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December 12, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.11.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUPERGIRL and THE ROOKIE gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s BELOW DECK jumped 0.14 to 0.83 to lead Tuesday cable, with lead-out UNANCHORED up 0.04 to 0.20.  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND ticked down to 0.73, with the lead-in half-hour up 0.03 to 0.30, and lead-out BROTHERS IN ARMS up 0.02 to 0.28.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN edged up 0.02 to 0.68, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was at 0.38/0.32 compared to last week’s 0.37/0.30, with an 11PM REAL COUNTRY down 0.02 to 0.12.  ESPN’s documentary 43 TO 1 was at 0.46.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.37/0.55/3.3M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.30/0.41/1.6M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.41/2.7M.  TBS’s GUEST BOOK gained 0.03 to 0.31.  On ID, WELCOME TO MURDERTOWN rose 0.05 to 0.30, and BODY CAM was down 0.06 to 0.28.  Paramount’s INK MASTER edged up 0.02 to 0.28.  A&E’s LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY & THE AFTERMATH was steady at 0.27.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.27/0.21/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.26/0.24/0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.24.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE fell 0.13 to 0.27.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW made an unusual appearance in the Top 20 at 0.26.  Food Network’s CHOPPED dropped 0.08 to 0.20.  On Discovery,  a MOONSHINERS special was at 0.23, and VEGAS RAT RODS ticked up to 0.16.  On TLC, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS held at 0.21.  Tru’s ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING ticked down to 0.14.  On Lifetime, HAPPILY EVER AFTER was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.14, and HONEYMOON ISLAND stayed at 0.09.  Syfy’s NIGHTFLYERS hit a new low 0.05 with 2 nights to go.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 11, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.83 2,110
2 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.73 3,218
3 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.68 1,977
4 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,210
5 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.38 1,093
6 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.37 3,320
7 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 30 0.32 988
8 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.31 912
9 CURSE OF OAK BEHIND DIG HISTORY 8:30 PM 30 0.30 1,486
10 WELCOME TO MURDERTOWN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,175
11 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,567
12 BODY CAM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,104
13 BROTHERS IN ARMS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.28 902
14 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.28 662
15 LEAH REMINI: SCNTLGY SPCL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.27 884
16 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,419
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,492
18 CHALLENGE: CT MARRIED P1 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.27 449
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.26 829
20 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 918
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 800
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,662
23 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,367
24 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,633
25 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.24 495
26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,373
27 MOONSHINERS SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 64 0.23 914
28 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.23 540
29 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,194
30 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,213
31 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.21 846
32 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.21 1,190
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 977
34 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 3,003
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.21 391
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 497
37 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 404
38 UNANCHORED BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.20 573
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,986
40 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 557
41 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,421
42 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 450
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,374
44 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.19 492
45 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.18 978
46 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,938
47 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,154
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 388
49 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 434
50 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.17 397
51 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.17 598
52 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,118
53 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 308
54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,166
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,101
56 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.16 530
57 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:04 PM 61 0.16 617
58 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 315
59 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 2,011
60 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: FC BARCELONA VS. TOTTENHAM SPUR TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:58 PM 128 0.15 297
61 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,714
62 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK: ASIAS SUNKEN CITIES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.14 415
63 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,420
64 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 304
65 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,208
66 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 340
67 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,834
68 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PORTLAND/HOUSTON NBA-TV 8:00 PM 147 0.14 381
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,627
70 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.13 515
71 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 928
72 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 288
73 HUSTLE IN BROOKLYN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.13 290
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 989
75 MONSTER ENCOUNTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 373
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,415
77 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 926
78 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,713
79 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 952
80 LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.12 493
81 REAL COUNTRY USA NETWORK 11:01 PM 90 0.12 393
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 870
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 970
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,326
85 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 265
86 MAFS: HAPPILY EVER AFTER LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.11 431
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,492
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,015
89 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: TORONTO/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:27 PM 136 0.10 303
90 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.10 469
91 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VILLANOVA/PENNSYLVANIA ESPN2 7:00 PM 140 0.10 451
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,009
93 MAFS: HAPPILY EVER AFTER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 56 0.10 321
94 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:20 PM 110 0.10 355
95 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.10 430
96 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,616
97 RAQ RANTS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 221
98 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.10 318
99 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,442
100 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 784
101 HAND BUILT HOT RODS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.10 370
102 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 579
103 LIVE FREE: DOWN&DIRTY CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 601
104 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 689
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 819
106 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,179
107 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.09 403
108 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,339
109 LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.09 273
110 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:06 PM 24 0.09 190
111 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,407
112 MAFS: HONEYMOON ISLAND LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 58 0.09 338
113 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,215
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 998
115 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,156
116 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,039
117 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,061
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,126
119 HUSTLE IN BROOKLYN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:30 PM 60 0.08 187
120 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 597
121 LEGENDS OF THE LOST WITH TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 325
122 BEST HOUSE ON THE BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.08 386
123 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,126
124 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 272
125 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.08 336
126 UNDISPUTED L: 562 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 181
127 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 484
128 MAN V. FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 223
129 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 276
130 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 133
131 BURGERS, BREW & QUE COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 236
132 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: GALATASARAY VS. FC PORTO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:38 PM 140 0.06 111
133 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 14 BAL VS. KC NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.06 276
134 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:00 PM 38 0.06 150
135 HERD L: 879 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 137
136 HES JUST NOT THAT INTO YO: HES JUST NOT THAT INTO YO HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 129 0.06 148
137 BUSY TONIGHT E! 10:00 PM 30 0.06 117
138 TOMB RAIDER HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 118 0.06 170
139 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DETROIT/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 166 0.06 174
140 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 346
141 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.06 149
142 PROFIT AN INSIDE LOOK CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 225
143 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 333
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 242
145 PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.05 135
146 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 111
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 110
148 NIGHTFLYERS SYFY 10:00 PM 48 0.05 312
149 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 7:43 PM 17 0.05 144
150 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:43 AM 77 0.05 132

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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."