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August 28, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.27.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE and the FBI rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while PANDORA and the rerun of BLESS THIS MESS lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, down 0.04 to 0.64, with MIZ & MRS steady at 0.38, and GROWING UP CHRISLEY down 0.07 to 0.24.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY dipped 0.03 to 0.45, and FLIPPING EXES ticked down to 0.09.  On Discovery, DEADLIEST CATCH gained 0.04 to 0.35, and UNDERCOVER BILLIONAIRE held at 0.21.  HBO’s HARD KNOCKS was steady at 0.27.  On TLC, THE LITTLE COUPLE rose 0.04 to 0.27.  On ID, TILL DEATH DO US PART grew by 0.05 to 0.27.  Paramount’s INK MASTER increased by 0.03 to 0.25.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER was at 0.23, and STAY OR SELL was at 0.20, with HOUSE HUNTERS at 0.17, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL at 0.15.  On A&E, INTERVENTION ticked up to 0.22, and 60 DAYS IN NARCOLAND remained at 0.20.  TBS’s CONAN made an appearance in the Top 20 with 0.22 at #12.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news for the first time in a while, at 0.21/0.36/2.7M, with Fox News’s THE INGRAHAM ANGLE at 0.19/0.32/2.6M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.14/0.21/900K.  Food Network’s CHOPPED dropped 0.08 to 0.20, and SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT was down 0.07 to 0.19.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.20.  VH1’s HIP-HOP SQUARES was at 0.20/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.20.  ESPN’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.19.  Lifetime’s DANCE MOMS was at 0.18/0.15, compared to last week’s 0.16.  OWN’s AMBITIONS ticked up to 0.18.  BET’s TALES lost 0.02 to 0.14.  Tru’s ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING fell 0.03 to 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday August 27, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.64 2,088
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,458
3 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.38 1,094
4 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.35 1,327
5 HARD KNOCKS 19 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 54 0.27 562
6 LITTLE COUPLE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,300
7 TIL DEATH DO US PART INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,182
8 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.25 670
9 GROWING UP CHRISLEY USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.24 741
10 FIXER UPPER:STAY SELL 1ST HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,177
11 INTERVENTION: HEROIN HUB A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.22 595
12 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.22 557
13 UNDERCOVER BILLIONAIRE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.21 855
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,690
15 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 819
16 LIGA MX L: AMERICA / PACHUCA TUDN 9:55 PM 136 0.20 442
17 HIP HOP SQUARES S3 VH1 8:30 PM 31 0.20 541
18 60 DAYS IN: NARCOLAND A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.20 497
19 STAY OR SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,130
20 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 7:03 PM 374 0.19 988
21 HIP HOP SQUARES S3 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.19 532
22 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,647
23 SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.19 697
24 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.19 736
25 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 3,167
26 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.18 696
27 AMBITIONS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 791
28 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,324
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 1,177
30 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,717
31 LITTLE COUPLE:BIG UPDATES TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 789
32 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 10:00 PM 30 0.15 517
33 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.15 535
34 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.15 656
35 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 1,241
36 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,383
37 TALES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.14 446
38 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,549
39 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 871
40 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,453
41 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,056
42 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 10:30 PM 30 0.14 496
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,029
44 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 792
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,519
46 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.13 711
47 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,870
48 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,443
49 44 CATS NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.13 456
50 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 957
51 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 329
52 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.12 332
53 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK: TEXU-6R2R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.12 626
54 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.12 797
55 ROOMMATE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 830
56 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 257
57 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 365
58 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.11 383
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,172
60 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 285
61 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,324
62 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,287
63 CODE OF THE WILD TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 437
64 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 9:00 PM 30 0.11 494
65 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,469
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,642
67 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 12:00 PM 423 0.11 704
68 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 9:30 PM 30 0.10 473
69 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.10 306
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 259
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,446
72 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 8:00 PM 30 0.10 468
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 806
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,460
75 DANCE MOMS SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.10 442
76 NEXT BIG THING, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 242
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 688
78 FLIPPING EXES BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.09 368
79 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 698
80 GREENLEAF SPECIAL OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.09 482
81 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 8:30 PM 30 0.09 495
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,498
83 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:17 AM 60 0.09 272
84 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 674
85 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,225
86 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,219
87 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 638
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 634
89 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.08 421
90 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,178
91 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.08 216
92 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / TIGRES TUDN 7:55 PM 120 0.08 231
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,025
94 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 7:30 PM 30 0.08 390
95 INSIDE AMERICAN MOB COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 331
96 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.08 206
97 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,470
98 UNDISPUTED L: 741 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 171
99 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,093
100 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,214
101 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.07 226
102 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 27 0.07 270
103 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 606
104 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 7:00 PM 30 0.07 325
105 WNBA BASKETBALL         L: LA SPARKS/WASHINGTON ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.07 193
106 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.07 196
107 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 229
108 SHOWCASE GAME: CHC AT NYM/PIT AT PHI MLB NETWORK 7:12 PM 177 0.06 311
109 TIME MACHINE: NAZIS ON DRUGS:HITLER..BLITZKRIEG HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.06 384
110 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 90 0.06 157
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 593
112 DATING: NO FILTER E! 11:00 PM 30 0.06 138
113 GOTTI: GODFATHER & SON: 103/104:FATHERS&SONS/SINS FATHER A&E NETWORK 1:00 PM 120 0.06 285
114 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 470
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 537
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.06 145
117 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:09 PM 72 0.06 207
118 HERD L: 1056 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 148
119 WILD NEW ZEALAND ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.05 293
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 804
121 CASH PAD CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 169
122 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 509
123 INSIDE AMERICAN MOB COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 262
124 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 526
125 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: TEXAS RANGERS/LOS ANGELES ANGELS FOX SPORTS 1 10:02 PM 175 0.05 228
126 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 6:30 PM 30 0.05 282
127 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:55 AM 32 0.05 114
128 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 439
129 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 9:00 PM 30 0.05 114
130 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.05 498
131 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:27 PM 33 0.05 107
132 TIME MACHINE: HITLERS SECRET TUNNELS HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.05 356
133 GOTTI: GODFATHER & SON: 101/102: KID CHRISTMAS/MADE MAN A&E NETWORK 11:00 AM 120 0.05 201
134 44 CATS NICK JR 8:30 AM 30 0.05 222
135 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:30 AM 47 0.05 107
136 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 115
137 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 690
138 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 9:30 PM 60 0.05 105
139 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 142
140 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 377
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 775
142 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 866
143 DEVIL YOU KNOW VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 113
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 227
145 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 363
146 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 43 0.04 95
147 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 709
148 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.04 150
149 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.04 128
150 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 12 0.04 141

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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.