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August 8, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.7.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The premiere of BULLETPROOF lost 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE led Wednesday cable, down 0.03 to 0.53, with post-primetime lead-out THE LAST COWBOY steady at 0.14.  VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES jumped 0.11 to 0.48.  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM was steady at 0.38.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE rose 0.07 to 0.34, and THE STRONGEST MAN IN HISTORY ticked up to 0.22.  FX’s just-renewed SNOWFALL held at 0.33.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT stayed at 0.32, and MARRYING MILLIONSticked down to 0.14.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.05 to 0.31.  Controversy didn’t hurt Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT, which led cable news at 0.28/0.46/3.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.31/2.5M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.18/0.25/1.3M.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL ticked down to 0.26.  MTV’s CATFISH was at 0.25/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.29.  On ID, THE WONDERLAND MURDERS climbed 0.03 to 0.25, and DARK WATERS was up 0.04 to 0.25.  Discovery’s EXPEDITION UNKNOWN returned at 0.24, and CONTACT was at 0.17.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dipped 0.03 to 0.22, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.02 to 0.22, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.06 to 0.21.  On USA, SUITS ticked down to 0.21, and PEARSON was up 0.02 to 0.13.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR gained 0.03 to 0.19.  The midseason finale of Freeform’s GROWN-ISH dropped 0.03 to 0.17.  Comedy Central’s SOUTH SIDE fell a tenth to 0.15.  TV Land’s YOUNGER rose 0.04 to 0.13.  Syfy’s KRYPTON sank by 0.06 to 0.07.  IFC’s SHERMAN’S SHOWCASE was at 0.05, compared to last week’s 0.04/0.01.  Off the chart, Pop’s FLORIDA GIRLS was at 0.02/83K & 0.02/71K, compared to last week’s 0.04/0.04.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 7, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 63 0.53 2,311
2 BASKETBALL WIVES 8 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.48 1,092
3 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,139
4 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.34 1,101
5 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 64 0.33 827
6 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 90 0.32 1,045
7 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 837
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,353
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,301
10 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.26 729
11 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7D MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.25 540
12 WONDERLAND MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,148
13 DARK WATERS:MRDR IN DEEP INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,151
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,643
15 JUMANJI NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 90 0.25 884
16 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,244
17 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7D MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.24 516
18 JUMANJI NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.23 871
19 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,304
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,470
21 STRONGEST MAN IN HISTORY HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.22 660
22 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,575
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 617
24 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,001
25 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,067
26 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,502
27 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,000
28 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,557
29 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,329
30 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,518
31 HUNTSMAN: WINTERS WAR, TH: HUNTSMAN: WINTERS WAR, TH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 150 0.18 626
32 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:21 PM 39 0.17 438
33 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.17 422
34 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,259
35 CONTACT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 758
36 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.17 623
37 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,918
38 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 927
39 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 81 0.16 1,221
40 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:21 PM 39 0.16 1,081
41 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER HUNT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 673
42 MLB WEEKDAY  L: MILWAUKEE/PITTSBURGH ESPN 7:00 PM 201 0.16 522
43 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,122
44 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 379
45 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,022
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,127
47 SOUTH SIDE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.15 316
48 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,251
49 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,098
50 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 395
51 MARRYING MILLIONS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.14 510
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,183
53 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,092
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,491
55 LAST COWBOY PARAMOUNT 11:03 PM 54 0.14 495
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,118
57 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,596
58 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 368
59 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,911
60 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 384
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 321
62 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 35 0.13 605
63 PEARSON USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 60 0.13 546
64 INFINITY TRAIN THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:45 PM 15 0.13 468
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 275
66 INFINITY TRAIN THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.12 484
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,770
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,584
69 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,107
70 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,615
71 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,557
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 283
73 MARRYING MILLIONS FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 10 0.11 441
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,099
75 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,802
76 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: PEACHTREE CITY, GA/SOUTH RIDING, VA ESPN 3:04 PM 146 0.11 438
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,504
78 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,218
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 928
80 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 277
81 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,417
82 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,495
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,599
84 IFC MOVIE: COMING TO AMERICA IFC TV 7:30 PM 150 0.10 262
85 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 334
86 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,623
87 UNDISPUTED L: 727 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 215
88 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,409
89 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: MIDLAND, TX/RIVER RIDGE, LA ESPN 1:00 PM 124 0.09 354
90 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 216
91 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.09 283
92 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.09 285
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 791
94 DODGEBALL ESPN2 9:00 PM 60 0.09 183
95 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,606
96 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,275
97 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,051
98 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 30 0.08 555
99 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.08 355
100 FXX MOVIE PRIME: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.08 235
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,195
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,064
103 WHEN MONSTERS ATTACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 473
104 CORNHOLE            L ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.07 177
105 DAVID MAKES MAN SP OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.07 417
106 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.07 201
107 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.07 313
108 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 642
109 KRYPTON SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 285
110 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.07 414
111 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,006
112 UFOS: THE LOST EVIDENCE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 440
113 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,087
114 GREAT AMERICAN EVENTS ESPN2 7:30 PM 30 0.06 144
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 1,105
116 MONSTER SHIPS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 292
117 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 517
118 COPA MX – L: GUADALAJARA / SANTOS LAGUNA TUDN 7:55 PM 124 0.06 164
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 1,026
120 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: MADR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 228
121 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.05 205
122 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 1,055
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 269
124 GREAT AMERICAN EVENTS ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 97
125 DEAL OR NO DEAL CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 387
126 MONSTER CROC WRANGLER NAT GEO WILD 9:30 PM 30 0.05 201
127 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.05 447
128 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 451
129 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:10 PM 35 0.05 126
130 MONSTER CROC WRANGLER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 30 0.05 224
131 BUILDING GIANTS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 245
132 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: MADR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 206
133 SHERMANS SHOWCASE IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 149
134 GREAT AMERICAN EVENTS ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 100
135 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:35 PM 35 0.05 129
136 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: PRESEASON PREVIEW NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 120 0.05 166
137 BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 351
138 HERD L: 1041 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 126
139 VIDEO GAMING ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 81
140 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: PHI AT ARI MLB NETWORK 10:02 PM 169 0.04 200
141 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.04 116
142 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 154
143 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:45 PM 35 0.04 115
144 GREAT AMERICAN EVENTS ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.04 92
145 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 PM 35 0.04 122
146 UFC MAIN EVENT ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.04 110
147 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.04 96
148 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 122
149 GREAT AMERICAN EVENTS ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 86
150 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.03 414

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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.