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January 25, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.24.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS now posted.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.69/0.60.  Between them was TLC’s revered DR PIMPLE POPPER, down 0.04 to 0.63.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN gained 0.05 to 0.45, and THE FIRST 48 was up 0.04 to 0.37, with the HOMICIDE SQUAD hour down a tick to 0.34.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY climbed a tenth to 0.40.  On MTV, EX ON THE BEACH edged up 0.02 to 0.37, and FLORIBAMA SHORE was down 0.02 to 0.34.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.34/0.52/3.4M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.30/0.42/2.8M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.39/1.7M.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF ticked up to 0.33, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING shed 0.03 to 0.24, and BACKYARD ENVY was down 0.02 to 0.07.  On ID, DEAD OF WINTER dropped 0.06 to 0.30, and DEADLY SECRETS was at 0.31.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.03 to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.29, and FLIP OR FLOP was up 0.02 to 0.25.  The season premiere of Freeform’s SIREN was at 0.23, down a bit from last season’s 0.30/0.30.  On Lifetime, BRING IT dropped 0.04 to 0.22, and THE RAP GAME was steady at 0.21.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP was steady at 0.22, and GROWING UP HIP-HOP was up 0.03 to 0.22.  On Comedy Central, the final season premiere of BROAD CITY was down a whopping 0.29 from its September 2017 premiere to 0.22 (however, it was up 0.01 from the December 2017 season finale), and the series premiere of THE OTHER 2 was at 0.15.  Discovery’s BUILDING OFF THE GRID ticked down to 0.21.  Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE slipped 0.02 to 0.20.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT was down 0.02 to 0.13, and INSIDE CARBONARO was up 0.03 to 0.11. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 24, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: TIMBERWOLVES/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:31 PM 148 0.69 1,620
2 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.63 2,989
3 NBA BASKETBALL: WARRIORS/WIZARDS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:01 PM 150 0.60 1,711
4 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.45 1,050
5 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,060
6 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 2 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.37 699
7 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.37 1,124
8 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.36 761
9 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:59 AM 53 0.35 757
10 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2B MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.34 626
11 F48: HOMICIDE SQUAD ATL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.34 1,068
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,419
13 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 61 0.33 983
14 DEADLY SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,201
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.31 1,424
16 DEAD OF WINTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,266
17 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 2,840
18 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,663
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,297
20 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,439
21 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,490
22 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 1,334
23 FLIP OR FLOP NASHVILLE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,190
24 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,051
25 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 3,037
26 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:01 PM 60 0.24 837
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,506
28 SIREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.23 709
29 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.22 588
30 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.22 558
31 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.22 767
32 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.22 408
33 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 587
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 956
35 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,147
36 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 61 0.21 510
37 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 930
38 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 70 0.21 467
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,384
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,249
41 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 32 0.20 536
42 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 702
43 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.19 770
44 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,041
45 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.19 1,243
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,249
47 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,167
48 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,651
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,934
50 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,034
51 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,023
52 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.18 1,006
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 950
54 KINDRED SPIRITS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 562
55 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,973
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,145
57 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 877
58 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,957
59 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 416
60 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,333
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,017
62 OTHER TWO, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.15 303
63 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,871
64 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 951
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 855
66 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,891
67 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 556
68 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 418
69 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 344
70 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 736
71 X GAMES                 L: ASPEN, CO ESPN 10:00 PM 121 0.14 307
72 DATING: NO FILTER E! 10:30 PM 30 0.13 290
73 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 306
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 258
75 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 617
76 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,141
77 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,715
78 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.12 327
79 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,539
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,384
81 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 227
82 RAP GAME FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:18 PM 14 0.12 271
83 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 230
84 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 298
85 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.11 243
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,209
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,551
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,693
89 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,559
90 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.11 469
91 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 237
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,591
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,142
94 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.10 236
95 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 366
96 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L FOX SPORTS 1 7:01 PM 112 0.10 683
97 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.10 264
98 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.10 545
99 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 239
100 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.10 307
101 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,410
102 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 227
103 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,461
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,142
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 259
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 240
107 EX ON THE BEACH: EXTRA ED MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.10 186
108 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WASHINGTON/OREGON ESPN2 9:04 PM 125 0.09 310
109 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 284
110 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 261
111 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,492
112 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.09 377
113 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,510
114 BRING IT! FAN CHAT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.09 295
115 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,272
116 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.08 549
117 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 1:04 AM 60 0.08 522
118 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,268
119 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,124
120 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 375
121 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 489
122 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 233
123 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: NOTRE DAME/TENNESSEE ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.08 368
124 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 467
125 BACKYARD ENVY BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.07 319
126 MOST HAUNTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 242
127 CLASH OF THE TITANS (REMA HBO PRIME 10:41 PM 106 0.07 141
128 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 374
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 250
130 SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.07 350
131 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,181
132 KNIGHT AND DAY HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 110 0.07 170
133 PRIME MOVIE 1: SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT IFC TV 9:00 PM 135 0.07 240
134 UNDISPUTED L: 593 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 159
135 PGA TOUR: 2019 FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 240 0.06 546
136 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 585
137 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 137
138 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 119
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 237
140 MUSIC CITY CMT 10:00 PM 30 0.05 162
141 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.05 264
142 TULLY HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 96 0.05 181
143 MUMMY, THE (2017) HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 110 0.05 146
144 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TULSA/CINCINNATI ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.05 164
145 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:09 PM 112 0.05 177
146 HERD L: 912 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 119
147 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 128
148 BRING IT! FAN CHAT LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 171
149 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 177
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 107

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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.