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April 5, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.4.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and YOUNG SHELDON gamed 0.1 in final numbers, while FOR THE PEOPLE lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable at 0.56/0.51.  MTV’s EX ON THE BEACH rose 0.06 to 0.35, and the season finale of GAME OF CLONES was at 0.17/0.13, compared to last week’s 0.11.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE gained 0.04 to 0.31, and UNTUCKED was up 0.03 to 0.22.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.06 to 0.29, HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.05 to 0.26, and FLIP OR FLOP was down a tick to 0.20.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY was steady at 0.28.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.28/0.46/2.8M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.25/0.39/2.8M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.13/0.18/900K.  On ID, KILLING TIME ticked down to 0.27, and DEAD OF NIGHT was up 0.03 to 0.26.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE lost 0.04 to 0.26, and the premiere of THE AMERICAN FARM was at 0.16.  ESPN’s COLLEGE SLAM-DUNK CHAMPIONSHIP special was at 0.23.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS dropped 0.07 to 0.23, and TACOMA FD was down 0.02 to 0.20.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW, sparked by a Bernie Sanders interview, was #17 at 0.23.  Bravo’s PROJECT RUNWAY ticked down to 0.21.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA shed 0.04 to 0.19, and LITTLE WOMEN LA returned at 0.13.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES jumped 0.11 to 0.18, and HUSTLE & SOUL was at 0.11.  FX’s BETTER THINGS gained 0.02 to 0.15.  Freeform’s CLOAK & DAGGER had a 2-part season premiere at 0.15/0.11, lower than last year’s series premiere 0.32/0.25, but in keeping with the 0.15 season finale.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM shrank by 0.03 to 0.14.  Paramount’s WIFE SWAP premiered at 0.13.  Showtime’s DESUS & MERO was at 0.01/30K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 4, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: WARRIORS/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:41 PM 127 0.56 1,677
2 NBA BASKETBALL: BUCKS/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 147 0.51 1,576
3 EX BEACH S2 REUNION PT 2 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.35 672
4 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 11 VH1 9:00 PM 90 0.31 627
5 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,373
6 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 891
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,814
8 KILLING TIME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 953
9 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:48 AM 43 0.26 735
10 DEAD OF NIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,020
11 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 1,438
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,296
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,826
14 FIRST 48 AC: FALLEN ANGEL (HOMICIDE SQD ATL) A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.23 807
15 COLL SLAM DUNK 3PT CHP L: N/A ESPN 9:03 PM 142 0.23 698
16 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 499
17 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.23 752
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,937
19 UNTUCKED 10 VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.22 422
20 PROJECT RUNWAY BRAVO 8:00 PM 90 0.21 941
21 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,552
22 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:25 PM 35 0.20 455
23 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 399
24 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 988
25 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.20 689
26 MY 600LB LIFE WATN: SUPER: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.19 617
27 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 632
28 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 385
29 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.19 629
30 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,320
31 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 642
32 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.18 1,691
33 GAME OF CLONES MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.17 330
34 HOWARD SCHULTZ TOWN HALL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:30 PM 60 0.17 1,877
35 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.16 385
36 AMERICAN FARM, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.16 833
37 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,449
38 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 39 0.15 418
39 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,413
40 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 488
41 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,279
42 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,737
43 MARVELS CLOAK & DAGGER FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.15 477
44 GHOST BAIT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.14 444
45 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: LIPSCOMB/TEXAS ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.14 805
46 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 293
47 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 0.14 584
48 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 406
49 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 387
50 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 361
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,629
52 GHOST BAIT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.13 472
53 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.13 580
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,503
55 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.13 1,998
56 WIFE SWAP PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 60 0.13 308
57 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 855
58 CORN AND PEG NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.13 467
59 CONCACAF LC – L: SF: MONTERREY / SPORTING KANSAS CITY UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 122 0.13 296
60 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 957
61 GAME OF CLONES MTV 10:02 PM 61 0.13 242
62 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 794
63 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 347
64 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,487
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,735
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 271
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,533
68 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 248
69 LW ATL: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.12 398
70 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 276
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,322
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 303
73 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED: N/A SCIENCE 9:00 PM 120 0.12 493
74 CORN AND PEG NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.12 446
75 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 680
76 MARVELS CLOAK & DAGGER FREEFORM 9:01 PM 61 0.11 399
77 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 267
78 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 297
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,149
80 IJ: AFTER PARTY TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 254
81 HUSTLE & SOUL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.11 434
82 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 11:00 AM 50 0.10 417
83 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 720
84 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 585
85 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,367
86 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,283
87 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,424
88 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 239
89 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 643
90 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 645
91 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,291
92 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,204
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 580
94 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 535
95 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,373
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 493
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 476
98 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,269
99 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 244
100 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,094
101 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,213
102 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 315
103 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 534
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 613
105 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 294
106 30 MINUTE MEALS FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.08 323
107 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 531
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 913
109 LWATL FIRST LOOK LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 11 0.07 388
110 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CHC AT ATL/CIN AT PIT MLB NETWORK 7:20 PM 210 0.07 312
111 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.07 273
112 JONAH HEX HBO PRIME 6:05 PM 81 0.07 200
113 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 147
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 973
115 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 784
116 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 575
117 WOMENS INTL FRIENDLY L: USA/AUSTRALIA FOX SPORTS 1 9:13 PM 142 0.07 205
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,079
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 812
120 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 396
121 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 787
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 279
123 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 816
124 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.06 280
125 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: MONTREAL/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 157 0.06 161
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 246
127 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 538
128 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 517
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 235
130 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 178
131 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.05 214
132 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 193
133 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 215
134 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:30 PM 30 0.05 88
135 SHANGHAI KNIGHTS HBO PRIME 4:10 PM 114 0.05 149
136 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 169
137 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.04 298
138 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.04 254
139 LW ATL: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 188
140 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 289
141 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 98
142 INCEPTION: INCEPTION HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 148 0.04 105
143 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 288
144 CASHED OUT REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 216
145 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 302
146 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP: NYY AT BAL/BOS AT OAK MLB NETWORK 4:31 PM 125 0.04 190
147 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 11:00 PM 60 0.04 209
148 UNDISPUTED L: 643 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 103
149 MAMMA MIA:HERE WE GO AGAI HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 114 0.04 157
150 PHILADELPHIA F VS NEW YRK DISNEY XD 7:00 PM 105 0.04 111

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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.