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January 17, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.16.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Wednesday preliminary numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.73/0.69.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW dipped 0.03 to 0.45, and LOVE & HIP-HOP was down 0.05 to 0.39.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY lost 0.06 to 0.42.  On History, VIKINGS gained 0.02 to 0.40.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE rose 0.02 to 0.39, and FAMILY BY THE TON was down 0.05 to 0.24.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS ticked down to 0.37 with a lead-in hour at 0.25, and HOMESTEAD RESCUE was steady at 0.27.  On ID, the premiere of IN PURSUIT was at 0.35, DEAD OF WINTER was at 0.34, and HOMICIDE HUNTER was at 0.29/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.34.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked up to 0.32.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.29/0.47/3M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.26/0.39/1.5M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.19/0.36/2.7M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.28, PROPERTY BROTHERS dropped 0.05 to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.04 to 0.25.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH jumped 0.11 to 0.27.  MTV’s CATFISH shed 0.02 to 0.26, and TRUE LIFE NOW was down 0.05 to 0.13.  Syfy’s DEADLY CLASS premiered at 0.22.  E!’s BOTCHED fell 0.06 to 0.18.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY ALL-STARS held at 0.16, and AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR was up 0.03 to 0.09.  Tru’s I’M SORRY fell 0.04 to 0.09.  FXX’s YOU’RE THE WORST ticked down to 0.07.  The 1-hour season premiere of POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK was at 0.05.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 16, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: TORONTO/BOSTON ESPN 8:13 PM 150 0.73 1,784
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW ORLEANS/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:43 PM 148 0.69 1,655
3 NBA AFTER THE BUZZER  L ESPN 1:11 AM 16 0.55 1,206
4 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 5 VH1 9:00 PM 61 0.45 930
5 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 0.44 1,105
6 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,120
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:27 AM 33 0.40 842
8 VIKINGS HISTORY 9:00 PM 61 0.40 1,661
9 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.39 1,300
10 LOVE & HIP HOP MIAMI 2 VH1 10:01 PM 60 0.39 835
11 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,299
12 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,528
13 DEAD OF WINTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.34 1,373
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.33 859
15 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 885
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,030
17 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,531
18 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,516
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,488
20 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.28 802
21 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,106
22 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.27 642
23 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,462
24 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,392
25 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 589
26 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7C MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.26 503
27 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,274
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 565
29 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 557
30 MOONSHINERS: SHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 959
31 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,323
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,263
33 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,508
34 FAMILY BY THE TON TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 822
35 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,169
36 DEADLY CLASS SYFY 10:00 PM 61 0.22 598
37 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 540
38 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 458
39 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.21 504
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,349
41 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.20 510
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,049
43 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,669
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 988
45 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,955
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,165
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 435
48 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,177
49 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,454
50 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.18 604
51 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,090
52 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.18 677
53 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,942
54 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,240
55 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,006
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 364
57 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 383
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 358
59 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 365
60 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.16 666
61 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,001
62 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 338
63 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.15 673
64 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,796
65 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 162 0.15 402
66 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,752
67 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.14 619
68 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 317
69 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,322
70 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 564
71 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 900
72 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,206
73 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 347
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 907
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 948
76 TRUE LIFE NOW MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.13 229
77 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,748
78 HANGOVER THE HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 100 0.12 267
79 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 21 0.12 356
80 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,379
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,665
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,201
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,282
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 819
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,771
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,435
87 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 847
88 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,326
89 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,645
90 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.12 572
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,182
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 764
93 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,588
94 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 445
95 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 356
96 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 696
97 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.11 466
98 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 751
99 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,540
100 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.10 544
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 543
102 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,362
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,138
104 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,201
105 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 630
106 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.10 430
107 DEAL OR NO DEAL CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 521
108 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,216
109 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.10 226
110 MYST MUSEUM: BILLY KID TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 554
111 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.09 439
112 IM SORRY TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 197
113 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,186
114 AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.09 306
115 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,212
116 LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 255
117 BLOCKERS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 102 0.09 213
118 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 277
119 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 521
120 HERD L: 905 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.09 180
121 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.08 294
122 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 222
123 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: SAN JOSE/ARIZONA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:15 PM 155 0.08 185
124 LIFE OF THE PARTY HBO PRIME 2:10 PM 105 0.08 191
125 COPA MX – L: CRUZ AZUL / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 121 0.08 166
126 MYTHBUSTERS JR SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 260
127 PRAS: SOCIAL THREAD LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.07 222
128 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 35 0.07 163
129 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 989
130 BARRETT JACKSON: 4 – SCOTTSDALE MOTOR TREND 8:00 PM 180 0.07 508
131 NEVER BEEN KISSED HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 107 0.07 161
132 BARRETT JACKSON: 3 – SCOTTSDALE MOTOR TREND 6:00 PM 120 0.07 387
133 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 150
134 UNDISPUTED L: 587 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 158
135 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA STATE/TEXAS TECH ESPNU 9:00 PM 122 0.07 284
136 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.07 453
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 254
138 PRAS: SOCIAL THREAD LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.06 313
139 COPA MX – L: UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:56 PM 124 0.06 113
140 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 112 0.05 234
141 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.05 513
142 SCHITTS CREEK POP 10:00 PM 62 0.05 158
143 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 223
144 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 204
145 JON GLASER LOVES GEAR TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.05 108
146 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 93 0.05 98
147 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 114
148 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 121
149 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 158
150 BARGAIN MANSIONS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 168

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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.