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September 25, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.24.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, football adjustment lowered DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR by 0.1 each.  In addition, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL featured Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay, and at 4.43 it was up 0.44 from last week’s game.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.84/0.82/0.80, compared to last week’s 0.96/0.90/0.85.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP fell 0.18 to 0.83, and RAY J & PRINCESS LABOR OF LOVE was at 0.60.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY lost 0.07 to 0.49.  On AMC, BETTER CALL SAUL rose 0.06 to 0.47, and LODGE 49 ticked up to 0.49.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news in the 18-49 demo at 0.40/0.55/3.1M despite Fox News’s Brett Kavanaugh interview; that network was topped by TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.31/0.52/3.2M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.21/0.27/1M.  On MTV, TEEN MOM ticked up to 0.37, and FLORIBAMA SHORE was steady at 0.34.  Food Network’s HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.35.  On ID, TWISTED SISTERS climbed 0.07 to 0.33, and EVIL LIVES HERE was down 0.06 to 0.22.  TLC’s COUNTING ON edged up 0.02 to 0.31.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT fell 0.06 to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.05 to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.18.  On Discovery, SHIFTING GEARS arrived at 0.21, and a VEGAS RAT RODS special was at 0.16.  HBO’s documentary JANE FONDA IN FIVE ACTS premiered at 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday September 24, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: PITTSBURGH/TAMPA BAY ESPN 8:13 PM 205 4.43 12,011
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 1.62 4,699
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:38 PM 62 1.50 3,411
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.84 2,493
5 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 5 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.83 1,743
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 68 0.82 2,281
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.80 2,275
8 RAY J & PRINCESS LABOR OF VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.60 1,307
9 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.51 1,310
10 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,315
11 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 75 0.47 1,370
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.40 3,117
13 TEEN MOM OG: MEET NEW MOM MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.37 666
14 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,114
15 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.34 600
16 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,084
17 COUNTING ON: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 124 0.31 1,089
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,205
19 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,454
20 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.28 3,559
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 878
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,275
23 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 980
24 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 580
25 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 602
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.23 757
27 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 862
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,663
29 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 30 0.22 1,075
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 981
31 SHIFTING GEARS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 535
32 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,034
33 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,516
34 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 505
35 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 90 0.20 490
36 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.20 456
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 970
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,543
39 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 916
40 RISE OF THE TMNT NICKELODEON 6:30 PM 30 0.18 907
41 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 989
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.18 407
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,708
44 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,803
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,682
46 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,560
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,737
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 833
49 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 400
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 354
51 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,673
52 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,574
53 VEGAS RAT RODS SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 443
54 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 845
55 MAX AND RUBY NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.16 527
56 BRAVOS PLAY BY PLAY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.15 486
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 884
58 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,699
59 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 969
60 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,572
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 768
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 896
63 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 879
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,545
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 738
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 964
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,570
68 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.14 731
69 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,976
70 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 420
71 TOP WING NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 15 0.14 582
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 887
73 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 736
74 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,734
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 842
76 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 361
77 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,527
78 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,229
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,743
80 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,155
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,657
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,163
83 GHOST ADV REPACK: HAUNTED CASTLES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.12 345
84 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,070
85 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,311
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,176
87 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,529
88 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 268
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 633
90 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.10 226
91 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 705
92 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.10 373
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,161
94 QUIZNEY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 10 0.09 529
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,089
96 LODGE 49 AMC 10:15 PM 64 0.09 334
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,111
98 UNDISPUTED L: 506 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 191
99 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.09 196
100 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.09 307
101 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 299
102 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 213
103 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 455
104 JANE FONDA IN FIVE ACTS: JANE FONDA IN FIVE ACTS HBO PRIME 8:01 PM 134 0.08 339
105 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: BABY MAMA FREEFORM 9:00 PM 120 0.08 202
106 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 222
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 179
108 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 135 0.07 221
109 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.07 178
110 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.07 185
111 YELLOWSTONE BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 70 0.07 319
112 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.07 178
113 A&E INDIE FILMS: NO GREATER LAW A&E NETWORK 10:03 PM 120 0.07 191
114 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.07 197
115 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.07 174
116 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 171
117 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.07 166
118 MUMMY, THE (2017) HBO PRIME 5:05 PM 110 0.07 170
119 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.06 172
120 NINE TO FIVE HBO PRIME 10:15 PM 109 0.06 206
121 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.06 132
122 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 138
123 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 257
124 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 151
125 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 150
126 BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUS HBO PRIME 2:15 PM 106 0.06 112
127 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:15 PM 45 0.06 131
128 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.06 133
129 90S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:30 PM 30 0.05 134
130 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 142
131 INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M NAT GEO WILD 9:30 PM 30 0.05 237
132 E! NEWS E! 1:00 AM 60 0.05 144
133 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 129
134 HERD L: 824 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 117
135 NFL ESTA NOCHE          L ESPN2 8:00 PM 13 0.05 109
136 MUMMY, THE (2017) HBO PRIME 6:05 AM 110 0.05 119
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 225
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 206
139 INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 30 0.05 201
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 217
141 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.04 129
142 UFC RELOADED: 221:ROMERO/ROCKHOLD FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 180 0.04 163
143 90S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 30 0.04 115
144 UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 30 0.04 126
145 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: MIL AT STL/PIT AT CHC MLB NETWORK 8:16 PM 231 0.04 225
146 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP MLB NETWORK 12:37 AM 37 0.04 166
147 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 91
148 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 314 DEADLY CONNECTION OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.04 210
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 242
150 SEABISCUIT: SEABISCUIT HBO PRIME 9:35 AM 140 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.