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July 25, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.24.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE LAST DEFENSE had a particularly ignominious exit, losing 0.1 in final numbers for a 0.3 finale.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jul 24.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s SHARK WEEK originals for the night were LAWS OF JAWS and AIR JAWS: THE HUNTED both at 0.80, GUY FIERI’S FEEDING FRENZY at 0.79 (the night’s top 3), and SHARK AFTER DARK at 0.37.

USA was the night’s other winner, with WWE SMACKDOWN up a tick to 0.75, the premiere of MIZ & MRS at 0.58, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST (moved to 10:30PM) down 0.09 to 0.41.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK gained 0.04 to 0.51, and MILLION DOLLAR LISTING ticked up to 0.19.  On MTV, THE CHALLENGE edged up 0.02 to 0.51, and FEAR FACTOR was at 0.30/0.28, compared to last week’s 0.38/0.35.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT rose 0.06 to 0.40, and SEVEN YEAR SWITCH was up 0.07 to 0.20.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE slipped 0.02 to 0.37, and COUNTING CARS was down 0.11 to 0.31.  TNT’s ANIMAL KINGDOM dropped 0.05 to 0.36.  On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED climbed 0.05 to 0.31, and RATTLED was up 0.03 to 0.19.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.29/0.45/2.9M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.26/0.40/1.4M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.24/0.50/3.1M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.04 to 0.28, DESERT FLIPPERS was at 0.26, and HIDDEN POTENTIAL was up 0.05 to 0.25.  Food Network’s CHOPPED lost 0.05 to 0.27.  On ID, BAD HENRY was at 0.25, and MURDER COMES TO TOWN was down 0.02 to 0.25.  Without a HAVES AND HAVE NOTS lead-in, OWN’s LOVE IS plunged 0.13 to 0.21.  On TV Land, YOUNGER ticked up to 0.18, and TEACHERS ticked down to 0.09.  On Comedy Central, DRUNK HISTORY slipped 0.02 to 0.18, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was down 0.06 to 0.12.  A&E’s BORN BEHIND BARS ticked up to 0.16.  Freeform’s THE BOLD TYPE rose 0.03 to 0.15.  Syfy’s FACE OFF was steady at 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jul 24.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday July 24, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LAWS OF JAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.80 1,793
2 AIR JAWS: THE HUNTED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.80 1,900
3 GUY FIERIS FEEDING FRENZY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.79 1,898
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.75 2,340
5 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.58 1,473
6 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.51 1,436
7 CHALLENGE:FINAL RECKONING MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.51 848
8 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.41 1,120
9 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.40 1,118
10 SHARK AFTER DARK LIVE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.37 856
11 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.37 1,020
12 ANIMAL KINGDOM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,334
13 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.31 1,015
14 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.31 1,339
15 FEAR FACTOR MTV SSN2B MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.30 584
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,941
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,387
18 FEAR FACTOR MTV SSN2B MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.28 569
19 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 924
20 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,373
21 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,196
22 HIDDEN POTENTIAL (2018) HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,216
23 BAD HENRY: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.25 1,159
24 MURDER COMES TO TOWN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,106
25 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,097
26 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,344
27 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,644
28 JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.21 515
29 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.21 758
30 LOVE IS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.21 868
31 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,112
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,003
33 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 569
34 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,549
35 SEVEN YEAR SWITCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.20 529
36 RATTLED TLC 10:03 PM 63 0.19 761
37 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.19 698
38 FX MOVIE PRIME: SHALLOWS FX 8:00 PM 120 0.19 683
39 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.19 780
40 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,734
41 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 34 0.18 639
42 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,242
43 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.18 398
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 734
45 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 887
46 OUTDAUGHTERED: LIFE WITH TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 810
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 423
48 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,730
49 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,140
50 HIT THE FLOOR S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.16 371
51 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.16 606
52 BORN BEHIND BARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.16 474
53 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,568
54 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,838
55 BOLD TYPE, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.15 328
56 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,417
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 793
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 825
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 827
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 776
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,716
62 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 495
63 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 406
64 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.13 350
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,555
66 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 351
67 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.12 372
68 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 267
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,775
70 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,354
71 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 398
72 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 274
73 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,651
74 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 216
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 708
76 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.12 314
77 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,330
78 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,256
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,128
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 698
81 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 118 0.11 290
82 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 229
83 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,265
84 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 242
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,342
86 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 644
87 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 443
88 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.11 290
89 BUG JUICE: MY ADV AT CAMP DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.11 556
90 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.11 273
91 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 713
92 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 263
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,490
94 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 271
95 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 269
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 706
97 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.10 234
98 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,270
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,090
100 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 248
101 ATLANTIS RISING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 479
102 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 624
103 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.09 757
104 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.09 397
105 THREE GENERATIONS RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.09 478
106 REAL SPORTS 18 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.09 271
107 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:34 PM 32 0.09 380
108 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 995
109 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,516
110 HUMANITARIAN AWARDS ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 213
111 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 393
112 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 628
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 272
114 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 515
115 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 852
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 947
117 CHASING CLASSIC CARS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 358
118 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.08 169
119 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 6:00 PM 60 0.08 253
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 992
121 LOST CITIES OF THE AMAZON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 459
122 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 158
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 676
124 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 434
125 PAID OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 148
126 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.07 212
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 875
128 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 912
129 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 747
130 HOLMES AND HOLMES DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 349
131 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 4:00 PM 60 0.07 212
132 E! NEWS E! 12:59 AM 61 0.06 201
133 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2018 STAGE 16 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 252 0.06 272
134 UNDISPUTED L: 463 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 157
135 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 133
136 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:00 PM 60 0.06 197
137 WNBA BASKETBALL         L: NEW YORK/MINNESOTA ESPN2 8:00 PM 138 0.06 207
138 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 10:18 PM 42 0.06 145
139 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 159
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 243
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 217
142 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 5:30 PM 30 0.05 284
143 HERD L: 778 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 103
144 WERE THE CAMPBELLS TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.05 166
145 MOST EXPENSIVEST VICELAND 10:00 PM 30 0.05 85
146 COPA MX – L: ATLETICO SAN LUIS / TIGRES UANL UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 125 0.05 104
147 CAROLINE & FRIENDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 293
148 KING OF THE ROAD VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 69
149 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.05 314
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 265

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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.