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July 18, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.17.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The SONGLAND rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while LOVE ISLAND and FIRST RESPONDERS LIVE lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On USA, the final season premiere of SUITS was at 0.21, down 0.07 from last July’s premiere and down 0.05 from the January midseason premiere, but up 0.03 from the most recent finale, while its lead-out, the SUITS spin-off PEARSON, premiered at 0.12.  

Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE was again at the top of Wednesday cable, up 0.04 to 0.47.  VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES gained 0.06 to 0.46.  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM was up 0.04 to 0.44.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE returned from a week off at 0.38, and THE STRONGEST MAN IN HISTORY was up 0.09 to 0.28.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked up to 0.36, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.21.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT dominated cable news (presumably thanks to coverage of the presidential rally) at 0.38/0.62/4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.36/2.6M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.13/0.20/900K.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL returned at 0.32.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES climbed 0.03 to 0.32.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT slipped 0.03 to 0.31, and MARRYING MILLIONS was down 0.03 to 0.13.  On MTV, CATFISH rose 0.05 to 0.28, and ARE YOU THE ONE was up 0.06 to 0.26.  FX’s SNOWFALL dropped 0.11 from last week’s season premiere to 0.28.  On ID, DARK WATERS and THE WONDERLAND MURDERS were at 0.25/0.25.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW made an appearance in the Top 20 at 0.24.  TV Land’s YOUNGER gained 0.03 to 0.16.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH diped 0.03 to 0.15.  FXX’s ARCHER was steady at 0.12.  On A&E, WAHLBURGERS ticked up to 0.10, and THE EMPLOYABLES was up 0.02 to 0.08.  Syfy’s KRYPTON lost 0.02 to 0.09.  On Pop, FLORIDA GIRLS stayed off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.02/46K & 0.02/45K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 17, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.47 2,078
2 BASKETBALL WIVES 8 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.46 1,062
3 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,267
4 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.38 1,115
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.38 4,024
6 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,825
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,681
8 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.32 937
9 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 907
10 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 90 0.31 1,133
11 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,848
12 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 2,855
13 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7D MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.28 620
14 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 61 0.28 698
15 STRONGEST MAN IN HISTORY HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.28 751
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,438
17 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 8 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.26 515
18 DARK WATERS:MRDR IN DEEP INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,199
19 WONDERLAND MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,153
20 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.24 748
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,259
22 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,636
23 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,039
24 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.20 464
25 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,579
26 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,590
27 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 629
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,278
29 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 659
30 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 881
31 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.18 897
32 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 36 0.16 634
33 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 589
34 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 358
35 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 342
36 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.15 390
37 90 DAY: CHANTEL AND PEDRO: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 122 0.15 578
38 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 348
39 MAN V SHARK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 524
40 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 424
41 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 304
42 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,170
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 367
44 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 396
45 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 323
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 283
47 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,548
48 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,013
49 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,497
50 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.13 523
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 423
52 BASEBALL STUDIO L: N/A ESPN 7:00 PM 180 0.13 472
53 MARRYING MILLIONS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 58 0.13 602
54 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 940
55 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 884
56 ARCHER FXX FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.12 262
57 JUST ROLL WITH IT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.12 427
58 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,381
59 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,427
60 PEARSON USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 570
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,778
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,422
63 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 789
64 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,273
65 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,468
66 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 221
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 653
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,533
69 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.10 330
70 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 223
71 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,251
72 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,319
73 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 258
74 ALIEN HIGHWAY TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 508
75 KRYPTON SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 371
76 AMPHIBIA DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.09 407
77 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 30 0.09 555
78 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 231
79 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 734
80 DEAL OR NO DEAL CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 355
81 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,410
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 667
83 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 200
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,550
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,335
86 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,164
87 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.08 239
88 EMPLOYABLES, THE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.08 232
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,077
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,450
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 584
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 209
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,033
94 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:01 PM 34 0.07 135
95 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 792
96 SHARKATRAZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 302
97 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:25 AM 36 0.07 124
98 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.07 268
99 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.07 284
100 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 12:30 AM 60 0.06 147
101 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 561
102 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 641
103 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 476
104 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:35 PM 35 0.06 125
105 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.06 204
106 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 436
107 UFOS: UNCOVERING THE TRUT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 357
108 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:55 PM 35 0.06 141
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 841
110 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:40 AM 35 0.06 96
111 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:50 AM 35 0.06 99
112 SHARK INVASION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 226
113 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP   L: ARSENAL/BAYERN MUNICH ESPN2 11:00 PM 120 0.05 113
114 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 354
115 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:10 PM 35 0.05 119
116 SHARK ATTACK EXPERIMENT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 279
117 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 613
118 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:15 AM 35 0.05 94
119 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.05 202
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 610
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 976
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 263
123 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:20 PM 35 0.05 120
124 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 577
125 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 789
126 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:45 PM 35 0.05 116
127 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 98
128 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 560
129 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:05 AM 35 0.05 85
130 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 926
131 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.04 126
132 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 114
133 CHARLIES ANGELS: CHARLIES ANGELS POP 8:00 PM 120 0.04 110
134 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 194
135 SHOCKING SHARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 259
136 HERD L: 1024 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 100
137 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS PART2 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 81 0.04 95
138 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 81
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 220
140 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:36 AM 30 0.04 64
141 BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 340
142 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 879
143 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT LAA/CWS AT KC MLB NETWORK 10:10 PM 178 0.03 127
144 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2019 STAGE 11 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 240 0.03 247
145 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.03 95
146 MAN S GREATEST FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 182
147 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 199
148 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 793
149 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 162
150 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 793

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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.