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November 14, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.13.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary ratings. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN climbed 0.12 from last week’s Election Night airing to 0.80, and PURE COUNTRY premiered at 0.23.  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND returned at 0.66, with a lead-in special at 0.39.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK gained 0.03 to 0.53, and FLIPPING OUT was up 0.06 to 0.28.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.09 to 0.51.  ESPN’s BASKETBALL: A LOVE STORY documentary was at 0.37/0.31, and the week’s CFP RANKINGS show was down a mighty 0.83 to 0.34.  On Food Network, CHOPPED jumped a tenth to 0.35.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.32/0.49/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.30/0.46/3.2M, and CNN’s recount “ELECTION NIGHT” special at 0.29/0.39/1.4M.  On ID, HOME ALONE was at 0.29, and WELCOME TO MURDERTOWN was at 0.24.  On TLC, THE LITTLE COUPLE gained 0.06 to 0.29, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS ticked up to 0.24.  On A&E, a LEAH REMINI SCIENTOLOGY special was at 0.28.  TBS’s THE GUEST BOOK dipped 0.02 to 0.28.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.25/0.23/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.22.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 was steady at 0.24, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW ticked up to 0.12.  Paramount’s INK MASTER was at 0.22.  On Discovery, VEGAS RAT RODS was at 0.16, and TRANS AM was at 0.14.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: HAPPILY EVER AFTER held at 0.11. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday November 13, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.80 2,312
2 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND: RICKS BIG BANG THEORY 62 HISTORY 9:00 PM 125 0.66 2,915
3 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,346
4 CHALLENGE:FINAL RECKONING MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.51 828
5 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.39 1,911
6 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: BASKETBALL: A LOVE STORY – EPISODE 10 ESPN 10:00 PM 120 0.37 739
7 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,097
8 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.35 764
9 CFP RANKINGS SHOW  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.34 819
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 884
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 2,740
12 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: BASKETBALL: A LOVE STORY – EPISODE 9 ESPN 8:00 PM 120 0.31 697
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,157
14 HOME ALONE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,047
15 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,375
16 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,161
17 LITTLE COUPLE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,345
18 LEAH REMINI: SCNTLGY SPCL: THE JEHOVAHS WITNESSES A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 126 0.28 973
19 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.28 864
20 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.28 827
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,818
22 ELECTION NIGHT AMER CONT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,356
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.25 1,176
24 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,053
25 WELCOME TO MURDERTOWN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,057
26 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 586
27 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.24 515
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 998
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,537
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,051
31 REAL COUNTRY USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.23 1,004
32 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,480
33 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,511
34 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,183
35 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,082
36 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.22 517
37 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,357
38 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 502
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,220
40 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 475
41 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 1,085
42 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.21 728
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 408
44 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,028
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.21 439
46 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.20 427
47 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,182
48 KEEP IT SPOTLESS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.20 953
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,084
50 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.19 419
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,103
52 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 404
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,922
54 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.18 723
55 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,457
56 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 417
57 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 358
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,021
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,572
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,820
61 JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.17 427
62 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 378
63 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.16 479
64 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,449
65 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,991
66 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 332
67 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,421
68 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,697
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,576
70 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 925
71 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: ATLANTA/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 10:29 PM 149 0.15 445
72 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,326
73 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:42 PM 105 0.14 433
74 TRANS AM DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.14 377
75 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,748
76 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 289
77 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 891
78 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 997
79 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,545
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 878
81 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,400
82 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 856
83 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,514
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,179
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,111
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,436
87 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,487
88 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.12 336
89 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.12 520
90 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,552
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,173
92 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:12 PM 77 0.11 302
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 758
94 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,060
95 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 378
96 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 683
97 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.11 378
98 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:27 PM 33 0.11 267
99 MAFS: HAPPILY EVER AFTER LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 62 0.11 411
100 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: CHARLOTTE/CLEVELAND NBA-TV 7:00 PM 132 0.11 278
101 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,107
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.10 192
103 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 592
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,024
105 LIVE FREE: DOWN&DIRTY CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 619
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,128
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 905
108 24/7 THE MATCH:TIGER/PHIL HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 45 0.10 234
109 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,035
110 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 496
111 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: GEORGETOWN/ILLINOIS FOX SPORTS 1 8:41 PM 133 0.09 315
112 BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 520
113 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.09 366
114 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 755
115 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 11 0.09 348
116 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: TAMPA/BUFFALO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 163 0.09 243
117 MAFS: HONEYMOON ISLAND LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.08 368
118 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.08 332
119 E:60 ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.08 186
120 BEERFEST MAXPRIME 9:30 PM 112 0.08 119
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 255
122 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.08 193
123 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WESTERN MICHIGAN/BALL STATE ESPN2 6:00 PM 222 0.08 356
124 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.08 154
125 HUSTLE IN BROOKLYN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.07 207
126 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 319
127 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 161
128 HAND BUILT HOT RODS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 388
129 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:58 AM 62 0.07 197
130 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 174
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.07 136
132 UNDISPUTED L: 542 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 160
133 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:00 PM 30 0.07 185
134 KNIGHT AND DAY HBO PRIME 3:55 PM 110 0.07 207
135 MONSTER ENCOUNTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 235
136 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.06 124
137 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.06 232
138 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.06 168
139 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:30 PM 30 0.06 171
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 260
141 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 209
142 RAQ RANTS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 158
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 248
144 MAN V. FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 154
145 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 322
146 21ST & PRIME NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.06 134
147 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.05 146
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 241
149 2 DAYS: DMITRY BIVOL HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 14 0.05 119
150 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 114

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."