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September 24, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.23.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The premiere of BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA and 9-1-1 each gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY N IGHT FOOTBALL dominated Monday cable, although at 3.68 it was down 0.44 from last week’s game.  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE: THE OTHER WAY slipped 0.03 to 0.80, with the leada-in hour down 0.05 to 0.33.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.76/0.71/0.65 compared to last week’s 0.76/0.75/0.64.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP gained 0.03 to 0.65, GIRLS CRUISE dropped 0.08 to 0.28, and LOVE & LISTINGS was down 0.05 to 0.21.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK ticked down to 0.55.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP returned at 0.39, followed by HALLOWEEN CAKE-OFF at 0.24.  Adult Swim’s FINAL SPACE edged up 0.02 to 0.33.  On HGTV,  A VERY BRADY RENOVATION fell 0.08 to 0.29, with ONE OF A KIND down 0.04 to 0.14, and HOUSE HUNTERS at 0.12.  On Discovery, FAST N LOUD lost 0.03 to 0.25, and STREET OUTLAWS returned at 0.25.  A&E’s LIVE RESCUE returned at 0.20, preceded by POLICE PATROL at 0.16/0.15.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.19/0.37/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.34/2.6M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.14/0.19/900K.  On ID, TWISTED SISTERS shrank by 0.04 to 0.18, and SOMEONE YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW was at 0.14.  On AMC, THE TERROR was steady at 0.07, and LODGE 49 held at 0.05.  On HBO, THE DEUCE ticked down to 0.06, and OUR BOYS stumbled with 2 episodes to go, down 0.02 to zero/92K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday September 23, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: CHICAGO/WASHINGTON ESPN 8:13 PM 192 3.68 10,327
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 1.80 5,610
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:25 PM 65 1.09 2,702
4 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.80 2,390
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.76 2,372
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.71 2,213
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.65 2,044
8 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 6 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.65 1,328
9 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,516
10 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.53 1,327
11 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,171
12 FINAL SPACE ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.33 639
13 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,180
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 907
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.30 746
16 VERY BRADY RENOVATION, A HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,533
17 GIRLS CRUISE VH1 9:01 PM 61 0.28 661
18 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.25 706
19 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.25 599
20 STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.25 774
21 HALLOWEEN CAKE-OFF FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.24 832
22 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 579
23 LOVE & LISTINGS VH1 10:02 PM 61 0.21 518
24 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2017: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2017 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 150 0.21 572
25 LIVE RESCUE: 17 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.20 681
26 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.20 457
27 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,720
28 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 417
29 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,831
30 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,555
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,644
32 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 436
33 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 750
34 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.18 432
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.18 405
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.17 409
37 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,301
38 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.17 512
39 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 90 0.16 444
40 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.16 616
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,580
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,191
43 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.15 573
44 ONE OF A KIND HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 877
45 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 892
46 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,960
47 SOMEONE THOUGHT YOU KNEW INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 589
48 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.14 273
49 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,869
50 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 891
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,671
52 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 888
53 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,302
54 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 814
55 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,444
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,624
57 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 847
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 722
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,492
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,516
61 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.11 379
62 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.11 241
63 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,496
64 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 11:00 PM 28 0.11 357
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 649
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,171
67 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,524
68 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 650
69 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,374
70 UNDISPUTED L: 760 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 246
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,504
72 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 686
73 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 350
74 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.09 254
75 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 779
76 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-13R1R17H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.09 274
77 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.09 262
78 BLUEY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 AM 25 0.09 324
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,324
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 708
81 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,393
82 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 778
83 DEMON HOUSE: LOST FOOTAGE TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.09 289
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 691
85 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.08 549
86 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 616
87 HERD L: 1074 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.08 193
88 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,515
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 549
90 DEMON HOUSE: TDHS-SP01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 120 0.08 265
91 STRANGE WORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 205
92 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.07 187
93 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.07 176
94 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 606
95 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 292
96 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.07 202
97 TERROR, THE AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.07 331
98 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.07 187
99 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,477
100 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 1,458
101 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,020
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 171
103 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.06 151
104 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.06 299
105 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 180 0.06 175
106 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 75 0.06 205
107 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 844
108 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 495
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 971
110 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 853
111 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.06 154
112 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 444
113 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 132
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 815
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 892
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 848
117 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 1,223
118 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.05 147
119 MY SORDID AFFAIR LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.05 180
120 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 292
121 MY SORDID AFFAIR LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 177
122 LODGE 49 AMC 10:01 PM 67 0.05 197
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 227
124 MY SORDID AFFAIR LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 182
125 MY SORDID AFFAIR LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.05 168
126 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 109
127 SEGURIDAD FRONTERA CAN UNIVERSO 2:00 PM 25 0.05 77
128 MY SORDID AFFAIR LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 177
129 MY SORDID AFFAIR LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 180
130 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 492
131 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 136
132 DRAIN THE OCEANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 349
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 876
134 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: STL AT ARI MLB NETWORK 10:40 PM 150 0.04 149
135 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 148
136 CHASING THE EQUINOX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 355
137 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 PM 30 0.04 93
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 120
139 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:15 PM 45 0.04 101
140 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 153
141 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 406
142 WEDDING AND A MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 175
143 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:30 AM 60 0.04 96
144 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 119
145 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 6:00 PM 60 0.04 145
146 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 140
147 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 119
148 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.03 114
149 CRAZY LOVE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 157
150 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 7:00 PM 60 0.03 190

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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.