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October 10, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.9.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS: SURVIVOR and SWAT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while ALMOST FAMILY and SEAL TEAM lost the same.  

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MLB PLAYOFFS were again at the top of Wednesday cable, with both games on TBS:  Dodgers vs. Nationals at 1.76, and Cardinals vs. Braves at 0.83.  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: 1984 edged up 0.02 to 0.64.  On VH1, BASKETBALL WIVES gained 0.04 to 0.56, and BLACK INK CREW was at 0.50/0.30 compared to last week’s 0.45/0.27.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK rode the headlines to a 0.12 bump to 0.55, and CRANK YANKERS was steady at 0.20, with THE DAILY SHOW in the Top 20 at 0.24.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING was steady at 0.46, with a Tru simulcast at 0.05.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE lost 0.05 to 0.45.  ESPN’s NBA PRESEASON game was at 0.43.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.32/0.53/3.3M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.27/0.44/3.2M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.19/0.28/1.3M.  Adult Swim’s PRIMAL dipped 0.03 to 0.31.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.03 to 0.27.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked up to 0.26, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.08 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.05 to 0.23.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was down 0.02 to 0.23, and BUILDING OFF THE GRID stayed at 0.13.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS held at 0.23.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.23.  USA’s WWE NXT fell a tenth to 0.22.  TLC’s TAKEN AT BIRTH was at 0.20.  On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER was at 0.18.  FXX’s IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA ticked up to 0.17, and CAKE ticked down to 0.03/66K.  WGN’s DOG’S MOST WANTED climbed 0.04 to 0.16.  A&E’s GHOST HUNTERS was at 0.16.  OWN’s DAVID MAKES MAN grew by 0.03 to 0.10.  

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday October 9, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB DIVISION SERIES: NATIONALS/DODGERS TBS NETWORK 8:27 PM 255 1.76 5,856
2 MLB DIVISION SERIES: CARDINALS/BRAVES TBS NETWORK 4:55 PM 212 0.83 3,325
3 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 62 0.64 1,293
4 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 12:42 AM 62 0.64 1,901
5 BASKETBALL WIVES 8 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.56 1,342
6 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.55 947
7 BLACK INK CREW 8 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,081
8 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0002 BOSTON MA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.46 1,018
9 CHALLENGE:WAR OF WORLDS 2 MTV 9:00 PM 91 0.45 792
10 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: PELICANS/BULLS ESPN 8:00 PM 148 0.43 1,000
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,285
12 GENNDY TARTAKOVKSY PRIMAL ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.31 573
13 BLACK INK CREW COMPTON VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.30 692
14 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:28 PM 92 0.28 585
15 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 821
16 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,244
17 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,388
18 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.24 742
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,790
20 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.23 1,005
21 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.23 655
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 3,265
23 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.23 812
24 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,214
25 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,244
26 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 480
27 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 130 0.22 790
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 615
29 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 456
30 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,702
31 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 457
32 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,425
33 TAKEN AT BIRTH: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 122 0.20 1,055
34 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.20 380
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 433
36 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,266
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 441
38 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,361
39 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,063
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,059
41 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.17 308
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,050
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 384
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,206
45 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,993
46 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 370
47 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 407
48 DOGS MOST WANTED WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.16 461
49 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,930
50 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 930
51 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.16 580
52 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 965
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 993
54 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NEW JERSEY/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:26 PM 172 0.15 428
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 931
56 LIM: FIRST LOOK TLC 8:43 PM 17 0.15 753
57 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 345
58 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.14 478
59 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 324
60 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.14 325
61 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,681
62 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 318
63 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 63 0.13 624
64 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,383
65 WHITE HOUSE IN CRISIS CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 864
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 285
67 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: APPALACHIAN STATE/LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE ESPN2 8:00 PM 193 0.13 543
68 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 304
69 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 303
70 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 273
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,775
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,608
73 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,551
74 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,548
75 GARAGE SQUAD MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.12 375
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,584
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 888
78 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,431
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,392
80 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 4:00 PM 55 0.11 390
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 883
82 GHOST HUNTERS AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.11 384
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,573
84 BET HIP HOP AWARDS: 2019 HIP HOP AWARDS ENC2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 150 0.11 259
85 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,613
86 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 806
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 800
88 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,768
89 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R2R06H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.10 334
90 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 325
91 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,414
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,620
93 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 846
94 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 798
95 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,150
96 DAVID MAKES MAN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 370
97 I WAS PREY ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.09 323
98 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,504
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,227
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,070
101 MOVIE- FEATURE RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 114 0.09 302
102 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.09 375
103 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 12:31 PM 23 0.08 288
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,131
105 SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPK DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 53 0.08 322
106 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.08 325
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 695
108 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 643
109 CASH CAB BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.08 301
110 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,265
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,109
112 SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPK DISNEY JUNIOR 1:00 PM 55 0.08 295
113 RAPUNZELS TANGLED ADV. DISNEY CHANNEL 12:58 PM 30 0.07 235
114 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 260
115 I WAS PREY SPECIAL ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.07 266
116 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 558
117 UNDISPUTED L: 772 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 192
118 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,075
119 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.07 167
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,143
121 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LOS ANGELES/VANCOUVER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:18 PM 154 0.06 173
122 DEADLY ENGINEERING SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 243
123 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 447
124 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA DISNEY CHANNEL 1:28 PM 31 0.05 205
125 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 1,042
126 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0002 BOSTON MA TRUTV 8:00 PM 120 0.05 122
127 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 113
128 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 139
129 HERD L: 1087 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 144
130 HOLMES AND HOLMES DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 236
131 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 102
132 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 135
133 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 136
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 223
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 209
136 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 100
137 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 495
138 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 144
139 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.04 120
140 GHOST HUNTERS AC A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.04 195
141 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 113
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 104
143 TEMPTATION ISLAND CASTING USA NETWORK 12:12 AM 62 0.04 117
144 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:52 AM 30 0.04 89
145 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 94
146 24/7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 53 0.04 97
147 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.04 95
148 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 290
149 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 102
150 CARE BEARS:UNLOCK THE MG BOOMERANG 12:30 PM 30 0.03 79

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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.