UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.22.2019

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NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, due to local NFL PRESEASON preemptions, we held our network ratings analysis for final numbers.  Comparisons are to last week unless otherwise noted:

ABC:  The back-to-back season finale episodes of HOLEY MOLEY were at 0.6/0.5, compared to last week’s 0.5 hour.  REEF BREAK gained 0.1 to 0.3.

CBS:  BIG BROTHER rose 0.2 to 1.2.  It was bookended by reruns at 0.4-0.6.  

FOX:  The NFL PRESEASON game adjusted to 0.9, heavily down from last year’s final 1.8 for the parallel night’s game.

CW:  THE OUTPOST (0.1) and both episodes of TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES (0.1/0.1) were steady.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.4-0.5.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE topped Thursday cable, down 0.03 to 0.50, with EX ON THE BEACH down 0.07 to 0.21.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP jumped a tenth to 0.38, with HOUSE HUNTERS up 0.04 to 0.29, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL up 0.04 to 0.25, and GOING FOR SOLD up 0.04 to 0.22.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH rose 0.05 to 0.31.  On History, ALONE slipped 0.02 to 0.28, MOUNTAIN MEN lost 0.04 to 0.22, and AX MEN was down a tick to 0.17.  ESPN’s LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES coverage was at 0.27-/18.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY gained 0.03 to 0.26, FLAY LIST was at 0.22, and BBQ BRAWL was up 0.04 to 0.22.  On ID, THE LIES THAT BIND arrived at 0.26, and DEADLY WOMEN was at 0.22.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS ticked down to 0.25.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.22/0.38/3M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.19/0.25/1.2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.16/0.29/2.5M.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING edged up 0.02 to 0.22.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP ticked down to 0.22, and BEYOND THE POLE was down 0.04 to 0.10.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.19.  TLC’s BRIDES, GROOMS & EMERGENCY ROOMS was at 0.14.  CHASING THE CURE ticked up to 0.12 on TBS and was steady at 0.08 on TNT.  The series finale of FX’s BASKETS was at 0.10, down 0.02 from last week, and down a tick from the 2018 finale.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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