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February 26, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.25.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was back at the top of Monday cable, at 1.09/1.04/0.92 compared to last week’s 1.08/0.97/0.84.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.62/0.52 compared to last week’s 0.67/0.51, and CARTEL CREW was down 0.07 to 0.29.  On MTV, TEEN MOM gained 0.07 to 0.53, and LINDSAY LOHAN’S BEACH CLUB was down 0.02 to 0.18.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD rose 0.09 to 0.47.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES was steady at 0.45.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.40/0.25.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.37/0.30 compared to last week’s 0.48/0.32, and WINNER CAKE ALL was down 0.05 to 0.20.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS lost 0.04 to 0.34.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.03 to 0.33, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.32/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.35/0.21, and HOME TOWN was up 0.04 to 0.29.  CNN’s Bernie Sanders TOWN HALL led cable news at 0.32/0.43/1.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.31/0.49/3M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.46/3M.  ID’s PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES ticked up to 0.28, and GRAVE MYSTERIES was at 0.26.  TNT’s I AM THE NIGHT climbed 0.05 to 0.27.  TLC’s COUNTING ON rose 0.03 to 0.27.  On History, PAWN STARS was at 0.25, and AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.23.  A&E’s TRUMP DYNASTY was at 0.15.  Freeform’s SHADOWHUNTERS returned at 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday February 25, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.09 3,167
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.04 2,952
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.92 2,648
4 LOVE AND HIP HOP 9 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.62 1,258
5 TEEN MOM II SSN9 MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.53 972
6 LOVE & HIP HOP MIAMI 2 VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.52 1,039
7 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.47 956
8 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,170
9 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:05 PM 115 0.40 1,300
10 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,339
11 STREET OUTLAWS: NO PREP: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 122 0.34 1,059
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,434
13 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 8:00 PM 71 0.32 1,345
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,300
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 868
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,959
17 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.30 971
18 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.30 698
19 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,506
20 CARTEL CREW VH1 10:01 PM 60 0.29 574
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.29 1,137
22 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,121
23 I AM THE NIGHT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 65 0.27 1,106
24 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,021
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,964
26 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 574
27 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,897
28 GRAVE MYSTERIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,044
29 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.25 599
30 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NOTRE DAME/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 125 0.25 718
31 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.25 1,191
32 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.24 789
33 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 523
34 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.23 1,494
35 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,342
36 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.22 758
37 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.21 479
38 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 451
39 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.21 1,100
40 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,042
41 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:11 PM 49 0.20 1,169
42 WINNER CAKE ALL FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.20 720
43 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.20 381
44 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.20 756
45 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,494
46 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,149
47 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 382
48 LINDSAY LOHANS BEACH CLUB MTV 10:02 PM 60 0.18 341
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 437
50 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 363
51 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 898
52 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.17 561
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 369
54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 777
55 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 390
56 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,611
57 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,784
58 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,463
59 BIOGRAPHY: TRUMP DYNASTY: 1 NEW FRONTIERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 124 0.15 746
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 711
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 329
62 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,090
63 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 330
64 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 524
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 753
66 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,843
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 284
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 843
69 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 452
70 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 864
71 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 301
72 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,560
73 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 734
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,544
75 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.13 373
76 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,522
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,997
78 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 634
79 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 690
80 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.12 536
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 823
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 783
83 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,317
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,371
85 OTHER TWO, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.12 217
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,773
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,531
88 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,542
89 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.11 467
90 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PHILADELPHIA/NEW ORLEANS NBA-TV 7:57 PM 155 0.11 283
91 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,362
92 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.11 528
93 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 677
94 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,375
95 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 721
96 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,573
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,033
98 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,232
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 962
100 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,198
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 545
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,061
103 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DALLAS/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:32 PM 143 0.09 252
104 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 968
105 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,030
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 921
107 UNDISPUTED L: 615 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 206
108 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LOS ANGELES/TAMPA BAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 178 0.09 294
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,090
110 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,083
111 LINDSAY LOHAN BEACH AFTER MTV 11:02 PM 30 0.09 179
112 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.09 313
113 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.09 223
114 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 994
115 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.08 244
116 IN ICE COLD BLOOD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 363
117 ALASKA HAUNTING REPACK: WHERE EVIL LIVES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 362
118 HAUNTED HOSPITALS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 389
119 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.08 381
120 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 429
121 THOSE WHO CANT TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 136
122 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 227
123 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 387
124 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 282
125 HERD L: 934 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 144
126 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 160
127 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 556
128 MY GHOST STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 179
129 HAUNTING TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.05 172
130 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 376
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 254
132 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:55 AM 65 0.05 126
133 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 226
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 225
135 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:31 PM 29 0.05 156
136 BEST THING I EVER ATE COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.05 170
137 BOURNE SUPREMACY, THE HBO PRIME 5:05 PM 108 0.05 201
138 JON GLASER LOVES GEAR TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.05 86
139 MY GHOST STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 195
140 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 9:55 PM 56 0.05 136
141 JONAH HEX MAXPRIME 4:15 PM 81 0.05 102
142 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 111
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 223
144 O.G. HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.05 146
145 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 95
146 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 102
147 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:30 PM 30 0.04 115
148 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 101
149 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 115
150 LIFE OF THE PARTY HBO PRIME 3:20 PM 105 0.04 104

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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.