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April 25, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.24.2019

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while RIVERDALE lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS were again at the top of cable, with games on TNT at 1.68/1.23.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.62.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.06 to 0.52.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC rose 0.04 to 0.41.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW dipped 0.03 to 0.39.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE climbed 0.04 to 0.37.  TLC’s estimable DR PIMPLE POPPER grew by 0.07 to 0.31, and MY 600-LB LIFE was down 0.02 to 0.30.  On ID, HOMICIDE CITY was up 0.06 to 0.30, SEE NO EVIL was up 0.03 to 0.28, and THE LAST 24 was steady at 0.27.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.04 to 0.29, PROPERTY BROTHERS gained 0.03 to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.27.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.27/0.40/3.2M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.34/2.8M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.12/900K.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dropped 0.04 to 0.25.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN lost 0.08 to 0.22, and MUMMIES UNWRAPPED was down 0.04 to 0.15.  FX’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS slipped 0.02 to 0.13.  Freeform’s THE PERFECTIONISTS ticked up to 0.11.  Syfy’s HAPPY ticked down to 0.09.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE shed a tick to 0.04.  WGNAmerica’s GONE was steady off the chart at 0.03/306K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 24, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CLIPPERS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:38 PM 157 1.68 4,091
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: JAZZ/ROCKETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:09 PM 149 1.23 3,371
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:15 AM 44 0.84 1,719
4 NHL QTR FINALS L: CAROLINA/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:27 PM 247 0.62 1,644
5 CHALLENGE: WAR OF WORLDS MTV 9:00 PM 63 0.52 883
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,156
7 BLACK INK CREW 7B VH1 9:00 PM 61 0.39 848
8 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.37 1,184
9 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,175
10 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:34 PM 26 0.31 787
11 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,249
12 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.30 1,143
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,398
14 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,146
15 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,450
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,236
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,156
18 LAST 24, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.27 1,104
19 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 691
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,871
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 731
22 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,597
23 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.22 1,119
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,758
25 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 29 0.20 775
26 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 485
27 BOISE BOYS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.20 951
28 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 511
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,266
30 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.17 679
31 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.17 637
32 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,983
33 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 150 0.16 380
34 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.16 413
35 LIVE PD SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.15 560
36 MUMMIES UNWRAPPED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.15 832
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 386
38 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,099
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,506
40 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,456
41 CORN AND PEG NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.14 595
42 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 386
43 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS FX 10:00 PM 31 0.13 320
44 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.13 371
45 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,694
46 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 264
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,736
48 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,409
49 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.13 432
50 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 241
51 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.13 374
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 321
53 DUDE PERFECT SHOW NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.12 558
54 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 322
55 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 344
56 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 901
57 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 309
58 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 979
59 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 439
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.12 309
61 MLB WEEKDAY  L: PHILADELPHIA/NY METS ESPN 7:00 PM 213 0.11 421
62 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,595
63 IN SEARCH OF MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 427
64 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 392
65 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 332
66 PLL: THE PERFECTIONISTS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.11 241
67 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,439
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,390
69 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 229
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,508
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,054
72 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 770
73 WHEELER DEALERS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.10 478
74 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 718
75 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,349
76 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 506
77 HAPPY! SYFY 10:00 PM 51 0.09 310
78 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:33 PM 27 0.09 240
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,613
80 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,202
81 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 711
82 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,372
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,076
84 BOXING SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.08 224
85 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,354
86 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 1:33 AM 29 0.08 269
87 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 573
88 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 211
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 519
90 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 742
91 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,167
92 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 12:36 AM 31 0.08 140
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 623
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 612
95 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 621
96 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,174
97 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 520
98 DARK SIDE OF THE RING VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 214
99 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 244
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 649
101 NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 57 0.07 221
102 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 566
103 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,115
104 UNDISPUTED L: 657 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 156
105 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 540
106 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,275
107 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 281
108 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 436
109 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 1:07 AM 31 0.07 127
110 CORN AND PEG NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.07 335
111 LAST STOP GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.07 285
112 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 22 0.06 239
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,015
114 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:24 PM 36 0.06 127
115 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 161
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 837
117 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.06 434
118 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:30 PM 60 0.06 111
119 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 114
120 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT LAA/MIN AT HOU MLB NETWORK 10:08 PM 210 0.06 220
121 IFC MOVIE: MAJOR LEAGUE IFC TV 7:30 PM 150 0.06 201
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 810
123 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 807
124 BBCA MOVIE: MRS DOUBTFIRE BBC-AMERICA 8:30 PM 180 0.05 158
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 818
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 117
127 MADONNA MEDELLIN VIDEO MTV 4:00 PM 30 0.05 108
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 229
129 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 96
130 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 748
131 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 2:00 PM 58 0.05 127
132 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 2:58 PM 61 0.05 118
133 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 3:59 PM 61 0.05 116
134 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.05 122
135 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:38 AM 60 0.04 101
136 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.04 171
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 844
138 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 104
139 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 54 0.04 102
140 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 78
141 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 368
142 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 97
143 10 BURNING QUESTIONS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 147
144 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 7:00 PM 60 0.04 108
145 HERD L: 975 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 123
146 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 168
147 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 91
148 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.04 130
149 WORLDS GREATEST SKYSCRPRS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.04 246
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 190

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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.
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