NETWORK FINALS: THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SEAL TEAM and the YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost the same.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
NOTE: At this time, we don’t have Wednesday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below.
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: (Except where noted, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago.) ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led cable at 0.75/0.63. On VH1, a special LOVE & HIP-HOP gave a 0.56 lead-in to BLACK INK CREW at 0.55, up 0.02 from its last airing. On Discovery, MOONSHINERS returned at 0.44, with a lead-in special at 0.39. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY slid 0.04 to 0.42. History’s VIKINGS ticked up from last week to 0.36. Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES rose 0.07 from last week to 0.35. On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS edged up 0.02 from last week to 0.34, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.30, and HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY was up 0.07 to 0.28. On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE returned at 0.34, and FAMILY BY THE TON was at 0.27. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.32/0.46/3.3M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.23/0.34/1.4M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.21/0.37/2.6M. Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE climbed 0.09 to 0.29. Freeform’s GROWN-ISH had a 2-episode season premiere at 0.28/0.24, compared to last year’s 0.40/0.39 (although above last season’s 0.17 finale). A&E’s LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL was at 0.27/0.24/0.23/0.21. MTV’s CATFISH was at 0.27/0.26, compared to 0.30 2 weeks ago, and TRUE LIFE NOW was at 0.18. On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER returned at 0.26. E!’s BOTCHED was at 0.23. The season premiere of Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY ALL-STARS was at 0.18, and AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR returned at 0.08.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 2, 2019 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: OKLAHOMA CITY/LA LAKERS | ESPN | 10:43 PM | 148 | 0.75 | 1,771 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: MINNESOTA/BOSTON | ESPN | 8:12 PM | 151 | 0.63 | 1,484 |
| 3 | LOVE & HIP HOP MIAMI | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.56 | 1,088 |
| 4 | BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 5 | VH1 | 9:01 PM | 60 | 0.55 | 1,071 |
| 5 | NBA AFTER THE BUZZER L | ESPN | 1:11 AM | 15 | 0.51 | 1,137 |
| 6 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 12 | 0.47 | 1,092 |
| 7 | MOONSHINERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.44 | 1,542 |
| 8 | REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.42 | 1,181 |
| 9 | MOONSHINERS SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.39 | 1,365 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:26 AM | 34 | 0.39 | 888 |
| 11 | VIKINGS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.36 | 1,634 |
| 12 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 929 |
| 13 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.35 | 991 |
| 14 | PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 1,612 |
| 15 | MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.34 | 1,195 |
| 16 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 688 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 746 |
| 18 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 3,322 |
| 19 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,610 |
| 20 | HOMESTEAD RESCUE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,069 |
| 21 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,494 |
| 22 | GROWN-ISH | FREEFORM | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.28 | 672 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.28 | 611 |
| 24 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.28 | 1,061 |
| 25 | FAMILY BY THE TON | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 963 |
| 26 | CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7C | MTV | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.27 | 556 |
| 27 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.27 | 1,003 |
| 28 | CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7C | MTV | 9:01 PM | 61 | 0.26 | 522 |
| 29 | HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,307 |
| 30 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 641 |
| 31 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 32 | 0.24 | 916 |
| 32 | GROWN-ISH | FREEFORM | 8:31 PM | 31 | 0.24 | 556 |
| 33 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: OKLAHOMA/KANSAS | ESPN2 | 9:04 PM | 121 | 0.23 | 739 |
| 34 | BOTCHED | E! | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 675 |
| 35 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 976 |
| 36 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,388 |
| 37 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 529 |
| 38 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,553 |
| 39 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,614 |
| 40 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 28 | 0.21 | 838 |
| 41 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,704 |
| 42 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,192 |
| 43 | ABBY HATCHER | NICKELODEON | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.20 | 948 |
| 44 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,052 |
| 45 | OFFICE, THE | NICK-AT-NITE | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 449 |
| 46 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 461 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 448 |
| 48 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,552 |
| 49 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,186 |
| 50 | TRUE LIFE NOW | MTV | 10:02 PM | 61 | 0.18 | 334 |
| 51 | PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.18 | 803 |
| 52 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.18 | 468 |
| 53 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,302 |
| 54 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,781 |
| 55 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 459 |
| 56 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 28 | 0.18 | 555 |
| 57 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.18 | 440 |
| 58 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 433 |
| 59 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,175 |
| 60 | MY 600-LB LIFE: COUNTDOWN: N/A | TLC | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.17 | 579 |
| 61 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 420 |
| 62 | AMC MOVIE | AMC | 1:00 AM | 10 | 0.17 | 598 |
| 63 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,599 |
| 64 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.16 | 443 |
| 65 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,070 |
| 66 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,001 |
| 67 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,747 |
| 68 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,660 |
| 69 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,646 |
| 70 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: HARVARD/NORTH CAROLINA | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 124 | 0.16 | 516 |
| 71 | DEAL OR NO DEAL | CNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 771 |
| 72 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 397 |
| 73 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 480 |
| 74 | AMC MOVIE: DOUBLE JEOPARDY | AMC | 10:35 PM | 145 | 0.15 | 522 |
| 75 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: PITTSBURGH/NY RANGERS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:03 PM | 162 | 0.15 | 472 |
| 76 | TEXAS METAL | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 508 |
| 77 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,727 |
| 78 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,531 |
| 79 | RAMPAGE (2018) | HBO PRIME | 5:40 PM | 107 | 0.15 | 364 |
| 80 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,134 |
| 81 | LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 474 |
| 82 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,032 |
| 83 | CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS | HISTORY | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 692 |
| 84 | OFFICE, THE | NICK-AT-NITE | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 450 |
| 85 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 963 |
| 86 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,135 |
| 87 | DEAL OR NO DEAL | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 766 |
| 88 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,539 |
| 89 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:05 PM | 55 | 0.13 | 295 |
| 90 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 893 |
| 91 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 815 |
| 92 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,252 |
| 93 | FANTOMWORKS | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 577 |
| 94 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 803 |
| 95 | UNDISPUTED L: 577 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.12 | 238 |
| 96 | PRIME MOVIE 1: ROAD HOUSE | IFC TV | 8:00 PM | 165 | 0.11 | 362 |
| 97 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/CHELSEA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:40 PM | 149 | 0.11 | 261 |
| 98 | MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 739 |
| 99 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 26 | 0.11 | 379 |
| 100 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 920 |
| 101 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,399 |
| 102 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,231 |
| 103 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,479 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 58 | 0.10 | 1,122 |
| 105 | MYST MUSEUM: HINDENBURG | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 641 |
| 106 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,046 |
| 107 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,150 |
| 108 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 792 |
| 109 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,080 |
| 110 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,068 |
| 111 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: SAN JOSE/COLORADO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:45 PM | 157 | 0.10 | 241 |
| 112 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,386 |
| 113 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,308 |
| 114 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.09 | 1,041 |
| 115 | LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 353 |
| 116 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 1:58 PM | 34 | 0.09 | 1,143 |
| 117 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 325 |
| 118 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,414 |
| 119 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,300 |
| 120 | HERD L: 895 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.09 | 196 |
| 121 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,011 |
| 122 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,238 |
| 123 | OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 288 |
| 124 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: PSYCHO MOTHER-IN-LAW | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 463 |
| 125 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 664 |
| 126 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:32 PM | 28 | 0.08 | 1,166 |
| 127 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 935 |
| 128 | AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 381 |
| 129 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 684 |
| 130 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 520 |
| 131 | MYTHBUSTERS JR | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 323 |
| 132 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 174 |
| 133 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: TEXAS TECH/WEST VIRGINIA | ESPNU | 7:00 PM | 143 | 0.08 | 330 |
| 134 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 240 |
| 135 | BEYOND THE UNKNOWN REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 464 |
| 136 | ABBY HATCHER | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 255 |
| 137 | NEVER BEEN KISSED | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 107 | 0.07 | 182 |
| 138 | MAN S GREATEST FOOD | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 213 |
| 139 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 230 |
| 140 | NFL PLAYBOOK | NFL NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 154 |
| 141 | NFL MICD UP | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 159 |
| 142 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:09 PM | 51 | 0.06 | 146 |
| 143 | CHARMED | POP | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 145 |
| 144 | MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES IN | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 328 |
| 145 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 437 |
| 146 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 130 |
| 147 | STEP UP | HBO PRIME | 3:55 PM | 104 | 0.06 | 137 |
| 148 | FIFTY SHADES FREED | HBO PRIME | 10:50 PM | 105 | 0.06 | 148 |
| 149 | KNIGHT AND DAY | HBO PRIME | 1:00 PM | 110 | 0.05 | 181 |
| 150 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 166 |
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