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March 20, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.19.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There was bad news in the adjustments for THE VILLAGE, which dropped 0.1, and at 0.8, lost more than half its THIS IS US lead-in.  (With an extra decimal, it was 1.70 vs. 0.84.)  Elsewhere, THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.03 to 0.74, and TEMPTATION ISLAND was down 0.02 to 0.46.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND slipped 0.02 to 0.74, THE LOST GOLD OF WORLD WAR II debuted at 0.33, and an OAK ISLAND lead-in hour was at 0.29.  Tru kicked off NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage with the play-in games at 0.57/0.30.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS lost 0.04 to 0.54, and MEXICAN DYNASTIES was down 0.02 to 0.17.  OWN’s THE HAVE AND HAVE NOTS edged up 0.02 to 0.39, and a lead-out episode of IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG was at 0.28.  MTV’s SIESTA KEY jumped 0.11 to 0.36.  Food Network’s CHOPPED rose 0.09 to 0.33.  On TLC, I AM JAZZ climbed 0.06 to 0.30, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE rose 0.05 to 0.26, and DR PIMPLE POPPER was down 0.05 to 0.24.  On ID, DEADLY RECALL was steady at 0.30, and HOMETOWN HOMICIDE was also steady at 0.27.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 returned at 0.30 (down 0.04 from the September 2018 premiere), and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was at 0.17 (steady).  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT gained 0.02 to 0.29.  TBS’s MIRACLE WORKERS grew by 0.02 to 0.29.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.26/0.40/2.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.25/0.41/2.7M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.18/0.27/1M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.25/0.24/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.26, ONE OF A KIND was at 0.22, RESTORED BY THE FORDS was at 0.22/0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.07 to 0.19.  On Discovery, GARAGE REHAB ticked up to 0.24, AMERICAN CHOPPER gained 0.03 to 0.22, and SHIFTING GEARS was down 0.02 to 0.16.  On A&E, HOARDERS drifted down 0.03 to 0.23, and THE TOE BRO fell 0.07 to 0.15.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE ticked up to 0.15.  On BET, AMERICAN SOUL dropped 0.04 to 0.11, and BOOMERANG was down 0.02 to 0.09.  The finale of TV Land’s TEACHERS was steady at 0.07.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 19, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.74 2,208
2 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.74 3,635
3 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRTU-2: BELMONT VS TEMPLE TRUTV 9:04 PM 140 0.57 1,537
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.54 1,609
5 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.46 1,069
6 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-BRG-TU TRUTV 8:49 PM 15 0.42 1,271
7 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,892
8 SIESTA KEY SSN 2 MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.36 641
9 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,017
10 LOST GOLD OF WORLD WAR II HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.33 1,827
11 I AM JAZZ TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,052
12 DEADLY RECALL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,258
13 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.30 581
14 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRTU-1: FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON VS PRAIRIE VIEW TRUTV 6:32 PM 137 0.30 969
15 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,690
16 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 66 0.29 998
17 MIRACLE WORKERS TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.29 928
18 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,506
19 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-POST-TU TRUTV 11:24 PM 34 0.28 652
20 HOMETOWN HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,238
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 766
22 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,029
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,852
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.26 840
25 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,733
26 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.25 1,093
27 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,008
28 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,067
29 GARAGE REHAB SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.24 787
30 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.24 521
31 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,800
32 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,182
33 HOARDERS: LINDA 115 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.23 823
34 ONE OF A KIND HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,111
35 AMERICAN CHOPPER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.22 821
36 RESTORED BY THE FORDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.22 1,219
37 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 451
38 RESTORED BY THE FORDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.21 1,185
39 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: ST. FRANCIS/INDIANA ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.20 677
40 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:31 PM 30 0.20 581
41 FX MOVIE PRIME: TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON FX 8:00 PM 180 0.20 477
42 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 463
43 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.19 1,082
44 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 453
45 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:03 PM 57 0.19 501
46 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,012
47 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 31 0.18 630
48 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,014
49 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,066
50 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 9:04 PM 119 0.17 650
51 MEXICAN DYNASTIES BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.17 478
52 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 483
53 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 533
54 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,356
55 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,070
56 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.17 426
57 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,188
58 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 338
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,771
60 SHIFTING GEARS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.16 507
61 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:06 PM 31 0.16 738
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 371
63 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 336
64 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,683
65 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 410
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 305
67 TOE BRO, THE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.15 600
68 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.15 333
69 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,293
70 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,706
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,180
72 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.14 441
73 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,831
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,464
75 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,948
76 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 313
77 COLLEGE GAMENIGHT       L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 287
78 MAFS FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:37 PM 12 0.13 666
79 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 273
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,496
81 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 770
82 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 812
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,614
84 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,416
85 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,754
86 GOLIC AND WINGO     L ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 222
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 714
88 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,286
89 ABBY HATCHER NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.12 534
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,296
91 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,602
92 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 234
93 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.11 600
94 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,280
95 AMERICAN SOUL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.11 371
96 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 703
97 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,593
98 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 809
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,125
100 MAFS:LOVE UNLOCKED (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.10 461
101 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 606
102 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 323
103 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,175
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 662
105 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,223
106 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.10 364
107 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,501
108 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 646
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 547
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,107
111 BOOMERANG SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 295
112 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN2 11:05 PM 115 0.09 310
113 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: INDIANA/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:35 PM 148 0.09 248
114 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA LAKERS/MILWAUKEE NBA-TV 8:00 PM 155 0.09 289
115 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 609
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,126
117 LOST TREASURES OF EGYPT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 392
118 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 732
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 653
120 BBCA MOVIE: PERFECT STORM, THE BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 180 0.08 209
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 726
122 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.08 313
123 STORY OF GOD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 443
124 PROFIT AN INSIDE LOOK CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 277
125 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 448
126 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.07 271
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 955
128 LEGENDARY LOCATIONS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 331
129 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 923
130 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.07 436
131 UNDISPUTED L: 631 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 138
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 955
133 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 628
134 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 984
135 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: HOFSTRA/NC STATE ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.06 344
136 CLASH OF THE TITANS (REMA HBO PRIME 4:40 PM 106 0.06 189
137 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRE-TU TRUTV 6:00 PM 32 0.06 173
138 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 453
139 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 282
140 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 276
141 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 165
142 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 830
143 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 453
144 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.05 158
145 MAN V. FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 168
146 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 255
147 MAFS:LOVE UNLOCKED (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.05 197
148 SECRETS OF THE LOST SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 244
149 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: ARKANSAS/PROVIDENCE ESPN2 9:04 PM 121 0.05 339
150 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: WASHINGTON/NEW JERSEY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 151 0.05 135

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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.