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February 8, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.7.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE TITAN GAMES lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 1.04 (Lakers vs Celtics)/0.59 (San Antonio vs. Portland), with the NBA ALL-STAR DRAFT at 0.41 as a lead-in.  Between the two games was TLC’s august DR PIMPLE POPPER, up 0.04 to 0.79.  On A&E, HOMICIDE SQUAD gained 0.02 to 0.36, 60 DAYS IN dropped 0.07 to 0.35, and FIRST 48 was up a tick to 0.34.  On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE fell 0.08 to 0.32 (with an AFTER-SHOW at 0.22), and EX ON THE BEACH was at 0.30.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF ticked down to 0.32, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING ticked down to 0.22, and BACKYARD ENVY was down 0.02 to 0.08.  Nickelodeon’s late-afternoon LOUD HOUSE was at 0.31.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE ticked down to 0.31, and TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA was down 0.02 to 0.26.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.31/0.46/3.3M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.27/0.46/3.3M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.22/0.31/1.3M.  On ID, DEAD OF WINTER rose 0.05 to 0.30, and DEADLY SECRETS ticked down to 0.26.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY climbed 0.07 to 0.29.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.06 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL grew by 0.04 to 0.27, and FLIP OR FLOP was up 0.07 to 0.25.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP ticked down to 0.24, and GROWING UP HIP-HOP was steady at 0.20.  On Lifetime, THE RAP GAME edged up 0.02 to 0.21, and BRING IT was up a tick to 0.19.  On Comedy Central, BROAD CITY lost 0.02 to 0.18, and THE OTHER TWO was up 0.02 to 0.13.  Discovery’s BUILDING OFF THE GRID dropped 0.04 to 0.17.  Freeform’s SIREN fell 0.07 to 0.14.  Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE gained 0.02 to 0.13.  Tru’s CARBONARO EFFECT rose 0.03 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 February 7, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:13 PM 146 1.04 2,637
2 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.79 3,430
3 NBA BASKETBALL: SPURS/TRAILBLAZERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:39 PM 139 0.59 1,381
4 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:47 PM 26 0.50 1,223
5 NBA ALL-STAR DRAFT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 47 0.41 912
6 F48: HOMICIDE SQUAD ATL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.36 1,138
7 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.35 929
8 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.34 1,177
9 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2B MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.32 606
10 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 61 0.32 934
11 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.31 1,223
12 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.31 1,525
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,320
14 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 2 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.30 594
15 DEAD OF WINTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,384
16 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.29 947
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,428
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,467
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,344
20 TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.26 943
21 DEADLY SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,216
22 FLIP OR FLOP NASHVILLE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,196
23 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:58 AM 64 0.25 581
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 831
25 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.24 597
26 NBA: THE JUMP L: N/A ESPN 1:00 PM 180 0.23 486
27 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.23 503
28 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 3,040
29 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:01 PM 60 0.22 759
30 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,294
31 FLORIBAMA S2B AFTER SHOW MTV 10:02 PM 30 0.22 431
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,192
33 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,584
34 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 486
35 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 70 0.21 535
36 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 567
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 536
38 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 993
39 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 540
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,596
41 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,400
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,115
43 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:26 PM 101 0.19 773
44 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:07 PM 53 0.19 464
45 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.19 577
46 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.18 666
47 AMC MOVIE: PUNISHER, THE AMC 10:30 PM 150 0.18 610
48 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.18 509
49 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.18 313
50 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 821
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 768
52 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 353
53 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,093
54 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 408
55 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: PENN STATE/OHIO STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 146 0.16 624
56 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.16 447
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 332
58 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.16 655
59 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 369
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 888
61 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,853
62 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 277
63 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,874
64 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,302
65 SIREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.14 424
66 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,749
67 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 483
68 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,057
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 876
70 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 32 0.13 387
71 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 315
72 KINDRED SPIRITS (O) TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 522
73 OTHER TWO, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.13 235
74 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,405
75 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,468
76 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 328
77 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 713
78 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 851
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 744
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,563
81 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,213
82 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,502
83 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,611
84 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:45 PM 15 0.11 495
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,531
86 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 304
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,759
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 258
89 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.11 479
90 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.11 455
91 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,506
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 628
93 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,471
94 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,596
95 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.10 392
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 760
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 816
98 RAP GAME FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:18 PM 14 0.10 270
99 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 353
100 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,686
101 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 704
102 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 723
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 758
104 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 522
105 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,172
106 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.09 545
107 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,403
108 UNDISPUTED L: 603 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 195
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,249
110 EX ON THE BEACH: EXTRA ED MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.09 203
111 DATING: NO FILTER E! 10:30 PM 30 0.09 202
112 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.08 580
113 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 446
114 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 465
115 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 486
116 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,604
117 BRING IT! FAN CHAT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 56 0.08 313
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,165
119 TAG HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 101 0.08 196
120 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,078
121 BACKYARD ENVY BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.08 350
122 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.08 379
123 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,070
124 MAN ON FIRE: MAN ON FIRE HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 146 0.07 180
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,033
126 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.07 530
127 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 201
128 PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.06 188
129 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CINCINNATI/MEMPHIS ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.06 229
130 BRING IT! FAN CHAT LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 56 0.06 150
131 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.06 142
132 HERD L: 922 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 149
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 974
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 240
135 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WASHINGTON/ARIZONA ESPN2 9:04 PM 121 0.06 193
136 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 1,062
137 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 118
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 260
139 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.05 202
140 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.05 114
141 FOOD FACT OR FICTION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 156
142 PGA TOUR: 2019 AT&T PEBBLE BCH PRO-AM GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 182 0.04 452
143 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 540
144 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 95
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 199
146 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 93
147 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 122
148 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.04 227
149 SONG OF PARKLAND HBO PRIME 1:15 AM 29 0.04 88
150 UPGRADE MAXPRIME 9:45 PM 100 0.04 106

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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.