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October 22, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.21.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, there were plentiful MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL-related adjustments, as both DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR dropped 0.2, and both ALL AMERICAN and BLACK LIGHTNING lost 0.1.  In addition, PRODIGAL SON was down 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.65, down 0.8 from last week’s game.  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE: THE OTHER WAY rose 0.15 to 0.90, with a lead-in hour up 0.11 to 0.44.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.78/0.74/0.72, compared to last week’s 0.82/0.76/0.75.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP slipped 0.02 to 0.53, and CARTEL CREW was down 0.04 to 0.23.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK gained 0.05 to 0.50.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP climbed 0.04 to 0.37, and HALLOWEEN CAKE-OFF was up 0.02 to 0.25.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.35/0.28, compared to last week’s 0.33/0.28.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.24/0.44/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.35/2.7M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.14/0.23/1M.  On ID, TWISTED SISTERS ticked up to 0.21, and SOMEONE YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW was at 0.18.  On HGTV, ROCK THE BLOCK was at 0.20/0.18, GOOD BONES was at 0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.02 to 0.16.  On A&E, LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL was at 0.18/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.19, and LIVE RESCUE was steady at 0.17.  On History, PAWN STARS was at 0.17, and AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.14.  On HBO, THE DEUCE was steady at 0.07, followed by the premiere of limited series CATHERINE THE GREAT at 0.05.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday October 21, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: NEW ENGLAND/NY JETS ESPN 8:13 PM 196 3.65 10,839
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 1.98 6,543
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:29 PM 61 1.15 2,770
4 90 DAY FIANCE TOW: TELL A TLC 9:00 PM 98 0.90 2,849
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.78 2,373
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.74 2,477
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.72 2,175
8 UNPOLISHED: FIRST LOOK TLC 10:38 PM 15 0.62 1,981
9 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 6 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.53 1,163
10 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.52 1,433
11 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,432
12 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.44 1,583
13 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,193
14 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.35 778
15 STREET OUTLAWS: NO PREP: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 122 0.35 1,007
16 STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.28 804
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 885
18 HALLOWEEN CAKE-OFF FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.25 842
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,256
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,151
21 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 617
22 CARTEL CREW 2 VH1 9:01 PM 57 0.23 556
23 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 498
24 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.22 604
25 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,813
26 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,733
27 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 815
28 ROCK THE BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,077
29 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,637
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,454
31 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.18 680
32 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 90 0.18 460
33 SOMEONE THOUGHT YOU KNEW INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 703
34 ROCK THE BLOCK: WINNERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 1,057
35 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.18 422
36 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.18 723
37 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.17 382
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.17 429
39 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.17 796
40 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.17 303
41 LIVE RESCUE: 21 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.17 740
42 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 1:55 AM 35 0.16 466
43 GOOD BONES: DOWN TO STUDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 768
44 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.16 960
45 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 2,134
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,530
47 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.15 625
48 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,474
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 352
50 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 1,074
51 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,042
52 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 1:20 AM 35 0.14 420
53 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,171
54 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 975
55 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 2:00 PM 30 0.13 479
56 HALLOWEEN CAKE-OFF FOOD NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.13 336
57 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 877
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 940
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 887
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 871
61 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 689
62 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,045
63 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,549
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 963
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 771
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 952
67 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,488
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 899
69 RICKY ZOOM NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.11 407
70 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 925
71 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,818
72 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,461
73 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 990
74 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,572
75 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,686
76 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,797
77 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 758
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,130
79 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 795
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,689
81 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.10 274
82 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,446
83 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,604
84 AMC FEARFEST AMC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 292
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,357
86 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 12:30 PM 23 0.09 299
87 BLUEY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 AM 22 0.09 337
88 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,609
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 528
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,353
91 PARANORMAL EMERGENCY TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 298
92 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,706
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,182
94 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA DISNEY CHANNEL 1:27 PM 31 0.08 262
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,146
96 UNDISPUTED L: 780 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 198
97 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.07 286
98 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,121
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,060
100 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,495
101 AMC FEARFEST AMC 4:30 PM 90 0.07 237
102 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 60 0.07 280
103 MY HORROR STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 238
104 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,045
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 438
106 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 229
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 949
108 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 210
109 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 901
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 141
111 DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE SHORT DISNEY CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.06 417
112 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.06 250
113 C2C-10TH ANNI PREV SPCL HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 60 0.06 372
114 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/SHEFFIELD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:53 PM 134 0.06 142
115 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 169
116 MIRACLES OF XMAS PREVIEW HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 10:00 PM 60 0.05 340
117 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.05 152
118 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 75 0.05 176
119 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.05 554
120 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 149
121 CATHERINE THE GREAT HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 52 0.05 332
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 247
123 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 134
124 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 10:00 PM 60 0.05 211
125 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 143
126 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 136
127 CASH CAB BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.05 205
128 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 1,004
129 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 115
130 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 9:00 PM 60 0.05 192
131 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 156
132 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.05 97
133 LOST CITIES W ALBERT LIN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 443
134 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 144
135 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 180 0.05 131
136 HERD L: 1095 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 156
137 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.05 129
138 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 117
139 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 133
140 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 118
141 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 210
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 114
143 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.04 158
144 CATCH 21 (2019) GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 451
145 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.04 96
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 206
147 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 11:00 PM 60 0.04 160
148 DRAIN THE OCEANS COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 411
149 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 376
150 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.04 93

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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.