NETWORK FINALS: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.8. In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY and THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: NFL Network had to share THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL with FOX, pushing the cable part of the game’s rating down by 1.93 to 1.11. Not surprisingly, the news dominated the rest of the Top 20, with 16 of the slots going to one form of coverage or another of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. The top numbers for each network were 0.88/1.34/7.6M for Fox News in the 6PM hour, 0.60/0.77/2.8M for CNN in the same hour, and 0.56/0.78/4M for MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW. MTV’s JERSEY SHORE, amid all that, ticked down to 0.75. Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB was at 0.32. Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was steady at 0.29. Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET slipped 0.02 to 0.27. On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP lost 0.02 to 0.24, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.07 to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.06 to 0.21. On ID, PERFECT MURDER shed 0.04 to 0.22. We’s BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES rose 0.02 to 0.20, and BOSSIP held at 0.11. Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY fell 0.08 to 0.16, and BITE CLUB was down 0.09 to 0.13. BET’s THE GRAND HUSTLE fell 0.05 to 0.10. CMT’s DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS ticked down to 0.09. POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked up to 0.06.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 27, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2018 WK 4 MIN VS. LAR | NFL NETWORK | 8:23 PM | 186 | 1.11 | 3,168 |
| 2 | KAVANAUGH-FORD HEARING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.88 | 7,551 |
| 3 | KAVANAUGH-FORD HEARING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.82 | 7,507 |
| 4 | JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S2 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 62 | 0.75 | 1,215 |
| 5 | KAVANAUGH-FORD HEARING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.68 | 6,934 |
| 6 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.66 | 5,283 |
| 7 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.65 | 4,972 |
| 8 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.65 | 5,857 |
| 9 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.62 | 5,369 |
| 10 | KAVANAUGH-FORD HEARING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.61 | 6,142 |
| 11 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.60 | 2,752 |
| 12 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.57 | 2,874 |
| 13 | NFLN THU NT POST-GAME | NFL NETWORK | 11:33 PM | 32 | 0.57 | 1,415 |
| 14 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.56 | 2,851 |
| 15 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.56 | 4,033 |
| 16 | NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK | NFL NETWORK | 8:05 PM | 18 | 0.51 | 1,433 |
| 17 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.51 | 2,308 |
| 18 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.49 | 2,523 |
| 19 | KAVANAUGH-FORD HEARING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.48 | 4,535 |
| 20 | KAVANAUGH-FORD HEARING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.44 | 4,798 |
| 21 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.43 | 2,411 |
| 22 | KAVANAUGH-FORD HEARING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.43 | 4,363 |
| 23 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.42 | 2,316 |
| 24 | KAVANAUGH-FORD HEARING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.42 | 4,867 |
| 25 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.41 | 2,440 |
| 26 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.40 | 3,070 |
| 27 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.39 | 2,061 |
| 28 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.39 | 2,791 |
| 29 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.38 | 2,187 |
| 30 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.38 | 1,889 |
| 31 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 1,738 |
| 32 | KAVANAUGH-FORD HEARING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.36 | 4,524 |
| 33 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 2,705 |
| 34 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.35 | 2,278 |
| 35 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 2,774 |
| 36 | SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,193 |
| 37 | NFLN THU NT PREGAME | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 35 | 0.31 | 806 |
| 38 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: NORTH CAROLINA/MIAMI | ESPN | 7:54 PM | 200 | 0.31 | 1,007 |
| 39 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: KAVANAUGH HEARINGS AFTERNOON SESSION | MSNBC | 1:36 PM | 324 | 0.31 | 3,048 |
| 40 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRUTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 535 |
| 41 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,324 |
| 42 | SHAHS OF SUNSET | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 798 |
| 43 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.26 | 597 |
| 44 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,896 |
| 45 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.25 | 868 |
| 46 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 12:05 AM | 60 | 0.25 | 663 |
| 47 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,392 |
| 48 | SP FLIP OR FLOP | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,181 |
| 49 | KAVANAUGH-FORD HEARING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,836 |
| 50 | RISE OF THE TMNT | NICKELODEON | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 981 |
| 51 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 571 |
| 52 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 12:42 PM | 54 | 0.23 | 2,611 |
| 53 | PERFECT MURDER, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 872 |
| 54 | COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 54 | 0.22 | 633 |
| 55 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,327 |
| 56 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: KAVANAUGH HEARINGS MORNING SESSION | MSNBC | 9:50 AM | 172 | 0.22 | 2,623 |
| 57 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 599 |
| 58 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,383 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:14 PM | 46 | 0.20 | 502 |
| 60 | I AM FRANKIE | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 869 |
| 61 | BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.20 | 706 |
| 62 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 422 |
| 63 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,749 |
| 64 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 431 |
| 65 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,107 |
| 66 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 387 |
| 67 | TOP WING | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 646 |
| 68 | BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 682 |
| 69 | NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.15 | 360 |
| 70 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 324 |
| 71 | MAX AND RUBY | NICKELODEON | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.14 | 484 |
| 72 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 309 |
| 73 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 301 |
| 74 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.13 | 759 |
| 75 | BITE CLUB | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 548 |
| 76 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 50 | 0.13 | 1,442 |
| 77 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.12 | 798 |
| 78 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 315 |
| 79 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 284 |
| 80 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,221 |
| 81 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 306 |
| 82 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.11 | 1,122 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 247 |
| 84 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 248 |
| 85 | BOSSIP | WETV | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 440 |
| 86 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: SAVING MR. BANKS | FREEFORM | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.11 | 450 |
| 87 | LAFF MOBB | TRUTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 191 |
| 88 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 23 | 0.10 | 294 |
| 89 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 277 |
| 90 | HAUNTING REPACK: UNTOUCHABLE SECRETS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 316 |
| 91 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 611 |
| 92 | GRAND HUSTLE, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 277 |
| 93 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 13 | CMT | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 251 |
| 94 | QUIZNEY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 10 | 0.09 | 483 |
| 95 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 212 |
| 96 | AVATAR: AVATAR | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 162 | 0.09 | 247 |
| 97 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL | PARAMOUNT | 11:00 PM | 150 | 0.09 | 204 |
| 98 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 205 |
| 99 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 514 |
| 100 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 274 |
| 101 | HAUNTING | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 338 |
| 102 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 202 |
| 103 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 127 |
| 104 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN2 | 12:47 AM | 110 | 0.07 | 132 |
| 105 | WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) | HBO PRIME | 11:00 AM | 141 | 0.06 | 154 |
| 106 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 120 |
| 107 | UNDISPUTED L: 509 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 132 |
| 108 | LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 444 |
| 109 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN2 | 10:55 PM | 112 | 0.06 | 139 |
| 110 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 167 |
| 111 | IMPACT WRESTLING: 339 | POP | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 222 |
| 112 | NFL POWER RANKINGS | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 102 |
| 113 | BRINGING UP BATES | UP | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 248 |
| 114 | CONAN | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 161 |
| 115 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 203 |
| 116 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 116 |
| 117 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 257 |
| 118 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 163 |
| 119 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 208 |
| 120 | TNF FIRST LOOK: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 112 |
| 121 | BLACK-ISH | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 130 |
| 122 | SHERLOCK HOLMES: SHERLOCK HOLMES | HBO PRIME | 5:20 PM | 128 | 0.05 | 116 |
| 123 | TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 238 |
| 124 | BLACK-ISH | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 140 |
| 125 | BARRETT JACKSON: 3 – LAS VEGAS EPISODE 3 | VELOCITY | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 317 |
| 126 | WILD RUSSIA | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 275 |
| 127 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 102 |
| 128 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 97 |
| 129 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 78 |
| 130 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 241 |
| 131 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: PIT AT CHC/CLE AT KC | MLB NETWORK | 8:06 PM | 172 | 0.04 | 273 |
| 132 | LIVE FROM: RYDER CUP | GOLF CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 164 |
| 133 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 84 |
| 134 | BARRETT JACKSON: 2 – LAS VEGAS EPISODE 2 | VELOCITY | 5:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 240 |
| 135 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 99 |
| 136 | BECCAS BUNCH | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 192 |
| 137 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 249 |
| 138 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 139 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 272 |
| 140 | 21ST & PRIME | NFL NETWORK | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 70 |
| 141 | LOU DOBBS TONIGHT | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 345 |
| 142 | MLB INTENTIONAL TALK L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 84 |
| 143 | LOU DOBBS TONIGHT | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 504 |
| 144 | LARRYMANIA S4 | UNIVERSO | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 71 |
| 145 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 146 | MAKING MONEY W/C.PAYNE | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 285 |
| 147 | RISE OF THE TMNT | NICKTOONS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 101 |
| 148 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 95 |
| 149 | HERD L: 827 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 77 |
| 150 | UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN | HBO PRIME | 9:05 AM | 113 | 0.03 | 82 |
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