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February 21, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.20.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE WORLD’S BEST and MATCH GAME lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Duke vs. UNC COLLEGE BASKETBALL game dominated Wednesday cable at 1.73, with the early game (Louisville vs. Syracuse) dwarfed at 0.42.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.05 to 0.52, with RIDICULOUSNESS at 0.28/0.26, compared to last week’s 0.24/0.20.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY rose 0.04 to 0.48.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW ticked up to 0.45.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE climbed 0.06 to 0.37, and KNIGHT FIGHT ticked up to 0.18.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE ticked up to 0.36, and FAMILY BY THE TON was up 0.06 to 0.25.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS rose 0.07 to 0.34 (with a lead-in special at 0.22), and HOMESTEAD RESCUE was up 0.04 to 0.25.  On ID, IN PURSUIT ticked up to 0.34, and SEE NO EVIL returned at 0.27.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.32/0.50/3.2M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.31/0.50/3.2M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.21/0.29/1.1M.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.03 to 0.30.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS increased 0.03 to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL edged up 0.02 to 0.23, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.03 to 0.21.  E!’s BOTCHED lost 0.02 to 0.24.  On Syfy, THE MAGICIANS ticked up to 0.21, and DEADLY CLASS was steady at 0.14.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH grew by 0.04 to 0.18.  USA’s SUITS dropped 0.03 to 0.17.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY held at 0.13, and AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR was steady at 0.06.  On TNT, DROP THE MIC collapsed by a tenth to 0.10, and JOKER’S WILD fell 0.06 to 0.07.  Tru’s I’M SORRY ticked down to 0.09.  FXX’s YOU’RE THE WORST ticked up to 0.08.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK rose 0.03 to 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 February 20, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NORTH CAROLINA/DUKE ESPN 9:00 PM 130 1.73 4,343
2 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:10 PM 50 0.85 1,890
3 CHALLENGE: WAR OF WORLDS MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.52 834
4 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,364
5 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 5 VH1 9:00 PM 61 0.45 917
6 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LOUISVILLE/SYRACUSE ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.42 1,214
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.39 842
8 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.37 1,174
9 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.36 1,250
10 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.34 1,280
11 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,366
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,217
13 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,150
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,351
15 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 888
16 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.29 598
17 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.28 557
18 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,230
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.26 803
20 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.26 548
21 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.25 1,003
22 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,837
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 839
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,305
25 FAMILY BY THE TON TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 762
26 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,499
27 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.24 708
28 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,171
29 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,596
30 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 467
31 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,405
32 MOONSHINERS SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.22 951
33 SP PROPERTY BROS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,205
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,095
35 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,281
36 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 8:59 PM 61 0.21 531
37 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:31 PM 30 0.21 524
38 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 543
39 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,196
40 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,045
41 ROOMMATE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.19 928
42 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,257
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,047
44 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.18 422
45 KNIGHT FIGHT HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.18 575
46 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 31 0.18 542
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,838
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,797
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 409
50 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 491
51 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,872
52 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 418
53 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,811
54 SUITS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.17 687
55 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 519
56 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 166 0.16 500
57 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: ATLETICO MADRID VS JUVENTUS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:44 PM 142 0.16 381
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 923
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 317
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 757
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,556
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,513
63 DEAL OR NO DEAL CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 657
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 891
65 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,508
66 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 739
67 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 439
68 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,855
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,003
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 302
71 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 312
72 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 314
73 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 318
74 DEADLY CLASS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 365
75 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 702
76 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.13 611
77 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 283
78 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,571
79 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,700
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 955
81 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,301
82 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,684
83 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,375
84 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 283
85 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 803
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,724
87 STORAGE WARS AC A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 29 0.13 621
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 703
89 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.13 251
90 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 794
91 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,484
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,622
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 788
94 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 663
95 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.12 433
96 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,504
97 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/LAS VEGAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:19 PM 159 0.12 312
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 808
99 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA/LSU ESPN2 7:00 PM 136 0.11 436
100 MYST MUS: 1906 EARTHQUAKE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 623
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,242
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,135
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,044
104 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.10 308
105 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 572
106 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 514
107 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,077
108 DROP THE MIC TNT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 30 0.10 321
109 DATING: NO FILTER E! 10:30 PM 30 0.10 223
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,155
111 UEFA C.L. 2019 WED: IDA CLUB ATLETICO DE MADRID / JUVENTUS F UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:30 PM 150 0.10 234
112 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,180
113 IM SORRY TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 205
114 CONCACAF LC – L: ALIANZA F.C. (SLV) / MONTERREY (MEX) UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:59 PM 121 0.09 228
115 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,062
116 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:06 PM 24 0.08 191
117 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,171
118 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 34 0.08 186
119 LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 314
120 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 247
121 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.08 511
122 SCHITTS CREEK POP 10:00 PM 31 0.08 229
123 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 233
124 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 451
125 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.07 558
126 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.07 464
127 UNDISPUTED SP L: 612:BAYLESS/TAFT FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 140
128 SINKHOLES SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 369
129 COPA MX – L: CAFETALEROS DE TAPACHULA / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 124 0.07 180
130 DOCUMENTARY NOW! IFC TV 11:00 PM 60 0.07 135
131 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/GEORGETOWN FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 129 0.07 188
132 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 430
133 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 139
134 HERD L: 931 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 155
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 294
136 BOURNE SUPREMACY, THE HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 108 0.06 196
137 SNOOP DOGG JOKERS WLD TNT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:30 PM 30 0.06 223
138 MISION EUROPA WED UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:00 PM 61 0.06 119
139 STORAGE WARS AC A&E NETWORK 2:04 AM 28 0.06 240
140 ENG CATASTROPHES SPECIAL SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 312
141 AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.06 238
142 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 151
143 WRENCHD MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 242
144 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 156
145 HULK, THE: HULK, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 138 0.05 143
146 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 44 0.05 133
147 BARGAIN MANSIONS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 217
148 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.05 147
149 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L FOX SPORTS 1 11:05 PM 115 0.05 149
150 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 262

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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.