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April 20, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.19.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, both CW shows SUPERNATURAL and ARROW dropped 0.1 after adjustment for their preemption in NY.  Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SWAT lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Apr 19.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s ratings-leading NBA PLAYOFFS games were on TNT, at 1.52/1.24.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE: FAMILY VACATION rose 0.03 to 1.01, with the 10PM AFTER SHOW at 0.41, and EX ON THE BEACH, moved from last week’s slot to a hammock between the JERSEY SHORE shows, jumped 0.23 to 0.52.  On Bravo, SOUTHERN CHARM gained 0.03 to 0.46, and IMPOSTERS was steady at 0.12.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE climbed 0.03 to 0.39, and UNTUCKED ticked up to 0.31.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE edged up 0.02 to 0.38, and TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA was down 0.03 to 0.27.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW eked out a cable news victory in the demo at 0.36/0.56/3.4M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.35/0.61/3.5M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.24/0.32/1.1M.  FX’s ATLANTA fell 0.07 to 0.29.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY rose 0.02 to 0.35.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.05 to 0.28, and FLIP OR FLOP was down 0.02 to 0.22.  On ID, DIABOLICAL shed 0.02 to 0.27, and MURDER CALLS was at 0.20.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES dropped 0.03 to 0.27, and HUSTLE & SOUL was down 0.04 to 0.15.  Freeform’s SIREN ticked up to 0.26.  A&E’s MARCIA CLARK INVESTIGATES ticked up to 0.18.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING lost 0.02 to 0.09.  TV Land’s NOBODIES held at 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Apr 19.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 19, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: WARRIORS/SPURS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:50 PM 140 1.52 3,822
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: 76ERS/HEAT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:09 PM 161 1.24 3,157
3 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACATION MTV 8:00 PM 60 1.01 1,738
4 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:10 AM 48 0.75 1,763
5 EX ON THE BEACH MTV MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.52 935
6 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,290
7 JERSEY SHORE: FV AFTER MTV 10:02 PM 31 0.41 745
8 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 10 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.39 692
9 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.38 1,887
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 3,417
11 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.35 1,063
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 3,525
13 UNTUCKED 9 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.31 545
14 ATLANTA FX 10:00 PM 39 0.29 595
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,460
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 722
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,475
18 DIABOLICAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,250
19 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.27 848
20 TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA HISTORY 10:03 PM 61 0.27 1,057
21 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,499
22 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,890
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,585
24 SIREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.26 692
25 FIRST 48 MINI A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.25 797
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,115
27 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.23 574
28 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.22 1,080
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,099
30 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 998
31 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 473
32 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 671
33 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 467
34 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,964
35 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 479
36 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,931
37 MURDER CALLS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,061
38 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,605
39 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,310
40 NHL QTR FINALS L: BOSTON/TORONTO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:57 PM 173 0.19 563
41 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,670
42 NHL QTR FINALS L: WASHINGTON/COLUMBUS USA NETWORK 7:30 PM 162 0.19 539
43 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,044
44 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.18 415
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 814
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,256
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,763
48 MARCIA CLARK INVESTIGATES: 101 ROBERT BLAKE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 123 0.18 700
49 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 751
50 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:50 PM 10 0.17 458
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 346
52 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.17 416
53 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 366
54 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.17 353
55 THOMAS AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.17 640
56 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 942
57 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: BAD TEACHER (2011) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 120 0.16 356
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,023
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,678
60 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 368
61 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,473
62 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 373
63 HUSTLE & SOUL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 510
64 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS USA NETWORK 10:12 PM 18 0.15 387
65 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 318
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,571
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 719
68 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 327
69 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 672
70 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 740
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 706
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 859
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 776
74 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,331
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,575
76 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 401
77 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 314
78 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,574
79 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: PORTLAND/NEW ORLEANS G 3 NBA-TV 9:00 PM 153 0.13 320
80 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 992
81 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,289
82 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,449
83 SKIN TIGHT: TRANSFORMED TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.12 408
84 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,271
85 IMPOSTERS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.12 397
86 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.12 271
87 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.12 457
88 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 585
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 820
90 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 288
91 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 658
92 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,348
93 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,306
94 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 973
95 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 532
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,003
97 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,177
98 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 639
99 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 244
100 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 736
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 913
102 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 928
103 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,277
104 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.10 242
105 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L: NFL SCHEDULE RELEASE ESPN 8:00 PM 120 0.10 268
106 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.10 352
107 ITALIAN JOB, THE HBO PRIME 2:05 PM 111 0.10 312
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 842
109 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 687
110 GRACE VS. ABRAMS A&E NETWORK 11:03 PM 60 0.09 396
111 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 312
112 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.09 181
113 IMPACT WRESTLING: 316 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.09 373
114 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 921
115 RUNDOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 200
116 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.09 161
117 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 177
118 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,123
119 KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD HBO PRIME 11:55 AM 126 0.08 204
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 924
121 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.08 150
122 YES MAN HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 104 0.07 176
123 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.07 309
124 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 202
125 PATERNO HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 105 0.07 201
126 E! NEWS E! 10:30 PM 60 0.07 169
127 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 117
128 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.07 148
129 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 153
130 NOBODIES TV LAND 10:00 PM 32 0.07 389
131 TAKEN MAXPRIME 9:45 PM 91 0.06 254
132 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.06 115
133 UNDISPUTED L: 405 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 151
134 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.06 349
135 WORLDS MOST EPIC SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.06 295
136 GOLDEN BOY BOXING L: LAMONT ROACH JR/ORLANDO CRUZ ESPN2 9:30 PM 156 0.06 201
137 SCHEDULE RELEASE SHOW: 2018 SCHEDULE RELEASE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.06 169
138 VICELAND SPECIALS VICELAND 10:30 PM 30 0.05 89
139 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: TOR AT NYY/PIT AT PHI MLB NETWORK 6:39 PM 179 0.05 331
140 ACCESS MOVIE: SOCIAL NETWORK,  THE IFC TV 7:15 PM 150 0.05 124
141 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 228
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.05 113
143 CRIME & JUSTICE HLN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 189
144 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 117
145 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 89
146 CRIME & JUSTICE HLN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 144
147 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 120
148 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 78
149 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 10:30 PM 30 0.04 143
150 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 5:30 PM 60 0.04 168

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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.