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April 16, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.15.2019

 

 

NOTE TO READERS:  For the remainder of this week (4/17-19), afternoon cable posts, which usually appear around 1:30PM PDT, will likely be posted about 5PM PDT.  

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MAN WITH A PLAN and THE RESIDENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but things got worse for the premiere of THE CODE, which lost 0.1 to an ugly 0.5. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games led Monday cable at 1.14/1.11.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.93/0.92/0.87, compared to last week’s 1.15/1.10/1.00.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP ticked up to 0.71, and TI & TINY returned at 0.45.  MTV’s TEEN MOM dipped 0.04 to 0.50.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES lost 0.08 to 0.49, and SUMMER HOUSE was down 0.02 to 0.18.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS rose 0.05 to 0.48, and DIESEL BROTHERS was down 0.04 to 0.29.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD climbed 0.03 to 0.39.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP shed 0.06 to 0.31, DUFF TAKES THE CAKE was at 0.25, and ACE OF CAKES was at 0.23.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.27/0.48/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.40/2.9M, and CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.21/0.32/1.6M.  On ID, BETRAYED was steady at 0.27, and UNBREAKABLE held at 0.18.  On HGTV, BARGAIN MANSIONS was at 0.25/0.23, ONE OF A KIND ticked up to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.07 to 0.19.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.21/0.21, and CNBC’s game was at 0.12.  On History, JESUS: HIS LIFE was at 0.19/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.12, and KNIGHTFALL improved by 0.06 to 0.14.  Freeform’s SHADOWHUNTERS gained 0.03 to 0.13.  Lifetime’s ESCAPING POLYGAMY was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.13.  AMC’s INTO THE BADLANDS fell 0.04 to 0.10.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday April 15, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: NETS/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:09 PM 154 1.14 2,846
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CLIPPERS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:43 PM 171 1.11 2,771
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.93 2,690
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.92 2,760
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.87 2,546
6 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 8 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.71 1,517
7 TEEN MOM II SSN9 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.50 897
8 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,309
9 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.48 1,329
10 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:34 AM 60 0.46 1,037
11 T.I. & TINY:FAM HUSTLE S2 VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.45 1,063
12 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.39 768
13 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,223
14 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.29 775
15 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,092
16 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,094
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 788
18 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.25 1,223
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,124
20 DUFF TAKES THE CAKE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.25 910
21 SP BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,003
22 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,872
23 ONE OF A KIND HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,195
24 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,155
25 ACE OF CAKES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.23 767
26 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.23 2,318
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,938
28 BERNIE SANDERS TOWN HALL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:30 PM 60 0.21 2,554
29 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,567
30 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.21 2,421
31 NHL QTR FINALS L: BOSTON/TORONTO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 165 0.21 629
32 NHL QTR FINALS L: NASHVILLE/DALLAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:45 PM 171 0.21 521
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,479
34 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,113
35 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 469
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,436
37 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.20 2,590
38 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 490
39 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,956
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,277
41 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 559
42 JESUS: HIS LIFE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,238
43 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,540
44 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.19 958
45 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.18 2,168
46 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.18 537
47 UNBREAKABLE: LIVE TO TELL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,023
48 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,011
49 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 949
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 399
51 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.17 417
52 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 986
53 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,084
54 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,458
55 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS: NOTRE DAME FIRE MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.17 1,492
56 MLB WEEKDAY  L: NEW YORK METS/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 7:00 PM 277 0.16 656
57 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.16 482
58 MLB WEEKDAY  L ESPN 11:37 PM 88 0.16 565
59 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 440
60 LIVE PD: 119 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 181 0.16 503
61 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 918
62 JESUS: HIS LIFE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,058
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,811
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,453
65 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 180 0.15 557
66 KNIGHTFALL HISTORY 10:00 PM 61 0.14 712
67 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.14 302
68 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 449
69 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,351
70 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,583
71 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.13 335
72 HAUNTED HOSPITALS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 399
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 301
74 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 347
75 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.13 558
76 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,376
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,600
78 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 415
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,058
80 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 646
81 HOSTILE PLANET: ENHANCED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 508
82 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.12 438
83 NHL QTR FINALS L: WASHINGTON/CAROLINA CNBC 7:00 PM 180 0.12 285
84 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 260
85 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,480
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,156
87 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,431
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,389
89 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,458
90 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 724
91 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 310
92 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 319
93 ESCAPING POLYGAMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.11 335
94 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 268
95 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:05 AM 55 0.10 282
96 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,410
97 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 277
98 PARANORMAL 911 TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 390
99 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 15 0.10 473
100 INTO THE BADLANDS AMC 10:00 PM 62 0.10 400
101 HOSTILE PLANET NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 555
102 ESCAPING POLYGAMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.10 289
103 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 991
104 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 420
105 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 239
106 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 507
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 554
108 SAVAGE KINGDOM: NEW REALM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 419
109 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,018
110 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/WATFORD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:52 PM 134 0.08 184
111 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 524
112 UNDISPUTED L: 650 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 174
113 30 MINUTE MEALS FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.08 334
114 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 497
115 NHL QTR FINALS L: CALGARY/COLORADO CNBC 10:15 PM 163 0.08 213
116 MLB WEEKDAY  L ESPN2 10:00 PM 99 0.07 287
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 931
118 ESCAPING POLYGAMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.07 236
119 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 147
120 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 833
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 529
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 994
123 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 275
124 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 850
125 MY GHOST STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 219
126 NHL PLAYOFF BONUS L CNBC 10:00 PM 15 0.07 196
127 GHOST ASYLUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 185
128 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 758
129 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 143
130 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 340
131 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 346
132 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.06 143
133 IN ICE COLD BLOOD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 240
134 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.06 136
135 DR. KS: DOUBLE DOSE NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 30 0.05 208
136 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 115
137 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 113
138 MY GHOST STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 189
139 MEET THE PEETES HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 332
140 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 188
141 MY GHOST STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 200
142 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 121
143 HERD L: 968 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 115
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 130
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 208
146 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 115
147 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:36 AM 35 0.04 129
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 198
149 LIGA MX FEMENIL L: TIGRES / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:55 PM 126 0.04 120
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 98

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."