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January 18, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.17.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MOM and FAM both lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.81 (Lakers vs. Oklahoma City)/0.41 (76ers vs. Pacers).  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER couldn’t quite keep up, down 0.04 to 0.67.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN gained 0.02 to 0.40, and FIRST 48 was at 0.35/0.33 compared to last week’s 0.37/0.31.  On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE lost 0.04 to 0.36, and EX ON THE BEACH was down a tick to 0.35.  On ID, DEAD OF WINTER was at 0.36, and DEAD SILENT was steady at 0.27.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.35/0.52/3.4M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.31/0.39/1.7M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.25/0.43/3.2M.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF slipped 0.02 to 0.32, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING ticked up to 0.27, and BACKYARD ENVY premiered at 0.09.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY climbed 0.02 to 0.30.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.04 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.28, and FLIP OR FLOP was down 0.06 to 0.23.  On Lifetime, BRING IT returned at 0.26, and THE RAP GAME was at 0.21 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.18.  Discovery’s BUILDING OFF THE GRID fell 0.05 to 0.22.  Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE returned at 0.22.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP dropped 0.06 to 0.22, and GROWING UP HIP-HOP was at 0.19/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.22.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT was steady at 0.15, and INSIDE CARBONARO was down 0.05 to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 17, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/THUNDER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:39 PM 166 0.81 1,929
2 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.67 2,839
3 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:25 AM 52 0.41 942
4 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/PACERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:14 PM 145 0.41 1,073
5 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.40 982
6 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2B MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.36 666
7 DEAD OF WINTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,401
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 3,375
9 F48: HOMICIDE SQUAD ATL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.35 1,097
10 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 2 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.35 668
11 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,068
12 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 61 0.32 1,015
13 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,704
14 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.30 935
15 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,997
16 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,549
17 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,430
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,402
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.28 853
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,408
21 DEAD SILENT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,220
22 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:01 PM 60 0.27 935
23 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.26 728
24 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,155
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 775
26 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,242
27 FLIP OR FLOP NASHVILLE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,070
28 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,652
29 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,980
30 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,111
31 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 969
32 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 32 0.22 501
33 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:01 PM 59 0.22 530
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 527
35 ROOMMATE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.21 996
36 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 70 0.21 563
37 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,489
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,216
39 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,130
40 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 2,040
41 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:04 PM 119 0.19 468
42 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.19 496
43 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.19 739
44 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.19 1,196
45 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:03 PM 57 0.19 365
46 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,099
47 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,929
48 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 477
49 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,863
50 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 474
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,055
52 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 14 0.16 427
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,094
54 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.16 866
55 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,530
56 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 417
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,247
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 339
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,270
60 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,394
61 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,998
62 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 329
63 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 294
64 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,830
65 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 305
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 936
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,587
68 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 356
69 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 259
70 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: SOUTH CAROLINA/MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.14 489
71 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 927
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,602
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 889
74 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 331
75 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 306
76 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: MICHIGAN ST/NEBRASKA FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 125 0.13 585
77 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.13 689
78 RAP GAME FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:18 PM 12 0.13 329
79 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.13 401
80 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 753
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 312
82 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 1:06 AM 60 0.12 424
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,188
84 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 912
85 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.12 377
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,169
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,287
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,794
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,352
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,670
91 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 302
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,528
93 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.11 261
94 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,583
95 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,212
96 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.10 481
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,095
98 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,458
99 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 883
100 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,509
101 BARRETT JACKSON: 6 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 6 MOTOR TREND 8:00 PM 180 0.10 558
102 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 596
103 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.10 409
104 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,218
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,047
106 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 235
107 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 326
108 EX ON THE BEACH: EXTRA ED MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.09 181
109 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,345
110 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,126
111 UNDISPUTED L: 588 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 181
112 BACKYARD ENVY BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.09 394
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 493
114 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.08 315
115 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 414
116 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 217
117 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 460
118 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.07 600
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 242
120 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: EARLY ROUND ESPN2 10:59 PM 238 0.07 358
121 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.07 201
122 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.07 481
123 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,268
124 BARRETT JACKSON: 5 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 5 MOTOR TREND 6:00 PM 120 0.07 445
125 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.07 307
126 SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.07 325
127 RAMPAGE (2018) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.07 245
128 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.07 513
129 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.06 190
130 HERD L: 906 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 148
131 DOWN A DARK HALL HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 96 0.06 145
132 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.06 286
133 MUSIC CITY CMT 10:00 PM 30 0.06 160
134 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 504
135 CLEO AND CUQUIN NICK JR 7:30 AM 30 0.05 192
136 TINY PARADISE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 167
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 228
138 MUSIC CITY CMT 10:30 PM 30 0.05 114
139 SELF/LESS HBO PRIME 3:50 PM 117 0.05 130
140 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 161
141 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 117
142 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 248
143 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 156
144 MOST HAUNTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 236
145 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: OREGON STATE/ARIZONA STATE FOX SPORTS 1 10:14 PM 123 0.04 170
146 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 242
147 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 165 0.04 162
148 TREEHOUSE MASTERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.04 130
149 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 265
150 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN: EARLY ROUND ESPN2 12:00 PM 180 0.04 178

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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.