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September 21, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.20.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, there were football-related drops of 0.3 for the SVU rerun, 0.2 for the SWAT and GOOD PLACE reruns and 0.1 for BIG BROTHER and the BIG BANG THEORY rerun.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s solo THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.04, up 0.45 from last week’s game.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE dropped 0.15 to 0.76.  On ID, TO CATCH A KILLER jumped 0.12 to 0.34, and THE PERFECT MURDER was up 0.07 to 0.26.  The season finale of FX’s SNOWFALL slipped 0.02 to 0.34, down a slim 0.05 from the 2017 finale.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN rose 0.04 to 0.33.  Fox News’s THE INGRAHAM ANGLE led cable news at 0.33/0.55/3.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.30/0.46/3M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.19/0.26/1.1M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.05 to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL lost 0.03 to 0.27, and FLIP OR FLOP was down 0.03 to 0.26.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS fell 0.08 to 0.29.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET ticked down to 0.29.  Nickelodeon’s 6PM LOUD HOUSE was at 0.26.  Food Network’s CHOPPED was at 0.26, BEAT BOBBY FLAY was up 0.05 to 0.24, and BITE CLUB was up 0.03 to 0.22.  A&E’s LIVE PD was at 0.24/0.24/0.23/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.35/0.31, and NIGHTWATCH NATION was down 0.04 to 0.25.  We’s BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES was steady at 0.18, and BOSSIP ticked down to 0.11.  BET’s THE GRAND HUSTLE ticked down to 0.15.  CMT’s DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS held at 0.10.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING dropped 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 September 20, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2018 WK 3 – NYJ VS. CLE NFL NETWORK 8:23 PM 193 3.04 8,632
2 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:38 PM 37 1.60 4,012
3 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 23 1.08 3,171
4 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S2 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.76 1,279
5 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:15 AM 60 0.69 1,516
6 TNF SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.43 1,172
7 TO CATCH A KILLER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,206
8 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 60 0.34 783
9 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.33 2,180
10 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:10 PM 50 0.33 3,438
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,583
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,976
13 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 513
14 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.29 924
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 70 0.29 3,602
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,388
17 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,056
18 SP FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,285
19 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.26 670
20 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 30 0.26 1,233
21 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.26 954
22 NIGHTWATCH NATION A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.25 1,008
23 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.24 906
24 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.24 838
25 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 892
26 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,327
27 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.23 905
28 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.23 815
29 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TULSA/TEMPLE ESPN 7:25 PM 205 0.22 728
30 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 506
31 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,984
32 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 685
33 BITE CLUB FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 758
34 RISE OF THE TMNT NICKELODEON 6:30 PM 30 0.21 1,021
35 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 728
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 498
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,890
38 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,865
39 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,074
40 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 853
41 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 25 0.19 397
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 911
43 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.18 576
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,011
45 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:50 PM 70 0.18 457
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,340
47 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,791
48 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,376
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 974
50 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 903
51 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.16 891
52 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 410
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,616
54 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,573
55 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 334
56 GRAND HUSTLE, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 349
57 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,649
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 947
59 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.15 1,006
60 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 314
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,481
62 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,675
63 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,059
64 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.14 397
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 371
66 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,475
67 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 341
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,474
69 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 295
70 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,743
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 302
72 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,568
73 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,557
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,457
75 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,501
76 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 620
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 275
78 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,462
79 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 748
80 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,157
81 BOSSIP WETV 10:01 PM 60 0.11 394
82 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 273
83 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 295
84 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 495
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 697
86 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 346
87 MUMMY, THE (2017) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 110 0.11 338
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 750
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,516
90 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 3:25 PM 93 0.10 255
91 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 13 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.10 310
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 750
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 697
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,093
95 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 450
96 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 272
97 QUIZNEY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 10 0.09 489
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,028
99 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 203
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,149
101 HAUNTING TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 344
102 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 641
103 UNDISPUTED L: 504 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 171
104 PGA TOUR: 2018 TOUR CHP GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 295 0.09 751
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,030
106 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 957
107 SHOWCASE GAME: BOS AT NYY/PHI AT ATL MLB NETWORK 7:11 PM 248 0.09 454
108 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.09 181
109 HAUNTING REPACK: EVIL FACE, GHOSTLY VOICE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.08 326
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,039
111 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,050
112 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,053
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 272
114 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.08 300
115 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 219
116 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 141
117 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 10:55 PM 93 0.08 201
118 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 568
119 MUMMY RETURNS, THE: MUMMY RETURNS, THE HBO PRIME 1:10 PM 130 0.07 235
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 308
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 259
122 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 173
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 271
124 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 419
125 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 175
126 TIME TO KILL, A: TIME TO KILL, A MAXPRIME 5:30 PM 149 0.06 172
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 242
128 NBA STUDIO ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.06 136
129 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 267
130 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 128
131 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.05 260
132 E! NEWS E! 1:01 AM 60 0.05 128
133 IMPACT WRESTLING: 338 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.05 229
134 TABLE 19 HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 87 0.05 153
135 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 119
136 HERD L: 822 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 122
137 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 107
138 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 327
139 ATOMIC BLONDE HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 115 0.05 140
140 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 97
141 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:00 PM 30 0.05 119
142 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 106
143 TNF FIRST LOOK: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.04 105
144 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 60 0.04 79
145 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 5:55 PM 65 0.04 280
146 BEST THING I EVER ATE COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 158
147 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 107
148 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 89
149 ON THE STORY HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.04 148
150 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:30 PM 30 0.04 136

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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.