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August 3, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.2.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The NFL HALL OF GAME adjusted to 2.0, still half a point below last year’s game.  Elsewhere, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY and SUPERNATURAL lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HGTV led Thursday cable, with FLIP OR FLOP, up 0.08 to 0.51, HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY at 0.30, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL down 0.07 to 0.26.  FX’s SNOWFALL gained 0.02 to 0.41.  A&E’s LIVE PD clip shows were at 0.38/0.31/0.31, compared to last week’s 0.35/0.34/0.26.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS returned at 0.35.  Nickelodeon’s LOUD HOUSE continued its strong week at 0.33.  On USA, QUEEN OF THE SOUTH rose 0.02 to 0.35, and SHOOTER was up 0.02 to 0.17.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET returned at 0.33.  On MTV, WILD N OUT was at 0.31/0.30, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.27.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.30/0.52/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.26/0.39/3.4M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.22/0.28/1M.  On History, ALONE dropped 0.05 to 0.30, and MOUNTAIN MEN was down 0.07 to 0.27.  On ID, SOMEONE YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW was at 0.30, and THE PERFECT MURDER was down 0.01 to 0.22.  On Food Network, GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE ticked down to 0.28, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was steady at 0.28.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP was steady at 0.21, with the season premiere of BOSSIP leading out at 0.07.  The season finale of Freeform’s CLOAK & DAGGER fell 0.04 to 0.15, followed by a special run of Hulu’s RUNAWAYS pilot at 0.05.  On Paramount, AMERICAN WOMAN climbed 0.05 to 0.13.  CMT’s DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS returned at 0.13.  Comedy Central’s DETROITERS lost 0.04 to 0.13.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING fell 0.02 to 0.05.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday August 2, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.51 1,905
2 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 64 0.41 930
3 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.38 1,127
4 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 60 0.35 828
5 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.33 1,530
6 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.33 1,090
7 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.33 952
8 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.31 938
9 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.31 964
10 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT S11B MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.31 565
11 HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,631
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,311
13 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.30 1,350
14 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT S11B MTV 11:31 PM 31 0.30 526
15 SOMEONE THOUGHT YOU KNEW INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,201
16 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,727
17 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 2,955
18 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 985
19 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 880
20 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.27 2,098
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,385
22 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,589
23 NIGHTWATCH SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 16 0.23 720
24 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.23 945
25 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,269
26 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,004
27 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,039
28 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.22 752
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,051
30 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 487
31 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,033
32 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,745
33 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 726
34 THROWBACK THURSDAY: MEN IN BLACK II AMC 10:05 PM 125 0.20 549
35 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,953
36 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 950
37 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.18 1,218
38 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 425
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,849
40 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,603
41 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,472
42 SHOOTER USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.17 699
43 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,425
44 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 830
45 SUPER TROOPERS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 100 0.16 315
46 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.16 545
47 NIGHTWATCH SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 10:48 PM 17 0.16 510
48 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 496
49 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 652
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,454
51 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 317
52 MARVELS CLOAK & DAGGER FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.15 423
53 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.15 978
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,628
55 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,327
56 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 861
57 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,018
58 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,329
59 GRAND HUSTLE, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 326
60 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,312
61 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 319
62 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,087
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 830
64 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,289
65 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 599
66 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.14 454
67 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,494
68 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,444
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 866
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,445
71 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,457
72 AMERICAN WOMAN PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.13 388
73 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 988
74 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 13 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.13 323
75 DETROITERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.13 274
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,402
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,334
78 BUG JUICE: MY ADV AT CAMP DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.12 449
79 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.12 752
80 ULTIMATE NINJA SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 61 0.12 353
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,285
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,111
83 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.12 312
84 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.11 273
85 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 304
86 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: GOLDEN EAGLES/OVERSEAS ELITE ESPN 7:00 PM 127 0.11 243
87 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 268
88 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 6:00 PM 60 0.10 273
89 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 293
90 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.10 281
91 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 323
92 IJ: AFTER PARTY TRUTV 12:30 AM 30 0.10 276
93 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 239
94 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L ESPN 9:07 PM 113 0.10 232
95 WMNS TOURN OF NATIONS L: USA/BRAZIL FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 150 0.10 332
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 773
97 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 940
98 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 197
99 AFRICAS DEADLIEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 342
100 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:00 PM 60 0.09 276
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 819
102 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.09 239
103 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 570
104 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.09 186
105 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 584
106 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.09 248
107 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 766
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 927
109 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 581
110 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 234
111 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 873
112 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 210
113 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 481
114 AFRICAS DEADLIEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 335
115 E! NEWS E! 1:00 AM 60 0.08 207
116 PGA TOUR: 2018 WGC-BRIDGESTONE INV GOLF CHANNEL 1:28 PM 291 0.08 652
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 617
118 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 396
119 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 4:00 PM 60 0.07 226
120 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.07 173
121 BOSSIP WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.07 219
122 WILD CHILE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 279
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 564
124 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.07 237
125 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 23 0.07 249
126 SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT BOS/CIN AT WAS MLB NETWORK 7:11 PM 206 0.07 449
127 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 134
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 246
129 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:37 PM 69 0.06 209
130 BACHELORETTE WEEKEND CMT 11:00 PM 60 0.06 117
131 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.06 318
132 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 145
133 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:00 PM 60 0.05 162
134 HAPPY DEATH DAY MAXPRIME 9:40 PM 96 0.05 131
135 UNDISPUTED L: 470 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 157
136 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 128
137 X2: X2 HBO PRIME 2:10 PM 134 0.05 148
138 IMPACT WRESTLING: 331 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.05 248
139 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 116
140 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 312
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 242
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 98
143 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 191
144 MARVELS RUNAWAYS FREEFORM 9:01 PM 60 0.05 231
145 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.05 105
146 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 118
147 PRIME MOVIE 2: HAROLD & KUMAR WHITE CSTL IFC TV 11:00 PM 120 0.05 141
148 SEASIDE SNACKS & SHACKS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 138
149 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 12:00 AM 62 0.05 156
150 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.04 140

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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.