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September 17, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.16.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, football adjustments pushed AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, the NBC FALL PREVIEW special and the 9:30PM WHOSE LINE IT IS ANYWAY rerun down 0.1.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Inevitably, ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL led Monday cable at 4.12, compared to last week’s 4.44/3.76 doubleheader.  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE: THE OTHER WAY rose 0.11 to 0.83, with a lead-in hour at 0.38.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.76/0.75/0.64 compared to last week’s 0.75/0.70/0.63, with STRAIGHT UP STEVE AUSTIN down 0.05 to 0.31.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP rose 0.12 to 0.62, GIRLS CRUISE gained 0.05 to 0.36, and LOVE & LISTINGS was up 0.02 to 0.26.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK grew by 0.04 to 0.56.  HGTV’s VERY BRADY RENOVATION plunged 0.21 from last week’s premiere to 0.37, although that’s still a very good number for HGTV, with a 0.24 lead-in hour, and lead-out ONE OF A KIND down 0.14 to 0.18.  Adult Swim’s FINAL SPACE was steady at 0.31.  Discovery’s FAST N LOUD returned at 0.28.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.28/0.42/3.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.33/2.5M, and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.11/0.18/800K.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP jumped 0.09 to 0.24.  On ID, TWISTED SISTERS climbed 0.04 to 0.22, and EXTREME MEASURES was up 0.05 to 0.22.  On HBO, THE DEUCE held at 0.07, and OUR BOYS remained off the chart at 0.02/99K.  On AMC, THE TERROR ticked down to 0.07, and LODGE 49 was up 0.02 to 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 September 16, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: CLEVELAND/NY JETS ESPN 8:13 PM 188 4.12 11,797
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 2.01 6,573
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:21 PM 69 1.38 3,334
4 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.83 2,673
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.76 2,417
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.75 2,319
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.64 2,079
8 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 6 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.62 1,341
9 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.56 1,513
10 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.53 1,540
11 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.41 925
12 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.38 1,332
13 VERY BRADY RENOVATION, A HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.37 2,020
14 GIRLS CRUISE VH1 9:01 PM 61 0.36 753
15 FINAL SPACE ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.31 624
16 STRAIGHT UP STEVE AUSTIN USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 33 0.31 879
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 946
18 FAST N LOUD: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 122 0.28 732
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,351
20 LOVE & LISTINGS VH1 10:02 PM 61 0.26 606
21 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 982
22 VERY BRADY RENOVATION, A HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,123
23 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.23 829
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 3,053
25 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,010
26 EXTREME MEASURES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.22 881
27 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.21 795
28 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,922
29 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,503
30 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 640
31 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 517
32 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.19 669
33 LIVE RESCUE: EMERGENCY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.19 700
34 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.18 661
35 ONE OF A KIND HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 1,261
36 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: ALEC BALDWIN COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 120 0.17 419
37 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.17 456
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,558
39 LOVE IT LIST IT:FAN FAVES HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.16 800
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,813
41 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 463
42 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.14 502
43 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,014
44 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.14 502
45 LIVE RESCUE: EMERGENCY A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.14 546
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 351
47 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 90 0.14 428
48 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.14 384
49 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 1,128
50 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,588
51 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,907
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.13 371
53 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.13 269
54 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.13 738
55 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.12 401
56 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 776
57 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 2,354
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,781
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 772
60 BLUEY DISNEY JUNIOR 4:30 PM 25 0.11 406
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,112
62 RICKY ZOOM NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.10 380
63 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 353
64 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,508
65 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,463
66 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 854
67 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 792
68 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-13R1R18H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.09 261
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 798
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 603
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 817
72 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 294
73 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 757
74 UNDISPUTED L: 755 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 197
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,619
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,465
77 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,696
78 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 586
79 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.08 234
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,550
81 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 575
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,426
83 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,421
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 579
85 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.07 282
86 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,352
87 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,356
88 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 164
89 TERROR, THE AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.07 381
90 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.07 190
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 622
92 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,341
93 DRAIN THE OCEANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 460
94 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,015
95 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.07 183
96 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.07 152
97 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.07 219
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 581
99 HERD L: 1069 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 169
100 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,362
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 274
102 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 499
103 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 75 0.06 229
104 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 554
105 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,481
106 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.06 199
107 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 580
108 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 1,176
109 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 800
110 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.05 213
111 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.05 215
112 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.05 156
113 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 145
114 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 116
115 UFC ARCHIVAL PPV: UFC 240: HOLLOWAY VS. EDGAR ESPN2 8:00 PM 180 0.05 232
116 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 456
117 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 138
118 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 757
119 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.05 155
120 PUP ACADEMY DISNEY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 30 0.05 188
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 860
122 INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M NAT GEO WILD 9:30 PM 30 0.05 341
123 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.05 140
124 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 180 0.05 173
125 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 156
126 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 360
127 LODGE 49 AMC 10:01 PM 67 0.05 189
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 204
129 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 156
130 INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 30 0.04 343
131 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 133
132 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:15 PM 45 0.04 135
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 904
134 LEY DE ZAPATA, LA UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 66
135 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 126
136 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 9:00 PM 30 0.04 96
137 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 452
138 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 805
139 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 133
140 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 6:00 PM 60 0.04 193
141 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 520 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.04 106
142 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 254
143 STRANGE WORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 148
144 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 107
145 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 154
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 135
147 WORLDS DEADLIEST WEATHER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:00 AM 60 0.04 187
148 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:30 AM 60 0.03 99
149 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.03 100
150 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 7:00 PM 60 0.03 223

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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.