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April 19, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.18.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY and THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while STATION 19 and SUPERNATURAL lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games topped Thursday cable at 1.33/1.16, with NBATV’s game at 0.14.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 gained 0.05 to 0.38.  MTV’s DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE was at 0.38, compared to last week’s 0.51/0.50 series premiere.  The release of the Mueller Report probably boosted MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW into the cable news 18-49s lead at 0.32/0.50/3.2M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.29/0.52/3.6M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.21/0.29/1.2M.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.29/0.23, with USA’s game at 0.15.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE dropped 0.05 to 0.28, and THE AMERICAN FARM was down 0.12 to 0.12.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS lost 0.04 to 0.27, and TACOMA FD was down 0.03 to 0.21.  On ID, FACE OF EVIL was at 0.26.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ticked up to 0.25, and UNTUCKED was steady at 0.18.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.03 to 0.24, FLIP OR FLOP slipped 0.02 to 0.20, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.20.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY fell 0.09 to 0.22.  Bravo’s PROJECT RUNWAY ticked down to 0.21.  Paramount’s WIFE SWAP ticked down to 0.17.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES lost a tick to 0.17, and HUSTLE & SOUL was up 0.03 to 0.13.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM dropped 0.02 to 0.16.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA shrank by 0.02 to 0.16, and LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA fell 0.06 to 0.15.  Freeform’s CLOAK AND DAGGER gained 0.02 to 0.15.  FX’s BETTER THINGS grew by 0.05 to 0.13. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 18, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: WARRIORS/CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:45 PM 161 1.33 3,322
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: 76ERS/NETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:09 PM 156 1.16 2,928
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:26 AM 46 0.58 1,417
4 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.38 1,134
5 DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE MTV MTV 8:00 PM 62 0.36 606
6 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,225
7 NHL QTR FINALS L: WASHINGTON/CAROLINA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 147 0.29 824
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,630
9 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.28 1,444
10 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,151
11 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 535
12 NHL PLAYOFF BONUS L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:30 PM 39 0.26 756
13 FACE OF EVIL, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,091
14 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 11 VH1 9:00 PM 90 0.25 534
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 717
16 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,921
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,061
18 ELF NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 60 0.23 713
19 NHL QTR FINALS L: LAS VEGAS/SAN JOSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:09 PM 147 0.23 655
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,917
21 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.22 814
22 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,505
23 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 512
24 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.21 2,802
25 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 387
26 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 2,907
27 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,183
28 PROJECT RUNWAY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.21 859
29 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,040
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,447
31 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,005
32 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 2,857
33 ELF NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.19 765
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 455
35 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,009
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,017
37 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,920
38 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,143
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 2,292
40 UNTUCKED 10 VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.18 365
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,968
42 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,992
43 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 588
44 WIFE SWAP PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 60 0.17 457
45 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: THE MUELLER REPORT MSNBC 9:56 AM 124 0.17 2,018
46 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,868
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 397
48 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,535
49 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,946
50 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,001
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,313
52 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 0.16 625
53 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: THE MUELLER REPORT MSNBC 12:00 PM 170 0.16 1,909
54 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.16 2,132
55 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,009
56 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.16 585
57 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,677
58 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,069
59 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.15 543
60 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 389
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,078
62 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,024
63 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 9:30 AM 26 0.15 1,964
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 979
65 MARVELS CLOAK & DAGGER FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.15 385
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,568
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 762
68 NHL QTR FINALS L: ST. LOUIS/WINNIPEG USA NETWORK 8:30 PM 160 0.15 411
69 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,931
70 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,078
71 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 415
72 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 314
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 296
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,904
75 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 281
76 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,819
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 983
78 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: DENVER/SAN ANTONIO GM3 NBA-TV 9:00 PM 150 0.14 332
79 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 8:00 PM 90 0.14 339
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,182
81 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.14 575
82 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 33 0.13 364
83 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,722
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 987
85 AMC MOVIE AMC 11:05 PM 115 0.13 409
86 UNTOLD STORY, THE: SEX FOR SALE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 124 0.13 554
87 HUSTLE & SOUL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.13 448
88 FAMILY FOOD SHOWDOWN FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.12 484
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,146
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 294
91 AMERICAN FARM, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.12 669
92 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 479
93 LWLA FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 12 0.12 434
94 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 584
95 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 340
96 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS USA NETWORK 11:10 PM 12 0.11 263
97 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:50 PM 70 0.11 1,705
98 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 214
99 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 221
100 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 9:00 AM 30 0.10 1,511
101 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 469
102 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 241
103 LW ATL: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.10 354
104 GHOST BAIT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.10 399
105 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.10 278
106 GHOST BAIT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.10 350
107 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,077
108 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.09 316
109 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:36 AM 32 0.09 235
110 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 585
111 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 210
112 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 18 0.08 326
113 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:00 AM 70 0.08 274
114 UNDISPUTED L: 653 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 169
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 278
116 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 191
117 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 332
118 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 287
119 BIG SCREEN MOVIE FREEFORM 9:01 PM 119 0.07 213
120 HERD L: 971 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 156
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 282
122 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 455
123 30 MINUTE MEALS FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.06 255
124 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 191
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 249
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 140
127 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 398
128 NBA PO POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:30 PM 56 0.05 116
129 BBCA MOVIE: SCARFACE BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 240 0.05 174
130 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 149
131 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 124
132 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 100
133 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: LAD AT MIL/PHI AT COL MLB NETWORK 8:10 PM 183 0.05 241
134 LW ATL: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.05 201
135 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 97
136 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 296
137 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 124
138 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 102
139 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 98
140 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 241
141 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 113
142 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 87
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 226
144 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 265
145 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 103
146 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 81
147 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 167
148 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 279
149 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 100
150 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 103

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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.