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February 1, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.31.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  YOUNG SHELDON lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.88 (Golden State vs. 76ers)/0.54 (Toronto vs. Milwaukee).  TLC’s august DR PIMPLE POPPER jumped 0.12 to 0.75, and UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER was at 0.35.  ESPN’s original documentary DEON’S DOUBLE PLAY was at 0.54.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN dipped 0.03 to 0.42, HOMICIDE SQUAD was steady at 0.34, and FIRST 48 was down 0.04 to 0.33.  On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE rose 0.06 to 0.40, and EX ON THE BEACH was down 0.03 to 0.34.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF held at 0.33, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING ticked down to 0.23, and BACKYARD ENVY was up 0.03 to 0.10.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE returned at 0.32, and the season premiere of TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA was at 0.28.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.31/0.47/3.2M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.26/0.37/1.4M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.22/0.40/2.9M.  On ID, DEADLY SECRETS dropped 0.04 to 0.27, and DEAD OF WINTER was down 0.05 to 0.25.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP gained 0.03 to 0.25, and GROWING UP HIP-HOP was down 0.02 to 0.20.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL fell 0.08 to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.07 to 0.22, and FLIP OR FLOP was down 0.07 to 0.18.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY toppled by 0.18 to 0.22.  Discovery’s BUILDING OFF THE GRID was steady at 0.21.  Freeform’s SIREN slipped 0.02 to 0.21.  On Comedy Central, BROAD CITY shrank by 0.02 to 0.10, and THE OTHER TWO was down 0.04 to 0.11.  On Lifetime, THE RAP GAME lost 0.02 to 0.19, and BRING IT was down 0.04 to 0.18.  Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE fell 0.09 to 0.11.  On Tru, THE CARBONARO EFFECT dropped 0.03 to 0.10, and INSIDE CARBONARO was down 0.03 to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 31, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:31 PM 139 0.88 2,299
2 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.75 3,096
3 NBA BASKETBALL: BUCKS/RAPTORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 151 0.54 1,471
4 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.54 1,152
5 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:50 AM 75 0.43 1,048
6 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.42 1,054
7 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2B MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.40 742
8 UNTOLD STORIES ER: WEDDIN TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,544
9 F48: HOMICIDE SQUAD ATL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.34 1,110
10 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 2 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.34 635
11 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,163
12 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 61 0.33 1,028
13 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.32 1,624
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,229
15 TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.28 910
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 785
17 DEADLY SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,212
18 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,410
19 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 527
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,237
21 DEAD OF WINTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,278
22 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.25 555
23 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,635
24 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,259
25 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,452
26 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:01 PM 60 0.23 846
27 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 535
28 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,083
29 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,857
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,311
31 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.22 888
32 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,866
33 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,121
34 SIREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.21 529
35 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 8:59 PM 61 0.20 538
36 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.20 386
37 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,479
38 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 877
39 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 70 0.19 512
40 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,316
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,057
42 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 469
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,257
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 933
45 FLIP OR FLOP NASHVILLE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.18 1,030
46 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 60 0.18 462
47 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.18 577
48 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.18 655
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,003
50 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 319
51 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,040
52 ABBY HATCHER NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.16 765
53 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: CONNECTICUT/LOUISVILLE ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.16 683
54 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 332
55 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 354
56 KINDRED SPIRITS (O) TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 578
57 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,454
58 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 370
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,836
60 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,737
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 905
62 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 862
63 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,835
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 934
65 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,673
66 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 880
67 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 275
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,437
69 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 32 0.13 416
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 276
71 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,882
72 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 227
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,832
74 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,258
75 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 495
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,607
77 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 288
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 744
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 254
80 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 692
81 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 382
82 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 819
83 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,542
84 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,784
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,621
86 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,435
87 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 208
88 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,586
89 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.11 397
90 EX ON THE BEACH: EXTRA ED MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.11 266
91 OTHER TWO, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 227
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,438
93 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,631
94 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.11 545
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,313
96 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,359
97 BACKYARD ENVY BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.10 419
98 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 624
99 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 285
100 RAP GAME FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:18 PM 12 0.10 282
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 836
102 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.10 205
103 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 286
104 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,060
105 BRING IT! FAN CHAT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.10 359
106 DATING: NO FILTER E! 10:30 PM 30 0.09 220
107 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 230
108 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.09 574
109 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,090
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,201
111 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,158
112 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 200
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 508
114 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: ACE VENTURA:PET DETECTIVE PARAMOUNT 12:30 AM 120 0.08 165
115 OCEANS 8 HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 110 0.08 215
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 350
117 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 216
118 TOMB RAIDER HBO PRIME 8:01 PM 118 0.08 249
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 316
120 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARIZONA/ARIZONA STATE ESPN2 9:14 PM 134 0.08 349
121 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 478
122 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.08 621
123 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:28 PM 92 0.08 267
124 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.08 324
125 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 264
126 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,174
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,045
128 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 144
129 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,082
130 UNDISPUTED L: 598 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 147
131 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEMPLE/HOUSON ESPN2 7:00 PM 134 0.06 224
132 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: PURDUE/PENN ST FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 155 0.06 334
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 329
134 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.06 486
135 GEOSTORM HBO PRIME 11:10 PM 109 0.06 170
136 NFL PLAYERS ONLY NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 160
137 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 289
138 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.06 160
139 BRING IT! FAN CHAT LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.06 129
140 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 528
141 HERD L: 917 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 147
142 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 311
143 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.05 254
144 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 107
145 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.05 109
146 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN2 4:00 PM 90 0.05 128
147 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 132
148 GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY: N/A HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 120 0.04 115
149 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 306
150 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 226

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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.