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July 6, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.5.2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jul 05.THU

CABLE RATINGS:  Although there was a fuller line-up of cable originals on July 5th, the cable premiere of the theatrical movie CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (previously available on Netflix, and smartly timed to coincide with the opening of Marvel’s new ANT-MAN & THE WASP opus in theatres) gave TNT the night at 0.49.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP was steady at 0.43, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.07 to 0.37, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.33.  On MTV, a post-finale JERSEY SHORE was at 0.38, down 0.56 from last week’s finale, followed by TOTAL SHORE TAKEOVER at 0.23.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY gained 0.05 to 0.34.  On USA, QUEEN OF THE SOUTH ticked down to 0.31, and SHOOTER was down 0.02 to 0.17.  On ID, PRIMAL INSTINCT climbed 0.04 to 0.29, and MURDER CALLS was at 0.28.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.28/0.47/2.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.34/2.1M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.16/0.26/1M.  On History, ALONE dropped 0.04 to 0.28, and SWAMP MYSTERIES was down 0.02 to 0.20.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP grew by 0.06 to 0.26.  Cartoon Network’s STEVEN UNIVERSE remained in the Top 17 at 0.24.  Freeform’s CLOAK & DAGGER gained 0.03 to 0.18.  Comedy Central’s DETROITERS was up 0.05 to 0.18.  Bravo’s GIRLFRIEND’S GUIDE TO DIVORCE ticked down to 0.14.  CMT’s NASHVILLE ticked up to 0.13.  On Tru, THE CARBONARO EFFECT lost 0.03 to 0.12, and INSIDE CARBONARO was down 0.02 to 0.11.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked up to 0.07. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jul 05.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 5, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WA: CAPTAIN AMERICAN: CIVIL W TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 180 0.49 1,473
2 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.43 1,991
3 JERSEY SHORE FV: JERSIEST MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.38 662
4 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,722
5 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,080
6 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,661
7 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.31 1,024
8 PRIMAL INSTINCT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,253
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,917
10 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.28 1,188
11 MURDER CALLS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,306
12 MUSIC CITY FIX HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.27 1,152
13 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 530
14 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.25 918
15 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 29 0.25 847
16 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,331
17 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.24 829
18 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,122
19 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 884
20 MUSIC CITY FIX HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.23 1,014
21 TOTAL SHORE TAKEOVER MTV 9:00 PM 32 0.23 389
22 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,077
23 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.22 951
24 SWAMP MYSTERIES HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.20 1,351
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,172
26 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 458
27 THOMAS AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.19 710
28 MARVELS CLOAK & DAGGER FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.18 499
29 DETROITERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.18 314
30 SHOOTER USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 60 0.17 715
31 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,220
32 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,773
33 FIRST TAKE SPECIAL L ESPN 4:30 PM 90 0.17 482
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 988
35 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,564
36 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 355
37 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 368
38 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 338
39 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 785
40 POKER   L: 2018 WSOP: MAIN EVENT ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.15 467
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,607
42 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,055
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,661
44 GIRLFRND GUIDE TO DIVORCE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.14 415
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.14 290
46 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,281
47 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.13 847
48 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.13 273
49 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,553
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,425
51 NASHVILLE CMT 9:00 PM 62 0.13 702
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,332
53 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 390
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,240
55 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: EARLY RD COV/DAY 4 ESPN 7:00 AM 570 0.12 539
56 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 626
57 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,394
58 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.11 269
59 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 267
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,321
61 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,162
62 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 325
63 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,310
64 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 629
65 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.11 251
66 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,361
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 659
68 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 329
69 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,156
70 ESPN ORIGINAL ENTERTNMENT ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 270
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 715
72 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.10 241
73 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 2:04 AM 28 0.10 326
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 620
75 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 586
76 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,252
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 614
78 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.09 328
79 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 884
80 UFOS: THE LOST EVIDENCE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 450
81 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,357
82 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 606
83 ALONE HISTORY 1:06 AM 60 0.09 282
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 577
85 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,130
86 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 649
87 MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 112 0.08 275
88 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN2 7:00 AM 180 0.08 192
89 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 617
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 577
91 UNDISPUTED L: 450 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 183
92 WNBA BASKETBALL         L: LOS ANGELES/MINNESOTA ESPN2 8:00 PM 123 0.07 257
93 2018 BEST OF GENIUS TALKS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.07 210
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 835
95 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 708
96 IMPACT WRESTLING: 327 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 304
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 719
98 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (UTA) L: ATLANTA/UTAH NBA-TV 9:00 PM 128 0.07 169
99 HERD L: 764 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 146
100 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 457
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 366
102 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 237
103 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 168
104 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.06 136
105 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 701
106 MY FRIEND DAHMER MAXPRIME 10:20 AM 108 0.06 116
107 GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN HBO PRIME 1:55 PM 107 0.06 196
108 FIFA WORLD CUP TONIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.06 173
109 LOVE YURTS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 207
110 LOVE YURTS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.06 224
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 719
112 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 937
113 MY BET EXPERIENCE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 138
114 SPECIAL OLYMPICS L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 108
115 COP OUT MAXPRIME 12:10 PM 107 0.06 97
116 ESPN ORIGINAL ENTERTNMENT ESPN2 11:01 PM 59 0.06 138
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 786
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 195
119 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: ATL AT MIL/CWS AT HOU MLB NETWORK 8:11 PM 166 0.05 277
120 UNDERCOVER BROTHER HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 86 0.05 140
121 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.05 361
122 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.05 279
123 STATE OF PLAY: STATE OF PLAY HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 127 0.05 161
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 220
125 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 658
126 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 300
127 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.05 225
128 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (UTA) L: MEMPHIS/SAN ANTONIO NBA-TV 7:00 PM 120 0.05 113
129 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 110
130 ESPN FC   L ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 92
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 185
132 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (SAC) L NBA-TV 3:00 PM 119 0.04 131
133 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF-S D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.04 126
134 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 149
135 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 212
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 217
137 GOLIC AND WINGO     L ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.04 81
138 WILD CHILE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 204
139 PGA TOUR: 2018 GREENBRIER-WX GOLF CHANNEL 3:30 PM 247 0.04 383
140 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.04 213
141 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (SAC) L: MIAMI/SACRAMENTO NBA-TV 4:59 PM 121 0.04 99
142 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:08 PM 61 0.04 105
143 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 160
144 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 196
145 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 168
146 SUND MOVIE: SCREAM 4 SUNDANCE TV 12:30 PM 150 0.04 118
147 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP MLB NETWORK 10:57 PM 114 0.03 165
148 CLASH OF THE TITANS (REMA MAXPRIME 12:30 AM 106 0.03 95
149 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 11 0.03 198
150 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 214 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.03 80

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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.