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August 29, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.28.2019

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season 2 finale of YELLOWSTONE won the cable night at 0.59, up 0.06 from last week, and even more impressively up 0.15 from the Season 1 finale, while the season finale of THE LAST COWBOY was up a tick to 0.11.  FX’s SNOWFALL gained 0.04 to 0.42.  On OWN, QUEEN SUGAR rose 0.03 to 0.21, and DAVID MAKES MAN was up 0.02 to 0.10.  Comedy Central’s just-renewed SOUTH SIDE ticked up to 0.15.  TV Land’s YOUNGER ticked down to 0.12.  After a rerun of the original SUITS pilot with some interstitial cast interviews at 0.16 (down 0.04 from last week’s regular episode), USA’s PEARSON lost a tick to 0.08.  IFC’s SHERMAN’S SHOWCASE grew by 0.03 to 0.05.

On VH1, BASKETBALL WIVES led unscripted, down 0.05 to 0.51, with BLACK INK CREW down 0.07 to 0.48, and BLACK INK CREW COMPTON down 0.02 to 0.32.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE returned at 0.51.  On Bravo, SOUTHERN CHARM ticked up to 0.41.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT gained 0.03 to 0.35, and MARRYING MILLIONS was steady at 0.15.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was steady at 0.34, and KNIFE OR DEATH was at 0.18.  ESPN’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.27.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dropped 0.05 to 0.27.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS shed 0.05 to 0.26, HOUSE HUNTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.08 to 0.19.  On ID, THE MURDER TAPES was at 0.26, and HOMICIDE HUNTER returned at 0.26.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN rose 0.04 to 0.26, and CONTACT held at 0.13. Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.24/0.42/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.32/2.6M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.17/0.23/1.1M.  On A&E, GHOST HUNTERS shrank by 0.04 to 0.20, and PSYCHIC KIDS was down 0.06 to 0.11.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 28, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 63 0.59 2,808
2 BASKETBALL WIVES 8 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.51 1,184
3 CHALLENGE:WAR OF WORLDS 2 MTV 9:00 PM 91 0.51 886
4 BLACK INK CREW 8 VH1 9:01 PM 61 0.48 996
5 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 64 0.42 1,035
6 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,186
7 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 90 0.35 1,206
8 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.34 1,027
9 BLACK INK CREW COMPTON VH1 10:02 PM 61 0.32 645
10 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: SECOND ROUND ESPN 7:00 PM 318 0.27 1,367
11 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 901
12 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,241
13 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,828
14 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.26 1,142
15 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,450
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,595
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,349
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,181
19 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,017
20 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.20 712
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,612
22 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,696
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 1,438
24 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.18 583
25 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:18 AM 42 0.18 619
26 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,444
27 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,133
28 SUITS RETROSPECTIVE USA NETWORK 8:30 PM 90 0.16 808
29 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,479
30 SOUTH SIDE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.15 262
31 44 CATS NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.15 559
32 MARRYING MILLIONS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 61 0.15 574
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,043
34 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 484
35 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.14 452
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,487
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 367
38 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,096
39 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,661
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,050
41 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.13 374
42 CONTACT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.13 707
43 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,903
44 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 898
45 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 282
46 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 373
47 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 30 0.12 611
48 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 36 0.12 547
49 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,528
50 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 926
51 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.11 541
52 PSYCHIC KIDS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.11 418
53 LAST COWBOY PARAMOUNT 11:03 PM 54 0.11 491
54 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 734
55 LIGA MX: TIJUANA VS CRUZ AZUL FOX DEPORTES 9:53 PM 146 0.11 236
56 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.11 382
57 DAVID MAKES MAN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.10 461
58 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,331
59 LIGA MX L: LEON / SANTOS TUDN 7:55 PM 122 0.10 213
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,174
61 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 12:00 PM 420 0.10 697
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,362
63 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,304
64 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 294
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 781
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 262
67 I WAS PREY ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 61 0.09 425
68 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 314
69 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 261
70 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,185
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,393
72 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 1:10 AM 35 0.09 156
73 WHEN MONSTERS ATTACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 297
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,642
75 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 385
76 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 12:35 AM 35 0.09 177
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,503
78 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.08 294
79 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,359
80 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 386
81 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,231
82 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 229
83 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,458
84 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.08 235
85 PEARSON USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 443
86 GARAGE SQUAD MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.08 354
87 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 401
88 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 322
89 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 836
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,366
91 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 757
92 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 423
93 NFL LIVE ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.07 186
94 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 4:29 PM 91 0.07 237
95 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,274
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 616
97 UNDISPUTED L: 742 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 160
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 630
99 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 254
100 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 382
101 LIGA MX L: NECAXA / TOLUCA TUDN 9:57 PM 123 0.07 151
102 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.07 260
103 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 364
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 657
105 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 255
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,001
107 GOBLIN WORKS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 275
108 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 615
109 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 391
110 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 369
111 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 644
112 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 476
113 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:27 PM 33 0.06 118
114 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 160
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 595
116 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 264
117 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 11:30 PM 61 0.06 211
118 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 536
119 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 328
120 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 142
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 237
122 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 625
123 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 103
124 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 1,221
125 SHERMANS SHOWCASE IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 112
126 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.05 193
127 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 3:28 PM 61 0.05 176
128 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 301
129 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 125
130 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 908
131 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 12:19 AM 23 0.05 107
132 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 349
133 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.05 111
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 860
135 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 466
136 44 CATS NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.04 241
137 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 793
138 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: TB AT HOU/MIN AT CWS MLB NETWORK 8:10 PM 190 0.04 229
139 MONSTER SHIPS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 218
140 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 10 0.04 195
141 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 36 0.04 128
142 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 194
143 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 779
144 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 363
145 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 1:00 PM 30 0.04 77
146 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 826
147 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 315
148 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 280
149 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 218
150 FEATURE PRIME PRESENT.: UNSTOPPABLE WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 120 0.04 259

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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.