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September 9, 2019
 

UPDATED with Broadcast: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals: 9.5.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.1, up 0.4 from 2018’s kick-off game.  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SPIN THE WHEEL and ABC’s run of THE LEGO MOVIE lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE led a subdued Thursday cable, down 0.05 to 0.43, with EX ON THE BEACH up a tick to 0.23.  ESPN’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.38.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP gained 0.03 to 0.33, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.04 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.05 to 0.20.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT topped cable news at 0.23/0.38/2.8M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.18/0.28/2.4M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.14/0.21/1M.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN rose 0.06 to 0.22, AX MEN grew by 0.04 to 0.17, and KNIFE OR DEATH was down 0.02 to 0.12.  On ID, DEADLY WOMEN was steady at 0.20, and THE LIES THAT BIND ticked down to 0.18.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING fell a tenth to 0.18.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY held at 0.18, and FLAY LIST was down 0.06 to 0.14.  CHASING THE CURE gained 0.05 to 0.16 on TBS, but lost 0.05 to 0.06 on TNT.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.16/0.15, compared to last week’s 0.15.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP ticked up to 0.12, and BEYOND THE POLE was also up a tick to 0.09.  TLC’s BRIDES, GROOMS & EMERGENCY ROOMS was steady at 0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 5, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S3 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.43 817
2 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: WOMENS SEMIFINAL ESPN 7:00 PM 255 0.38 1,866
3 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.33 1,713
4 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 777
5 KICKOFF SIMULCAST NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 40 0.26 697
6 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.26 677
7 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 662
8 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:15 PM 45 0.25 781
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,841
10 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 3 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.23 434
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,937
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,364
13 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 1,492
14 NFL GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.22 649
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,261
16 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,462
17 FLIP OR FLOP 1ST LOOK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.20 1,097
18 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 832
19 LIES THAT BIND, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 909
20 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,381
21 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,342
22 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 457
23 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.18 769
24 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.18 705
25 AX MEN HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.17 808
26 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 385
27 CHASING THE CURE TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.16 516
28 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.16 521
29 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,038
30 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 463
31 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 413
32 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 418
33 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,835
34 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.15 473
35 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,625
36 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.15 486
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,887
38 GOING FOR SOLD HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.14 828
39 FLAY LIST FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.14 602
40 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 961
41 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 850
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,706
43 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 320
44 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,350
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 360
46 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,439
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 336
48 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 300
49 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 10:03 PM 61 0.12 483
50 GROWING UP HIP HOP: NY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 317
51 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 826
52 MAFS FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:37 PM 12 0.12 439
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 872
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,224
55 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,398
56 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,321
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 275
58 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,349
59 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 914
60 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 893
61 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 893
62 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 905
63 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 294
64 FX MOVIE PRIME: EMOJI MOVIE FX 8:00 PM 120 0.12 313
65 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,407
66 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,742
67 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.11 514
68 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 814
69 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 915
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 792
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,320
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,496
73 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,227
74 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 802
75 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.10 246
76 BRIDES, GROOMS, EMERGENCY TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 538
77 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 855
78 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.09 807
79 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 800
80 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 704
81 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 678
82 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 276
83 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,399
84 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 654
85 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 849
86 BEYOND THE POLE WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 228
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 764
88 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 635
89 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.09 271
90 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.09 932
91 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,218
92 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 729
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,092
94 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 822
95 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.08 563
96 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 392
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 752
98 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 606
99 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,405
100 NFL GAMEDAY: NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.07 221
101 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 645
102 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.07 199
103 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 381
104 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 526
105 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 455
106 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 662
107 UNDISPUTED L: 748 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 176
108 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,384
109 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 682
110 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 11:04 PM 60 0.07 319
111 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.07 180
112 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.06 385
113 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:27 PM 32 0.06 119
114 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.06 313
115 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 526
116 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 90 0.06 195
117 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 513
118 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 439
119 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 212
120 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:55 AM 32 0.06 121
121 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.06 230
122 HERD L: 1062 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 142
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 668
124 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 167
125 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:30 PM 30 0.06 143
126 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 582
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 979
128 PUP ACADEMY DISNEY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 30 0.06 242
129 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 355
130 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 651
131 CHASING THE CURE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 90 0.06 236
132 MSNBC WEATHER COVERAGE: HURRICANE DORIAN MSNBC 1:00 AM 120 0.06 566
133 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 1,229
134 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 139
135 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 134
136 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 340
137 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.05 139
138 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 109
139 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.05 260
140 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 174
141 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 110
142 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 111
143 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 418
144 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 158
145 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 952
146 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 833
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.04 107
148 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.04 254
149 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 152
150 KILLER AFFAIR OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 240

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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.