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September 18, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.17.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE EMMYS adjusted to 2.4, just below last year and thus its lowest-rated telecast ever.  Elsewhere, NFL preemptions probably affected ABC, where CASTAWAYS adjusted down 0.1/0.2, and the rerun THE GOOD DOCTOR lost 0.3. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL towered over Monday cable at 3.99, up from last week’s 3.78/3.68 doubleheader.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP ticked down to 1.01.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.96/0.90/0.85, compared to last week’s 0.91/0.89/0.88.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY slipped 0.02 to 0.56.  On AMC, BETTER CALL SAUL gained 0.02 to 0.41, and LODGE 49 was down 0.02 to 0.08.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP rose 0.06 to 0.36, and BAKED held at 0.20.  On MTV, TEEN MOM climbed a tenth to 0.36, and FLORIBAMA SHORE ticked down to 0.34.  Discovery aired 2 hours of DIESEL BROTHERS at 0.34/0.33, compared to last week’s 0.44.  Fox News’s HANNITY and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW tied in the 18-29 demo at 0.32, with HANNITY also at 0.54/3.6M and MADDOW at 0.47/3M, and with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.21/0.30/1M.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT fell a tenth to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.15 to 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.19 to 0.21.  TLC’s COUNTING ON gained 0.03 to 0.29, and LITTLE LIFE ON THE PRAIRIE ticked down to 0.15.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE shrank by 0.07 to 0.28, and TWISTED SISTERS was down 0.11 to 0.26. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday September 17, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: SEATTLE/CHICAGO ESPN 8:13 PM 185 3.99 11,720
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 1.47 4,486
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:18 PM 72 1.28 3,052
4 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 5 VH1 8:00 PM 62 1.01 1,948
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.96 2,839
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.90 2,746
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 72 0.85 2,432
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.56 1,544
9 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.49 1,294
10 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,350
11 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,401
12 TEEN MOM: LAW & DISORDER MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.36 612
13 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.34 582
14 DIESEL BROTHERS SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.34 829
15 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.33 864
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,577
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,989
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 877
19 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,418
20 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.29 1,228
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,054
22 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,215
23 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 30 0.28 1,211
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,358
25 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,007
26 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,485
27 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,399
28 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.22 575
29 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,828
30 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,225
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,390
32 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,276
33 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 90 0.21 500
34 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,046
35 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,120
36 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,149
37 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.21 465
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,755
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.20 440
40 BAKED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.20 751
41 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 544
42 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.19 637
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,053
44 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 485
45 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,737
46 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 556
47 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 993
48 QUIZNEY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 10 0.17 664
49 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,566
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,423
51 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,940
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,896
53 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,775
54 RISE OF THE TMNT NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.16 654
55 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 402
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,659
57 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.16 637
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,041
59 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,612
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,067
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 383
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 879
63 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,654
64 LITTLE LIFE ON THE PRAIRI: N/A TLC 10:02 PM 124 0.15 681
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,677
66 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,666
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,556
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 817
69 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 984
70 THOMAS AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.14 573
71 LRC: 2018 PRIMETIME EMMYS: N/A E! 6:00 PM 120 0.14 462
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 315
73 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 28 0.14 484
74 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,490
75 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,492
76 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,207
77 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,669
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 956
79 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 781
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 923
81 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 737
82 WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 141 0.13 331
83 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,143
84 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.12 253
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,261
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,285
87 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,201
88 GHOST ADV REPACK: HAUNTED BROTHELS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.12 319
89 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,377
90 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,170
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,116
92 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 614
93 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 402
94 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 838
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,350
96 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 28 0.10 337
97 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 135 0.09 238
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 984
99 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.09 227
100 UNDISPUTED L: 501 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 183
101 LODGE 49 AMC 10:00 PM 66 0.08 355
102 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 503
103 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 277
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 172
105 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:00 PM 30 0.07 148
106 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 533
107 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 275
108 E! AFTER PARTY 18 EMMYS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.07 149
109 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 27 0.06 320
110 HERD L: 819 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 143
111 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 449
112 AVATAR: AVATAR HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 162 0.06 199
113 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 428
114 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.06 173
115 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:30 PM 30 0.06 155
116 POOL KINGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 171
117 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 491
118 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.06 122
119 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 141
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 252
121 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 137
122 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 478
123 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.05 170
124 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 156
125 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 455
126 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 313 VANISHED OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.05 286
127 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 126
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 267
129 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.05 141
130 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.05 131
131 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 119
132 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.05 104
133 90S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 30 0.05 155
134 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 313
135 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:14 PM 46 0.05 138
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 233
137 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 438
138 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 401
139 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 397
140 90S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:30 PM 30 0.05 129
141 WORLDS GREATEST DRAG RACE VELOCITY 8:00 PM 30 0.05 184
142 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 90 0.05 117
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 246
144 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 410
145 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 414
146 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.04 94
147 STEP UP HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 104 0.04 129
148 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 102
149 INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 30 0.04 332
150 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 465

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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.