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November 9, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.8.2018

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.7, up 1.5 from last week’s game.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.04, up 0.29 from last week’s game.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE ticked up to 0.77, and HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR? was at 0.33/0.31, steady with last week.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.62 for Golden State vs. Milwaukee, and 0.40 for Houston vs. Oklahoma City.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.39/0.56/3.2M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.29/0.53/3.5M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.24/0.33/1.3M.  On A&E, LIVE PD: PD CAM was at 0.32/0.26 compared to last week’s 0.36/0.34, and LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL was at 0.29/0.28.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET gained 0.04 to 0.31.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS ticked up to 0.28, and AFTER-PARTY was at 0.17.  On ID, THE CORONER was steady at 0.25, and THE CASE THAT HAUNTS ME ticked down to 0.22.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY edged up 0.02 to 0.21.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.19 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.18, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.03 to 0.14, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.04 to 0.13.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP ticked up to 0.18.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.17, and THE RETURN OF SHELBY THE SWAMP MAN dropped 0.04 to 0.16.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked up to 0.05.  IFC’s BARONESS VON SKETCH returned at 0.04 and 0.03/66K.  

 Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday November 8, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2018 WK 10 CAR VS. PIT NFL NETWORK 8:23 PM 169 1.04 2,828
2 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S2 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.77 1,280
3 NBA BASKETBALL: BUCKS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:36 PM 144 0.62 1,574
4 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:06 PM 17 0.62 1,670
5 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:15 PM 27 0.48 1,166
6 NBA BASKETBALL: ROCKETS/THUNDER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:13 PM 143 0.40 1,115
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.39 3,235
8 NFLN THU NT PREGAME NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 36 0.37 990
9 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.33 617
10 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.32 1,048
11 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR MTV 9:32 PM 31 0.31 564
12 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.31 1,007
13 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:00 AM 55 0.30 694
14 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,458
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,540
16 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.29 1,028
17 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 535
18 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,010
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,798
20 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 13 0.27 775
21 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.26 955
22 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,596
23 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,259
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,935
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,973
26 CORONER: I SPEAK FOR THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.25 913
27 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,253
28 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.24 839
29 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,618
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 741
31 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,395
32 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:42 PM 78 0.23 531
33 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 480
34 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,114
35 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 518
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,075
37 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:01 PM 59 0.22 466
38 CASE THAT HAUNTS ME, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 909
39 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 964
40 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WAKE FOREST/NC STATE ESPN 7:24 PM 217 0.21 744
41 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.21 805
42 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.21 732
43 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,253
44 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 24 0.20 512
45 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,160
46 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 8:52 PM 62 0.20 1,017
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,121
48 KEEP IT SPOTLESS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.20 812
49 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 420
50 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,155
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 2,231
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,790
53 FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.19 963
54 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,659
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 2,190
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 373
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,013
58 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,853
59 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.18 573
60 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.18 632
61 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 984
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 2,085
63 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.18 498
64 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 487
65 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,031
66 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,896
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,019
68 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 50 0.17 898
69 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,079
70 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,072
71 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.17 651
72 IJ: AFTER PARTY TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.17 345
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,988
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 352
75 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 372
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,067
77 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,850
78 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 349
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,874
80 RETURN SHELBY SWAMP MAN HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.16 984
81 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 796
82 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.15 586
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,441
84 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,791
85 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,845
86 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 331
87 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.15 782
88 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 404
89 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.15 425
90 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,589
91 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 389
92 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,624
93 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 957
94 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.13 578
95 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,624
96 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.13 1,031
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.13 205
98 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 304
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,329
100 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.12 211
101 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 310
102 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 297
103 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,601
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,240
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,332
106 MLS PLAYOFFS L: CONF SEMI:SEATTLE SOUNDERS/PORTLAND FOX SPORTS 1 10:30 PM 194 0.11 245
107 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 463
108 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,165
109 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.11 178
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,245
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,094
112 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.09 359
113 UNDISPUTED L: 539 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 210
114 ACCESS MOVIE: FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL IFC TV 6:30 PM 150 0.09 187
115 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.09 283
116 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.09 200
117 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,136
118 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:00 AM 30 0.08 231
119 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 169
120 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.08 241
121 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,121
122 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 396
123 AMC MOVIE: PRINCE OF PERSIA SANDS OF AMC 11:00 PM 120 0.08 253
124 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: LOVE THE COOPERS FREEFORM 8:30 PM 150 0.07 251
125 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 151
126 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:00 PM 30 0.07 158
127 MEGA MACHINES: SEA GIANTS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 345
128 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 299
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 279
130 HERD L: 858 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 152
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 248
132 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 153
133 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.05 173
134 ALIEN: COVENANT: ALIEN: COVENANT MAXPRIME 9:50 PM 122 0.05 130
135 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 137
136 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 112
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 245
138 PREDATORS MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.05 145
139 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 140
140 LIAR LIAR HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 86 0.05 94
141 CONCACAF U20 – L: GRENADA / MEXICO UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:50 PM 130 0.05 125
142 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L: PORTUGAL/USA ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.05 149
143 IMPACT WRESTLING: 345 POP 10:00 PM 120 0.05 129
144 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.05 225
145 BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW IFC TV 9:00 PM 30 0.04 93
146 TNF FIRST LOOK: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.04 114
147 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 9 PIT VS. BAL NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 120 0.04 107
148 FOOD FACT OR FICTION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 124
149 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 111
150 LAYOVER, THE HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 88 0.04 112

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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.