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June 21, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.20.2019

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Thursday ratings. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the NBA DRAFT was at 1.20 with 0.82 for a pre-show hour, more or less steady with last year’s 1.25/0.78.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC was at 0.40.  MTV’s DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE dropped 0.04 to 0.38, and HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR was at 0.19/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.18.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.31/0.30, compared to last week’s 0.24, and CHOPPED was up 0.06 to 0.24.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH was steady at 0.27.  On History, ALONE held at 0.27, and MOUNTAIN MEN was down 0.03 to 0.23.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.23/0.41/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.16/0.27/2.5M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.15/0.20/900K.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA ticked down to 0.22.  On HGTV, CHRISTINA ON THE COAST slipped 0.02 to 0.22, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.22/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.21, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL lost 0.04 to 0.20, and UNSPOUSE MY HOUSE was down 0.02 to 0.18.  On ID, MURDER LOVES COMPANY rose 0.03 to 0.22, MURDER CHOSE ME ticked up to 0.22, and FORBIDDEN was at 0.21.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP dipped 0.02 to 0.17.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.16, and HERO INK was at 0.15/0.11, compared to last week’s 0.18/0.17.  Freeform’s SIREN dropped 0.03 to 0.14.  TNT’s AFI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD special was at 0.13.  Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE ticked up to 0.13.  FX’s BASKETS ticked down to 0.09.  Comedy Central’s KLEPPER ticked up to 0.09.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday June 20, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA DRAFT               L: 2019 NBA DRAFT ESPN 7:31 PM 308 1.20 2,873
2 NBA DRAFT               L ESPN 7:00 PM 31 0.82 2,042
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,377
4 DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE MTV MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.38 718
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:39 AM 62 0.35 846
6 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.31 962
7 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.31 768
8 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.30 909
9 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.27 863
10 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.27 1,321
11 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 862
12 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.24 900
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 3,130
14 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.23 1,911
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 752
16 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.22 669
17 CHRISTINA ON THE COAST HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.22 1,472
18 MURDER LOVES COMPANY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 987
19 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:41 AM 79 0.22 532
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,842
21 MURDER CHOSE ME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.22 850
22 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.22 1,340
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,347
24 FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 910
25 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,375
26 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 1,393
27 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,435
28 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR S2 MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.19 419
29 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR S2 MTV 9:32 PM 31 0.19 399
30 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES    L: MISSISSIPPI STATE/LOUISVILLE ESPN2 8:00 PM 222 0.18 886
31 UNSPOUSE MY HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.18 1,227
32 CITY VS BURBS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.17 982
33 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 466
34 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR S2 MTV 10:03 PM 31 0.17 347
35 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.17 473
36 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.17 599
37 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 527
38 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.16 579
39 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 31 0.16 775
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,388
41 44 CATS NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 28 0.16 658
42 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 10:28 AM 32 0.16 720
43 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,544
44 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,197
45 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR S2 MTV 10:34 PM 31 0.16 308
46 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 911
47 HERO INK A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.15 419
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,781
49 SIREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.14 425
50 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.14 426
51 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 60 0.14 517
52 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,846
53 NBA: THE JUMP L: DRAFT SPECIAL ESPN 3:00 PM 120 0.13 325
54 AFI LIFETIME ACHVMT AWARD TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 90 0.13 434
55 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 32 0.13 372
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,562
57 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.13 677
58 ABBY HATCHER NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.13 579
59 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-9R1R06H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.13 442
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 628
61 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 434
62 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,799
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,553
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 343
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 283
66 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.12 355
67 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 322
68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,507
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,588
70 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 294
71 HERO INK A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 33 0.11 304
72 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,467
73 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 984
74 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,288
75 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,301
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,563
77 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,770
78 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 265
79 MOUNTAIN MEN SPECIALS HISTORY 6:00 PM 60 0.10 497
80 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,396
81 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,336
82 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 800
83 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 315
84 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,315
85 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:42 PM 57 0.09 288
86 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.09 480
87 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 33 0.09 298
88 AMPHIBIA DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.09 411
89 UNDISPUTED L FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 90 0.09 194
90 KLEPPER COMEDY CENTRAL 11:36 PM 30 0.09 219
91 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 747
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 645
93 FISH OR DIE ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.09 342
94 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 682
95 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 686
96 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.09 262
97 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 953
98 LW ATL: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 56 0.09 360
99 COPA ORO 2019 UMA 12: COSTA RICA / BERMUDAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:15 PM 138 0.09 227
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,127
101 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.09 382
102 MY 600LB LIFE WATN: SUPER: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.08 393
103 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 616
104 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.08 356
105 LW ATL: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 56 0.08 209
106 FISH OR DIE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.08 306
107 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 526
108 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.08 167
109 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 610
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 544
111 AFI LIFETIME ACHVMT AWARD TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:30 PM 90 0.07 268
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 602
113 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.07 220
114 TIME MACHINE: AMERICAS GREATEST PRISON BREAKS HISTORY 11:00 AM 120 0.07 289
115 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.07 151
116 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,225
117 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 652
118 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 149
119 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 262
120 BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.07 367
121 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 157
122 BEFORE THY WRE HOUSEWIVES BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.06 206
123 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 1,188
124 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 124
125 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 142
126 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 650
127 INSANE POOLS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 188
128 NBA DRAFT               L ESPN2 7:30 PM 30 0.06 190
129 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 564
130 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,046
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 705
132 FIFA WOM WORLD CUP GS L: THAILAND/CHILE FOX SPORTS 1 2:40 PM 149 0.05 155
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 238
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 240
135 FIFA WOM WORLD CUP GS L: CAMEROON/NEW ZEALAND FOX SPORTS 1 11:40 AM 146 0.05 183
136 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 160
137 I LIVED WITH A KILLER REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 192
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 102
139 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 391
140 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:57 AM 61 0.05 107
141 FIFA WWC LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 40 0.05 132
142 CELEBRITY PAGE REELZCHANNEL 1:00 AM 30 0.05 134
143 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 911
144 FOX SOCCER TONIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 PM 60 0.05 102
145 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 813
146 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: GS:COSTA RICA/BERMUDA FOX SPORTS 1 9:24 PM 126 0.05 136
147 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.05 111
148 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 309
149 FIFA WWC TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 2:06 PM 34 0.05 202
150 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.04 131

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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.