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November 8, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.7.2018

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes to the preliminary Wednesday ratings.  (In response to a query from this morning, the final A MILLION LITTLE THINGS number was 0.74.)

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 1.01 for Lakers vs. Minnesota, and 0.65 for Philadelphia vs. Indiana.  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE ticked up to 0.75, although that’s still down 0.15 from 2 weeks ago.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW rose 0.08 to 0.55.  Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK ticked down to 0.46.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY returned at 0.45, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was up 0.05 to 0.19.  Cable news was a dead heat in the 18-49 demo, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.43/0.72/4.1M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.43/0.64/3.6M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.37/0.50/1.8M.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE was steady at 0.37, and KNIFE OR DEATH held at 0.22.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL jumped 0.09 to 0.33.  MTV’s ARE YOU THE ONE? was at 0.29.  On ID, SHATTERED gained 0.06 to 0.28, and HOMICIDE HUNTER was at 0.28.  OWN’s GREENLEAF climbed 0.06 to 0.26.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS was at 0.24, and both HOUSE HUNTERS and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL were at 0.19.  The season finale of FXX’s IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA ticked up to 0.20.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS ticked down to 0.18.  Off the chart, LUCHA UNDERGROUND lost a tick to 0.01/60K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday November 7, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MINNESOTA/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:34 PM 139 1.01 2,207
2 NBA AFTER THE BUZZER  L ESPN 12:53 AM 17 0.78 1,604
3 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 60 0.75 1,648
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHILADELPHIA/INDIANA ESPN 8:12 PM 142 0.65 1,515
5 BLACK INK CREW 7 VH1 10:00 PM 61 0.55 1,063
6 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 50 0.55 1,104
7 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.46 826
8 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,188
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.43 4,083
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.43 3,578
11 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.39 3,574
12 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.39 745
13 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.38 3,525
14 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.37 1,787
15 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.37 1,183
16 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,745
17 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.37 3,608
18 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,666
19 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 12 0.35 833
20 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.34 1,455
21 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.34 3,544
22 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.34 1,466
23 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.33 956
24 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.31 2,902
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 847
26 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.30 2,699
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.30 1,574
28 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.29 2,791
29 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.29 3,136
30 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 7 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.29 480
31 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.29 2,222
32 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.29 647
33 SHATTERED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,203
34 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 797
35 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 907
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.28 1,227
37 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,428
38 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.28 2,682
39 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.27 1,570
40 FX MOVIE PRIME: DEEPWATER HORIZON FX 7:30 PM 150 0.27 883
41 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,329
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.26 2,555
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 577
44 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:31 PM 165 0.25 642
45 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.25 1,450
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.25 2,574
47 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.25 2,455
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.25 1,530
49 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.24 653
50 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.24 1,436
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.24 1,498
52 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,401
53 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.24 2,209
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.23 2,545
55 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,232
56 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.23 2,153
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.23 2,503
58 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.22 697
59 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.22 1,049
60 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OHIO STATE/CINCINNATI ESPN2 6:00 PM 132 0.22 561
61 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,151
62 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.21 1,027
63 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,991
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.20 1,930
65 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 473
66 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.20 357
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,012
68 KEEP IT SPOTLESS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.19 885
69 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,220
70 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TOLEDO/NORTHERN ILLINOIS ESPN2 8:12 PM 193 0.19 500
71 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 465
72 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 1,156
73 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,056
74 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.19 861
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,116
76 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.18 1,518
77 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,912
78 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,775
79 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.18 387
80 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,818
81 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.17 285
82 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.17 687
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 363
84 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 496
85 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.16 299
86 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 354
87 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.15 693
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,530
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,435
90 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 306
91 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,277
92 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 32 0.14 739
93 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.14 566
94 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,143
95 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,226
96 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.13 213
97 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.13 566
98 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 327
99 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:25 PM 35 0.13 273
100 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.13 204
101 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.13 265
102 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: JUVENTUS VS. MANCHESTER UNITED TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:50 PM 131 0.13 283
103 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 296
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,232
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 306
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,280
107 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.12 535
108 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 290
109 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.12 200
110 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 297
111 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 259
112 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 230
113 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.11 181
114 ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF HBO PRIME 9:50 PM 94 0.10 215
115 TEXAS METAL VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 362
116 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NASHVILLE/COLORADO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:16 PM 170 0.09 222
117 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 21 0.09 303
118 INSIDE SOLITARY CONFINEME NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 412
119 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 386
120 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 470
121 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: JUVENTUS FC / MANCHESTER UNITED UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:50 PM 131 0.07 148
122 UNDISPUTED L: 538 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 155
123 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 208
124 CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 336
125 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 128
126 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 385
127 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 131
128 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 112
129 MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 250
130 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.05 119
131 GAME NIGHT HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 100 0.05 120
132 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 287
133 HERD L: 857 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 113
134 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 127
135 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:00 PM 42 0.05 151
136 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:01 PM 29 0.05 151
137 CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 308
138 SPHERE: SPHERE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 134 0.05 163
139 CHEAP EATS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 163
140 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.05 100
141 NHL LIVE PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 61 0.05 119
142 MAN S GREATEST FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 164
143 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:00 PM 30 0.04 119
144 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OHIO/MIAMI(OH) ESPNU 7:00 PM 211 0.04 213
145 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: PFC CSKA MOSCOW VS ROMA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:42 PM 128 0.04 102
146 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:30 PM 30 0.04 116
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 240
148 MISION EUROPA WED UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:01 PM 60 0.04 76
149 STAN AGAINST EVIL IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.04 101
150 STAN AGAINST EVIL IFC TV 10:30 PM 31 0.04 88

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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.
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