UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.18.2019

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NETWORK FINALS:  Here’s the full rundown on Wednesday’s broadcast ratings.

NBC:  The AMERICA’S GOT TALENT finale was at 1.5, up 0.3 from last week but down a significant 0.6 from the 2018 finale.  An A LITTLE LATE WITH LILY SINGH special to promo the network’s new late-night show was at 0.4, down 0.1 from this morning’s preliminary rating.

FOX:  The 2-hour MASTERCHEF finale was at 0.8, down 0.1 from last week’s hour and down 0.3 from last year’s finale.

CBS:  BIG BROTHER was at 1.1, steady with last week and up 0.1 from this morning’s number.  Reruns followed at 0.3 (down 0.1 from this morning) and 0.4.

CW:  A rerun MYSTERIES DECODED was at 0.1, and HYPNOTIZE ME dropped 0.1 from last week to 0.1.

ABC:  Reruns at 0.4-0.5.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: 1984 debuted at 1.00, down a big 0.45 from last year’s APOCALYPSE.  AHS tends to have a big Week 2 drop, so we’ll see what happens from here.  On VH1, BASKETBALL WIVES gained 0.05 to 0.50, and BLACK INK CREW was at 0.47/0.33 compared to last week’s 0.43/0.26.  On USA, WWE NXT was at 0.43, SUITS rose 0.05 to 0.20, and the season finale of PEARSON was up 0.02 to 0.10.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dipped 0.03 to 0.42.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE returned at 0.32.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT reunion special was at 0.31, down 0.11 from last week’s finale, and FORBIDDEN LOVE was at 0.09.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS edged up 0.02 to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.02 to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up a tick to 0.24.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.23/0.44/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.30/2.6M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.14/0.21/900K.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was at 0.23/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.23, with CONTACT moved to the 11PM slot and down 0.02 to 0.12.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL climbed 0.04 to 0.23.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dropped 0.07 to 0.22.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was steady at 0.22.  On A&E, GHOST HUNTERS ticked up to 0.21, and PSYCHIC KIDS was up 0.04 to 0.15.  On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER lost 0.02 to 0.21, and THE MURDER TAPES was down 0.12 to 0.19.  WGN’s DOG’S MOST WANTED fell 0.09 to 0.15.  The season finale episodes of Comedy Central’s SOUTH SIDE were at 0.12/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.12.  OWN’s DAVID MAKES MAN ticked down to 0.08.  

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