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April 18, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.17.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of MODERN FAMILY and SINGLE PARENTS lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS led cable again, this time with TNT at 1.04/0.86, and NBATV at 0.12.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.08 to 0.46.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW slipped 0.02 to 0.42.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC lost 0.07 to 0.37.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.33.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE shed 0.03 to 0.32, and DR PIMPLE POPPER was down 0.06 to 0.24.  Discovery’s EXPEDITION UNKNOWN edged up 0.02 to 0.30, and MUMMIES UNWRAPPED was up 0.02 to 0.19.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was down 0.04 to 0.29.  A primetime TBS CONAN special was at 0.28, followed by the regular late-night show at 0.15.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.28/0.50/3.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.37/2.8M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.15/0.19/900K.  ID’s THE LAST 24 shrank by 0.02 to 0.27, SEE NO EVIL ticked down to 0.25, and HOMICIDE CITY was down 0.03 to 0.24.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS was steady at 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.06 to 0.25, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.07 to 0.25.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.24/0.17, and USA’s game was at 0.12.  On Syfy, the season finale of THE MAGICIANS ticked up to 0.21 (down 0.03 from the 2018 finale), and HAPPY held at 0.10.  FX’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS grew by 0.04 to 0.15.  Freeform’s THE PERFECTIONISTS fell 0.04 to 0.10.  On A&E, ZOMBIE HOUSE FLIPPING was steady at 0.08, and TINY HOUSE NATION was at 0.08.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE ticked down to 0.05.  WGNAmerica’s GONE fell off the chart, down 0.03 to 0.03/320K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 17, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: JAZZ/ROCKETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:39 PM 144 1.04 2,578
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: PACERS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:09 PM 150 0.86 2,161
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:03 AM 45 0.56 1,288
4 CHALLENGE: WAR OF WORLDS MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.46 763
5 BLACK INK CREW 7B VH1 9:00 PM 61 0.42 841
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,171
7 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.33 1,086
8 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.32 1,248
9 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.30 1,304
10 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 791
11 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.28 700
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,365
13 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,069
14 LAST 24, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.27 1,047
15 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,538
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,443
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,323
18 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,140
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 667
20 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,065
21 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,739
22 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,767
23 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,146
24 NHL QTR FINALS L: BOSTON/TORONTO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:55 PM 161 0.24 717
25 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MANCHESTER CITY VS. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:41 PM 147 0.22 467
26 MLB WEEKDAY  L: BOSTON/NY YANKEES ESPN 6:30 PM 185 0.22 784
27 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 501
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.20 478
29 MUMMIES UNWRAPPED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.19 905
30 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 429
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,297
32 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,608
33 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 438
34 NHL QTR FINALS L: CALGARY/COLORADO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:09 PM 188 0.17 492
35 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,764
36 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 561
37 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,384
38 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,827
39 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:08 PM 22 0.16 328
40 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS FX 10:00 PM 31 0.15 439
41 FX MOVIE PRIME: ASSASSINS CREED FX 7:30 PM 150 0.15 578
42 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 511
43 NHL PLAYOFF BONUS L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:36 PM 33 0.15 463
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 893
45 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.15 376
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 304
47 SPY KIDS NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 60 0.14 519
48 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 877
49 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.14 350
50 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 291
51 SPY KIDS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.14 610
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,727
53 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,631
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,400
55 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.13 319
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,468
57 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 275
58 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 280
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 801
60 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.13 332
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 312
62 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 599
63 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,963
64 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 270
65 IN SEARCH OF MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 490
66 NHL QTR FINALS L: NASHVILLE/DALLAS USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.12 300
67 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 277
68 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: DETROIT/MILWAUKEE GM2 NBA-TV 8:00 PM 154 0.12 352
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,607
70 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 235
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 280
72 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 9:35 PM 85 0.11 346
73 INSIDE COCAINE WARS COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 312
74 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 273
75 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,152
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,357
77 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,181
78 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 243
79 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,403
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,129
81 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 12:36 AM 31 0.10 208
82 PLL: THE PERFECTIONISTS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.10 216
83 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,373
84 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 28 0.10 325
85 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 299
86 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 638
87 HAPPY! SYFY 10:00 PM 57 0.10 291
88 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 658
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 468
90 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 492
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,281
92 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 985
93 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,198
94 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 630
95 CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.08 288
96 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 569
97 ZOMBIE HOUSE FLIPPING A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.08 297
98 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 591
99 TINY HOUSE NATION A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.08 277
100 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:17 AM 31 0.08 165
101 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 577
102 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 1:07 AM 31 0.08 165
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 651
104 DARK SIDE OF THE RING VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 181
105 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,289
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 971
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 591
108 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 618
109 ONE CHAMPIONSHIP MMA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:30 PM 90 0.07 152
110 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,404
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 543
112 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 406
113 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 257
114 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 196
115 UEFA C.L. 2019 WED: MANCHESTER CITY / TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:30 PM 153 0.06 170
116 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 610
117 WHEELER DEALERS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 336
118 SCHEDULE RELEASE SHOW: 2019 NFL SCHEDULE RELEASE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.06 178
119 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,275
120 NBA PO POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:34 PM 61 0.06 173
121 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 504
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 889
123 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.06 159
124 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 832
125 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.06 135
126 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L: 2019 NFL SCHEDULE RELEASE ESPN2 8:00 PM 120 0.06 135
127 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 823
128 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 127
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 843
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 306
131 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 109
132 HERD L: 970 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 108
133 30 MINUTE MEALS FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.05 339
134 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 41 0.05 157
135 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 768
136 UNDISPUTED L: 652 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 124
137 SINKHOLES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 241
138 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 721
139 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 183
140 LAST STOP GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.05 228
141 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAG 19 DT: FC PORTO VS LIVERPOOL FC GALAVISION 2:30 PM 150 0.04 99
142 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:35 PM 23 0.04 104
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 306
144 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: NYM AT PHI/STL AT MIL MLB NETWORK 1:06 PM 173 0.04 176
145 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT OAK MLB NETWORK 10:08 PM 149 0.04 153
146 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.04 254
147 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP MLB NETWORK 3:59 PM 109 0.04 199
148 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 97
149 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 93
150 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 184

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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.