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March 13, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.12.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while FBI lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND ticked down to 0.76, and the season finale of PROJECT BLUE BOOK ticked up to 0.29.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN grew by a tick to 0.71, and TEMPTATION ISLAND jumped 0.14 to 0.48,  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS gained a tick to 0.58, and MEXICAN DYNASTIES was up 0.02 to 0.19.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS rose 0.04 to 0.37.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.34/0.31.  On ID, DEADLY RECALL climbed a tick to 0.30, and HOMETOWN HOMICIDE was up 0.03 to 0.27.  On TLC, another special DR PIMPLE POPPER was up 0.02 from last week’s to 0.29, with I AM JAZZ down 0.06 to 0.24, and MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE down 0.04 to 0.21.  ESPN’s coverage of the WCC TOURNAMENT was at 0.28.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.28/0.44/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/0.40/2.9M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.22/0.30/1.1M.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT increased by 0.02 to 0.27.  TBS’s MIRACLE WORKERS was steady at 0.27.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.02 to 0.26, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL grew by 0.07 to 0.26, and WINDY CITY REHAB was up 0.02 to 0.25.  A&E’s HOARDERS edged up 0.02 to 0.26, and THE TOE BRO was up 0.06 to 0.22.  MTV’s  SIESTA KEY lost 0.03 to 0.25.  Food Network’s CHOPPED dropped 0.05 to 0.24.  On Discovery, GARAGE REHAB fell 0.07 to 0.23, AMERICAN CHOPPER lost 0.05 to 0.19, and SHIFTING GEARS was at 0.18.  On BET, AMERICAN SOUL ticked down to 0.15, and BOOMERANG was down 0.03 to 0.11.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE ticked down to 0.14.  The 2-episode season finale of Comedy Central’s CORPORATE was at 0.12/0.09, compared to last week’s 0.11.  TV Land’s TEACHERS lost 0.02 to 0.07.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 12, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.76 3,464
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.71 2,198
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.58 1,552
4 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.48 1,084
5 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,801
6 NBA BASKETBALL: TIMBERWOLVES/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:41 PM 144 0.34 834
7 NBA BASKETBALL: SPURS/MAVERICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 147 0.31 914
8 DEADLY RECALL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,167
9 PROJECT BLUE BOOK HISTORY 10:03 PM 61 0.29 1,548
10 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,067
11 WCC TOURNAMENT   L ESPN 9:03 PM 112 0.28 1,003
12 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,086
13 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.27 859
14 HOMETOWN HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,056
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,043
16 MIRACLE WORKERS TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.27 943
17 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,498
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,859
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,291
20 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,255
21 HOARDERS: DALE 117 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.26 904
22 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:55 PM 65 0.25 663
23 WINDY CITY REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,036
24 SIESTA KEY SSN 2 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.25 443
25 FX MOVIE PRIME: TAKEN 3 FX 8:00 PM 150 0.24 789
26 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 762
27 I AM JAZZ TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 883
28 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 65 0.24 516
29 GARAGE REHAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.23 719
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.22 860
31 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,075
32 TOE BRO, THE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 64 0.22 633
33 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,454
34 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.21 745
35 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 937
36 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,153
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,199
38 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,584
39 AMERICAN CHOPPER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.19 679
40 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.19 543
41 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:05 AM 60 0.19 419
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 851
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,555
44 MEXICAN DYNASTIES BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.19 490
45 MAFS FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 11 0.18 690
46 SHIFTING GEARS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.18 587
47 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: JUVENTUS VS. ATLETICO MADRID TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 3:45 PM 140 0.18 408
48 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 570
49 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:05 AM 47 0.18 420
50 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.17 803
51 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,126
52 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 438
53 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.17 688
54 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.17 562
55 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L: NORTHERN KENTUCKY/WRIGHT STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.16 450
56 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,727
57 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 421
58 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.16 381
59 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 973
60 AMERICAN SOUL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 452
61 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,605
62 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 344
63 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,891
64 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 360
65 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.14 312
66 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,591
67 STORY OF GOD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 532
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 780
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 273
70 CORN AND PEG NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.13 630
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,384
72 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.13 374
73 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:05 PM 26 0.12 263
74 CORPORATE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.12 237
75 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 949
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,603
77 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.12 371
78 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,533
79 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,569
80 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:30 PM 30 0.12 463
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 764
82 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,354
83 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: NOTRE DAME/GEORGIA TECH ESPN 2:30 PM 120 0.12 417
84 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 716
85 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 4:30 PM 90 0.11 347
86 UEFA C.L. 2019 TUE: JUVENTU FC / CLUB ATLETICO UNIVISION DEPORTES 3:30 PM 150 0.11 236
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,062
88 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 884
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,063
90 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,596
91 STORY OF GOD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 473
92 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,341
93 BOOMERANG SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 316
94 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.11 215
95 CORN AND PEG NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.10 471
96 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,419
97 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,341
98 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,581
99 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: WAKE FOREST/MIAMI ESPN 12:00 PM 125 0.10 305
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 742
101 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 2:05 PM 25 0.10 334
102 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,466
103 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,448
104 CONCACAF LC – L: TIGRES UANL / HOUSTON DYNAMO UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:51 PM 133 0.09 213
105 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 331
106 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.09 221
107 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 530
108 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,342
109 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 26 0.09 332
110 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 15 0.09 209
111 CORPORATE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.09 171
112 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: WASHINGTON/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:01 PM 165 0.09 272
113 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.08 228
114 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 242
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 760
116 BREAKING IN HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 88 0.08 247
117 LOST TREASURES OF EGYPT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 437
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,044
119 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 258
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,087
121 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 194
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 983
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 941
124 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 563
125 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 899
126 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.07 415
127 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.07 200
128 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 166
129 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 303
130 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.07 195
131 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 344
132 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 686
133 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 298
134 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 938
135 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 212
136 MISION EUROPA EF TUE UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:00 PM 60 0.07 155
137 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 460
138 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,000
139 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.07 202
140 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.07 168
141 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 274
142 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 145
143 UNDISPUTED SP L: 626:BAYLESS/TAFT FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 147
144 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.06 166
145 PROFIT AN INSIDE LOOK CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 220
146 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 447
147 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 183
148 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 189
149 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.06 175
150 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 253

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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.