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September 13, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.12.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE adjusted to 2.1 in finals, the same as Night 2 of NBC’s June debate.  FOX’s MLB BASEBALL game adjusted to 0.4.  Elsewhere, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE OUTPOST and the FBI rerun lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game was at 2.40.  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE was the highest-rated non-football programming, up 0.11 to 0.54, with EX ON THE BEACH down a tick to 0.22.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP rose 0.08 to 0.41, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.23.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was at 0.28.  On ID, DEADLY WOMEN gained 0.04 to 0.24, and THE LIES THAT BIND was up 0.05 to 0.23.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.20/0.32/2.6M, with CNN’s POST-DEBATE ANALYSIS special at 0.18/0.25/1.1M, and MSNBC’s 11th HOUR WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS at 0.11/1.5M.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTINGS ticked up to 0.19.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP climbed 0.04 to 0.16, and BEYOND THE POLE ticked up to 0.10.  On Food Network, THE FLAY LIST edged up 0.02 to 0.16, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.02 to 0.16.  On History, AX MEN ticked down to 0.16, and KNIFE OR DEATH was down 0.02 to 0.10.  CHASING THE CURE ticked down to 0.15 on TBS, and was up a tick to 0.07 on TNT.  The season premiere of FX’s MR INBETWEEN was at 0.15, compared to last year’s 0.23/0.17 series premiere, and the 0.13/0.10 finale ratings (both on Tuesdays). 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 12, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2019 WK 2 TB VS. CAR NFL NETWORK 8:23 PM 201 2.40 6,641
2 NFLN THU WEATHER DLY NFL NETWORK 8:40 PM 27 1.54 4,421
3 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 23 0.97 2,951
4 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 12:13 AM 27 0.88 2,267
5 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S3 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.54 920
6 TNF SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.45 1,275
7 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:40 AM 60 0.44 1,080
8 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.41 1,968
9 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 535
10 FLIP OR FLOP 1ST LOOK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.26 1,302
11 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 977
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,428
13 LIES THAT BIND, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,061
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,391
15 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 3 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.22 376
16 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 520
17 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,627
18 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.19 746
19 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 462
20 DEM DEBATE POST ANALYSIS CNN 10:46 PM 74 0.18 1,106
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 643
22 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 400
23 GOING FOR SOLD HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.18 940
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.17 597
25 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.17 338
26 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.17 743
27 GROWING UP HIP HOP: NY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 365
28 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.16 530
29 FLAY LIST FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.16 668
30 AX MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.16 732
31 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.16 697
32 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,788
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,162
34 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 367
35 CHASING THE CURE TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 551
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,784
37 CFB 150 ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.15 361
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,537
39 MR INBETWEEN FX 10:00 PM 34 0.15 506
40 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.14 403
41 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 381
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 346
43 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,699
44 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,283
45 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 294
46 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.12 483
47 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 826
48 MAFS FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:38 PM 14 0.12 542
49 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 446
50 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 410
51 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.11 307
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,562
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,364
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 728
55 MY CRAZY BIRTH STORY TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 405
56 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC: 2019 DEM DEBATE HOUSTON MSNBC 10:46 PM 134 0.11 1,489
57 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,386
58 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 1,186
59 BLUEY DISNEY JUNIOR 4:30 PM 25 0.10 483
60 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.10 237
61 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 10:03 PM 61 0.10 423
62 DEM DEBATE POST ANALYSIS: ABC-UNI HOUSTON DEM PRIMARY 091219 CNN 12:00 AM 120 0.10 631
63 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 294
64 BEYOND THE POLE WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 226
65 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:52 PM 11 0.09 464
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 728
67 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.09 219
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,028
69 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 242
70 SECRET NAZI RUINS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 313
71 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,414
72 CUOMO PRIME TIME SPECIAL CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 578
73 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,367
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 232
75 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.08 251
76 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 256
77 PUP ACADEMY DISNEY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 30 0.08 294
78 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 711
79 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.08 303
80 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 11:04 PM 60 0.08 306
81 MICKEYS ADV IN WONDERLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 12:15 PM 50 0.08 322
82 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.08 789
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,447
84 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 222
85 ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 954
86 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 46 0.08 544
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,371
88 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:27 PM 33 0.07 171
89 UNDISPUTED L: 753 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 196
90 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,374
91 CHASING THE CURE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.07 330
92 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 540
93 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 376
94 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:55 AM 32 0.07 162
95 RICKY ZOOM NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.07 298
96 LAST WORD W. LO SPEC MSNBC 10:00 PM 46 0.07 981
97 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,077
98 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,441
99 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 525
100 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,210
101 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 500
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 614
103 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.07 198
104 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 750
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 589
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 627
107 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,119
108 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.06 244
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 513
110 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.06 151
111 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 868
112 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 364
113 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 1,257
114 TNF FIRST LOOK: TNF FIRST LOOK NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.06 132
115 TOP RANK BOX: ALL-ACCESS ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 211
116 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.06 257
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 960
118 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 429
119 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,141
120 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 129
121 HERD L: 1067 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 154
122 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 487
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 246
124 GIVE A DOG A HOME LIVE! ANIMAL PLANET 12:00 PM 60 0.05 223
125 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 1,121
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 256
127 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL    L: LONGVIEW (TX)/JOHN TYLER (TX) ESPN2 8:00 PM 185 0.05 191
128 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 917
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 810
130 KILLER AFFAIR OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 270
131 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 825
132 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 1,133
133 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 173
134 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 169
135 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 191
136 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 94
137 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 331
138 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 821
139 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 108
140 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 187
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 903
142 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY XD 7:00 AM 60 0.04 174
143 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 146
144 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 503
145 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.04 139
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 116
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 115
148 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 88
149 SEGURID FRONTERA AUS – S6 UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 30 0.04 102
150 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 91

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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.