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September 11, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.10.2018

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were some significant adjustments due to local NFL preemptions.  ABC’s BACHELOR IN PARADISE fell 0.3, and the rerun of THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.02, while the entire CW line-up was down 0.1. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was as usual a doubleheader, and at 3.78/3.68, it was below 2017’s 4.21/3.94.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP gained 0.03 to 1.02.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.91/0.89/0.88, compared to last week’s 1.00/0.97/0.95.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY returned at 0.58.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS dropped 0.05 to 0.56, and DIESEL BROTHERS was up 0.07 to 0.44.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS jumped a tenth to 0.42, LOVE IT OR LIST IT had a 0.12 bump to 0.41, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.07 to 0.40.  On AMC, BETTER CALL SAUL lost 0.04 to 0.39, and LODGE 49 was up 0.02 to 0.10.  On ID, TWISTED SISTERS was steady at 0.37, and EVIL LIVES HERE was up 0.02 to 0.35.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.32/0.51/3.1M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/0.37/2.4M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.23/0.30/1.3M.  On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE climbed 0.04 to 0.35, and TEEN MOM was down 0.11 to 0.26.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP edged up 0.02 to 0.30, and BAKED was at 0.20/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.16/0.13.  On TLC, COUNTING ON gained 0.05 to 0.26, and LITTLE LIFE ON THE PRAIRIE was up 0.04 to 0.16.  REST IN POWER returned to BET at 0.06/0.10, and on Paramount, the single episode was down 0.05 and off the chart at 0.04/178K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday September 10, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: NY JETS/DETROIT ESPN 7:08 PM 188 3.78 10,336
2 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: LA RAMS/OAKLAND ESPN 10:16 PM 198 3.68 9,607
3 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 5 VH1 8:00 PM 61 1.02 2,016
4 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 6:55 PM 13 0.95 2,638
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.91 2,801
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 67 0.89 2,601
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.88 2,818
8 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:34 AM 86 0.86 2,211
9 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.58 1,554
10 STREET OUTLAWS SPC: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.56 1,457
11 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.44 1,079
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.42 1,655
13 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,632
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,667
15 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.39 1,401
16 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 5:00 PM 115 0.37 929
17 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,264
18 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2 MTV 10:01 PM 62 0.35 571
19 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,347
20 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,146
21 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,205
22 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 90 0.27 623
23 TEEN MOM OG S7 ASK MOMS MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.26 473
24 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.26 1,163
25 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,737
26 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,741
27 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,261
28 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.23 533
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,432
30 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.22 602
31 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,951
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,182
33 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 976
34 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,573
35 BAKED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.20 680
36 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 673
37 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.20 922
38 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,265
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 90 0.19 400
40 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,182
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 383
42 BAKED FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.17 581
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,039
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,769
45 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 942
46 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,901
47 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.17 394
48 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: INDIANAPOLIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:06 PM 193 0.17 1,237
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,691
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 353
51 LITTLE LIFE ON THE PRAIRI TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.16 692
52 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,916
53 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L ESPN2 10:16 PM 14 0.16 477
54 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 754
55 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,843
56 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 852
57 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,624
58 TIME MACHINE: DAYS THAT SHAPED AM: SEPTEMBER 11TH HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.15 795
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,466
60 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,857
61 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,509
62 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 757
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,073
64 GHOST ADV REPACK: LANDS OF THE DEAD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.14 402
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 995
66 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 810
67 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,400
68 LIVE PD:WOMEN ON PATROL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.13 498
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,469
70 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,661
71 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,447
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,446
73 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,493
74 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 434
75 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,550
76 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.12 450
77 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,109
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,039
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 985
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,006
81 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,396
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,258
83 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,473
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 702
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 683
86 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 318
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,023
88 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,151
89 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,054
90 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 585
91 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 686
92 LODGE 49 AMC 10:05 PM 64 0.10 363
93 REST IN POWER: TRAYVON BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 368
94 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 699
95 PGA TOUR: BONUS: 2018 BMW CHP GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 284 0.10 893
96 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:43 PM 23 0.09 592
97 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:45 PM 15 0.09 416
98 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 779
99 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.09 400
100 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 762
101 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 611
102 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 668
103 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.09 819
104 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.09 173
105 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.09 191
106 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 555
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,168
108 MISSION FORCE ONE DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.09 403
109 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 475
110 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 495
111 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 551
112 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 312 A GATHERING STORM OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.08 398
113 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.08 199
114 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.08 226
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,040
116 UNDISPUTED L: 496 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 175
117 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 421
118 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 677
119 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 978
120 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.08 211
121 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 526
122 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 406
123 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 405
124 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.07 266
125 AFTERMATH: AFTERMATH NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.07 171
126 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.07 335
127 80S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:30 PM 30 0.07 232
128 80S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 30 0.07 211
129 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:19 PM 71 0.07 475
130 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:11 PM 32 0.07 413
131 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 492
132 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 514
133 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 512
134 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 147
135 80S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 30 0.06 226
136 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: INDIANAPOLIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:31 AM 150 0.06 474
137 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:01 PM 10 0.06 457
138 REST IN POWER: TRAYVON BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.06 298
139 MODEL SQUAD E! 8:00 PM 60 0.06 135
140 HERD L: 813 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 127
141 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 499
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 269
143 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 308
144 80S GREATEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:30 PM 30 0.05 154
145 BACK TO THE FUTURE MAXPRIME 4:00 PM 116 0.05 115
146 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 27 0.05 299
147 MAX AND RUBY NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.05 202
148 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 198
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 252
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 128

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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.