UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.29.2019

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NETWORK FINALS:  The observant will have noticed that the chart below doesn’t actually contain the adjusted final network ratings.  We’ll update later if we can, but meanwhile this text has the actual final ratings, with comparisons to last week’s finals unless otherwise noted. The chart is now correct.

ABC:  A rerun HOLEY MOLEY was at 0.3, and then back-to-back REEF BREAK episodes were at 0.4/0.2, compared to last week’s 0.3 hour.

CBS:  After reruns at 0.4/0.4, BIG BROTHER dropped 0.3 to 0.9.  An FBI rerun followed at 0.3.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.3 across the board.

FOX:  Reruns at 0.4/0.3.

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

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL doubleheader led Thursday cable at 0.62/0.49, and its afternoon US OPEN coverage was at 0.12.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE slipped 0.02 to 0.48, and EX ON THE BEACH ticked up to 0.22.  The season finale of USA’s just-renewed QUEEN OF THE SOUTH was steady with last week at 0.31, but down a tenth from both the 2018 finale and this season’s premiere.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP lost 0.08 to 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS shed 0.02 to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was steady at 0.25, and GOING FOR SOLD was down 0.03 to 0.19.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING rose 0.06 to 0.28.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS dipped 0.02 to 0.23.  On ID, DEADLY WOMEN shed 0.02 to 0.20, and THE LIES THAT BIND was down 0.07 to 0.19.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT topped cable news at 0.19/0.31/2.8M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.16/0.29/2.4M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.13/0.18/900K.  On Food Network, FLAY LIST eased by 0.02 to 0.20, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.08 to 0.18.  ESPN2’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.18.  NFL Network’s NFL PRESEASON games were at 0.18/0.14.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN fell 0.06 to 0.16, KNIFE OR DEATH was at 0.14, and AX MEN was down 0.04 to 0.13.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 lost 0.04 to 0.15.  CHASING THE CURE ticked down to 0.11 on TBS and was up 0.03 to 0.11 on TNT.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP was down a big 0.11 to 0.11, and BEYOND THE POLE was down 0.02 to 0.08.  TLC’s BRIDES, GROOMS & EMERGENCY ROOMS dropped 0.04 to 0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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