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April 25, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.24.2018

 

 

NOTE TO READERS:  For a very pedestrian reason (jury duty), both morning and afternoon text will be delayed, at least for tomorrow, and possibly beyond that.  Believe us when we say that we feel worse about this than you do.  We’ll catch up as we can.

NETWORK FINALS:  LA TO VEGAS, THE VOICE and CHICAGO MED gained 0.1 in final numbers, while RISE and DECEPTION fell the same.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Apr 24.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT had the night’s NBA PLAYOFFS games at 1.57/1.44.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN fell 0.18 to 0.80, and UNSOLVED was down a tick to 0.28.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS rose 0.05 to 0.64.  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH gained 0.03 to 0.57, with the lead-in hour up 0.12 to 0.35, and lead-out THE LAST OUTPOST down 0.04 to 0.24.  TBS’s THE LAST OG eased down by 0.02 to 0.47.  The season finale of Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT climbed 0.05 to 0.44.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE held at 0.41, and KNIFE OR DEATH ticked up to 0.37. On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 jumped a tenth to 0.38, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was up 0.08 to 0.22.  Paramount’s INK MASTER ticked up to 0.34, and INK MASTER: ANGELS was also up a tick to 0.16.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news in the demo at 0.34/0.59/2.9M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.27/0.49/2.9M, and CNN’s CNN NEWSROOM at 0.18/0.20/800K.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD was steady at 0.33, and MY LITTLE LIFE was also steady at 0.16.  Food Network’s CHOPPED rose 0.05 to 0.30.  On HGTV, GOOD BONES gained 0.03 to 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.03 to 0.25.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.06 to 0.29.  On ID, FORBIDDEN fell 0.07 to 0.24, and WEB OF LIES was down 0.08 to 0.19.  FX’s LEGION gained 0.04 to 0.20.  Freeform’s SHADOWHUNTERS climbed 0.03 to 0.15.  BET’s IN CONTEMPT lost 0.03 to 0.13.  NatGeo’s GENIUS premiered at 0.08/0.07, a long way down from the 2017 premiere’s 0.23, and even down from the finale’s 0.12.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Apr 24.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday April 24, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: SPURS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:45 PM 153 1.57 3,766
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: HEAT/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:09 PM 156 1.44 3,610
3 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.80 2,549
4 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:18 AM 62 0.72 1,569
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.64 1,846
6 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.57 2,039
7 LAST OG, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.47 1,162
8 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): FINAL DECISIONS, THE 616 LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 123 0.44 1,241
9 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.41 1,200
10 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.38 687
11 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.37 1,055
12 DEADLIEST CATCH: SAGA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,283
13 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.34 751
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 2,943
15 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.33 1,538
16 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.30 917
17 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,485
18 CHALLENGE:CHAMPS STARS S3 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.29 492
19 UNSOLVED USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 0.28 769
20 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,443
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,918
22 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,470
23 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: MILWAUKEE/BOSTON GM5 NBA-TV 7:00 PM 166 0.25 677
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 671
25 LAST OUTPOST DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.24 929
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 856
27 FIXER UPPER BEHIND DESIGN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,311
28 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,550
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,189
30 FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,085
31 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,492
32 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.22 510
33 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,330
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 479
35 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 30 0.21 672
36 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 462
37 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,296
38 LEGION FX 10:00 PM 62 0.20 434
39 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,796
40 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.20 1,054
41 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,574
42 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 410
43 UCL SEMIFINAL L: LIVERPOOL/ROMA FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.19 419
44 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 7:00 PM 90 0.19 437
45 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 998
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,319
47 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 460
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 816
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 407
50 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 799
51 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 433
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,785
53 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 896
54 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 742
55 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 842
56 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,407
57 INK MASTER: ANGELS PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 60 0.16 358
58 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,529
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,798
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 823
61 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.16 598
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,670
63 MY LITTLE LIFE TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.16 721
64 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,495
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,595
66 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 343
67 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,532
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 734
69 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.15 425
70 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,465
71 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 796
72 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 299
73 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 515
74 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 694
75 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,518
76 UEFA CL SEMIFINALS: LIVERPOOL VS AS ROMA FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 145 0.13 273
77 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.13 488
78 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,464
79 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 337
80 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 593
81 IN CONTEMPT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 61 0.13 466
82 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 286
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 655
84 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 628
85 BIZARRE FOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 491
86 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,299
87 ITALIAN JOB, THE HBO PRIME 4:35 PM 111 0.13 339
88 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 291
89 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 693
90 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,308
91 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 665
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 269
93 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,240
94 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 244
95 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,392
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 968
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 705
98 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 516
99 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 629
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,208
101 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.11 309
102 MARCIA CLARK INVESTGTS AC: 101 ROBERT BLAKE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 120 0.11 375
103 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 578
104 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.10 233
105 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 219
106 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 331
107 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.09 179
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 840
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 655
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 826
111 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 674
112 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 47 0.09 733
113 GENIUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 717
114 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 9:30 PM 30 0.08 196
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:36 PM 24 0.08 686
116 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.08 321
117 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 477
118 ATOMIC BLONDE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 115 0.08 243
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 734
120 UNDISPUTED L: 407 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 170
121 DEEPWATER HORIZON HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 107 0.08 200
122 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 730
123 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.07 157
124 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 181
125 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.07 153
126 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:47 PM 49 0.07 678
127 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 191
128 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.07 141
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 294
130 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.07 140
131 KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 126 0.07 208
132 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE MAXPRIME 6:10 PM 108 0.07 165
133 LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:38 PM 23 0.07 251
134 GENIUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 61 0.07 518
135 REAL SPORTS 18 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 54 0.07 188
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 214
137 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 161
138 CHRIS GETHARD SHOW, THE TRUTV 11:00 PM 60 0.07 153
139 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.06 122
140 E! NEWS E! 12:30 AM 60 0.06 181
141 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 150
142 UCL PREGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 30 0.06 132
143 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 618
144 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 189
145 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 155
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 269
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 139
148 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.06 109
149 S.W.A.T. HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 117 0.06 151
150 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 4:55 PM 66 0.06 107

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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.