NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from Thursday’s preliminary ratings.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
NOTE: At this time, we don’t have Thursday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below.
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT had the top show of the cable night with its late NBA game at 0.92, while the early game was at 0.71. Between the two of them were both installments of Lifetime’s SURVIVING R. KELLY at 0.88/0.80. TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER provided the night’s fine art, with an official season premiere up 0.31 from last week’s hour to 0.60, and a lead-in hour at 0.28. A&E’s LIVE PD was at 0.49, with the season premiere of lead-out 60 DAYS IN at 0.47. On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE gained 0.06 to 0.43, and EX ON THE BEACH was up 0.04 to 0.39. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.39/0.53/3.5M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.22/0.29/1.2M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.35/2.5M. Bravo’s TOP CHEF rose 0.04 to 0.35, and MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was at 0.27. On ID, THE NIGHT THAT DIDN’T END edged up 0.02 to 0.31, and DEAD SILENT was up 0.03 to 0.30. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.09 to 0.28, FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.23. Tru’s INSIDE CARBONARO rose 0.02 to 0.12. POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked up to 0.05.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 3, 2019 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA BASKETBALL: ROCKETS/WARRIORS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:39 PM | 157 | 0.92 | 2,392 |
| 2 | SURVIVING R. KELLY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.88 | 1,971 |
| 3 | SURVIVING R. KELLY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.80 | 1,801 |
| 4 | NBA BASKETBALL: RAPTORS/SPURS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:15 PM | 144 | 0.71 | 1,814 |
| 5 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER | TLC | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.60 | 2,488 |
| 6 | LIVE PD THU: 173 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.49 | 1,651 |
| 7 | 60 DAYS IN | A&E NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 64 | 0.47 | 1,240 |
| 8 | INSIDE THE NBA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:16 AM | 58 | 0.45 | 980 |
| 9 | FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2B | MTV | 9:01 PM | 61 | 0.43 | 787 |
| 10 | EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 2 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.39 | 751 |
| 11 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 3,542 |
| 12 | TOP CHEF | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.35 | 1,132 |
| 13 | NBA TIP-OFF | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 15 | 0.35 | 1,022 |
| 14 | NIGHT THAT DIDNT END | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 1,197 |
| 15 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.31 | 858 |
| 16 | BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 971 |
| 17 | DEAD SILENT | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,114 |
| 18 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,408 |
| 19 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER: COUNTD | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,243 |
| 20 | MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA | BRAVO | 9:01 PM | 90 | 0.27 | 830 |
| 21 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,381 |
| 22 | MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ | TLC | 10:02 PM | 118 | 0.25 | 823 |
| 23 | FLIP OR FLOP NASHVILLE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,116 |
| 24 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 573 |
| 25 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,704 |
| 26 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: PENN STATE/MICHIGAN | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 123 | 0.23 | 677 |
| 27 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,291 |
| 28 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,175 |
| 29 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,190 |
| 30 | TIME MACHINE: HITLERS SECRET TUNNELS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 123 | 0.21 | 1,073 |
| 31 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/MANCHESTER CITY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:54 PM | 154 | 0.21 | 542 |
| 32 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,539 |
| 33 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,079 |
| 34 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,269 |
| 35 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,475 |
| 36 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,365 |
| 37 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,204 |
| 38 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 804 |
| 39 | ABBY HATCHER | NICKELODEON | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.18 | 935 |
| 40 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 504 |
| 41 | WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 9:03 PM | 117 | 0.18 | 627 |
| 42 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,864 |
| 43 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,534 |
| 44 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,830 |
| 45 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,232 |
| 46 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,249 |
| 47 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 974 |
| 48 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 386 |
| 49 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,608 |
| 50 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 364 |
| 51 | LIFE OF THE PARTY | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 105 | 0.14 | 356 |
| 52 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,453 |
| 53 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,230 |
| 54 | DEAD FILES POPUPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 452 |
| 55 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 948 |
| 56 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 318 |
| 57 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 352 |
| 58 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,820 |
| 59 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,355 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:01 AM | 59 | 0.14 | 276 |
| 61 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,072 |
| 62 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,655 |
| 63 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,567 |
| 64 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 306 |
| 65 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.13 | 1,200 |
| 66 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 337 |
| 67 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,326 |
| 68 | INSIDE CARBONARO | TRUTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 269 |
| 69 | LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 565 |
| 70 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,439 |
| 71 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 352 |
| 72 | LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 592 |
| 73 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,756 |
| 74 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,331 |
| 75 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,287 |
| 76 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 836 |
| 77 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,212 |
| 78 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 798 |
| 79 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,774 |
| 80 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,209 |
| 81 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,641 |
| 82 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: STANFORD/UCLA | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 121 | 0.11 | 320 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 253 |
| 84 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 720 |
| 85 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,613 |
| 86 | COUPLES RETREAT | HBO PRIME | 3:30 PM | 114 | 0.11 | 218 |
| 87 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:01 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 259 |
| 88 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,511 |
| 89 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,466 |
| 90 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 866 |
| 91 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 357 |
| 92 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,276 |
| 93 | EX ON THE BEACH: EX-TRA | MTV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 220 |
| 94 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,168 |
| 95 | UNDISPUTED L: 578 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.10 | 212 |
| 96 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,391 |
| 97 | BRINGING UP BATES | UP | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 305 |
| 98 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 968 |
| 99 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,074 |
| 100 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 608 |
| 101 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 225 |
| 102 | TIME MACHINE: HITLERS SECRET TUNNELS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 123 | 0.09 | 409 |
| 103 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 26 | 0.09 | 285 |
| 104 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 988 |
| 105 | HERD L: 896 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.09 | 185 |
| 106 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: UNDER ARMOUR ALL AMERICA GAME | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 184 | 0.09 | 257 |
| 107 | IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 356 |
| 108 | HOW ITS MADE: | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 295 |
| 109 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO/NY ISLANDERS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:32 PM | 166 | 0.08 | 288 |
| 110 | TRAFFIC: TRAFFIC | HBO PRIME | 9:45 PM | 147 | 0.07 | 223 |
| 111 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.07 | 137 |
| 112 | F48 HOMICIDE SQUAD ATL FL | A&E NETWORK | 1:48 PM | 12 | 0.07 | 276 |
| 113 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 148 |
| 114 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 524 |
| 115 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 305 |
| 116 | MOST HAUNTED | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 280 |
| 117 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 178 |
| 118 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:04 PM | 56 | 0.06 | 179 |
| 119 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 155 |
| 120 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MY DAUGHTERS RANSOM | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 474 |
| 121 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 416 |
| 122 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 167 |
| 123 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 244 |
| 124 | ABBY HATCHER | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 313 |
| 125 | COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: ILLINOIS/INDIANA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 137 | 0.06 | 380 |
| 126 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:28 PM | 32 | 0.06 | 166 |
| 127 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 121 |
| 128 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 212 |
| 129 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 3:20 PM | 10 | 0.05 | 118 |
| 130 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 289 |
| 131 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 181 |
| 132 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 117 |
| 133 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 122 |
| 134 | SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE: SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE | POP | 7:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 180 |
| 135 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 54 | 0.05 | 134 |
| 136 | NFL UP TO THE MINUTE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 137 | IMPACT WRESTLING: 401 | POP | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 151 |
| 138 | LIFE OF THE PARTY | HBO PRIME | 11:30 AM | 105 | 0.05 | 160 |
| 139 | GOLIC AND WINGO L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 118 |
| 140 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 149 |
| 141 | PGA TOUR: 2019 SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 5:58 PM | 237 | 0.05 | 276 |
| 142 | MEN IN BLAZERS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 155 |
| 143 | SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 313 |
| 144 | NFL UP TO THE MINUTE | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 135 |
| 145 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 300 |
| 146 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 90 |
| 147 | LOCK IT IN L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 148 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 246 |
| 149 | MUSIC CITY | CMT | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 139 |
| 150 | CHARMED | POP | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 110 |
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