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September 27, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.26.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR and CHICAGO FIRE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while STAR lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE stabilized somewhat after last week’s big drop, down 0.15 to 0.92.  Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK returned at 0.66, down a big three-tenths from the 2017 premiere, but still enough after a cable premiere of Netflix’s BOJACK HORSEMAN at 0.22, to propel THE DAILY SHOW into a #17 ranking at 0.28.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW was at 0.58, compared to last week’s 0.69/0.58, and SAFEWORD was down 0.03 to 0.28.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW edged out a demo lead in cable news at 0.41/0.59/3.5M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.40/0.71/4.5M, and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.26/0.33/1.3M.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE gained 0.05 to 0.40, with another episode at 0.22.  On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER rose 0.07 to 0.35, and WHAT LIES BENEATH returned at 0.31.  Nickelodeon’s early evening SPONGEBOB was at 0.33.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL gained 0.04 to 0.29.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS was steady at 0.29, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.04 to 0.25, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.24.  On MTV, ARE YOU THE ONE climbed 0.03 to 0.27, and TEEN MOM was down 0.06 to 0.23.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS rose 0.03 to 0.27.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked down to 0.22, and BIG FOOD TRUCK TIP was at 0.16/0.15, compared to last week’s 0.19/0.19.  FXX’s IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHA fell 0.05 to 0.20.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS dropped 0.03 to 0.17.  El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND was steady at 0.02/89K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday September 26, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 61 0.92 1,945
2 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.66 1,093
3 BLACK INK CREW 7 VH1 10:00 PM 61 0.58 1,109
4 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.41 3,462
5 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.40 1,203
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.40 4,450
7 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,410
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.35 3,622
9 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 30 0.33 1,182
10 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.32 2,705
11 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.32 3,405
12 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.31 3,413
13 WHAT LIES BENEATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,233
14 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.29 871
15 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,485
16 SAFEWORD SSN2 VH1 11:01 PM 30 0.28 542
17 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 899
18 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 7 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.27 463
19 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 612
20 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,668
21 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 1,341
22 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 3,265
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,293
24 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,221
25 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.25 2,127
26 RISE OF THE TMNT NICKELODEON 6:30 PM 30 0.25 929
27 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,583
28 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,428
29 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,244
30 TEEN MOM OG: CHEATERS MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.23 427
31 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,196
32 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 738
33 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,066
34 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.22 413
35 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 793
36 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 58 0.22 679
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,288
38 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,799
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,383
40 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.20 312
41 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:20 PM 40 0.19 1,920
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 941
43 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 447
44 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 494
45 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,826
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,927
47 COPA MX – L: GUADALAJARA / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 137 0.18 421
48 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,622
49 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,891
50 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 443
51 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: ST. LOUIS/MILWAUKEE ESPN 7:00 PM 210 0.17 587
52 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,055
53 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,716
54 MAX AND RUBY NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.17 557
55 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,801
56 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.17 390
57 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 29 0.16 553
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,952
59 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.16 786
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,119
61 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 360
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,772
63 BIG FOOD TRUCK TIP FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.16 542
64 TOP WING NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 15 0.16 625
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,649
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,032
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,599
68 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 5:00 PM 80 0.15 1,701
69 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,701
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,037
71 BIG FOOD TRUCK TIP FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.15 524
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 297
73 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.14 347
74 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 350
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 343
76 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 295
77 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: ARIZONA/LA DODGERS ESPN 10:30 PM 147 0.14 430
78 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 848
79 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 321
80 QUIZNEY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 10 0.13 527
81 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 368
82 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 299
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,424
84 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,412
85 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 267
86 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,318
87 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 607
88 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:30 PM 30 0.11 223
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,073
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 726
91 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,347
92 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:57 AM 63 0.11 288
93 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 644
94 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 711
95 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 246
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,178
97 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.10 243
98 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:00 PM 30 0.10 216
99 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.10 233
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,041
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 665
102 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.09 298
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 910
104 MYST MUSEUM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 419
105 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 327
106 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 3 SF VS. KC NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.09 293
107 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 204
108 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 498
109 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 467
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 993
111 GARAGE SQUAD VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 366
112 COPA MX – L: QUERETARO / DORADOS DE SINALOA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 120 0.08 197
113 SYFY MOVIE: TRUST, THE SYFY 12:30 AM 120 0.08 222
114 UNDISPUTED L: 508 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 160
115 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 136
116 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 268
117 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 2:04 AM 28 0.07 284
118 NFL PLAYBOOK NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.07 164
119 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:32 PM 28 0.07 167
120 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:12 AM 48 0.07 145
121 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.07 174
122 I FOUND A FORTUNE TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 284
123 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 160
124 I FOUND A FORTUNE TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.06 270
125 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 158
126 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 93 0.06 168
127 SHAPE OF WATER, THE: SHAPE OF WATER, THE HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 123 0.06 229
128 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 188
129 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 138
130 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.06 164
131 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.06 148
132 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 114
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 300
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 311
135 US OPEN CUP SOCCER L: HOUSTON/PHILADELPHIA ESPN2 8:00 PM 126 0.05 134
136 FOOD OBSESSED COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.05 150
137 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 108
138 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.05 236
139 NFL MICD UP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.05 135
140 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 94
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 275
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 269
143 BECCAS BUNCH NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.04 247
144 ALL EYEZ ON ME: ALL EYEZ ON ME MAXPRIME 9:35 PM 140 0.04 97
145 DOPESICK NATION VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 115
146 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 273 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.04 85
147 GOING RV GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 9:00 PM 30 0.04 195
148 MAFIA KILLERS WITH COLIN REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 154
149 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L ESPN2 10:06 PM 26 0.04 138
150 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 91

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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.