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October 9, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.8.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  After football adjustment, DANCING WITH THE STARS, THE VOICE and MANIFEST all lost 0.1, although THE GOOD DOCTOR held its preliminary rating.  In addition, BULL and THE RESIDENT gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL fell a heavy 1.03 from last week’s game to 3.60.  TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS games were at 1.18/0.39, and Fox Sports 1’s game was at 0.57.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.87/0.83/0.77, compared to last week’s 0.78/0.76/0.75.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped 0.05 to 0.82, and REMY & PAPOOSE was steady at 0.48.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY shed 0.05 to 0.48.  On AMC, the season finale of BETTER CALL SAUL was at 0.47, up 0.02 from last week and down 0.15 from 2017, while the season finale of LODGE 49 was up 0.02 to 0.09.  On MTV, TEEN MOM dropped 0.09 to 0.46, and FLORIBAMA SHORE was up 0.03 to 0.31.  Food Network’s HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP ticked up to 0,38, and HALLOWEEN CAKE-OFF was at 0.33.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.36/0.58/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.32/1.9M, and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.15/0.21/700K.  TLC’s LONG ISLAND MEDIUM returned at 0.31, and LONG LOST FAMILY was at 0.23.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT returned at 0.29, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.03 to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.22.  On ID, TWISTED SISTERS rose 0.03 to 0.28.  On Discovery, SHIFTING GEARS climbed 0.07 to 0.24, and VEGAS RAT RODS was down 0.04 to 0.17.  Lifetime’s 24 TO LIFE premiered at 0.09.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday October 8, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: WASHINGTON/NEW ORLEANS ESPN 8:13 PM 195 3.60 10,506
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 1.28 3,982
3 MLB DIVISION SERIES: YANKEES VS RED SOX TBS NETWORK 7:27 PM 243 1.18 4,405
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:28 PM 62 1.17 2,840
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.87 2,533
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.83 2,388
7 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 5 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.82 1,661
8 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 68 0.77 2,200
9 MLB NL DIVISION SERIES L: LA DODGERS/ATLANTA 4 FOX SPORTS 1 4:25 PM 232 0.57 2,169
10 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,266
11 REMY & PAPOOSE S1 VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.48 969
12 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 85 0.47 1,526
13 TEEN MOM SSN 7B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.46 851
14 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.45 1,102
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.40 906
16 MLB DIVISION SERIES: INDIANS VS ASTROS TBS NETWORK 1:25 PM 254 0.39 1,919
17 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,240
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.36 3,260
19 MLB NLDS POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 8:17 PM 16 0.34 1,168
20 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.33 3,973
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,242
22 HALLOWEEN CAKE-OFF FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.33 904
23 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.31 562
24 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.31 1,310
25 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,860
26 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,211
27 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 897
28 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 2,924
29 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 730
30 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 5:39 PM 21 0.26 950
31 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.26 1,265
32 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.26 2,884
33 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:30 PM 47 0.24 744
34 SHIFTING GEARS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 625
35 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 585
36 LONG LOST FAMILY: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 120 0.23 1,263
37 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.23 1,741
38 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,103
39 BRAVOS PLAY BY PLAY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.22 600
40 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,019
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 2,017
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 2,003
43 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,884
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,873
45 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 27 0.20 740
46 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,900
47 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 406
48 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,790
49 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,928
50 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 90 0.19 414
51 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.19 1,136
52 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.19 904
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.19 425
54 TM YOUNG & PREG: TWEETS MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.18 390
55 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,831
56 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 488
57 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.18 395
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,943
59 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 422
60 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 502
61 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,624
62 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 419
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 691
64 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 15 0.15 756
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,627
66 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.15 717
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 687
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 383
69 GHOST ADV REPACK: GHOSTS OF HOLLYWOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.14 359
70 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 659
71 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,255
72 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 425
73 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:30 PM 33 0.13 474
74 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 696
75 BUREAU OF MAGICAL THINGS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.13 657
76 LOCK IT IN L FOX SPORTS 1 8:33 PM 27 0.13 355
77 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 702
78 MINECON EARTH REMIX THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:45 PM 15 0.12 575
79 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 654
80 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,551
81 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,189
82 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 553
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 677
84 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.11 400
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 606
86 LIM: COUNTDOWN TO NEW SSN: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.11 477
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 686
88 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 6:25 PM 93 0.10 212
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 888
90 UNDISPUTED L: 516 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 225
91 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,280
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,251
93 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 617
94 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 919
95 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,144
96 BRAKE ROOM DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.10 349
97 24 TO LIFE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.09 308
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 611
99 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 321
100 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 272
101 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 526
102 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 979
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 660
104 LODGE 49 AMC 10:25 PM 75 0.09 307
105 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 1:00 PM 25 0.09 342
106 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 673
107 BRAKE ROOM DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.09 305
108 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.09 183
109 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 420
110 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 593
111 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 433
112 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 482
113 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.08 173
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 295
115 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:00 PM 30 0.08 207
116 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:30 PM 30 0.08 224
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 853
118 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 135 0.08 181
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 237
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 686
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 775
122 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 154
123 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 720
124 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 418
125 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 399
126 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 754
127 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 410
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 259
129 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 90 0.06 139
130 BBCA MOVIE: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 180 0.06 195
131 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 205
132 HERD L: 835 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 149
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 279
134 NBA PRESEASON   L: PHOENIX/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 10:30 PM 149 0.06 193
135 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 403
136 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 127
137 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.06 151
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 723
139 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 279
140 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.06 124
141 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 502 DOWN THE BACK STAIRCASE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.06 240
142 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 591
143 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 143
144 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 144
145 WAR FOR THE PLANET OF APE: WAR FOR THE PLANET OF APE HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 140 0.05 113
146 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 304
147 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 125
148 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 101
149 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 110
150 NBA: THE JUMP   L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.05 113

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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.