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September 27, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.26.2019

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the series premiere of EVIL and the season premiere of A MILLION LITTLE THINGS lost the same.  In addition, FOX’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.6.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.41, down 0.74 from last week, when it didn’t have a broadcast partner.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE dropped 0.11 to 0.44, EX ON THE BEACH fell 0.08 to 0.19, and HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR was at 0.14/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.13.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led another big news night at 0.28/0.49/3.3M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.47/3.4M, and CNN’s 6PM SITUATION ROOM at 0.23/0.28/1.2M.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP lost 0.05 to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.13, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.12.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.22/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.25, and KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.21, with THE FLAY LIST up a tick to 0.17.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS gained 0.03 to 0.21.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING shed 0.03 to 0.20.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.19.  On ID, THE LIES THAT BIND fell 0.04 to 0.16, and DEADLY WOMEN was down 0.05 to 0.14.  On ID, GROWING UP HIP-HOP edged up 0.02 to 0.15, and UNTOLD STORIES OF HIP-HOP was at 0.15.  FX’s MR INBETWEEN shrank by 0.07 to 0.11.  CHASING THE CURE ticked down to 0.10 on TBS, and was down 0.02 to 0.06 on TNT.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 26, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2019 WK 4 PHI VS. GB NFL NETWORK 8:23 PM 207 1.41 3,993
2 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:53 PM 27 0.66 1,644
3 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 49 0.45 1,302
4 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S3 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.44 842
5 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,339
6 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,321
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,408
8 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:20 AM 60 0.25 657
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 4,022
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.24 590
11 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,229
12 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.23 1,382
13 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,377
14 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,358
15 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.22 755
16 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 3,205
17 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,431
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,993
19 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,570
20 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 965
21 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 369
22 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.20 748
23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NAVY/MEMPHIS ESPN 7:54 PM 200 0.20 730
24 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,203
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 613
26 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.20 706
27 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 477
28 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.19 824
29 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 3 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.19 371
30 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,220
31 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,258
32 FRIENDS TBS NETWORK 1:30 PM 30 0.19 432
33 FRIENDS TBS NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.18 419
34 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,083
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,286
36 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,303
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,238
38 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,182
39 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,192
40 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,888
41 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,920
42 FLAY LIST FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.17 567
43 FRIENDS TBS NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.17 446
44 FRIENDS TBS NETWORK 2:30 PM 30 0.17 430
45 FRIENDS TBS NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.17 354
46 FRIENDS TBS NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.17 380
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 2,447
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,481
49 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 2,025
50 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,300
51 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.16 2,118
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 344
53 FRIENDS TBS NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.16 353
54 FRIENDS TBS NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.16 399
55 LIES THAT BIND, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 742
56 KIDS HALLOWEEN BAKING FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.16 655
57 CNN SPCL LIVE CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 965
58 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 390
59 FRIENDS TBS NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.16 402
60 CFB 150 ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.16 370
61 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,881
62 FLIP OR FLOP 1ST LOOK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.16 817
63 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 2,186
64 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,198
65 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 276
66 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.15 390
67 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 346
68 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:17 PM 43 0.15 1,783
69 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,716
70 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,807
71 GROWING UP HIP HOP: NY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 382
72 UNTOLD STORIES OF HIP HOP WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 368
73 MSNBC NEWS ANALYSIS MSNBC 12:22 PM 55 0.15 1,855
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 2,408
75 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 383
76 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,630
77 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,782
78 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 781
79 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 336
80 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR S2B MTV 10:33 PM 30 0.14 256
81 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.14 578
82 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 304
83 MSNBC NEWS ANALYSIS MSNBC 9:00 AM 12 0.14 1,782
84 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,505
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 2,217
86 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: DNI MAGUIRE TESTIMONY MSNBC 9:12 AM 190 0.13 1,961
87 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.13 776
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,639
89 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:30 PM 24 0.13 322
90 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.13 594
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,626
92 SP FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.12 698
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:50 AM 10 0.12 906
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,943
95 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,648
96 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 352
97 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.12 812
98 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR S2B MTV 10:02 PM 31 0.12 214
99 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:14 PM 46 0.12 285
100 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.11 250
101 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.11 435
102 MR INBETWEEN FX 10:00 PM 32 0.11 383
103 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,263
104 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,293
105 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 9:02 PM 61 0.10 769
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 271
107 CHASING THE CURE TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 321
108 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 230
109 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 346
110 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: ALEC BALDWIN COMEDY CENTRAL 8:55 PM 125 0.09 238
111 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 207
112 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.09 363
113 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-3R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.09 420
114 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.09 395
115 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 50 0.08 739
116 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 608
117 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.08 194
118 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 267
119 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.08 266
120 UNDISPUTED L: 763 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 169
121 NHL PRE-SEASON L: ST. LOUIS/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 166 0.07 207
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 482
123 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.07 312
124 SECRET NAZI RUINS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 236
125 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 10:00 PM 90 0.07 191
126 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 1:05 AM 61 0.06 287
127 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 500
128 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.06 204
129 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 172
130 CHASING THE CURE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.06 250
131 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.06 188
132 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.06 136
133 LIGA MX L: TOLUCA / CLUB ATLETICO DE SAN LUIS TUDN 8:55 PM 128 0.06 177
134 HERD L: 1077 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 149
135 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 98
136 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 111
137 ALWAYS LATE W/KATIE NOLAN ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.04 79
138 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 129
139 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.04 206
140 CFB 150 ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.04 78
141 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 392
142 TNF FIRST LOOK: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.04 124
143 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 107
144 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 87
145 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 119
146 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.04 79
147 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 138
148 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 95
149 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:30 PM 30 0.04 106
150 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 224

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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.