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December 20, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.19.2018

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The SURVIVOR REUNION special dropped 0.2 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, down 0.03 to 0.53, with a lead-in special at 0.40.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY jumped a tenth to 0.46.  History’s VIKINGS lost 0.05 to 0.38, and FORGED IN FIRE ticked up to 0.29.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.37.  MTV’s CATFISH slipped 0.02 to 0.30.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.29/0.44/3.1M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.26/0.36/1.3M, and Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.20/0.31/2.1M.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dropped 0.04 to 0.27.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL fell 0.06 to 0.26.  On ID, SHATTERED returned at 0.25.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.04 to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.03 to 0.24, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.03 to 0.24.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL game was at 0.24.  USA’s WWE special was at 0.18.  Discovery’s BORDER LIVE ticked up to 0.12.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK returned at 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 19, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BLACK INK CREW 7 VH1 10:01 PM 60 0.53 1,135
2 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,178
3 BLACK INK CREW-SMAS SPC VH1 9:00 PM 61 0.40 867
4 VIKINGS HISTORY 9:00 PM 61 0.38 1,693
5 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: SAN DIEGO STATE/OHIO ESPN 8:00 PM 179 0.37 1,447
6 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7C MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.30 543
7 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:01 PM 60 0.29 1,042
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,058
9 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 805
10 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,313
11 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,386
12 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 32 0.26 929
13 SHATTERED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,291
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 817
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,334
16 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 168 0.24 697
17 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.24 595
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,496
19 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,480
20 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:59 PM 91 0.23 622
21 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,307
22 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,319
23 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:30 AM 30 0.22 509
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.21 723
25 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,148
26 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,741
27 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: OKLAHOMA CITY/SACRAMENTO NBA-TV 10:00 PM 147 0.19 494
28 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,124
29 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,418
30 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 553
31 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,100
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 965
33 WWE YEAR END SPECTACULAR USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 584
34 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,178
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 355
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 954
37 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 326
38 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 349
39 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 348
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,153
41 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 382
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,695
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,841
44 RAMPAGE (2018) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.16 425
45 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 422
46 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PHOENIX/BOSTON NBA-TV 7:30 PM 150 0.15 395
47 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 114 0.15 791
48 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 340
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 824
50 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,797
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,549
52 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,079
53 MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 451
54 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 354
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 263
56 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,209
57 UFOS REPACK: FROM ABOVE AND BELOW TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.13 559
58 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 265
59 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 304
60 DEAL OR NO DEAL CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 640
61 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,404
62 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,591
63 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.13 481
64 DEAL OR NO DEAL CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 709
65 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,574
66 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 348
67 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,239
68 BORDER LIVE: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 123 0.12 430
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,423
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 835
71 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,557
72 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,100
73 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,963
74 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: AUBURN/NC STATE ESPN2 7:00 PM 131 0.12 438
75 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 863
76 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,289
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,341
78 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 661
79 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 707
80 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 577
81 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 822
82 AST COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 600
83 FANTOMWORKS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.11 519
84 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 219
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,324
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 996
87 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,071
88 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:11 PM 117 0.10 343
89 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,321
90 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.09 289
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,070
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,048
93 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 802
94 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 205
95 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: BIRTH OF A NATION BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 180 0.09 377
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 861
97 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,065
98 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:27 AM 63 0.09 236
99 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,107
100 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:51 PM 39 0.09 235
101 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,000
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 802
103 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 293
104 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 420
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 485
106 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,183
107 UNDISPUTED L: 568 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 156
108 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 956
109 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,123
110 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 223
111 MAN FIRE FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 211
112 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.07 352
113 BUSY TONIGHT E! 10:00 PM 30 0.06 136
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 316
115 SCHITTS CREEK POP 10:00 PM 35 0.06 237
116 HERD L: 885 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.06 131
117 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 137
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 242
119 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 126
120 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.05 122
121 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 152
122 BUNDESLIGA L: BAYERN MUNICH/LEIPZIG FOX SPORTS 1 2:19 PM 131 0.05 108
123 SP BARGAIN MANSIONS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 178
124 SIGNING DAY SPECIAL    L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 128
125 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 103
126 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 109
127 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 105
128 NFL MICD UP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.05 105
129 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 365
130 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 145
131 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 8:33 PM 10 0.05 174
132 NFL PLAYBOOK NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.04 125
133 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 110
134 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 15 PHI VS. LAR NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.04 234
135 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 98
136 CASHED OUT REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 139
137 FOUR CHRISTMASES HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 89 0.04 127
138 WOM COLL BKBL: BIG 12 L FOX SPORTS 1 8:43 PM 107 0.04 241
139 NHL LIVE PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 63 0.04 133
140 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.04 117
141 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 219
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 214
143 CLEO AND CUQUIN NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.04 227
144 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.03 100
145 MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, THE HBO PRIME 10:50 AM 112 0.03 73
146 CHARMED POP 5:08 PM 64 0.03 102
147 LOCK IT IN L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 60 0.03 59
148 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 120
149 CHARMED POP 6:12 PM 63 0.03 126
150 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 106

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."