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July 3, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.2.2019

 

 

 

HOLIDAY DELAYS: The next cable and broadcast nationals post will be on Monday July 8 (ratings for Wednesday July 3). The rest of the schedule for next week will be posted separately soon.  Happy Independence Day!

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers and the rerun of THE FLASH lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, down 0.06 to 0.56, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST down a tick to 0.44, and THE RADKES up a tick to 0.21.  On OWN, THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS gained 0.05 to 0.37, and AMBITIONS was up 0.02 to 0.22.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW was steady at 0.37.  TNT’s ANIMAL KINGDOM rose 0.03 to 0.31.  On Discovery, THE DEADLIEST CATCH fell 0.07 to 0.31, and GUARDIANS OF THE GLADES was up 0.03 to 0.23.  On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED lost a tick to 0.30, and SWEET HOME SEXTUPLETS was down 0.03 to 0.22.  On A&E, KIDS BEHIND BARS edged up 0.02 to 0.27, FIRST 48 was up 0.03 to 0.22, and SENTENCED TO LIFE was at 0.23.  TBS’s THE DETOUR ticked up to 0.27.  On HGTV, GOOD BONES held at 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.03 to 0.22.  Food Network’s CHOPPED JR grew by 0.05 to 0.25, and CHOPPED was up 0.02 to 0.24.  Fox Sports Net’s CONCACAF GOLD CUP match was at 0.23.  On Comedy Central, DRUNK HISTORY ticked up to 0.21, and ALTERNATINO ticked up to 0.11.  Paramount’s INK MASTER shed a tick to 0.20.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.20/0.35/2.8M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.32/2.4M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.09/0.15/800K.  Lifetime’s DANCE MOMS gained 0.02 to 0.20, and CHEERLEADER GENERATION was up a tick to 0.09.  ID’s DIABOLICAL dipped 0.02 to 0.19.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS must have been a clip show with a 0.35 plunge to 0.19.  ESPN’s 30 FOR 30 documentary was at 0.18.  History’s CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD was up 0.02 to 0.17.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE increased by 0.03 to 0.14.  BET’s TALES returned with a 2-hour premiere at 0.12, and with simulcasts on BET HER (0.02/37K), MTV2 (0.01/38K), and MTV Classics (in what may be a first here, zero/zero).  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday July 2, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.56 1,890
2 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.44 1,290
3 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,847
4 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 5B VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.37 773
5 ANIMAL KINGDOM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.31 1,120
6 DEADLIEST CATCH SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,338
7 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,420
8 KIDS BEHIND BARS: LIFE OR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.27 770
9 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.27 783
10 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,480
11 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 859
12 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.24 823
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,329
14 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: SEMI:HAITI/MEXICO FOX SPORTS 1 10:23 PM 166 0.23 558
15 GUARDIANS OF THE GLADES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 949
16 SENTENCED TO LIFE:TEEN KI A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.23 679
17 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.22 742
18 AMBITIONS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,089
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,303
20 SWEET HOME SEXTUPLETS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,103
21 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.21 411
22 RADKES USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.21 561
23 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.20 534
24 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,813
25 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.20 690
26 DIABOLICAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 881
27 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,356
28 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.19 494
29 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.19 748
30 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 8:00 PM 90 0.18 450
31 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 491
32 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.18 409
33 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,431
34 CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.17 1,156
35 SENTENCED TO LIFE:TEEN KI A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 61 0.16 389
36 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,827
37 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.15 384
38 OUTDAUGHTERED: LIFE WITH TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 686
39 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.15 410
40 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.15 511
41 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 452
42 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.14 495
43 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 363
44 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.14 360
45 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,932
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 316
47 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,723
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,908
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,554
50 TALES: TALES 207 PREM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 120 0.12 342
51 DANCE MOMS SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.12 408
52 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 276
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,433
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,408
55 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN2 8:00 AM 120 0.11 287
56 ALTERNATINO COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 226
57 AMPHIBIA DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.11 499
58 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 2,020
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,348
60 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK: TEXU-SP72H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.11 523
61 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,309
62 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.10 247
63 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.10 238
64 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.10 254
65 SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL   L: LA LAKERS/GOLDEN STATE ESPN2 9:00 PM 120 0.10 282
66 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,343
67 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,382
68 GET UP SPECIAL  L ESPN 4:30 PM 90 0.10 339
69 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.10 378
70 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,269
71 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.10 236
72 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.09 433
73 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 758
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,235
75 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 608
76 CHEERLEADER GENERATION LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.09 274
77 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: FIRST ROUND ESPN 6:00 AM 630 0.09 513
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,021
79 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 794
80 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.08 434
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,253
82 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.08 146
83 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,156
84 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 714
85 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,262
86 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.08 337
87 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.08 164
88 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,343
89 AMERICA UNEARTHED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 394
90 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,131
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,296
92 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 269
93 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,108
94 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 25 0.07 276
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.07 202
96 SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT NYM/PHI AT ATL MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 197 0.07 409
97 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 591
98 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 247
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 899
100 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 606
101 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 11:00 PM 90 0.07 162
102 FOX SOCCER TONIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 1:09 AM 60 0.07 204
103 LOST TREASURES MAYA COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 418
104 GOLD CUP MATCH DAY L FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 23 0.07 214
105 IFC MOVIE: FERRIS BUELLERS DAY OFF IFC TV 7:00 PM 150 0.07 197
106 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 651
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 281
108 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 11:30 PM 61 0.06 230
109 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:27 PM 69 0.06 195
110 ICEMAN MURDER MYSTERY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 386
111 UNDISPUTED L: 706 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 169
112 HERD L: 1012 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 183
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 546
114 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 981
115 DANCE MOMS FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 12 0.06 246
116 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 535
117 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 575
118 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (UTA) L: CLEVELAND/UTAH NBA-TV 9:00 PM 120 0.05 115
119 MAN V. FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 162
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 519
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 515
122 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 692
123 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 471
124 NASCA LINES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 429
125 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 567
126 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 10 0.05 221
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 725
128 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 744
129 MOST EXPENSIVEST VICELAND 10:00 PM 30 0.04 149
130 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (UTA) L: MEMPHIS/SAN ANTONIO NBA-TV 7:00 PM 120 0.04 98
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 813
132 RELATIVELY NAT & LIV E! 8:00 PM 60 0.04 127
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 231
134 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 263
135 BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.04 385
136 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.04 108
137 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 654
138 PAID OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.04 68
139 STEPHEN A. SMITH SHOW L: N/A ESPNEWS 1:00 PM 120 0.04 93
140 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 11:36 PM 93 0.03 100
141 FIFA COPA FEMENINA-49-TEL: TEL/NBCSN: ENGLAND/USA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:30 PM 155 0.03 108
142 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 611
143 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK: TEXU-SP72H TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 AM 120 0.03 162
144 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (SAC) L: MIAMI/SACRAMENTO NBA-TV 11:00 PM 126 0.03 80
145 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 297
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 204
147 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 163
148 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPNEWS 8:00 AM 60 0.03 59
149 DANCE MOMS SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 60 0.03 158
150 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.03 89

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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.