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September 20, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.19.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, NFL adjustments lowered ABC’s THE LAST DAYS OF PHIL HARTMAN by 0.1 and FOX’s MLB game by 0.2.  In addition, THE OUTPOST and the 9PM TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES lost 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game was at 2.15, down 0.25 from last week’s game.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE ticked up to 0.55, and EX ON THE BEACH was up 0.05 to 0.27, with lead-out episodes of HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR at 0.16/0.13.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.35.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP dropped 0.09 to 0.32, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped a tenth to 0.14, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.09 to 0.14.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY surged by 0.09 to 0.25, and FLAY LIST was steady at 0.16.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.23/0.38/2.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.32/2.7M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.18/0.25/1.2M.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTINGS gained 0.04 to 0.23.  On ID, THE LIES THAT BIND lost 0.03 to 0.20, and DEADLY WOMEN was down 0.05 to 0.19.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS fell a tenth to 0.18.  FX’s MR INBETWEEN rose 0.03 to 0.18.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP shed 0.03 to 0.13, and BEYOND THE POLE was down 0.02 to 0.08.  CHASING THE CURE was down 0.04 to 0.11 on TBS and up a tick to 0.08 on TNT.  History’s KNIFE OR DEATH ticked up to 0.11.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 19, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2019 WK 3 TEN VS. JAX NFL NETWORK 8:23 PM 168 2.15 6,317
2 TNF SUSTAINER NFL NETWORK 11:11 PM 10 2.01 5,426
3 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:23 PM 31 0.89 2,330
4 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 23 0.84 2,707
5 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S3 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.55 981
6 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:54 PM 66 0.39 968
7 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:23 PM 37 0.36 840
8 TNF SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.36 1,056
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: HOUSTON/TULANE ESPN 7:56 PM 207 0.35 1,030
10 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.32 1,693
11 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.28 623
12 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 3 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.27 480
13 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.25 929
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,936
15 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.23 906
16 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 28 0.22 879
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 751
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,757
19 LIES THAT BIND, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 983
20 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.20 469
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,673
22 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 919
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,585
24 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 358
25 MR INBETWEEN FX 10:00 PM 35 0.18 539
26 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,189
27 FLIP OR FLOP 1ST LOOK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.18 878
28 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 391
29 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.17 579
30 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,410
31 FLAY LIST FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.16 672
32 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR S2B MTV 10:02 PM 31 0.16 281
33 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 411
34 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 1,302
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,053
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 959
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 461
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,533
39 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.14 986
40 CFB 150 ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.14 359
41 STAGER THINGS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.14 763
42 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 270
43 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:30 PM 26 0.14 386
44 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 1,301
45 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,467
46 GROWING UP HIP HOP: NY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 359
47 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR S2B MTV 10:33 PM 30 0.13 244
48 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,764
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,038
50 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.13 440
51 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 443
52 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.13 359
53 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,117
54 UNTOLD STORIES FL WETV 10:00 PM 12 0.12 355
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 276
56 RICKY ZOOM NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.11 388
57 CHASING THE CURE TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 488
58 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.11 447
59 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,285
60 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 275
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 825
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,737
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 721
64 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 308
65 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.11 289
66 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,376
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,191
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 703
69 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,667
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 786
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,427
72 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.10 213
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 267
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,618
75 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 28 0.10 353
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 740
77 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.10 290
78 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.09 251
79 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 724
80 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 413
81 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 222
82 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.09 244
83 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 230
84 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,247
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,532
86 BEYOND THE POLE WETV 10:12 PM 60 0.08 259
87 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-8R1R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 367
88 CHASING THE CURE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.08 320
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,253
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 639
91 UNDISPUTED L: 758 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 193
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 566
93 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 11:03 PM 61 0.07 318
94 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 644
95 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 608
96 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,464
97 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,261
98 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,344
99 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,092
100 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 997
101 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,338
102 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 553
103 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.06 189
104 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.06 158
105 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 237
106 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 476
107 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.06 274
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 269
109 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 170
110 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 169
111 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 564
112 SECRET NAZI RUINS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 311
113 PUP ACADEMY DISNEY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 248
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 585
115 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 1:32 AM 60 0.05 154
116 HERD L: 1072 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 152
117 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 1,218
118 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 102
119 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 122
120 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 96
121 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 60 0.05 169
122 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 105
123 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: LAS VEGAS/WASHINGTON ESPN2 8:38 PM 127 0.05 227
124 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 129
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 833
126 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 107
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 801
128 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.04 121
129 BEYOND THE POLE WETV 12:12 AM 60 0.04 107
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 219
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 992
132 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:30 PM 30 0.04 83
133 LIGA MX FEMENIL L: FC JUAREZ / UNAM TUDN 8:55 PM 125 0.04 109
134 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 PM 30 0.04 85
135 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: LOS ANGELES/CONNECTICUT ESPN2 6:30 PM 128 0.04 178
136 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 417
137 DL HUGHLEY SHOW TV ONE 11:00 PM 60 0.04 126
138 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 201
139 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 821
140 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 113
141 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 275
142 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 474
143 TNF FIRST LOOK: TNF FIRST LOOK NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.04 105
144 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 78
145 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 850
146 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 815
147 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 191
148 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 75
149 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.03 78
150 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 86

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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.