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February 22, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.20.2018

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted up 0.1.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

FInal Bcast 2018 Feb 20.TUE

 

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.04 to 0.80.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND jumped 0.15 to 0.73, and HUNTING HITLER was up 0.08 to 0.40.  NBC Sports Net’s WINTER OLYMPICS coverage peaked in primetime at 0.62.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS rose 0.05 to 0.56.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE ticked up to 0.53, with an after-show hour at 0.27.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS ticked up to 0.52, and BETHENNY & FREDRIK was down 0.02 to 0.19.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER gained 0.07 to 0.50, RESTORED BY THE FORDS jumped 0.15 to 0.34, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.12 to 0.30.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL game was at 0.41.  TBS’s THE DETOUR grew by 0.06 to 0.41.  VH1’s AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL was up 0.08 to 0.40.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was at 0.36.  Paramount’s INK MASTER was at 0.35.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS dropped 0.05 to 0.34, with an after-show hour at 0.26.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news in the demo at 0.33/0.52/2.7M, over Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.42/2.7M, and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.20/0.30/1M.  BET’s limited series DEATH ROW CHRONICLES began at 0.31/0.28.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE was steady at 0.30, and I AM JAZZ ticked up to 0.23.  On ID, WHO KILLED JANE DOE slid 0.04 to 0.27.  Food Network’s CHOPPED ticked down to 0.25.  On Comedy Central, DRUNK HISTORY fell 0.05 to 0.19, and ANOTHER PERIOD ticked down to 0.12.  On A&E, INTERVENTION dipped 0.03 to 0.19, and UNDERCOVER HIGH was down 0.03 to 0.12.  FX’s BASKETS dropped 0.04 to 0.10.  WGN’s BELEVUE, once again off the chart, was up 0.01 to 0.03/172K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Feb 20.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday February 20, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.80 2,613
2 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.73 2,993
3 W OLY PRIME: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.62 2,555
4 W OLY LATE NIGHT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.57 2,071
5 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.56 2,244
6 CHALLENGE: VENDETTAS MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.53 883
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.52 1,553
8 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.50 2,514
9 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:10 PM 115 0.41 1,190
10 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.41 1,032
11 HUNTING HITLER HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.40 1,684
12 AMERICAS TOP MODEL 24 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.40 860
13 W OLY PRIME: N/A CNBC 10:00 PM 182 0.36 956
14 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.36 901
15 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.35 736
16 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.34 1,220
17 RESTORED BY THE FORDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,534
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,685
19 DEATH ROW CHRONICLES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.31 699
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,427
21 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 63 0.30 1,156
22 DEATH ROW CHRONICLES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.28 619
23 W OLY ACCESS WKDY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.28 1,109
24 CHALLENGE VENDETTAS AFTER MTV 10:02 PM 30 0.27 460
25 WHO KILLED JANE DOE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,138
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 674
27 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ILLINOIS/MICHIGAN STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 130 0.26 806
28 MOONSHINERS: SHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.26 969
29 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,734
30 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,156
31 W OLY FRINGE WKDY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.25 1,236
32 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.25 918
33 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.25 826
34 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.24 572
35 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,611
36 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.24 573
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 470
38 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 2:04 AM 34 0.23 516
39 I AM JAZZ TLC 9:03 PM 65 0.23 818
40 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:05 PM 55 0.23 501
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,785
42 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 449
43 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 460
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,046
45 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.20 420
46 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,468
47 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,007
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 963
49 BETHENNY & FREDRIK BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.19 713
50 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.19 371
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,874
52 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.19 702
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 975
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,729
55 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.19 540
56 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,224
57 INTERVENTION:HEROIN TRNGL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 501
58 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 936
59 W OLY DAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 AM 540 0.18 748
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 333
61 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.18 948
62 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 455
63 UEFA CL RD OF 16: CHELSEA VS BARCELONA FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 144 0.18 348
64 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: CHELSEA/BARCELONA FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.18 411
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 925
66 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,221
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,550
68 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,144
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,624
70 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 366
71 W OLY ACCESS: N/A CNBC 5:00 PM 180 0.17 614
72 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.17 342
73 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.16 335
74 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 966
75 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,012
76 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 318
77 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,254
78 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 417
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 299
80 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 887
81 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,783
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,022
83 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 756
84 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 813
85 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 321
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 285
87 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,462
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 722
89 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,509
90 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 426
91 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 706
92 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,037
93 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 453
94 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 271
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 249
96 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,332
97 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 741
98 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,247
99 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,374
100 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WEST VIRGINIA/BAYLOR ESPN2 7:00 PM 140 0.13 457
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 873
102 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,503
103 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.13 983
104 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,112
105 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 746
106 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 530
107 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,364
108 UNDERCOVER HIGH A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.12 276
109 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.12 264
110 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,369
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,072
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 772
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 973
114 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.12 498
115 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.11 403
116 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 253
117 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,198
118 HML: INSIDE HACKS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 233
119 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 582
120 GET OUT HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.10 290
121 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.10 408
122 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 8:30 PM 30 0.10 362
123 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OLE MISS/MISSOURI ESPN2 9:20 PM 127 0.10 261
124 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 32 0.10 375
125 CONCACAF LC – L: IDA HEREDIANO / TIGRES UANL UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 123 0.10 209
126 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 9:00 PM 30 0.09 374
127 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.09 247
128 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,074
129 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 371
130 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,069
131 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,115
132 COPA MX – L: MONTERREY / DORADOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:58 PM 122 0.09 188
133 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 9:30 PM 30 0.09 348
134 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 10:30 PM 30 0.09 343
135 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,126
136 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.09 308
137 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 307
138 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 8:00 PM 30 0.08 305
139 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.08 188
140 THIS TIME NEXT YEAR LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:07 PM 61 0.08 256
141 UNDISPUTED L: 362 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 167
142 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 172
143 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 11:55 AM 152 0.07 195
144 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 477
145 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.07 176
146 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 7:30 PM 30 0.07 297
147 W OLY DAY: PYEONGCHANG USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 155 0.07 207
148 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 138
149 17 AGAIN MAXPRIME 9:55 PM 102 0.07 127
150 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 242

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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.