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August 20, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.19.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  We weren’t able to post analysis this morning, so here’s a rundown of the night:

ABC:  Compared to last week, BACHELOR IN PARADISE was up 0.1 to 1.3, and GRAND HOTEL was steady at 0.4 (but down 0.1 from this morning’s preliminary numbers).

NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was down 0.1 from last week to 0.8, and DATELINE dropped 0.2 to 0.5.

FOX:  The season finale of BEAT SHAZAM (0.6) and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (0.5) were steady.

CW:  PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (0.2) and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY (0.2) returned from a rerun week, and I SHIP IT premiered at 0.1.

CBS:  Reruns at 0.3-0.6.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN welcomed back NFL PRESEASON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, which led Monday cable at 0.89.  USA’s WWE coverage was at 0.85/0.79/0.79, compared to last week’s 0.95/0.93/0.87, and STRAIGHT UP STEVE AUSTIN was down 0.08 to 0.41.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP gained 0.05 to 0.73, GIRLS CRUISE ticked down to 0.35, and LOVE & LISTINGS was up a tick to 0.27.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE: THE OTHER WAY rose 0.04 to 0.66, and THE FAMILY CHANTEL ticked up to 0.44.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK fell 0.15 to 0.44.  On MTV, TEEN MOM grew by a tick to 0.39, and THE HILLS was down 0.04 to 0.24.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD gained 0.03 to 0.38.  On Discovery, FAST N LOUD was steady at 0.30, and AARON NEEDS A JOB ticked down to 0.16.  Adult Swim’s FINAL SPACE lost 0.05 to 0.29.  On HGTV, HIDDEN POTENTIAL was at 0.26/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.05 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.06 to 0.21.  On A&E, LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL was at 0.25/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.13, and LIVE RESCUE ticked up to 0.23.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.25/0.44/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.32/2.5M, and CNN.  Food Network’s KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP ticked up to 0.23.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.22, and PAWN STARS was also at 0.22.  ID’s TWISTED SISTERS fell 0.08 to 0.19, and EXTREME MEASURES was down 0.05 to 0.17.  On AMC, THE TERROR dropped 0.05 to 0.10, and LODGE 49 was down a tick to 0.07.  HBO’s OUR BOYS remained off the chart at 0.03/140K, compared to last week’s 0.03/0.02.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday August 19, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL L: SAN FRANCISCO/DENVER ESPN 8:00 PM 203 0.89 3,011
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.85 2,634
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.79 2,422
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.79 2,546
5 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 6 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.73 1,597
6 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.66 2,146
7 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.56 1,552
8 FAMILY CHANTEL TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.44 1,637
9 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:23 PM 37 0.41 1,140
10 STRAIGHT UP STEVE AUSTIN USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 31 0.41 1,078
11 TEEN MOM SSN 8 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.39 760
12 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.38 750
13 GIRLS CRUISE VH1 9:01 PM 61 0.35 847
14 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.30 868
15 FINAL SPACE ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.29 532
16 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,033
17 LOVE & LISTINGS VH1 10:02 PM 61 0.27 678
18 HIDDEN POTENTIAL (2018) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.26 1,364
19 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.25 940
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,311
21 HIDDEN POTENTIAL (2018) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,310
22 HILLS: NEW BEGINNINGS MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.24 480
23 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.23 617
24 LIVE RESCUE: 16 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.23 953
25 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 728
26 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 3,118
27 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,250
28 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,008
29 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.22 1,084
30 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 1,500
31 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,248
32 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.20 811
33 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,451
34 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.19 572
35 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 886
36 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN2 8:00 PM 110 0.18 962
37 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,537
38 EXTREME MEASURES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 762
39 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 403
40 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,940
41 AARON NEEDS A JOB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.16 496
42 MY FIRST PLACE (2019) HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.16 950
43 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 440
44 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,589
45 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.15 604
46 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: GUADALUPE MEXICO VS MARACAIBO VENEZUELA ESPN 3:00 PM 172 0.15 706
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:52 PM 68 0.15 510
48 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,070
49 AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.14 601
50 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 31 0.14 685
51 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,198
52 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.14 462
53 FAMILY RESTAURANT RIVALS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 506
54 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 591
55 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.13 311
56 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 896
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,749
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,520
59 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.13 418
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 968
61 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.12 264
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 695
63 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 8 MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.12 232
64 MAO MAO:HEROES OF PURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 PM 11 0.12 335
65 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/WOLVES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 133 0.12 310
66 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 392
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 671
68 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,834
69 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 321
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 843
71 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,464
72 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 775
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,512
74 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 314
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,400
76 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,361
77 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,382
78 TERROR, THE AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.10 446
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 271
80 MAO MAO:HEROES OF PURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:26 PM 16 0.10 305
81 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,324
82 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,445
83 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: BOWLING GREEN KY VS SYDNEY AUSTRALIA ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.09 426
84 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 704
85 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.09 255
86 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,384
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,125
88 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 249
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 600
90 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,356
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,342
92 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,208
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,407
94 UNDISPUTED L: 735 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 185
95 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,323
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 578
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 481
98 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 598
99 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,149
100 DRAIN THE OCEANS COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 455
101 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 614
102 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.07 193
103 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 252
104 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,232
105 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.07 188
106 LODGE 49 AMC 10:01 PM 67 0.07 227
107 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 917
108 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 493
109 PARANORMAL EMERGENCY TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 331
110 NFL LIVE ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.07 228
111 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 255
112 DRAIN THE OCEANS COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 513
113 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.06 170
114 SECRETS ZOO: KT MINI POPS NAT GEO WILD 8:30 PM 30 0.06 298
115 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:07 PM 53 0.06 126
116 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 9:50 PM 70 0.06 272
117 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 326
118 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 532
119 JOHN WAYNE GACY: KILLER CLOWNS REVENGE REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.05 202
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 238
121 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:27 PM 33 0.05 147
122 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 275
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 610
124 NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – SF VS. DEN NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 180 0.05 159
125 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 550
126 SECRETS ZOO: KT MINIS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 30 0.05 278
127 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: MIL AT STL/WAS AT PIT MLB NETWORK 7:46 PM 164 0.05 247
128 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.05 516
129 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 101
130 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 340
131 HERD L: 1050 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 134
132 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 860
133 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 127
134 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.04 115
135 POOL KINGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.04 156
136 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 191
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 891
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 783
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 233
140 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 102
141 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 787
142 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 799
143 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 401
144 GET UP ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.04 97
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 200
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 136
147 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.03 104
148 CRIMINAL GENIUS VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.03 82
149 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: COQUITLAM, BC/WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO ESPN2 4:00 PM 120 0.03 145
150 BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 315

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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.