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July 27, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.26.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The 9PM episode of TRIAL & ERROR and theYOUNG SHELDON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, CW must have had major market baseball preemptions, because the reruns of both BURDEN OF TRUTH and BLACK LIGHTNING were down 0.1.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jul 26.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The series finale of CMT’s NASHVILLE gained 0.02 to 0.17.

Discovery’s SHARK WEEK had 3 of the night’s Top 4 original shows, with TIGER SHARK INVASION and SHARKWRECKED at 0.64/0.64, and SHARKCAM STRIKES BACK at 0.53, plus SHARK AFTER DARK at 0.33.  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM ticked down to 0.58.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP ticked down to 0.43, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.06 to 0.33, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.02 to 0.31.  FX’s SNOWFALL fell 0.09 from last week’s season premiere to 0.39.  On A&E, LIVE PD was at 0.35/0.34/0.26/0.24/0.19/0.18, compared to last week’s 0.38/0.38.  On USA, QUEEN OF THE SOUTH dropped 0.05 to 0.35, and SHOOTER was down 0.04 to 0.15.  On History, ALONE ticked up to 0.35, and MOUNTAIN MEN held at 0.34.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.31/0.47/2.9M, with Fox News’s HANNITY (with its Roseanne Barr interview) at 0.30/0.55/3.3M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.27/0.38/1.4M.  On MTV, WILD N OUT was at 0.29/0.27, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.29.  On Food Network, GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE returned at 0.29, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.02 to 0.28.  On ID, PERFECT MURDER was at 0.23.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP lost 0.02 to 0.21.  Freeform’s CLOAK & DAGGER rose 0.04 to 0.19.  Comedy Central’s DETROITERS gained 0.05 to 0.17.  On Paramount, LIP SYNC BATTLE ticked down to 0.12, and AMERICAN WOMAN was down 0.04 to 0.08.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked up to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jul 26.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 26, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TIGER SHARK INVASION DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.64 1,617
2 SHARKWRECKED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.64 1,678
3 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.58 1,496
4 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.43 1,886
5 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 65 0.39 888
6 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.35 1,123
7 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.35 1,041
8 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.35 1,094
9 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.35 1,661
10 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.34 2,362
11 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.34 1,023
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,623
13 SHARK AFTER DARK LIVE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.33 770
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,866
15 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,647
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,338
17 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT S11B MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.29 611
18 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,022
19 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 948
20 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT S11B MTV 11:31 PM 31 0.27 578
21 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,350
22 FX MOVIE PRIME: GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) FX 7:00 PM 180 0.27 824
23 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,485
24 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.26 924
25 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,627
26 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 856
27 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,496
28 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,126
29 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,177
30 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.23 762
31 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.21 1,018
32 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 491
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,071
34 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.19 623
35 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,547
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 930
37 MARVELS CLOAK & DAGGER FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.19 531
38 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 556
39 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 805
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,046
41 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,893
42 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.18 636
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 858
44 DETROITERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.17 316
45 NASHVILLE CMT 9:00 PM 62 0.17 876
46 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 381
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 911
48 MY 600LB LIFE WATN: SUPER: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.16 540
49 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,828
50 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,448
51 SHOOTER USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.15 673
52 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,754
53 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,479
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,419
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,703
56 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 511
57 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: LAFC/LA GALAXY ESPN 10:22 PM 141 0.14 291
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,584
59 GRAND HUSTLE, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 318
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 820
61 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 840
62 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,620
63 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 392
64 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI PARAMOUNT 11:02 PM 30 0.13 327
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 682
66 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:43 AM 17 0.13 288
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 797
68 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 288
69 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,418
70 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.12 736
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 686
72 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,364
73 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 654
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,105
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,372
76 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.12 312
77 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 279
78 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 10:30 PM 32 0.12 330
79 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.12 288
80 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 709
81 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,055
82 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,486
83 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,323
84 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 629
85 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:00 PM 60 0.11 294
86 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 260
87 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 248
88 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 6:00 PM 60 0.10 265
89 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,302
90 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 268
91 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.10 243
92 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 304
93 UNEXPLAINED FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 444
94 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 797
95 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,512
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 916
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 584
98 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 219
99 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,100
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,002
101 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 4:00 PM 60 0.09 226
102 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 886
103 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:03 PM 57 0.09 192
104 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 510
105 BUG JUICE: MY ADV AT CAMP DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.09 446
106 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 840
107 E! NEWS E! 12:00 AM 60 0.09 205
108 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 136 0.09 226
109 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 209
110 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 5:15 PM 133 0.08 265
111 AMERICAN WOMAN PARAMOUNT 10:01 PM 29 0.08 297
112 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.08 204
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 473
114 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,006
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 857
116 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: ORLANDO CITY SC/NEW YORK CITY FC ESPN 8:00 PM 142 0.08 176
117 UNDISPUTED L: 465 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 172
118 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.07 183
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 876
120 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 198
121 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 199
122 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 5:30 PM 30 0.07 394
123 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:00 PM 60 0.07 179
124 IMPACT WRESTLING: 330 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 299
125 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.07 170
126 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 854
127 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: TEAM DRC/RAM NATION ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.06 143
128 BARBERSHOP HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 102 0.06 188
129 ALASKAS DEADLIEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 304
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 250
131 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: LOUISIANA UNITED/OVERSEAS ELITE ESPN2 9:00 PM 123 0.06 155
132 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 330
133 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.06 223
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 245
135 ALASKAS DEADLIEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 342
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 279
137 PRACTICAL MAGIC HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 104 0.05 175
138 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.05 286
139 HERD L: 780 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 121
140 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.05 175
141 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 143
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 235
143 WMNS TOURN OF NATIONS L: USA/JAPAN FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 150 0.05 196
144 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 128
145 NACION ESPN ESPN2 12:30 AM 60 0.05 110
146 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2018 STAGE 18 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:56 AM 262 0.05 281
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 194
148 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.04 109
149 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 116
150 PELICAN BRIEF, THE: PELICAN BRIEF, THE MAXPRIME 10:20 PM 141 0.04 130

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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.