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August 14, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.13.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, the entire CW line-up came down by 0.1 after adjustment.  Elsewhere, THE PROPOSAL lost 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of MOM gained the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast led Monday cable at 0.98/0.97/0.95, compared to last week’s 0.94/0.94/0.91.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP slipped 0.03 to 0.97.  On MTV, a TEEN MOM REUNION show was at 0.69, steady with last week’s episode, and FLORIBAMA SHORE was at 0.35/0.33 compared to last week’s 0.37.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS lost 0.04 to 0.58, and DIESEL BROTHERS was down 0.04 to 0.42.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY rose 0.05 to 0.58, and SOUTHERN CHARM was down 0.02 to 0.18.  On AMC, BETTER CALL SAUL slid 0.13 from last week’s season premiere to 0.43, and LODGE 49 was down 0.06 to 0.11.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT climbed 0.07 to 0.39,  HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.05 to 0.36, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.06 to 0.33.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP jumped 0.08 to 0.35, and REALITY CUPCAKES was at 0.21/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.15.  ESPN’s MLB MONDAY  NIGHT game was at 0.33.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS grew by 0.05 to 0.33.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.32/0.47/3M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.28/0.51/3.3M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.20/0.30/1.1M.  On ID, REAL STORY rose 0.06 to 0.30, and EVIL LIVES HERE returned at 0.29.  TLC’s COUNTING ON was at 0.25/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.28.  Lifetime’s ESCAPING POLYGAMY had a one-tenth leap to 0.22, and LIVE PD was at 0.18/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.17.  REST IN POWER ticked down to 0.14 on BET, and also ticked down to 0.08 on Paramount.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday August 13, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.98 2,867
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.97 2,849
3 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 5 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.97 1,954
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 70 0.95 2,760
5 TEEN MOM II S8B REUNION 2 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.69 1,243
6 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.58 1,632
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.58 1,520
8 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.43 1,548
9 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.42 1,053
10 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,721
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,776
12 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.35 643
13 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,254
14 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2 MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.33 586
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,635
16 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: NY METS/NY YANKEES ESPN 7:00 PM 208 0.33 1,523
17 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.33 1,757
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,972
19 REAL STORY W/ MARIA ELENA INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,151
20 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,160
21 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 835
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,260
23 COUNTING ON TLC 10:02 PM 31 0.25 1,170
24 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.24 1,068
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,801
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 731
27 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:28 PM 32 0.24 701
28 ESCAPING POLYGAMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.22 555
29 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,609
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,315
31 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,103
32 REALITY CUPCAKES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.21 685
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,112
34 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,322
35 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.20 1,045
36 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 477
37 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,276
38 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: MEGALODON SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.19 1,060
39 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,114
40 REALITY CUPCAKES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.19 591
41 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,134
42 SOUTHERN CHARM SAVANNAH BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.18 563
43 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 419
44 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,740
45 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:30 PM 33 0.18 586
46 GHOST ADV REPACK: THE WICKED WEST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.17 446
47 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,890
48 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 391
49 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.17 548
50 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 420
51 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.16 617
52 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 444
53 SWEET HOME SEXTUPLETS: FL TLC 10:33 PM 32 0.16 837
54 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,544
55 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,438
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 333
57 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 762
58 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 306
59 REST IN POWER: TRAYVON BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 351
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,428
61 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 347
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 705
63 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,675
64 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 300
65 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,519
66 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 293
67 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 691
68 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.13 275
69 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 297
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 718
71 RONNY CHIENG: INTL STUDEN COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.12 312
72 RIDICULOUS CAKES FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.12 453
73 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,438
74 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,350
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,711
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 746
77 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 693
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 776
79 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,425
80 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 579
81 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 281
82 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,418
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 819
84 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,091
85 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 238
86 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,345
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,086
88 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,494
89 LODGE 49 AMC 10:05 PM 63 0.11 499
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,570
91 17 AGAIN HBO PRIME 8:35 PM 102 0.11 272
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,064
93 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 716
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,342
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,382
96 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 302
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,017
98 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.11 406
99 80S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:30 PM 30 0.11 387
100 80S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 30 0.11 421
101 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 973
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 666
103 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 328
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 654
105 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 25 0.10 347
106 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 455
107 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,038
108 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 607
109 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.09 298
110 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 691
111 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.09 265
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:22 PM 38 0.08 895
113 REST IN POWER: TRAYVON PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.08 250
114 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 235
115 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 53 0.08 924
116 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L: FANTASY FOOTBALL ESPN2 7:00 PM 300 0.07 146
117 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 180
118 WACKY RACES THE CARTOON NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.07 316
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 260
120 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:53 PM 29 0.07 785
121 GEOSTORM MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 109 0.07 191
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 842
123 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: SF AT LAD/ARI AT TEX MLB NETWORK 10:11 PM 185 0.07 255
124 BOOK OF ELI, THE MAXPRIME 9:50 PM 118 0.06 194
125 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 308 BLIND JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.06 325
126 UNDISPUTED L: 477 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 131
127 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 135
128 TERMINAL,THE: TERMINAL,THE HBO PRIME 1:15 PM 129 0.05 171
129 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 118
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 115
131 ATL HOMICIDE TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 192
132 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.05 379
133 MARVELS SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 7:00 PM 30 0.05 158
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 224
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 219
136 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 123
137 INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 30 0.04 291
138 SOUTHERN AND HUNGRY COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 150
139 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.04 259
140 INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M NAT GEO WILD 9:30 PM 30 0.04 280
141 MARVELS SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 6:30 PM 30 0.04 144
142 ACS: PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 75 0.04 199
143 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:00 AM 28 0.04 180
144 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 793 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 86
145 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 96
146 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 10:00 PM 11 0.04 146
147 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:16 AM 60 0.04 119
148 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.04 127
149 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.04 74
150 POKEMON: S21 ULTRA ADV DISNEY XD 6:00 PM 30 0.04 140

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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.