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August 16, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.15.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SUPERGIRL rerun lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, up a tenth to 0.60, with MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER at 0.35/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.32/0.26.  TLC’s illustrious DR PIMPLE POPPER (recently renewed for a new season) dipped 0.06 to 0.53.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC lost 0.04 to 0.42, and the season premiere of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was at 0.27.  Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE was down 0.02 to 0.40.  MTV’s CATFISH gained 0.02 to 0.33, and ARE YOU THE ONE was at 0.25/0.24.  On USA, THE SINNER ticked up to 0.30, and SUITS also ticked up to 0.28.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.29/0.46/3M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.25/0.48/3.2M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.22/0.31/1.2M.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL slipped 0.03 to 0.28.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.03 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS shrank by 0.02 to 0.26, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.06 to 0.25.  On ID, BROKEN TRUST dropped 0.04 to 0.26, and REASONABLE DOUBT was down 0.04 to 0.21.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked down to 0.24.  OWN’s QUEEN SHGAR ticked up to 0.22.  A&E’s BORN THIS WAY was at 0.14/0.13, and RAISING TOURETTE’S premiered at 0.10.  On Lifetime, KIDS WHO KILL was at 0.11, and the CASEY ANTHONY’S PARENTS special was at 0.11 as well.  Freeform’s ALONE TOGETHER was at 0.05/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.04/0.03.  El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND was down 0.01 to 0.02/97K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 15, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.60 1,207
2 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 10:00 PM 63 0.53 2,088
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.42 1,241
4 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 56 0.40 2,131
5 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2B VH1 9:01 PM 30 0.35 732
6 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.33 628
7 SINNER, THE USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.30 1,013
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,005
9 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.28 809
10 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2B VH1 9:31 PM 30 0.28 583
11 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.28 1,152
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,287
13 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 756
14 BROKEN TRUST INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,150
15 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,353
16 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,519
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,204
18 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 7 MTV 11:03 PM 61 0.25 449
19 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 7 MTV 10:01 PM 62 0.24 485
20 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 741
21 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.23 812
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,618
23 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,046
24 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,217
25 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 895
26 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,379
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,220
28 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 11:04 PM 57 0.20 815
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,240
30 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: BOSTON/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 7:00 PM 219 0.19 740
31 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,548
32 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 567
33 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,425
34 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,046
35 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.18 1,234
36 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,877
37 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 903
38 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 920
39 AMATEUR SOFTBALL        L ESPN 10:39 PM 58 0.17 535
40 FLIPPING VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.16 826
41 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,667
42 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,817
43 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 355
44 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,717
45 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: FRENZY SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.16 650
46 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 387
47 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 975
48 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,530
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 879
50 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:37 PM 23 0.14 339
51 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 777
52 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 338
53 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,475
54 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.14 456
55 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,510
56 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 359
57 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 333
58 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.13 432
59 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,475
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,323
61 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 292
62 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,438
63 MISION EUROPA L UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:00 PM 60 0.12 296
64 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.12 303
65 SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 406
66 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,222
67 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,262
68 KIDS WHO KILL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.11 350
69 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,097
70 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,094
71 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.11 489
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,526
73 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.11 235
74 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 380
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,607
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,439
77 CASEY ANTHONYS PARENTS: CASEY ANTHONYS PARENTS SPEAK LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.11 316
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 889
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,088
80 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,446
81 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 215
82 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 217
83 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,090
84 RAISING TOURETTES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.10 324
85 COPA MX – L: CRUZ AZUL / ATLETICO ZACATEPEC UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 122 0.10 208
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,470
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,033
88 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 319
89 UEFA SUPER CUP 2018 8/15: REAL MADRID / ATLETICO MADRID UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:30 PM 150 0.10 228
90 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.09 238
91 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.09 279
92 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 203
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 561
94 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,047
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,097
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 282
97 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 201
98 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 690
99 COPA MX – L: TIGRES UANL / ATLETICO DE SAN LUIS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:57 PM 123 0.09 190
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 852
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 621
102 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 691
103 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 633
104 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.08 242
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 722
106 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,313
107 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 592
108 NUTTY PROFESSOR, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 95 0.08 192
109 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 170
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 868
111 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 742
112 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 186
113 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 535
114 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 161
115 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 488
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,002
117 MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 375
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 206
119 TRAINING DAYS ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 152
120 CASEY ANTHONYS PARENTS: CASEY ANTHONYS PARENTS SPEAK LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.06 198
121 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: LAFC/REAL SALT LAKE ESPN2 10:00 PM 125 0.06 119
122 BOBCAT MISFITS & MONSTERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 142
123 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 160
124 UEFA SUPER CUP: REAL MADRID VS. ATLETICO MADRID TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:46 PM 175 0.06 173
125 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 296
126 UNDISPUTED L: 479 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 126
127 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.05 160
128 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.05 114
129 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: SF AT LAD/WAS AT STL MLB NETWORK 10:10 PM 246 0.05 231
130 ROBOT WARS SCIENCE 10:07 PM 60 0.05 265
131 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 10:00 PM 10 0.05 152
132 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.05 125
133 GANGSTERS (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 190
134 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.05 101
135 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.05 101
136 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 95
137 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 6:50 PM 70 0.05 145
138 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 103
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 242
140 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 134
141 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 122 0.04 122
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 85
143 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 275
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 176
145 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.04 81
146 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 795 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 84
147 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: MIL AT CHC/PIT AT MIN MLB NETWORK 2:22 PM 193 0.04 207
148 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.04 346
149 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 46 0.04 128
150 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP MLB NETWORK 5:35 PM 75 0.04 175

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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.