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August 13, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.12.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while GRAND HOTEL and the reruns of BULLETPROOF and the 9:30PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a busy but not particularly high-rated night for arrivals and departures.  On AMC, THE TERROR returned with a 0.15 premiere, down 0.25 from its Monday series premiere last year (down a much crazier 1.19 from the previous night, when it was bundled with THE WALKING DEAD), and also down 0.03 from the Season 1 finale, with the season premiere of LODGE 49 at 0.08, down 0.09 from last year’s series premiere (with BETTER CALL SAUL as a lead-in), and down 0.01 from the Season 1 finale.  The series finale of FX’s LEGION gained 0.03 to 0.13.  The series premiere of HBO’s OUR BOYS didn’t make the chart, with back-to-back episodes at 0.03/124K & 0.02/100K.  

USA’s WWE coverage led Monday cable at 0.95/0.93/0.87, compared to last week’s 0.83/0.82/0.78, with the lead-out debut of STRAIGHT UP STEVE AUSTIN at 0.49.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP fell 0.13 to 0.68, GIRLS CRUISE lost 0.06 to 0.36, and LOVE & LISTINGS was down 0.06 to 0.26.  On TLC, THE OTHER WAY jumped a tenth to 0.62, and THE FAMILY CHANTEL was up 0.04 to 0.43.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK gained 0.03 to 0.59.  On MTV, TEEN MOM grew by 0.03 to 0.38, and THE HILLS was up 0.09 to 0.28.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD dipped 0.03 to 0.35.  Adult Swim’s FINAL SPACE rose 0.04 to 0.34.  On Discovery, FAST N LOUD shrank by 0.03 to 0.30, and AARON NEEDS A JOB was down 0.04 to 0.17.  History’s THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA was at 0.27/0.25.  On ID, TWISTED SISTERS returned at 0.27, and EXTREME MEASURES was at 0.22.  On HGTV, HIDDEN POTENTIAL was at 0.26/0.25 compared to last week’s 0.22, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.18, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL lost 0.05 to 0.15, and MY FIRST PLACE was at 0.16.  Fox News’s HANNITY topped cable news at 0.24/0.41/3.2M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.18/0.32/2.5M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.13/0.22/1M.  A&E’s LIVE RESCUE ticked down to 0.22, and LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL was at 0.16/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.27/0.24.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP edged up 0.02 to 0.22, and CHOPPED was steady at 0.21.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday August 12, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.95 2,820
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.93 2,772
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.87 2,595
4 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 6 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.68 1,526
5 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.62 1,983
6 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.59 1,658
7 STRAIGHT UP STEVE AUSTIN USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 31 0.49 1,211
8 FAMILY CHANTEL TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.43 1,543
9 TEEN MOM SSN 8 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.38 721
10 GIRLS CRUISE VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.36 846
11 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.35 734
12 FINAL SPACE ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.34 648
13 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.30 1,091
14 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.29 970
15 HILLS: NEW BEGINNINGS MTV 10:01 PM 62 0.28 583
16 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA: 2 BEST SERVED COLD HISTORY 9:00 PM 126 0.27 1,368
17 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,018
18 HIDDEN POTENTIAL (2018) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,258
19 LOVE & LISTINGS VH1 10:01 PM 60 0.26 685
20 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,135
21 HIDDEN POTENTIAL (2018) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.25 1,263
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,155
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,041
24 LIVE RESCUE: 15 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.22 867
25 EXTREME MEASURES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 934
26 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,054
27 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.21 719
28 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,451
29 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.21 775
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 677
31 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:43 PM 17 0.19 584
32 MLB WEEKDAY  L: BOSTON/CLEVELAND ESPN 7:00 PM 223 0.19 785
33 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 8 MTV 11:03 PM 61 0.19 352
34 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 1,211
35 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 398
36 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,526
37 AARON NEEDS A JOB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.17 540
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,471
39 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.17 561
40 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 369
41 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.16 728
42 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 462
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,765
44 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,905
45 MY FIRST PLACE (2019) HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.16 859
46 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 11:06 PM 59 0.16 705
47 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 364
48 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 421
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,466
50 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.15 773
51 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 384
52 AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.15 721
53 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,982
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 306
55 TERROR, THE AMC 9:00 PM 70 0.15 581
56 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 1,055
57 SCOOBY-DOO & GUESS WHO THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.14 497
58 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.14 325
59 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.14 646
60 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,888
61 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.13 673
62 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,554
63 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,015
64 LEGION FX 10:00 PM 69 0.13 365
65 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 261
66 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 460
67 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,351
68 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 287
69 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 263
70 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 281
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 959
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,470
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,051
74 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 251
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,552
76 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,506
77 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,075
78 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 12:05 AM 60 0.11 485
79 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,248
80 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.11 555
81 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 286
82 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,419
83 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 712
84 PARANORMAL EMERGENCY TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 331
85 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,215
86 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 241
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 847
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,453
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,298
90 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,399
91 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 825
92 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 729
93 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 707
94 MAO MAO:HEROES OF PURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:26 PM 16 0.09 399
95 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 277
96 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,153
97 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 294
98 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 679
99 MAO MAO:HEROES OF PURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 PM 11 0.08 393
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 647
101 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 234
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 653
103 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 226
104 LODGE 49 AMC 10:10 PM 70 0.08 246
105 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 562
106 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,360
107 DRAIN THE OCEANS COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 468
108 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.07 233
109 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,230
110 DRAIN THE OCEANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 621
111 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,031
112 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 223
113 BATMANIA: BATMAN FOREVER SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 150 0.07 164
114 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,131
115 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 604
116 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 134
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 557
118 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L: FANTASY FOOTBALL RANKINGS ESPN2 7:00 PM 420 0.06 123
119 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 355
120 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 862
121 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 585
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 969
123 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 472
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 782
125 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 503
126 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 133
127 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 148
128 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 836
129 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 576
130 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 844
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 232
132 UNDISPUTED SP L: 730:MCINTYRE/PARKER/JENNINGS FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 122
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 992
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 202
135 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 865
136 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 365
137 ATL HOMICIDE TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 212
138 MANSON: THE WOMEN: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 120 0.04 172
139 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 434
140 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL  L: JUNIOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES ESPN2 4:00 PM 120 0.04 174
141 BBCA MOVIE: ENDERS GAME BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 150 0.04 181
142 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 98
143 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 97
144 YUM AND YUMMER COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 114
145 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 104
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 189
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 172
148 HERD L: 1045 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 103
149 BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 366
150 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL  L ESPN2 1:00 PM 97 0.03 146

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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.