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October 23, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.22.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, football adjustments lowered DANCING WITH THE STARS by 0.1 and the rerun of THE ROOKIE pilot by 0.2.  Elsewhere, HAPPY TOGETHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.45, down 0.51 from last week’s game.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.95/0.92/0.88, compared to last week’s 0.89/0.88/0.81, and a ROAD TO EVOLUTION special that followed was at 0.37.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP rose 0.05 to 0.89, and TI & TINY was at 0.78.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY climbed 0.05 to 0.53, and WELCOME TO WAVERLY debuted at 0.16.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN TAKING CHAMPIONSHIP jumped 0.16 to 0.49.  On MTV, TEEN MOM was at 0.48/0.34, compared to last week’s 0.55/0.35.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.45/0.77/4.2M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.35/2.4M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.17/0.22/900K.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS gained 0.03 to 0.28.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT was steady at 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.19.  AMC’s HISTORY OF HORROR was at 0.23.  On ID, UNMASKED lost 0.13 to 0.18.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS dropped 0.03 to 0.17.  On TLC, LONG LOST FAMILY edged up 0.02 to 0.17, and LONG ISLAND MEDIUM was down 0.04 to 0.16.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday October 22, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: NY GIANTS/ATLANTA ESPN 8:14 PM 184 3.45 10,325
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 14 1.29 4,168
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:18 PM 72 1.10 2,792
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.95 2,622
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.92 2,609
6 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 5 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.89 1,740
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 72 0.88 2,413
8 T.I. & TINY:FAMILY HUSTLE VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.64 1,337
9 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,438
10 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,351
11 TEEN MOM SSN 7B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.48 872
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.45 4,244
13 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.44 4,279
14 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.42 1,073
15 WWE ROAD TO EVOLUTION USA NETWORK 11:12 PM 30 0.37 1,114
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.37 829
17 TEEN MOM:YOUNG & PREG S1B MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.34 608
18 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: SAN ANTONIO/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:39 PM 162 0.31 674
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 3,160
20 STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.28 890
21 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,312
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 863
23 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 2,744
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,189
25 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,411
26 HISTORY OF HORROR AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 534
27 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 533
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,717
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,802
30 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.22 469
31 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,839
32 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 471
33 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 553
34 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 1,025
35 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: WITCHES OF EASTWICK, THE FREEFORM 8:20 PM 160 0.19 584
36 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 90 0.18 429
37 UNMASKED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 634
38 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:21 AM 28 0.18 369
39 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 887
40 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,831
41 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.17 1,194
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,963
43 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 927
44 LONG LOST FAMILY: N/A TLC 9:03 PM 120 0.17 985
45 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,558
46 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.17 364
47 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.16 686
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 368
49 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 8:00 PM 63 0.16 956
50 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.16 917
51 WELCOME TO WAVERLY BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.16 463
52 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,517
53 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,749
54 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 358
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 382
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,842
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 733
58 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 908
59 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 456
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,763
61 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,627
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 813
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,523
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,623
65 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,425
66 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,323
67 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,385
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 845
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 753
70 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 760
71 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,460
72 PRESIDENT SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.12 383
73 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 1:49 AM 38 0.12 253
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,175
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 737
76 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,145
77 BRAKE ROOM DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.12 344
78 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA DISNEY CHANNEL 3:30 PM 30 0.11 379
79 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 848
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 720
81 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 320
82 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 683
83 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,433
84 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 665
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 622
86 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: ORLANDO/BOSTON NBA-TV 7:30 PM 133 0.10 290
87 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 643
88 DRAIN THE OCEANS COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 382
89 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,313
90 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 30 0.09 389
91 BUNNICULA THE CARTOON NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.09 257
92 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 837
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 856
94 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:33 PM 30 0.09 387
95 UNDISPUTED L: 526 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 188
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 789
97 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:43 PM 56 0.09 252
98 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 895
99 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM:BEYOND TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 481
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 813
101 DEADLY RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 267
102 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 200
103 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 879
104 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 548
105 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.08 186
106 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 131 0.08 211
107 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:00 PM 30 0.08 180
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 900
109 BRAKE ROOM DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.07 212
110 GOOD EATS: RELOADED COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 266
111 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 241
112 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 820
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 312
114 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 437
115 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 135 0.06 179
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 268
117 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 204
118 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.06 256
119 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 153
120 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 147
121 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.05 126
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 387
123 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:30 PM 30 0.05 159
124 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 127
125 PUBLIC ENEMIES: PUBLIC ENEMIES HBO PRIME 9:35 PM 140 0.05 164
126 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 115
127 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.05 136
128 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 158
129 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 135
130 INTO ALASKA ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.05 395
131 HERD L: 845 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 124
132 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 223
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 261
134 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.05 115
135 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 118
136 MY WIFE AND KIDS FUSE 5:30 PM 30 0.04 74
137 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:05 PM 25 0.04 141
138 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.04 191
139 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 129
140 MY WIFE AND KIDS FUSE 5:00 PM 30 0.04 71
141 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 504 THE PROMISE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.04 270
142 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.04 138
143 TAKEN HBO PRIME 9:45 AM 91 0.04 161
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 251
145 MY WIFE AND KIDS FUSE 4:00 PM 30 0.04 63
146 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 99
147 MY WIFE AND KIDS FUSE 4:30 PM 30 0.04 63
148 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:14 PM 46 0.04 85
149 MY WIFE AND KIDS FUSE 10:30 PM 30 0.03 61
150 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 291 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.03 92

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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.