (0.5), FAMILY FOOD FIGHT (0.3) and REEF BREAK (0.2) were steady with last week’s finals.

CBS:  BIG BROTHER (1.0) and the series finale of ELEMENTARY (0.4) were also steady.  The night started with reruns at 0.5/o.5.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.4-0.5.

FOX:  MASTERCHEF (0.7) and SPIN THE WHEEL (0.4) held last week’s numbers.

CW:  THE OUTPOST (0.1) and both episodes of TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES (0.1/0.1) were unchanged. 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NFL PRESEASON game was at 0.81.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE jumped to 0.53 from last week’s 0.37/0.37, and EX ON THE BEACH was at 0.28.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER fell 0.07 to 0.32, and UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER was down 0.05 to 0.21.  On History, ALONE had a 0.11 leap to 0.30, MOUNTAIN MEN climbed 0.08 to 0.26, and AX MEN was up 0.03 to 0.18.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP dropped 0.07 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS edged up 0.02 to 0.25, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.21.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.26/0.44/3.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.21/2.4M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.14/0.20/1.2M.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS gained 0.03 to 0.26.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH lost 0.03 to 0.26.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP rose 0.02 to 0.23, and BEYOND THE POLE ticked up to 0.14.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY grew by 0.03 to 0.26, CHOPPED was up 0.02 to 0.20, and BBQ BRAWL shrank by 0.04 to 0.18.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING dropped 0.07 to 0.20.  On ID, FEAR THY NEIGHBOR shed 0.05 to 0.20, and THE SHADOWS OF DEATH ticked up to 0.18.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN: LA was at 0.19/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.20.  FX’s BASKETS rose 0.04 to 0.12.  CHASING THE CURE was down 0.02 to 0.11 on TBS, and down 0.06 to 0.08 on TNT.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday August 15, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL L: OAKLAND/ARIZONA ESPN 8:00 PM 199 0.81 2,397
2 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S2B MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.53 1,010
3 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:19 PM 41 0.45 1,055
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.34 773
5 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.32 1,831
6 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.30 1,358
7 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,693
8 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 3 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.28 534
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,473
10 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 1,837
11 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 465
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,471
13 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.26 886
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,412
15 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 592
16 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.23 872
17 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.23 494
18 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 648
19 UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.21 1,219
20 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,353
21 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.20 873
22 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 706
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,386
24 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,014
25 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 427
26 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,420
27 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.19 717
28 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,439
29 AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.18 748
30 BBQ BRAWL: FLAYVSYMON FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 823
31 AX MEN HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.18 953
32 SHADOWS OF DEATH, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 967
33 IJ: AFTER PARTY TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 333
34 GOING FOR SOLD HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.18 925
35 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.17 654
36 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,609
37 MY CRAZY BIRTH STORY TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.15 632
38 BEYOND THE POLE WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 399
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,534
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,721
41 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,176
42 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,409
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,049
44 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,689
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 333
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,470
47 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,489
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,642
49 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 240 0.12 391
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,511
51 IFC MOVIE: HOME ALONE 2 IFC TV 9:30 PM 165 0.12 298
52 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 31 0.12 320
53 SPORTSCENTER EARLY ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 361
54 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 289
55 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 955
56 NFL LIVE ESPN 4:11 PM 49 0.11 354
57 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 976
58 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.11 226
59 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,792
60 CHASING THE CURE TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.11 424
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 273
62 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 2:59 PM 50 0.10 531
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 859
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,121
65 SPORTSCENTER AFT ESPN 5:04 PM 56 0.10 354
66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,457
67 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: BRISTOL FOX SPORTS 1 8:27 PM 129 0.10 441
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 266
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 708
70 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,333
71 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-4R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.10 442
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 702
73 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,233
74 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,286
75 LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 56 0.09 382
76 IFC MOVIE: HOME ALONE IFC TV 7:00 PM 150 0.09 213
77 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.09 266
78 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 657
79 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 372
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 741
81 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,312
82 CHASING THE CURE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 90 0.08 317
83 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,309
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 722
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 665
86 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,304
87 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 717
88 BASEBALL STUDIO L ESPN 2:22 PM 37 0.08 455
89 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 1:00 PM 82 0.08 434
90 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 60 0.08 406
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 598
92 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 26 0.08 248
93 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 678
94 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 616
95 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 240
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 941
97 PGA TOUR: 2019 BMW CHP GOLF CHANNEL 2:55 PM 245 0.07 626
98 NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – GB VS. BAL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 180 0.07 207
99 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,198
100 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 537
101 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 380
102 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 575
103 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 610
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 952
105 LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 56 0.06 220
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 874
107 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.05 247
108 KILLER AFFAIR OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 244
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 799
110 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 1,238
111 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 106
112 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 439
113 UNDISPUTED SP L: 733:MCINTYRE/PARKER/JENNINGS FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 126
114 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 812
115 NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 27 0.05 242
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 233
117 INSANE POOLS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 162
118 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.04 99
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 813
120 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 428
121 HERD L: 1048 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 105
122 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:56 PM 124 0.04 130
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 872
124 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYM AT ATL/CHC AT PHI MLB NETWORK 7:23 PM 213 0.04 204
125 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.03 99
126 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 89
127 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.03 97
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 201
129 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.03 489
130 NO ONE SAW A THING SUNDANCE TV 11:00 PM 60 0.03 192
131 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 120
132 NASCAR TRUCKS QUALIFY D FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.03 150
133 MLB WHIPAROUND L FOX SPORTS 1 10:36 PM 54 0.03 84
134 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 69
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.03 71
136 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 154
137 BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 403
138 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.03 68
139 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 262
140 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 797
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 239
142 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 2:30 PM 25 0.03 241
143 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.03 132
144 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.03 170
145 CELEBRITY PAGE REELZCHANNEL 1:00 AM 30 0.02 78
146 DL HUGHLEY SHOW TV ONE 11:00 PM 60 0.02 80
147 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 7:12 PM 11 0.02 165
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.02 258
149 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.02 142
150 TENNIS:US OPEN SRS MEN: CINCINNATI/ROUND OF 16 ESPN2 7:00 PM 135 0.02 118

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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.