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August 17, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.16.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, due to the many adjustments for sports in fast nationals, we’ll look at the week-vs-week comparisons here:

ABC:  A special 20/20 salute to Aretha Franklin started the night at 0.6, then MATCH GAME was down 0.1 to 0.5, and TAKE TWO lost 0.2 to 0.4.

CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained an impressive 0.3 to 1.7, preceded by sitcom reruns at 0.9/0.8, and followed by a SWAT rerun at 0.4.

NBC:  TRIAL & ERROR was at 0.5/0.4 compared to last week’s 0.4/0.3, airing between an ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES rerun at 0.7, and an SVU rerun at 0.5

FOX:  The night’s NASCAR race was at 0.3.

CW:  Reruns at 0.2/0.2.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s national coverage of the Jets vs. Washington NFL PRESEASON game easily topped Thursday cable at 0.85.  On A&E, LIVE PD gained 0.03 to 0.51, with new lead-out NIGHTWATCH NATION at 0.46.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP rose 0.03 to 0.44, HOUSE HUNTERS jumped 0.09 to 0.34, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.05 to 0.34.  FX’s SNOWFALL ticked down to 0.39.  On USA, QUEEN OF THE SOUTH was steady at 0.35, and the lame duck SHOOTER was up 0.04 to 0.22.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET climbed 0.09 to 0.34.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN grew by 0.04 to 0.34, and ALONE was up a tick to 0.31.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.33/0.48/2.9M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.24/0.46/3.1M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.24/0.34/1.2M.  On Food Network, GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE held at 0.30, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.03 to 0.25.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS fell 0.11 to 0.29, and INSIDE JOKES was also down 0.11 to 0.20.  On ID, SOMEONE YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW edged up 0.02 to 0.27, and PERFECT MURDER was up 0.04 to 0.24.  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE returned at 0.25.  We’s BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES returned at 0.18.  BET’s THE GRAND HUSTLE was at 0.15.  The season premiere of Lifetime’s BRING IT was at 0.15/0.13.  CMT’s DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS gained 0.05 to 0.14.  Comedy Central’s DETROITERS lost 0.02 to 0.12.  E!’s BOSSIP rose 0.06 to 0.09.  Paramount’s AMERICAN WOMAN dropped 0.03 to 0.07.  On POP, IMPACT WRESTLING gained 0.02 to 0.06, and SWEDISH DICKS remained far off the chart at 0.01/74K and 0.01/47K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday August 16, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL L: NY JETS/WASHINGTON ESPN 8:00 PM 182 0.85 2,562
2 LIVE PD THU: 139 LIVE PD PART 1 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.51 1,550
3 NIGHTWATCH NATION A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 56 0.46 1,437
4 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.44 1,829
5 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 61 0.39 923
6 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:02 PM 58 0.39 1,006
7 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.35 1,187
8 LIVE PD THU A&E NETWORK 10:56 PM 64 0.34 1,066
9 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.34 917
10 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,632
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,649
12 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.34 2,217
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,921
14 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.31 1,563
15 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,090
16 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 594
17 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.28 1,043
18 SOMEONE THOUGHT YOU KNEW INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,111
19 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 7:04 PM 56 0.25 747
20 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 602
21 JERSEY SHORE FV S2 SNEAK MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.25 430
22 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.25 901
23 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,222
24 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,086
25 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,041
26 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,228
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,291
28 RUSTIC REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,101
29 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.23 768
30 SHOOTER USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.22 788
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,197
32 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,554
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,134
34 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,619
35 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 210 0.21 609
36 IJ: AFTER PARTY TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 446
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,143
38 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,780
39 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,867
40 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 396
41 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 601
42 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 979
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,723
44 LEGENDARY REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 617
45 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 5:23 PM 101 0.16 783
46 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 359
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,011
48 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,709
49 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 320
50 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,652
51 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 941
52 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 795
53 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,573
54 GRAND HUSTLE, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 400
55 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,543
56 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.15 406
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 319
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 943
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,421
60 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,260
61 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,347
62 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 13 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.14 355
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,659
64 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,557
65 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,372
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,332
67 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA/GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO ESPN 1:00 PM 263 0.13 627
68 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.13 396
69 NFL PRESEASON: 2018 – PHI VS. NE NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 180 0.12 412
70 DETROITERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.12 239
71 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,326
72 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,460
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 757
74 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,124
75 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 559
76 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 740
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,421
78 BIGGER IS BETTER HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 30 0.11 645
79 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: HOUSTON, TX/TULSA, OK ESPN2 7:00 PM 138 0.11 652
80 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,433
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 786
82 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.11 532
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,056
84 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.11 263
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,061
86 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 757
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 782
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,118
89 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 703
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,014
91 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 291
92 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,059
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,151
94 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.09 271
95 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: NIGHTMARE SHARK SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.09 376
96 BOSSIP WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 391
97 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.09 223
98 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 518
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 615
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 634
101 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 974
102 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 300
103 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,030
104 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.08 284
105 FARGO HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 98 0.07 198
106 AMERICAN WOMAN PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 29 0.07 332
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 448
108 NUTTY PROFESSOR II:KLUMPS HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 107 0.07 139
109 MONSTER CROC WRANGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 30 0.06 216
110 MONSTER CROC WRANGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:30 PM 30 0.06 237
111 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:25 PM 35 0.06 160
112 IMPACT WRESTLING: 333 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.06 210
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 291
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 242
115 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 121
116 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.05 291
117 PGA TOUR: 2018 WYNDHAM CHP GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 182 0.05 343
118 MONSTER CROC WRANGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 30 0.05 154
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 258
120 TENNIS:US OPEN SRS MEN  L ESPN2 9:18 PM 102 0.05 187
121 DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE HBO PRIME 2:10 PM 109 0.05 128
122 VICTORIA AND ABDUL HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 111 0.05 168
123 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.05 224
124 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 122
125 BACHELORETTE WEEKEND CMT 11:00 PM 60 0.04 94
126 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.04 145
127 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 9:56 PM 14 0.04 267
128 TAKEN MAXPRIME 6:25 PM 91 0.04 121
129 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.04 372
130 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CHC AT PIT/WAS AT STL MLB NETWORK 7:08 PM 168 0.04 289
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 109
132 MONSTER CROC WRANGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:30 PM 30 0.04 187
133 CRIME & JUSTICE HLN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 218
134 PRO FIGHTERS LEAGUE: ATLANTIC CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 PM 128 0.04 138
135 KATIES NEW FACE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 AM 30 0.04 178
136 MONSTER CROC WRANGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:30 PM 30 0.04 140
137 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:00 AM 28 0.04 195
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 229
139 ACCESS 360 WORLD HERITAGE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 30 0.04 134
140 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.03 187
141 MONSTER CROC WRANGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 30 0.03 150
142 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 130
143 US GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHP: MEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.03 100
144 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: ARI AT SD/LAA AT TEX MLB NETWORK 10:10 PM 181 0.03 168
145 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 2:30 PM 28 0.03 200
146 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 155
147 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.03 70
148 ACCESS 360 WORLD HERITAGE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:30 PM 30 0.03 128
149 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: TB AT NYY MLB NETWORK 1:10 PM 202 0.03 172
150 TALE, THE HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 115 0.03 116

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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.