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January 9, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.8.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BLACK-ISH and THE GIFTED gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the NCIS: NEW ORLEANS rerun lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Because of the live primetime presidential address, it was a big night for news, led by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.90/1.36/7M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.84/1.09/3.5M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.52/0.72/4.4M.  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND jumped 0.15 from its New Year’s Day airing to 0.83, and the lead-out premiere of PROJECT BLUE BOOK was at 0.43.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN returned from holiday break at 0.72.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK was likewise back at 0.55.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL doubleheader was at 0.49/0.47.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS returned at 0.42.  On iD, BODY CAM slid 0.03 to 0.35, and AMERICAN NIGHTMARE was down 0.02 to 0.28.  Discovery’s GARAGE REHAB was at 0.33, and BAD CHAD CUSTOMS was up 0.02 to 0.31.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was at 0.33.  Food Network’s CHOPPED lost 0.04 to 0.30.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.29, and WINDY CITY REHAB was down 0.09 to 0.27.  TLC’s MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE ticked up to 0.27, and I AM JAZZ was also up a tick to 0.19.  A&E’s SCIENTOLOGY & THE AFTERMATH dropped 0.07 to 0.26.  MTV’s LINDSAY LOHAN’S BEACH CLUB rose 0.11 to 0.26.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE premiered at 0.20, down 0.07 from the series finale of THE FOSTERS.  Tru’s ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING was at 0.14.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday January 8, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.90 7,129
2 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.84 3,536
3 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.83 3,269
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.72 2,032
5 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,447
6 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:12 PM 48 0.52 4,356
7 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.52 3,655
8 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DUKE/WAKE FOREST ESPN 7:00 PM 126 0.49 1,304
9 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.49 2,297
10 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NORTH CAROLINA/NC STATE ESPN 9:06 PM 124 0.47 1,253
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.43 3,764
12 PROJECT BLUE BOOK HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.43 2,266
13 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 62 0.42 1,694
14 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 9:00 PM 12 0.41 3,944
15 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.41 1,908
16 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.39 3,329
17 BODY CAM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,173
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.33 1,031
19 GARAGE REHAB: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.33 1,003
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.33 781
21 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 93 0.33 1,020
22 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:10 PM 50 0.32 732
23 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.31 1,835
24 BAD CHAD CUSTOMS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.31 877
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.31 1,262
26 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 964
27 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,402
28 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,438
29 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.28 594
30 AMERICAN NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,085
31 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,563
32 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.27 979
33 WINDY CITY REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,364
34 LEAH REMINI: SCNTLGY SPCL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.26 797
35 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.26 821
36 LINDSEY LOHANS BEACH CLUB MTV 8:00 PM 58 0.26 531
37 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.26 697
38 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,212
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.25 2,201
40 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,376
41 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 535
42 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.22 456
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,435
44 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.20 413
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 586
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,532
47 I AM JAZZ TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 707
48 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,958
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,091
50 ABBY HATCHER NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.19 751
51 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.18 473
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 556
53 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,329
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 465
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,102
56 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,841
57 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.17 503
58 LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:02 PM 60 0.16 609
59 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 416
60 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 373
61 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 354
62 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 340
63 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 413
64 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 539
65 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.16 556
66 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,862
67 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:33 PM 30 0.14 630
68 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 313
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 953
70 LINDSEY LOHAN BEACH AFTER MTV 8:58 PM 31 0.14 297
71 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,234
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,075
73 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: NEW YORK/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 10:40 PM 126 0.14 404
74 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.14 592
75 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,780
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,311
77 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 511
78 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,453
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 845
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,385
81 LEGENDARY LOCATIONS TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.12 409
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,650
83 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.12 559
84 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MINNESOTA/OKLAHOMA CITY NBA-TV 8:02 PM 158 0.12 327
85 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,153
86 LEGENDARY LOCATIONS TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.12 410
87 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,240
88 UNDISPUTED L: 581 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.12 237
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 758
90 PROFIT: HIGH STAKES CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 356
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 786
92 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 789
93 READY PLAYER ONE: READY PLAYER ONE HBO PRIME 5:10 PM 140 0.11 274
94 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,166
95 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,147
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 975
97 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 780
98 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.11 487
99 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 996
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,253
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,098
102 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 765
103 PORT PROTECTION COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 744
104 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.10 349
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,179
106 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 536
107 RAQ RANTS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 283
108 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,133
109 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,385
110 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: PURDUE/MICHIGAN STATE ESPN2 9:04 PM 126 0.09 436
111 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TENNESSEE/MISSOURI ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.09 317
112 LEGENDARY LOCATIONS TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.09 314
113 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,502
114 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,096
115 HERD L: 899 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.09 197
116 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 644
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,037
118 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.09 356
119 MAN V. FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.09 267
120 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.09 453
121 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 383
122 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 168 0.09 192
123 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.08 447
124 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 226
125 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.08 325
126 LEGENDHUNTER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 416
127 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 213
128 COPA MX – L: CIMARRONES DE SONORA /GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:56 PM 124 0.08 167
129 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.07 282
130 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 443
131 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 318
132 21ST & PRIME NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.07 175
133 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.07 159
134 PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING HBO PRIME 11:35 PM 111 0.07 145
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 153
136 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:46 AM 44 0.06 173
137 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 227
138 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 155
139 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.06 140
140 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 93 0.06 165
141 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.06 182
142 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 121
143 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 1:30 AM 30 0.05 113
144 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 118
145 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:10 PM 110 0.05 123
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 267
147 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 116
148 AFTERNOON MOVIE 2: 3:10 TO YUMA IFC TV 6:00 PM 120 0.05 193
149 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 129
150 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 144

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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.