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August 15, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.14.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MAKING IT and CASTAWAYS lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, down 0.03 to 0.70, with lead-outs MIZ & MRS up 0.04 to 0.51, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST up 0.03 to 0.42.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK edged up 0.02 to 0.56, and MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was up 0.02 to 0.26.  On OWN, THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS returned at 0.46, and LOVE IS was up 0.05 to 0.29.  On MTV, THE CHALLENGE rose 0.04 to 0.45, and FEAR FACTOR was at 0.15 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.13.  On Discovery, DEADLIEST CATCH climbed 0.03 to 0.42 (the lead-in hour held at 0.20), and HARD TO KILL was up 0.02 to 0.21.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE jumped 0.15 to 0.42, and COUNTING CARS was at 0.29/0.28, compared to last week’s 0.26.  TNT’s ANIMAL KINGDOM lost 0.06 to 0.38.  TBS’s WRECKED gained 0.05 to 0.37.  On ID, DARK WATERS ticked down to 0.33, and MURDER BY NUMBERS was at 0.25.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.30/0.44/2.9M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.44/2.4M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.25/0.35/1.2M.  HBO’s HARD KNOCKS slipped 0.02 to 0.29.  On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED grew by 0.05 to 0.29, and RATTLED ticked down to 0.15.  On HGTV, DESERT FLIPPERS lost 0.04 to 0.26, HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.05 to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.21.  Food Network’s CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS lost 0.02 to 0.24.  On TV Land, YOUNGER dropped 0.02 to 0.24, and TEACHERS ticked down to 0.09.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT fell 0.07 to 0.24, and SEVEN YEAR SWITCH was down 0.05 to 0.09.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.18/0.16.  On Comedy Central, ROAST BATTLE lost 0.02 to 0.17, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW ticked up to 0.14.  BET’s HIT THE FLOOR ticked up to 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday August 14, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.70 2,189
2 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.56 1,488
3 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.51 1,162
4 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,916
5 CHALLENGE:FINAL RECKONING MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.45 748
6 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.42 1,169
7 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.42 1,565
8 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.42 1,262
9 ANIMAL KINGDOM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,374
10 WRECKED TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.37 980
11 DARK WATERS:MRDR IN DEEP INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,112
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,900
13 HARD KNOCKS 18-CLEVELAND HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.29 590
14 LOVE IS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.29 980
15 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.29 1,061
16 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.29 1,452
17 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 10:33 PM 30 0.28 1,040
18 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,229
19 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 10:00 PM 75 0.26 818
20 MURDER BY NUMBERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,003
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,441
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,916
23 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,151
24 CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 818
25 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 34 0.24 742
26 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.24 765
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,518
28 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,157
29 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,234
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,424
31 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 662
32 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,462
33 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.21 728
34 HARD TO KILL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 62 0.21 678
35 DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.20 897
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 955
37 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,269
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,163
39 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 59 0.18 600
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 884
41 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 383
42 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,920
43 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 368
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,752
45 OUTDAUGHTERED: LIFE WITH TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 794
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,093
47 JEFF ROSS ROAST BATTLE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.17 326
48 JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.16 438
49 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 406
50 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,693
51 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.16 536
52 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,676
53 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 59 0.16 471
54 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.16 487
55 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 310
56 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L: FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFT ESPN 7:00 PM 240 0.15 276
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 884
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 792
59 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 323
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 942
61 RATTLED TLC 10:03 PM 63 0.15 699
62 FEAR FACTOR MTV SSN2B MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.15 291
63 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,711
64 COPA MX – L: VERACRUZ / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 125 0.14 290
65 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.14 328
66 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,436
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,650
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,454
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,444
70 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 764
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 911
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 874
73 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 757
74 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,073
75 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,438
76 HIT THE FLOOR S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 347
77 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,509
78 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 307
79 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 90 0.12 263
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,182
81 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 271
82 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,111
83 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,534
84 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 816
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,271
86 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.12 480
87 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.12 493
88 PROFIT AN INSIDE LOOK CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 365
89 COPA MX – L: GUADALAJARA / ALEBRIJES DE OAXACA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 120 0.11 273
90 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,466
91 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,486
92 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: SANTA JAWS SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.11 547
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 762
94 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,085
95 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,447
96 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 626
97 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 218
98 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 209
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 666
100 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 400
101 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 90 0.10 237
102 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.10 227
103 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,381
104 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,086
105 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,061
106 SEVEN YEAR SWITCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.09 331
107 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,097
108 WEIRD, TRUE AND FREAKY ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 61 0.09 484
109 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,291
110 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 298
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,052
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 998
113 ARCHITECTS OF THE ANCIENT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 543
114 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:34 PM 31 0.09 356
115 NFL PROGRAMMING L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 194
116 EASTER ISLAND UNSOLVED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 538
117 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 514
118 SHOWCASE GAME: BOS AT PHI/TB AT NYY MLB NETWORK 7:09 PM 161 0.08 402
119 GOLIC AND WINGO     L ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 152
120 TAXI HBO PRIME 10:30 AM 97 0.08 178
121 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 25 0.07 297
122 HOLMES AND HOLMES DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 406
123 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 151
124 EXPEDITION BBQ TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 298
125 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 180
126 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 401
127 AMATEUR SOFTBALL        L ESPN2 9:36 PM 116 0.06 293
128 AMATEUR SOFTBALL        L: WHEELERSBURG, OH/RIVER RIDGE, LA ESPN2 7:00 PM 121 0.06 282
129 UNDISPUTED L: 478 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 143
130 WERE THE CAMPBELLS TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.06 177
131 PAID OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 138
132 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.06 350
133 KING OF THE ROAD VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 107
134 JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE HBO PRIME 8:30 AM 120 0.06 154
135 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.06 135
136 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 9:50 PM 81 0.05 213
137 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 146
138 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 794 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 111
139 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 11:32 PM 28 0.05 110
140 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 102
141 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.05 115
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 110
143 LAND OF THE LOST HBO PRIME 12:15 PM 102 0.05 159
144 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 108
145 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 143
146 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.05 312
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 208
148 CARTER WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.05 309
149 E! NEWS E! 12:59 AM 61 0.04 125
150 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 200

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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.