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July 20, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.19.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the morning’s preliminary ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jul 19.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM again led Thursday cable, up a tick to 0.59, with the series finale of GIRLFRIENDS’ GUIDE TO DIVORCE down 0.03 to 0.15.  FX’s SNOWFALL held up well with a 0.48 season premiere, down a tenth from last year’s series debut, and up 0.09 from the Season 1 finale.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP gained 0.04 to 0.44, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.27.  On USA, QUEEN OF THE SOUTH was steady at 0.40, and SHOOTER was down 0.02 to 0.19.  ESPN’s MLB game was at 0.39.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN returned at 0.34, and ALONE was up 0.05 to 0.34.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.31/0.47/3M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.44/2.6M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.23/0.30/1M.  MTV’s WILD N OUT was at 0.30/0.29, identical to last week.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY rose 0.05 to 0.30.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER continued to exude elegance, down 0.04 to 0.28.  On ID, PRIMAL INSTINCT dropped 0.06 to 0.26, and MURDER CALLS ticked down to 0.24.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP climbed 0.03 to 0.23.  CMT’s NASHVILLE ticked up to 0.15.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT gained 0.02 to 0.15, and INSIDE CARBONARO held at 0.11.  Freeform’s CLOAK & DAGGER lost 0.03 to 0.15.  On Paramount, LIP SYNC BATTLE ticked down to 0.13, and AMERICAN WOMAN was up 0.02 to 0.12.  Comedy Central’s DETROITERS ticked down to 0.12.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING dropped 0.02 to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jul 19.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 19, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.59 1,477
2 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 66 0.48 1,163
3 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.44 1,619
4 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.40 1,122
5 MLB BONUS GAME   L: ST. LOUIS/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 7:00 PM 219 0.39 1,695
6 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.38 1,229
7 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.38 1,285
8 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.34 1,657
9 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.34 2,232
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,015
11 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT S11B MTV 11:31 PM 31 0.30 622
12 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.30 961
13 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT S11B MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.29 591
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,473
15 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.28 1,058
16 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,085
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,486
18 PRIMAL INSTINCT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,164
19 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,560
20 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.25 968
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,169
22 MURDER CALLS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,149
23 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,077
24 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 506
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,022
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.22 771
27 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 567
28 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.22 599
29 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,082
30 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,462
31 MY 600LB LIFE WATN: SUPER: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 121 0.20 697
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,042
33 MUSIC CITY FIX HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.20 1,015
34 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.20 670
35 SHOOTER USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.19 694
36 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.19 1,112
37 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.18 589
38 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,838
39 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,907
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,693
41 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 401
42 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 434
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 415
44 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 941
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 784
46 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,675
47 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 349
48 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,492
49 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,416
50 NASHVILLE CMT 9:00 PM 62 0.15 708
51 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 388
52 GIRLFRND GUIDE TO DIVORCE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.15 516
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 831
54 X GAMES                 L ESPN 10:39 PM 117 0.15 382
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,704
56 MARVELS CLOAK & DAGGER FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.15 401
57 GRAND HUSTLE, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 369
58 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,803
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,493
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,308
61 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 10:30 PM 32 0.13 321
62 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,581
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 783
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 870
65 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,133
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 735
67 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: 2018 OPEN (147TH) – PART II GOLF CHANNEL 8:01 AM 479 0.13 958
68 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 290
69 DETROITERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.12 255
70 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,202
71 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 739
72 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 716
73 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 728
74 SPORTSCENTER LATE ESPN 12:36 AM 60 0.12 273
75 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 390
76 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,458
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,125
78 KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE: KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE HBO PRIME 5:05 PM 141 0.12 257
79 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,410
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 806
81 AMERICAN WOMAN PARAMOUNT 10:01 PM 29 0.12 347
82 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI PARAMOUNT 11:02 PM 30 0.12 290
83 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,120
84 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.11 242
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,214
86 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 265
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,405
88 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,141
89 BUG JUICE: MY ADV AT CAMP DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.11 543
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:25 PM 35 0.11 1,408
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 787
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 713
93 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,134
94 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.10 726
95 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 531
96 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 76 0.10 216
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 850
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,076
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 651
100 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 227
101 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK:DEEP D NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.10 316
102 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 195
103 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 962
104 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,115
105 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:41 PM 44 0.09 1,270
106 LIAR LIAR HBO PRIME 3:35 PM 86 0.09 203
107 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 833
108 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 539
109 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 950
110 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 229
111 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.08 222
112 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.08 202
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 41 0.08 999
114 UNDISPUTED L: 460 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 174
115 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 874
116 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 4:00 PM 60 0.07 212
117 UNEXPLAINED FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 359
118 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.07 253
119 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 428
120 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:00 AM 28 0.07 302
121 FRESH PRINCE TEENNICK 10:00 PM 30 0.07 183
122 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 534
123 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.06 239
124 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2018 STAGE 12 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 255 0.06 304
125 IMPACT WRESTLING: 329 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.06 275
126 AMERICAN FLAG FOOTBALL: ULTIMATE FINAL NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 136 0.06 133
127 X GAMES                 L ESPN2 10:20 PM 20 0.06 143
128 SEASIDE SNACKS & SHACKS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 159
129 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.06 361
130 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 158
131 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: 2018 OPEN (147TH) – PART I GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 AM 121 0.05 427
132 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:00 PM 60 0.05 171
133 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 101
134 HERD L: 774 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 106
135 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 127
136 DOCTOR WHO: LOST EPISODE: SHADA BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 180 0.05 226
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 202
138 KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD MAXPRIME 9:40 PM 126 0.05 123
139 TREEHOUSE MASTERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 161
140 SPACE COWBOYS: SPACE COWBOYS HBO PRIME 1:25 PM 130 0.05 157
141 FRESH PRINCE TEENNICK 10:30 PM 30 0.05 167
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.05 84
143 CARNIVAL KINGS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.05 121
144 NACION ESPN ESPN2 12:16 AM 60 0.05 97
145 PGA TOUR: 2018 BARBASOL CHP GOLF CHANNEL 5:00 PM 180 0.05 229
146 TOUR DE FRANCE – BONUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 AM 90 0.04 179
147 UFC TONIGHT SPECIAL EDIT FOX SPORTS 1 10:30 PM 30 0.04 123
148 WNBA BASKETBALL         L: WASHINGTON/DALLAS ESPN2 8:00 PM 135 0.04 219
149 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 87
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 82

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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.