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October 24, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.23.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The WORLD SERIES adjusted to 3.7, down 0.2 from last year’s Game 1.  Elsewhere, NEW AMSTERDAM gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, although it fell 0.23 from last week to 0.69, with THE PURGE down 0.08 to 0.32.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK gained 0.06 to 0.51, and WELCOME TO WAVERLY was at 0.15.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.08 to 0.48.  On OWN, THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS was up 0.02 to 0.33, and READY TO LOVE was at 0.13.  On Lifetime, a MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT reunion special was at 0.32.  TBS’s THE GUEST BOOK had its official season premiere at 0.32/0.22, although the first episode had aired as a “sneak” after a baseball playoff game last week, compared to 0.45/0.33 for last year’s series premiere.  On ID, HOME ALONE rose 0.05 to 0.29, and EVIL TWINS was up 0.07 to 0.23.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.28/0.48/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.25/0.39/2.4M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.21/0.26/900K.  Food Network’s CHOPPED was steady at 0.28.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 gained 0.03 to 0.27, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was up 0.02 to 0.14.  Paramount’s INK MASTER climbed 0.04 to 0.26.  On TLC, THE LITTLE COUPLE ticked up to 0.26, and SWEET HOME SEXTUPLETS held at 0.22.  On HGTV, DESERT FLIPPERS edged up 0.02 to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.02 to 0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.19.  History’s COUNTING CARS lost 0.02 to 0.16, and AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.16/0.14.  Discovery’s VEGAS RAT RODS dropped 0.05 to 0.17, and TRANS AM was up 0.03 to 0.14.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday October 23, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.69 2,087
2 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.51 1,387
3 CHALLENGE:FINAL RECKONING MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.48 755
4 MAYANS M.C. FX 10:00 PM 90 0.48 1,219
5 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,730
6 PURGE, THE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.32 931
7 MAFS (LIF) REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.32 964
8 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 27 0.32 982
9 HOME ALONE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 919
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,066
11 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 969
12 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,874
13 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.27 513
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 761
15 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 59 0.26 602
16 LITTLE COUPLE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.26 1,362
17 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,028
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,435
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,470
20 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,559
21 EVIL TWINS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 833
22 AMC FEARFEST: FINAL DESTINATION 3 AMC 6:00 PM 120 0.22 556
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,718
24 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:27 PM 33 0.22 694
25 SWEET HOME SEXTUPLETS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,037
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.21 448
27 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 980
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 850
29 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 524
30 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.20 682
31 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 468
32 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 447
33 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 916
34 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 971
35 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 431
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,311
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 914
38 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,570
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,674
40 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 473
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 391
42 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.18 396
43 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.18 771
44 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 379
45 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 778
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 823
47 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 592
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,863
49 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 356
50 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PHILADELPHIA/DETROIT NBA-TV 7:00 PM 184 0.17 384
51 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 392
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,590
53 AMC FEARFEST: FINAL DESTINATION 2 AMC 4:00 PM 120 0.16 406
54 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 396
55 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,763
56 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.16 903
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 834
58 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.15 357
59 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,835
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,841
61 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: BASKETBALL: A LOVE STORY – EPISODE 5 ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.15 471
62 WELCOME TO WAVERLY BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.15 403
63 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,040
64 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.14 732
65 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 641
66 TRANS AM DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 455
67 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,408
68 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:04 PM 53 0.14 302
69 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 326
70 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.14 339
71 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,654
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,457
73 READY TO LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 772
74 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: BASKETBALL: A LOVE STORY – EPISODE 6 ESPN 9:00 PM 120 0.13 396
75 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 299
76 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MANCHESTER VS JUVENTUS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:57 PM 125 0.13 316
77 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 355
78 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,541
79 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,615
80 MAFS: HONEYMOON ISLAND LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.12 387
81 MLB WORLD SERIES ON FOXD: GM1: DODGERS VS RED SOX FOX DEPORTES 8:04 PM 244 0.12 363
82 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.12 400
83 LITTLE COUPLE:BIG UPDATES TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 559
84 COPA MX – L: SF: PACHUCA / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 144 0.12 232
85 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 821
86 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 11:27 PM 33 0.11 289
87 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,318
88 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,211
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,214
90 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,401
91 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,303
92 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTERLIFE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 452
93 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 741
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 918
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 695
96 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 754
97 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,196
98 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,261
99 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 675
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 706
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 882
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 650
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 683
104 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 586
105 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 718
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 964
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 905
108 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 497
109 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA DISNEY CHANNEL 3:30 PM 30 0.08 286
110 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 434
111 UNDISPUTED L: 527 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 162
112 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 777
113 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 185
114 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 221
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 303
116 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:24 AM 36 0.07 120
117 CFP RANKINGS SHOW ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.07 238
118 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:30 PM 30 0.07 178
119 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:02 PM 28 0.07 165
120 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 360
121 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UNITED FC / JUVENTUS FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:50 PM 131 0.07 159
122 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 366
123 WELCOME TO THE WAYNE NICKTOONS 7:00 PM 30 0.07 185
124 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 168
125 HUSTLE IN BROOKLYN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.07 159
126 BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 337
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 266
128 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 12:08 AM 18 0.06 142
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 699
130 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TROY/SOUTH ALABAMA ESPN2 8:00 PM 203 0.06 233
131 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 356
132 HITMANS BODYGUARD, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 118 0.06 205
133 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:57 PM 63 0.06 140
134 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 776
135 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 22 0.06 256
136 REAL SPORTS 18 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.06 177
137 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 148
138 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.06 135
139 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.06 146
140 HERD L: 846 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 131
141 CHRIS JERICHO: HUNTING MO TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 289
142 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:00 PM 30 0.05 136
143 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 756
144 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 153
145 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:00 PM 35 0.05 121
146 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: AEK ATHENS VS. FC BAYERN MUNICH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:35 PM 142 0.05 138
147 GREATEST SHOWMAN, THE HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 105 0.05 126
148 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 134
149 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 130
150 PAID OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 111

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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.