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August 2, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.1.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Both reruns of THE GOLDBERGS lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of USA’s THE SINNER was at 0.31, down 0.11 from the 2017 premiere (and down 0.46 from the Season 1 finale), but up 0.07 from its SUITS lead-in, which was itself up 0.02 from last week.  The series finale of History’s SIX ticked down to 0.17.  The season premiere of Freeform’s ALONE TOGETHER was at 0.07/0.06.  

If the end of the world didn’t already appear to be upon us, the ascendance of TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER to the top of Wednesday cable may herald it, up 0.09 to 0.63.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC slipped 0.02 to 0.50.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW dropped 0.09 to 0.46, followed by the season premiere of MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER at 0.24/0.24.  Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE gained 0.05 to 0.38.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS rose 0.07 to 0.33, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY was at 0.26.  Nickelodeon’s late-afternoon LOUD HOUSE continued to perform at 0.29 for a #7 ranking.  On MTV, CATFISH fell 0.09 to 0.29, with the TROLLS lead-out hour down 0.03 to 0.26.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.28/0.53/3.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.26/0.41/2.6M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.24/0.31/1M.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL ticked down to 0.28.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES lost 0.03 to 0.26.  On ID, REASONABLE DOUBT dropped 0.04 to 0.26, and BROKEN TRUST was steady at 0.26.  On Discovery, MISFIT GARAGE returned at 0.25, and GARAGE REHAB was at 0.18.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR edged up 0.02 to 0.22.  On A&E, OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR ticked down to 0.22, and WAHLBURGERS was up 0.02 to 0.17.  Lifetime’s SEATBELT PSYCHIC was at 0.10, compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10.  El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND ticked up to 0.03/114K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 1, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.63 2,369
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,502
3 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.46 963
4 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 58 0.38 2,103
5 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,789
6 SINNER, THE USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 53 0.31 1,148
7 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.29 1,635
8 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.29 583
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,448
10 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.28 910
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,561
12 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 846
13 HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,648
14 CATFISH: TROLLS MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.26 501
15 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 963
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,612
17 BROKEN TRUST INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,057
18 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.25 953
19 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,797
20 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2B VH1 9:01 PM 30 0.24 626
21 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 986
22 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.24 1,158
23 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2B VH1 9:31 PM 30 0.24 572
24 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,211
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 658
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,162
27 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.22 819
28 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,831
29 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,020
30 FLIPPING VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,025
31 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.22 715
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,053
33 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,735
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 76 0.20 457
35 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:16 PM 14 0.19 426
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 849
37 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.19 873
38 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: ALL-STAR GAME ESPN 7:30 PM 153 0.19 452
39 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,944
40 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,761
41 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,131
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,178
43 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 535
44 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.17 487
45 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,140
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 862
47 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 458
48 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.17 357
49 SIX HISTORY 10:00 PM 61 0.17 691
50 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:03 PM 57 0.16 384
51 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,581
52 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,599
53 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 384
54 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 857
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,394
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,471
57 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 745
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,490
59 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 743
60 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 369
61 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,629
62 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 378
63 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 278
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,654
65 FUTBOL MLS WED 08/01/08: ESTRELLAS MLS / JUVENTUS UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:45 PM 135 0.13 274
66 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 928
67 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,416
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 799
69 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 277
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 856
71 SEATBELT PSYCHIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 30 0.12 357
72 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 292
73 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: MIL AT LA DODGERS MLB NETWORK 10:50 PM 160 0.11 413
74 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,458
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,413
76 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,102
77 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 694
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,142
79 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 257
80 KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE: KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 141 0.11 277
81 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,437
82 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 521
83 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,391
84 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 305
85 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 587
86 SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 376
87 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 23 0.10 354
88 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 530
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,166
90 BUG JUICE: MY ADV AT CAMP DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.10 477
91 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,114
92 SEATBELT PSYCHIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:33 PM 30 0.10 322
93 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 977
94 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 240
95 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,299
96 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 903
97 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 342
98 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 323
99 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.09 321
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 956
101 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 95 0.09 230
102 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 638
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 917
104 BOBCAT MISFITS & MONSTERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 208
105 BIG CITY GREENS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.09 653
106 UNEXPLAINED FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 373
107 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.09 226
108 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 200
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 983
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 849
111 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:40 PM 10 0.08 412
112 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 446
113 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 581
114 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CHC AT PIT/MIA AT ATL MLB NETWORK 7:06 PM 214 0.08 414
115 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 887
116 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 642
117 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 304
118 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.08 290
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 256
120 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:00 PM 60 0.08 242
121 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 312
122 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 6:00 PM 60 0.07 240
123 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 173
124 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.07 205
125 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 534
126 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.06 142
127 CHIPS HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 101 0.06 166
128 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.06 200
129 SOMOS MLS L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 60 0.06 110
130 UNDISPUTED L: 469 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 163
131 REIGN OF FIRE HBO PRIME 3:55 PM 102 0.06 186
132 17 AGAIN HBO PRIME 9:35 AM 102 0.06 192
133 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP   L: ARSENAL/CHELSEA ESPN2 3:00 PM 131 0.06 146
134 E! NEWS E! 12:59 AM 61 0.06 167
135 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 142
136 BARRA, LA WED 08/01/18 UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:50 PM 55 0.06 92
137 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:00 PM 60 0.06 207
138 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:30 AM 61 0.05 162
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 198
140 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 4:00 PM 60 0.05 190
141 GANGSTERS (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 181
142 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 137
143 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF-S D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.05 110
144 WILD SOUTH WEST NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 249
145 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 99
146 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 90 0.05 166
147 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.05 363
148 FREAKY FRIDAY HBO PRIME 11:20 AM 97 0.04 183
149 TRAINING CAMP PRIMETIME: N/A NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.04 116
150 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 155

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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.