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February 22, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.21.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SWAT and THE ORVILLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while YOUNG SHELDON and the rerun of CHARMED lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Showtime’s DESUS & MERO arrived at 0.08.  Note that at this time we have no ratings below the Top 150, so all we know about POP’s FLACK is that it must have premiered at 0.04 or below.

The NBA returned from its All-Star break, and TNT’s doubleheader topped Thursday cable at 0.94/0.75.  TLC’s esteemed DR PIMPLE POPPER slipped 0.02 to 0.67.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN gained 0.02 to 0.38, and THE FIRST 48 was as 0.33/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.31.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.38/0.54/3.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.28/0.46/3.3M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.23/0.29/1.2M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.34, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.06 to 0.30, and FLIP OR FLOP was up 0.06 to 0.26.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY grew by 0.03 to 0.34.  On MTV, EX ON THE BEACH edged up 0.02 to 0.33, and GAME OF CLONES premiered at 0.24.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF ticked down to 0.32, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING shed 0.02 to 0.20, and BACKYARD ENVY was up 0.03 to 0.10.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE was steady at 0.31, and TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA was down 0.07 to 0.23.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP rose 0.04 to 0.30, and GROWING UP HIP-HOP was steady at 0.21.  On ID, DEAD OF WINTER was at 0.24, and DEADLY SECRETS was at 0.19.  On Lifetime, THE RAP GAME climbed 0.05 to 0.21, and BRING IT was up 0.02 to 0.19.  Freeform’s SIREN ticked down to 0.16.  Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE was steady at 0.16.  Discovery’s BUILDING OFF THE GRID dropped 0.03 to 0.14.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM returned at 0.14.  On Comedy Central, BROAD CITY ticked down to 0.13, and THE OTHER TWO was also down a tick 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 February 21, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: ROCKETS/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:39 PM 149 0.94 2,242
2 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/BUCKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 145 0.75 1,908
3 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.67 3,169
4 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:08 AM 64 0.45 974
5 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.38 962
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.38 3,533
7 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.35 960
8 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,680
9 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 966
10 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 2 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.33 617
11 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.33 1,102
12 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 61 0.32 912
13 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.31 1,605
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,531
15 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.30 668
16 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.29 1,000
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,306
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,120
19 DEADPOOL 2: DEADPOOL 2 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.26 581
20 FLIP OR FLOP NASHVILLE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,204
21 DEAD OF WINTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,234
22 GAME OF CLONES MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.24 470
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,730
24 TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.23 867
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,191
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 741
27 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN/MINNESOTA ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.22 766
28 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 560
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,596
30 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 70 0.21 477
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,328
32 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:01 PM 60 0.20 681
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,169
34 DEADLY SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 923
35 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.19 494
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,976
37 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,515
38 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 462
39 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,215
40 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 487
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,601
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,023
43 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,062
44 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.17 647
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 426
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 334
47 SIREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.16 502
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 922
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,072
50 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 32 0.16 458
51 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 362
52 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,567
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 858
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,985
55 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.15 434
56 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,776
57 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,538
58 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,619
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,944
60 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 755
61 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 729
62 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,762
63 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 0.14 587
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,762
65 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,452
66 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 310
67 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,849
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 326
69 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,771
70 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 313
71 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,845
72 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.13 333
73 KINDRED SPIRITS (O) TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 445
74 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 309
75 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.13 295
76 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,716
77 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 31 0.13 251
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,174
79 EX ON THE BEACH: EXTRA ED MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.12 259
80 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,516
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 878
82 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,245
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,792
84 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:46 PM 74 0.12 314
85 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 286
86 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 406
87 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 758
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 949
89 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 398
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,768
91 RAP GAME FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:18 PM 11 0.11 281
92 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 871
93 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 798
94 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 265
95 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 251
96 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.11 347
97 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:04 PM 102 0.10 380
98 INTO THE GRAND CANYON: INTO THE GRAND CANYON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 120 0.10 634
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,170
100 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 246
101 BACKYARD ENVY BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.10 317
102 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 628
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,132
104 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 540
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 710
106 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.09 390
107 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.09 549
108 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,177
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,317
110 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,180
111 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,196
112 AMC MOVIE: 5TH WAVE, THE AMC 10:35 PM 145 0.08 364
113 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.08 570
114 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.08 527
115 DESUS & MERO S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:00 PM 28 0.08 151
116 OTHER TWO, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:31 PM 29 0.08 152
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,023
118 PGA TOUR: 2019 WGC-MEXICO CHP GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 240 0.07 640
119 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 22 0.07 261
120 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 90 0.07 423
121 BRING IT! FAN CHAT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 56 0.07 238
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 452
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 290
124 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:45 PM 15 0.06 340
125 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 174
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 274
127 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 126
128 UNDISPUTED SP L: 613:BAYLESS/TAFT FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 136
129 DATING: NO FILTER E! 10:30 PM 30 0.06 149
130 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 10:57 PM 17 0.06 134
131 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 167
132 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UCF/CINCINNATI ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.06 197
133 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L FOX SPORTS 1 11:14 PM 117 0.06 164
134 UFC MAIN EVENT ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.05 94
135 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 114
136 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:00 AM 10 0.05 265
137 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 111
138 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 10:04 PM 58 0.05 318
139 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.05 522
140 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 482
141 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LOS ANGELES/NASHVILLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 157 0.05 157
142 COLLATERAL: COLLATERAL HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 120 0.05 163
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 236
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 219
145 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 100
146 HERD L: 932 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 101
147 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 161
148 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 110
149 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.04 105
150 AUSTRALIAS MOST DANGEROUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.04 199

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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.