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August 2, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.1.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NFL HALL OF FAME GAME adjusted up 0.1 to 1.5 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Neither the NFL nor SHARK WEEK could stop TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER, on top of Thursday cable albeit down 0.07 to 0.45, with UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER up 0.02 to 0.24.  Discovery’s SHARK WEEK line-up featured MONSTER MAKO at 0.43, GREAT WHITE KILL ZONE at 0.42, RETURN TO SHARK ISLAND at 0.40, and SHARK AFTER DARK at 0.26.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE was at 0.40/0.38, compared to last week’s 0.46.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP returned at 0.34, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.03 to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS was also up 0.03 to 0.24.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.34/0.54/3.9M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.17/0.22/900K, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.16/0.25/1.8M.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH slipped 0.02 to 0.32.  On A&E, LIFE PD: POLICE PATROL was at 0.26/0.21, and LIVE RESCUE was up 0.02 to 0.20.  Food Network’s BBQ BRAWL arrived at 0.25, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was steady at 0.23.  On History, ALONE edged up 0.02 to 0.23, MOUNTAIN MEN dropped 0.05 to 0.22, and AX MEN ticked up to 0.19.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP shed a tick to 0.21.  On ID, SHADOWS OF DEATH fell 0.12 to 0.18, PRIMAL INSTINCT lost 0.06 to 0.17, and FEAR THY NEIGHBOR was at 0.16.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING returned at 0.18.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN:  LA was at 0.14/0.11, compared to last week’s 0.16/0.14.  The season finale of Freeform’s SIREN dropped 0.05 to 0.12.  FX’s just-canceled BASKETS ticked down to 0.10.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday August 1, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.45 2,351
2 MONSTER MAKO: PREDATOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.43 1,077
3 GREAT WHITE KILL ZONE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.42 1,150
4 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S2B MTV 8:00 PM 62 0.40 741
5 RETURN TO SHARK ISLAND DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.40 1,157
6 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S2B MTV 9:02 PM 61 0.38 728
7 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.34 1,887
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 3,936
9 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.32 1,056
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 4,060
11 SHARK AFTER DARK 2019 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:02 PM 58 0.26 581
12 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.26 1,089
13 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 3,142
14 BBQ BRAWL: FLAYVSYMON FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,004
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,521
16 UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.24 1,376
17 SP HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,512
18 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.23 1,068
19 LAWS OF JAWS: DANGEROUS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 643
20 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.23 829
21 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,717
22 GREAT WHITE KILL ZONE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 AM 61 0.22 464
23 MONSTER MAKO: PREDATOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1:01 AM 61 0.21 440
24 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.21 917
25 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.21 539
26 PRINCESS DIARIES 2 NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 90 0.21 696
27 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,504
28 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 761
29 LIVE RESCUE: 13 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.20 1,010
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 633
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,474
32 AX MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.19 1,012
33 SHADOWS OF DEATH, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 912
34 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,217
35 SHARK-CROC SHOWDOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 623
36 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.18 582
37 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.18 732
38 PRIMAL INSTINCT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.17 793
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,932
40 SHARKWRECKED: CRASH LAND DISCOVERY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 529
41 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 945
42 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.17 583
43 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 928
44 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,781
45 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,671
46 GOING FOR SOLD HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.16 941
47 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 960
48 SHARKS VS. DOLPHINS: FACE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 467
49 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,126
50 60 DAYS IN: NARCOLAND A&E NETWORK 11:00 PM 58 0.15 473
51 MY CRAZY BIRTH STORY TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.14 755
52 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.14 587
53 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.14 452
54 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 360
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,687
56 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 307
57 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 753
58 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.14 505
59 PRINCESS DIARIES 2 NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.14 690
60 CAPSIZED: BLOOD IN WATER: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 5:00 PM 120 0.13 422
61 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 10:01 PM 12 0.13 360
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,351
63 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,414
64 EXTINCT OR ALIVE: LOST DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 369
65 SHARK AFTER DARK 2019 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 2:02 AM 58 0.13 259
66 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 277
67 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.13 446
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,265
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,688
70 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.12 313
71 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 315
72 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 253
73 SIREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.12 435
74 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,532
75 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 481
76 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,707
77 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,138
78 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,318
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 295
80 SHARKPOCALYPSE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 310
81 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 362
82 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: ELDORA FOX SPORTS 1 8:53 PM 140 0.11 498
83 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.11 574
84 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,252
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,472
86 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.11 329
87 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:27 PM 34 0.11 272
88 SHARKAGEDDON DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 295
89 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-6R2R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.10 441
90 LWLA FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 11 0.10 490
91 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 654
92 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.10 265
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,554
94 AUDREYS ROYAL RETURN: DES DISNEY CHANNEL 12:00 AM 10 0.10 437
95 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 33 0.10 317
96 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.10 432
97 SHARK TANK MEETS SHARK WK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 251
98 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.09 454
99 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.09 261
100 BIG SCREEN MOVIE FREEFORM 9:01 PM 119 0.09 266
101 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,301
102 MONSTER TAG DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 237
103 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,202
104 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L ESPN 7:00 PM 117 0.09 195
105 LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 56 0.08 392
106 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.08 344
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 617
108 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 196
109 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 999
110 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 632
111 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 197
112 NASCAR TRUCKS QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 95 0.08 330
113 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 610
114 UNDISPUTED L: 723 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 156
115 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 562
116 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 589
117 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 433
118 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 544
119 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.07 201
120 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 196
121 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,128
122 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,041
123 X GAMES                 L: MINNEAPOLIS, MN ESPN 8:57 PM 150 0.07 149
124 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 187
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 742
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 265
127 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 709
128 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 21 0.06 212
129 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 445
130 NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L FOX SPORTS 1 8:35 PM 18 0.06 299
131 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 549
132 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 526
133 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.06 182
134 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 394
135 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 404
136 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 1,125
137 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.06 260
138 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 774
139 KILLER AFFAIR OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 215
140 INSANE POOLS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 175
141 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 530
142 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 234
143 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CHC AT STL/HOU AT CLE MLB NETWORK 7:17 PM 174 0.05 360
144 LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 56 0.05 191
145 HALL OF FAME GAME: 2019 DEN VS. ATL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 180 0.05 124
146 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 808
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 256
148 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: SD AT LAD MLB NETWORK 10:18 PM 197 0.05 263
149 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 770
150 WNBA BASKETBALL         L ESPN2 10:14 PM 113 0.05 160

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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.