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February 7, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.6.2019

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 0.61/0.51.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE jumped 0.17 to 0.50, with the AFTER-SHOW at 0.23, and the lead-in RIDICULOUSNESS at 0.21/0.20.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY edged up 0.02 to 0.50.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW dipped 0.03 to 0.46.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.36, and KNIGHT FIGHT rose 0.11 to 0.27.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS lost 0.04 to 0.34, and HOMESTEAD RESCUE was down 0.03 to 0.24.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE slipped 0.02 to 0.34, and FAMILY BY THE TON was up 0.03 to 0.22.  On ID, IN PURSUIT dropped 0.03 to 0.32, and HOMICIDE HUNTER was steady at 0.32.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked up to 0.32.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL gained 0.02 to 0.32.  Nickelodeon’s 5PM LOUD HOUSE was at 0.31.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.31/0.44/3.3M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.28/0.53/3.4M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.21/0.29/1.2M.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW made it into the Top 20 at 0.28.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.05 to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL shed 0.06 to 0.27, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.05 to 0.26.  E!’s BOTCHED fell 0.07 to 0.20.  On Syfy, THE MAGICIANS ticked up to 0.20, and DEADLY CLASS was up 0.04 to 0.19.  USA’s SUITS dropped 0.03 to 0.18.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH fell 0.07 to 0.18.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY lost 0.03 to 0.15, and AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR was down 0.02 to 0.07.  Tru’s I’M SORRY ticked up to 0.13.  On TNT, DROP THE MIC dipped 0.03 to 0.12, and JOKER’S WILD was down 0.03 to 0.08.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK was steady at 0.07.  FXX’s YOU’RE THE WORST dropped 0.03 to 0.07.  WGN’s PURE was steady off the chart at 0.04/210K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 6, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: SAN ANTONIO/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:38 PM 135 0.61 1,577
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: WASHINGTON/MILWAUKEE ESPN 8:13 PM 145 0.51 1,239
3 CHALLENGE: WAR OF WORLDS MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.50 839
4 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,312
5 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 5 VH1 9:00 PM 61 0.46 894
6 NBA AFTER THE BUZZER  L ESPN 12:53 AM 16 0.40 1,003
7 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 0.38 919
8 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.36 1,066
9 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.34 1,279
10 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.34 1,203
11 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:09 AM 51 0.33 780
12 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,299
13 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,606
14 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 915
15 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.32 903
16 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.31 1,263
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,253
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,375
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.28 852
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 798
21 KNIGHT FIGHT HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.27 665
22 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 591
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,516
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,519
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,269
26 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,491
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,719
28 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.24 919
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,592
30 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 508
31 CHALLENGE: WOW AFTERSHOW MTV 10:01 PM 30 0.23 433
32 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,158
33 FAMILY BY THE TON TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 818
34 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,885
35 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,162
36 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.21 490
37 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.20 655
38 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,103
39 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,336
40 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.20 489
41 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 615
42 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,789
43 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 978
44 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 493
45 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.19 455
46 DEADLY CLASS SYFY 10:00 PM 59 0.19 516
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 445
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,511
49 SUITS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 774
50 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.18 446
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 2,105
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,802
53 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,569
54 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 478
55 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.16 492
56 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.16 427
57 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 2,238
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 809
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 914
60 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.15 656
61 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 399
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,310
63 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,843
64 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 331
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 786
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,877
67 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 376
68 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.14 583
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 841
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 777
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 889
72 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,750
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 276
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,913
75 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 421
76 IM SORRY TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 232
77 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,797
78 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 304
79 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 719
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 804
81 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 755
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 334
83 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:01 PM 187 0.12 428
84 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 765
85 DROP THE MIC TNT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 30 0.12 302
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,674
87 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,610
88 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,705
89 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 286
90 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 713
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 722
92 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 662
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,368
94 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 298
95 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:22 PM 38 0.11 242
96 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:45 PM 15 0.11 384
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 740
98 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,660
99 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 293
100 MYST MUSEUM: WATERGATE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 492
101 UNCLE DREW HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 103 0.11 284
102 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,488
103 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.10 357
104 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.10 431
105 WRENCHD MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.10 358
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,309
107 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.10 217
108 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 528
109 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 29 0.10 517
110 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 258
111 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.10 182
112 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 517
113 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,480
114 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.09 294
115 DEAL OR NO DEAL CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 526
116 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,050
117 LAST STOP GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.09 330
118 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 368
119 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,005
120 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,512
121 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,107
122 LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 276
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,218
124 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LSU/MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPN2 9:04 PM 138 0.08 262
125 SNOOP DOGG JOKERS WLD TNT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:30 PM 30 0.08 188
126 UNDISPUTED L: 602 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 182
127 OCEANS 8 HBO PRIME 3:35 PM 110 0.08 222
128 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,114
129 SCHITTS CREEK POP 10:00 PM 31 0.07 189
130 COPA MX – L: LEON / CRUZ AZUL UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 120 0.07 179
131 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 34 0.07 142
132 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.07 417
133 PROJECT REWIND LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.07 385
134 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 192
135 DATING: NO FILTER E! 10:30 PM 30 0.07 196
136 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,041
137 AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 61 0.07 281
138 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.06 362
139 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 162
140 MYTHBUSTERS JR SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 190
141 BARGAIN MANSIONS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 268
142 COPA DEL REY – L BEIN SPORT 3:00 PM 115 0.06 106
143 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:08 PM 23 0.06 148
144 COLLATERAL: COLLATERAL HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 120 0.06 191
145 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/EVERTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:40 PM 140 0.06 178
146 SIGNING DAY SPECIAL    L: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 140
147 MYTHBUSTERS JR SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 161
148 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 366
149 MYTHBUSTERS JR SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.05 166
150 COPA MX – L: MINEROS DE ZACATECAS / LOBOS BUAP UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 138 0.05 103

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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.