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August 23, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.22.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BURDEN OF TRUTH and the rerun of SEAL TEAM lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, down 0.09 to 0.51, with MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER at 0.28/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.35/0.28.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC gained 0.03 to 0.45, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was down 0.02 to 0.25.  The season finale of Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE rose 0.04 to 0.44.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS jumped 0.13 to 0.38, HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY was at 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was steady at 0.28.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW retained a dominant lead in cable news at 0.38/0.59/3.6M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.41/1.4M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.26/0.48/3.1M.  TLC’s illustrious DR PIMPLE POPPER fell 0.18 to 0.35.  On USA, SUITS climbed 0.04 to 0.32, and THE SINNER ticked up to 0.31.  On MTV, ARE YOU THE ONE was at 0.31, compared to last week’s 0.25/0.24, and CATFISH was down 0.05 to 0.28.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES grew by 0.05 to 0.29.  ESPN’s coverage of the LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES was at 0.27.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL ticked down to 0.27.  On ID, BROKEN TRUST held at 0.26, and REASONABLE DOUBT was up 0.03 to 0.24.  The season finale of OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR lost 0.02 to 0.20.  On A&E, BORN THIS WAY was at 0.14/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.13, and RAISING TOURETTE’S was steady at 0.10.  Freeform’s ALONE TOGETHER was at 0.08/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.05/0.05.  El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND remained at 0.02/94K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 22, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.51 1,030
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.45 1,272
3 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 62 0.44 2,367
4 SP PROPERTY BROS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,625
5 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 3,568
6 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,350
7 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.32 1,222
8 SINNER, THE USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.31 1,092
9 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 7 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.31 538
10 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 815
11 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,358
12 HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,417
13 CATFISH KEEPS IT 100 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.28 496
14 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2B VH1 9:01 PM 30 0.28 606
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,399
16 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: STATEN ISLAND, NY/HONOLULU, HI ESPN 7:30 PM 121 0.27 1,293
17 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.27 949
18 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,285
19 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,105
20 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 1,200
21 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,653
22 BROKEN TRUST INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,094
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,136
24 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.25 747
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,343
26 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2B VH1 9:31 PM 30 0.24 522
27 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 862
28 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.23 2,218
29 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,133
30 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,389
31 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.23 1,171
32 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,508
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,171
34 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,171
35 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,153
36 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,054
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,116
38 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 90 0.20 1,009
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,043
40 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.20 365
41 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,070
42 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.18 493
43 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 9:19 PM 29 0.18 832
44 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,976
45 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: ST. LOUIS/LA DODGERS ESPN 10:00 PM 196 0.18 672
46 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,843
47 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 923
48 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,639
49 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 3:00 PM 108 0.17 767
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,722
51 FLIPPING VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.16 855
52 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,740
53 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,486
54 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.16 1,418
55 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L: N/A ESPN 4:48 PM 132 0.16 443
56 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,447
57 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 575
58 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,754
59 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,675
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 894
61 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 853
62 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.14 438
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,517
64 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.14 425
65 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,359
66 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 333
67 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,464
68 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,284
69 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,199
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 895
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 293
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,466
73 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.12 352
74 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 768
75 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 323
76 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,105
77 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,239
78 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 377
79 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,269
80 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,153
81 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 334
82 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 567
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,172
84 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,334
85 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,156
86 BOBCAT MISFITS & MONSTERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 229
87 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:16 AM 60 0.11 276
88 LIGA MX L: CRUZ AZUL / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 127 0.11 272
89 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 277
90 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.11 288
91 NBA: THE JUMP   L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.11 188
92 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.11 198
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,287
94 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 669
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,367
96 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 358
97 MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 442
98 RAISING TOURETTES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.10 317
99 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:02 PM 118 0.10 189
100 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 24 0.09 321
101 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 552
102 SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 396
103 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.09 157
104 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,092
105 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 193
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 159
107 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.08 140
108 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L: N/A ESPN2 8:56 PM 124 0.08 278
109 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.08 197
110 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 131
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 258
112 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.07 172
113 E! NEWS E! 12:00 AM 60 0.07 239
114 ROBOT WARS SCIENCE 10:05 PM 60 0.07 243
115 NFL LIVE ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.07 168
116 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 74 0.07 161
117 HANGOVER THE MAXPRIME 9:50 PM 100 0.06 155
118 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: PHI AT WAS/CLE AT BOS MLB NETWORK 7:06 PM 227 0.06 256
119 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 11:00 PM 30 0.06 222
120 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.06 144
121 UNDISPUTED L: 483 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 151
122 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.06 171
123 ALCATRAZ GREATEST ESCAPES: 101: GREATEST ESCAPES REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 268
124 DARKEST HOUR: DARKEST HOUR HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 125 0.06 280
125 MURDER BY NUMBERS: MURDER BY NUMBERS HBO PRIME 3:25 PM 120 0.06 183
126 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 49 0.05 182
127 TRAINING DAYS ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 148
128 CRIME & JUSTICE HLN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 217
129 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.05 127
130 HERBIE AWARDS ESPN2 8:00 PM 56 0.05 164
131 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 217
132 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 135
133 HERD L: 800 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 111
134 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.05 150
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 199
136 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 186
137 LIGA MX: TIJUANA VS SANTOS FOX DEPORTES 9:53 PM 134 0.05 104
138 CRIME & JUSTICE HLN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 179
139 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:53 PM 84 0.04 143
140 CHEAP EATS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 154
141 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: AFC AJAX VS. FC DYNAMO KYIV TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:49 PM 133 0.04 109
142 COMPLEX X FUSE FUSE 11:30 PM 30 0.04 54
143 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 86
144 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.04 278
145 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.04 86
146 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPNEWS 8:00 PM 60 0.04 95
147 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.04 120
148 LOGAN: LOGAN HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 137 0.04 88
149 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 212
150 RUNAWAY JURY: RUNAWAY JURY HBO PRIME 1:15 PM 128 0.04 111

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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.