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August 22, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.21.2019

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 topped Wednesday cable again, but with its shows in reverse order, as BASKETBALL WIVES went up 0.05 to 0.56, while BLACK INK CREW held at 0.55, with lead-out BLACK INK CREW: COMPTON at 0.34.  Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE gained 0.02 to 0.53, and THE LAST COWBOY was steady at 0.10.  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM slipped 0.02 to 0.40.  FX’s SNOWFALL edged up 0.02 to 0.38.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE ticked down to 0.34.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES rose 0.07 to 0.32.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT grew by 0.03 to 0.32, and MARRYING MILLIONS was up 0.04 to 0.15.  ESPN’s LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES coverage was at 0.31/0.16/0.11.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS jumped 0.08 to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL increased by 0.08 to 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up a tick to 0.26.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.25/0.36/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.34/2.5M, and CNN.  A&E’s GHOST HUNTERS was at 0.24, and PSYCHIC KIDS premiered at 0.17.  On ID, DARK WATERS lost 0.03 to 0.23, and THE WONDERLAND MURDERS ticked down to 0.22.  MTV’s CATFISH dropped 0.05 to 0.23.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN fell 0.08 to 0.22, and CONTACT was down a tick to 0.13.  On USA, SUITS ticked down to 0.20, and PEARSON also lost a tick to 0.09.  On OWN, QUEEN SUGAR dropped 0.07 to 0.18, and DAVID MAKES MAN was down 0.03 to 0.08.  Comedy Central’s SOUTH SIDE ticked down to 0.14.  TV Land’s YOUNGER shed a tick to 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 21, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BASKETBALL WIVES 8 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.56 1,306
2 BLACK INK CREW 8 VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.55 1,154
3 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 58 0.53 2,458
4 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,259
5 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 64 0.38 982
6 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.34 995
7 BLACK INK CREW COMPTON VH1 10:01 PM 60 0.34 775
8 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 952
9 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 90 0.32 1,161
10 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,825
11 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: WAILUKU HI VS SOUTH RIDING VA ESPN 7:30 PM 172 0.31 1,456
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,369
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,420
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,122
15 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,104
16 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.24 850
17 DARK WATERS:MRDR IN DEEP INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,117
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,555
19 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7D MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.23 444
20 WONDERLAND MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,105
21 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.22 1,065
22 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,514
23 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,027
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,382
25 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.20 1,050
26 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,020
27 MLB WEEKDAY  L: NEW YORK YANKEES/OAKLAND ESPN 10:22 PM 170 0.17 557
28 PSYCHIC KIDS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 65 0.17 615
29 GHOSTED SNEAK PEEK MTV 9:01 PM 60 0.17 326
30 GHOST HUNTERS SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.16 690
31 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: SOUTH CHUNGCHEONG, SKOREA/CHOFU CITY, JA ESPN 3:00 PM 149 0.16 820
32 AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.16 631
33 BASEBALL STUDIO L ESPN 4:58 PM 16 0.16 653
34 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,517
35 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,628
36 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.16 481
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,686
38 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS: TMMO-401PH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.15 517
39 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,169
40 MARRYING MILLIONS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.15 585
41 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,730
42 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,617
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 424
44 SOUTH SIDE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.14 241
45 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,564
46 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 407
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,340
48 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,036
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,390
50 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,405
51 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,414
52 CONTACT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.13 673
53 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:45 PM 15 0.13 513
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 900
55 BBCA MOVIE: HOME ALONE 2 BBC-AMERICA 10:30 PM 150 0.13 361
56 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,464
57 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 35 0.13 637
58 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,249
59 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:12 AM 48 0.12 305
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,017
61 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 743
62 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.12 484
63 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 304
64 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 349
65 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,313
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 759
67 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 30 0.11 587
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 904
69 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.11 482
70 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: ELIZABETH NJ VS RIVER RIDGE LA ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.11 532
71 BBCA MOVIE: HOME ALONE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 150 0.11 314
72 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 387
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 759
74 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.11 235
75 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,318
76 I WAS PREY ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 61 0.10 495
77 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.10 356
78 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 368
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 269
80 LAST COWBOY PARAMOUNT 10:58 PM 54 0.10 357
81 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,298
82 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.10 275
83 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 254
84 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.09 328
85 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 651
86 WHEN MONSTERS ATTACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 334
87 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,202
88 PEARSON USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 60 0.09 531
89 GOBLIN WORKS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.09 279
90 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 1:06 AM 62 0.08 216
91 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 311
92 UNDISPUTED L: 737 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 181
93 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,240
94 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.08 222
95 GHOST HUNTERS SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 60 0.08 198
96 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 3:59 PM 61 0.08 195
97 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 610
98 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 12:36 AM 32 0.08 138
99 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 558
100 DAVID MAKES MAN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 425
101 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 603
102 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 280
103 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 1:08 AM 32 0.07 124
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 598
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.07 182
106 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.07 176
107 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 215
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 605
109 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 585
110 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 29 0.07 230
111 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.07 291
112 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.07 190
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 599
114 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 72 0.06 150
115 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.06 211
116 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,086
117 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 787
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 846
119 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 1,193
120 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 473
121 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WED 1: LAFC / SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES TUDN 10:30 PM 128 0.05 121
122 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 406
123 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 197
124 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 525
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 984
126 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.05 132
127 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 11:30 PM 61 0.05 189
128 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 136
129 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 424
130 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 127
131 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: WAILUKU, HAWAII/SOUTH RIDING, VA ESPN2 7:30 PM 172 0.05 280
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 768
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 746
134 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 212
135 MONSTER SHIPS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 269
136 BUILDING GIANTS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 290
137 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:36 AM 30 0.05 124
138 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 171
139 HERD L: 1052 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 124
140 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 731
141 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: PHI AT BOS/CLE AT NYM MLB NETWORK 7:12 PM 220 0.05 238
142 TIME MACHINE: THE DARK FILES HISTORY 1:00 PM 120 0.05 368
143 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 351
144 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 91
145 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 127
146 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 731
147 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 98
148 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 180
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 238
150 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 183

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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.