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June 21, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.20.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jun 20.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE premiered with a fairly good 0.41 in 18-49s, but its big news was in the 50+ demo, where it had a huge 2.00 rating that put it into the cable news realm.  Whether that’s the demo the fledgling network wants for its bragging rights is unclear.

VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable in the demo, steady with last week’s 0.54, with lead-out episodes of HIP-HOP SQUARES at 0.36/0.34.  Fox Sports 1’s WORLD CUP match was at 0.44.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC dipped 0.04 to 0.43.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news in 18-49s at 0.38/0.51/3.1M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.37/0.62/3.3M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.23/0.30/900K.  On HGTV, BROTHER VS BROTHER gained 0.03 to 0.37, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.31, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.28.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL ticked up to 0.34.  ESPN’s COLLEGE WORLD SERIES coverage was at 0.31.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE rose 0.07 to 0.30, and SKIN TIGHT was up a tick to 0.19.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES lost 0.05 to 0.27.  On Discovery, MISFIT GARAGE was steady at 0.27, and STICKER SHOCK was up 0.02 to 0.19.  On ID, REASONABLE DOUBT ticked up to 0.26, and BROKEN TRUST was up 0.04 to 0.24.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR ticked up to 0.26.  E!’s BOTCHED gained 0.03 to 0.25.  A&E’s OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR dropped 0.04 to 0.23, and WAHLBURGERS was down 0.07 to 0.17 .  History’s SIX held at 0.23.  USA’s COLONY ticked up to 0.20.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN slipped 0.02 to 0.19.  Syfy’s THE EXPANSE ticked up to 0.18.  Freeform’s YOUNG & HUNGRY returned for its final season at 0.18/0.16.  The season finale of IFC’s BROCKMIRE was up 0.02 to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jun 20.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday June 20, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.54 1,074
2 FIFA WORLD CUP GS L: PORTUGAL/MOROCCO FOX SPORTS 1 7:39 AM 141 0.44 1,082
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,368
4 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 117 0.41 2,829
5 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 3,064
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.37 3,317
7 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,904
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.37 3,679
9 HIP HOP SQUARES S2B VH1 9:01 PM 30 0.36 714
10 HIP HOP SQUARES S2B VH1 9:31 PM 30 0.34 709
11 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.34 934
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,683
13 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES    L: OREGON STATE/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN 8:00 PM 244 0.31 1,230
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,905
15 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,402
16 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 134 0.30 1,017
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,584
18 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 862
19 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 820
20 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,083
21 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.26 834
22 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,139
23 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.25 809
24 BROKEN TRUST INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,044
25 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,990
26 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.23 653
27 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 931
28 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,056
29 SIX HISTORY 10:00 PM 65 0.23 757
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,102
31 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,148
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,053
33 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,243
34 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,191
35 COLONY USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.20 729
36 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,664
37 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,670
38 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,451
39 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 561
40 STICKER SHOCK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 750
41 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 67 0.19 701
42 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:04 AM 62 0.19 429
43 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,506
44 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 948
45 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 883
46 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:14 PM 60 0.19 633
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,697
48 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,501
49 EXPANSE, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 670
50 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 452
51 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 868
52 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,617
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,766
54 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,701
55 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.18 333
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 909
57 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 371
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 849
59 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.17 466
60 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.16 308
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,578
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,749
63 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.15 424
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,917
65 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,448
66 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 353
67 UNDISPUTED L: 444 FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 AM 120 0.15 316
68 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.15 1,108
69 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 806
70 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,408
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,671
72 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 516
73 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 365
74 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 406
75 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,402
76 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,024
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,140
78 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:06 AM 60 0.14 308
79 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 772
80 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.13 333
81 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,050
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,249
83 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 662
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 817
85 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 655
86 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.13 677
87 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 605
88 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 325
89 LWLA FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:37 PM 12 0.12 409
90 LWLA UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:07 PM 30 0.12 493
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 765
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 928
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 670
94 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 226
95 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.11 853
96 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 975
97 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 722
98 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 985
99 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 262
100 CARIBBEAN PIRATE TREASURE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.11 466
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,089
102 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 562
103 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES    L: ARKANSAS/TEXAS TECH ESPN2 3:25 PM 217 0.10 527
104 LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.10 300
105 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.10 224
106 LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.10 325
107 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 21 0.10 307
108 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 452
109 CARIBBEAN PIRATE TREASURE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.10 427
110 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.10 241
111 AMERICAN MADE HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 115 0.10 307
112 FXX MOVIE PRIME: KRAMPUS FXX 6:00 PM 120 0.09 249
113 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 312
114 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 232
115 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.09 221
116 FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 60 0.09 198
117 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.09 218
118 BIG CITY GREENS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.09 659
119 STONE HOUSE REVIVAL DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.08 377
120 HERD L: 755 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 148
121 SPORTSCENTER LATE ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.07 147
122 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 162
123 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.07 235
124 NHL AWARDS SHOW: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 138 0.07 198
125 NBA DRAFT PREVIEW   L ESPN2 7:02 PM 60 0.07 245
126 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.07 143
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 214
128 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 31 0.07 181
129 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.06 165
130 DEED, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 224
131 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 12 0.06 179
132 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 MAXPRIME 5:55 PM 122 0.06 144
133 FIFA WORLD CUP LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 AM 39 0.06 139
134 JASON BOURNE: JASON BOURNE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 123 0.06 181
135 SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.06 267
136 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: SEA AT NYY/BAL AT WAS MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 208 0.06 325
137 NACION ESPN ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.06 101
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 207
139 HOUSE, THE HBO PRIME 12:45 AM 88 0.05 109
140 DOUBLE DARE 2000 TEENNICK 11:00 PM 32 0.05 145
141 FIFA WORLD CUP TONIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.05 129
142 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.05 82
143 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 266
144 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:38 PM 82 0.05 213
145 ITALIAN JOB, THE HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 111 0.05 132
146 MUMMY, THE (2017) MAXPRIME 4:05 PM 110 0.05 127
147 YES MAN HBO PRIME 1:00 PM 104 0.05 98
148 COURTSIDE AT NBA FINALS HBO PRIME 2:55 PM 57 0.04 81
149 BREAK HBO PRIME 2:44 PM 11 0.04 87
150 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 25 0.04 165

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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.