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October 19, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.18.2018

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NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and SUPERSTORE gained 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 2.8, down 1.9 from last week’s game.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another big night for sports was led by TBS’s ALCS MLB PLAYOFFS game at 1.59.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was close behind at 1.57 (Lakers vs. Portland)/0.65 (Chicago vs. Philadelphia).  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.59, down half a point from last week.  The highest-rated non-sports show was MTV’s JERSEY SHORE, down 0.02 to 0.65, with HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR at 0.29/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.30.  Fox News’s HANNITY topped cable news at 0.34/0.60/3.8M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.38/2.6M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.17/0.23/900K.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS gained 0.03 to 0.28.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN climbed 0.05 to 0.28, and THE RETURN OF SHELBY THE SWAMP MAN was up 0.03 to 0.21.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET dropped 0.06 to 0.25.  On A&E, NIGHTWATCH NATION rose 0.04 to 0.25, and THE FIRST 48 was at 0.24/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.16.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.24/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.20, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.04 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.19.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY was steady at 0.23.  On ID, TO CATCH A KILLER fell 0.06 to 0.21.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP lost 0.02 to 0.16.  CMT’s DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS dropped 0.04 to 0.06.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING was steady at 0.04/189K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday October 18, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB ALCS: ALCS RED SOX-ASTROS TBS NETWORK 7:59 PM 236 1.59 6,523
2 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/BLAZERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:47 PM 156 1.57 3,310
3 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:23 AM 48 0.72 1,424
4 NBA BASKETBALL: BULLS/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 153 0.65 1,555
5 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S2 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.65 1,106
6 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2018 WK 7 DEN VS. ARI NFL NETWORK 8:23 PM 166 0.59 1,743
7 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:55 PM 47 0.55 1,780
8 NFLN THU NT FTBLL-SUS NFL NETWORK 11:09 PM 16 0.49 1,347
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,812
10 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.34 947
11 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.29 485
12 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 3,030
13 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:05 PM 18 0.29 900
14 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 484
15 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.28 1,923
16 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR MTV 9:32 PM 31 0.27 462
17 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,777
18 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:27 PM 31 0.25 603
19 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.25 851
20 NIGHTWATCH NATION A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.25 804
21 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.24 830
22 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,551
23 FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.24 1,129
24 FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,073
25 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 59 0.23 842
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.23 714
27 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,302
28 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.23 801
29 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 2:10 AM 34 0.23 564
30 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: STANFORD/ARIZONA ST ESPN 8:54 PM 209 0.23 808
31 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 657
32 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,258
33 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 1,969
34 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 1:35 AM 35 0.22 525
35 RETURN SHELBY SWAMP MAN HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.21 1,342
36 TO CATCH A KILLER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 968
37 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,438
38 NFLN THU NT PREGAME NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 35 0.20 587
39 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,519
40 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 1,280
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,632
42 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 444
43 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 473
44 FIRST TAKE SPECIAL L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 441
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 365
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,635
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 434
48 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,922
49 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 927
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,706
51 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.17 629
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 369
53 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.16 489
54 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 938
55 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,535
56 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 391
57 FOOD TRUCK FAN FIGHT FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.16 433
58 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,482
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,557
60 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:23 AM 67 0.16 431
61 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,474
62 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 484
63 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 362
64 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 316
65 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 324
66 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.14 650
67 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 327
68 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 30 0.14 391
69 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 362
70 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 947
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 899
72 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,403
73 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,428
74 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 292
75 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,605
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 792
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,270
78 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 226
79 GOODFELLAS: GOODFELLAS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 145 0.12 335
80 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 740
81 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,516
82 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.11 357
83 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 230
84 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:58 PM 62 0.11 290
85 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,467
86 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 671
87 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 8:00 PM 54 0.11 311
88 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.11 208
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 763
90 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 756
91 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 767
92 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.11 180
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 720
94 SYFY MOVIE: KNOCK KNOCK SYFY 9:00 PM 135 0.10 421
95 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 670
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 705
97 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 691
98 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 468
99 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.10 179
100 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 308
101 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 566
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 994
103 GOLDEN BOY BOXING L: JASON QUIGLEY/FREDDY HERNANDEZ ESPN2 10:00 PM 125 0.09 227
104 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.09 169
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 609
106 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,352
107 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:30 PM 30 0.09 213
108 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 146
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 811
110 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:00 PM 30 0.08 177
111 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,303
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 954
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 757
114 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 290
115 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA DISNEY CHANNEL 3:30 PM 30 0.08 346
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 816
117 BLAZE NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.07 296
118 MEGA MACHINES: SEA GIANTS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 280
119 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 826
120 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.07 218
121 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 12:05 AM 40 0.07 138
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 393
123 UNDISPUTED L: 524 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 163
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 759
125 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 715
126 MARTY & MCGEE ESPN2 1:15 AM 47 0.06 93
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 300
128 HERD L: 843 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 126
129 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 13 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.06 276
130 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,206
131 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,058
132 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 171
133 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.06 208
134 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 154
135 HANGOVER THE MAXPRIME 2:50 PM 100 0.05 115
136 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 126
137 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 27 0.05 209
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 237
139 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 218
140 DANCES WITH WOLVES: DANCES WITH WOLVES HBO PRIME 1:55 PM 181 0.05 213
141 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 203
142 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 115
143 ZOOFARI NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.04 202
144 RUNAWAY JURY: RUNAWAY JURY HBO PRIME 9:45 AM 128 0.04 115
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 225
146 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 113
147 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 257
148 IMPACT WRESTLING: 342 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.04 189
149 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 92
150 LOUD HOUSE NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.04 156

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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.
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