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October 16, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.15.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MIXED-ISH lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN’s DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE led Tuesday cable at 1.50/2.01/8.6M, down 0.6 from the last debate on ABC, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.27/0.46/3.1M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.16/0.25/1.7M.  TBS’s NLCS MLB PLAYOFFS game was at 1.25 (followed by a preview of THE MISERY INDEX at 0.17), and Fox Sports 1’s ALCS MLB PLAYOFFS game was at 0.87.  FX’s MAYANS MC gained 0.04 to 0.44.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY dropped 0.06 to 0.43, and IN A MAN’S WORLD was at 0.08.  On MTV, TEEN MOM fell 0.09 to 0.36, and GHOSTED was down 0.09 to 0.10.  On TLC, COUNTING ON returned at 0.31, and OUTDAUGHTERED was steady at 0.31.  ESPN’s documentary CHUCK & TITO was at 0.29.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 rose 0.07 to 0.25.  It was premiere night on USA, where THE PURGE returned at 0.25 (down two-tenths from last season’s premiere) plus 0.10/306K from a Syfy simulcast, and TREADSTONE had its official premiere (after a “sneak peek” at 0.26 following a WWE lead-in last month) at 0.15 plus 0.06/291K from Syfy.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 lost 0.07 to 0.22, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was up 0.02 to 0.11.  Food Network’s CHOPPED ticked up to 0.19, and OUTRAGEOUS PUMPKINS was at 0.18.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD dropped 0.05 to 0.19.  On ID, RELATIVELY EVIL was at 0.18.  OWN’s GREENLEAF shrank by 0.05 to 0.18.  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND special held at 0.16.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.03 to 0.16, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.05 to 0.15, and STAY OR SELL was down 0.02 to 0.15.  Paramount’s INK MASTER: GRUDGE MATCH edged up 0.02 to 0.15.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS stayed at 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday October 15, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CNN/NYT COLUM DEM DEBATE: N/A CNN 8:02 PM 158 1.50 8,553
2 MLB NLCS: CARDINALS/NATIONALS TBS NETWORK 7:58 PM 201 1.25 4,640
3 CNN/NYT COL DEM DEB CLOSE CNN 10:40 PM 26 1.22 6,857
4 MLB AL CHAMPIONS SERIES L: HOUSTON/NEW YORK YANKEES 3 FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 237 0.87 3,838
5 MLB ALCS POST L FOX SPORTS 1 7:57 PM 16 0.64 2,269
6 CNN POST-DEBATE ANALYSIS CNN 11:06 PM 54 0.56 3,068
7 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:19 PM 57 0.49 1,510
8 MAYANS M.C. FX 10:00 PM 62 0.44 1,104
9 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,259
10 TEEN MOM II SSN9B MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.36 692
11 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,361
12 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.31 1,186
13 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 9:00 PM 90 0.29 609
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,121
15 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,584
16 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 59 0.25 705
17 PURGE, THE USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 613
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,869
19 CNN POST-DEBATE ANALYSIS CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.24 1,556
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,603
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 705
22 CONCACAF NATIONS LG TUE 2: MEXICO / PANAMA TUDN 9:30 PM 124 0.23 555
23 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.22 476
24 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 515
25 WWE BACKSTAGE PREVIEW L FOX SPORTS 1 8:13 PM 60 0.20 597
26 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 28 0.20 697
27 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 666
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 513
29 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.19 850
30 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,564
31 OUTRAGEOUS PUMPKINS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.18 544
32 RELATIVELY EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 846
33 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 893
34 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 426
35 MISERY INDEX, THE TBS NETWORK 12:16 AM 30 0.17 508
36 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.17 592
37 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 381
38 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,695
39 CFP RANKINGS SHOW ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 415
40 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS: TOP 25 THEORIES, THE 1005 HISTORY 9:00 PM 125 0.16 967
41 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 415
42 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,815
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 386
44 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 10:30 PM 30 0.16 333
45 AMC FEARFEST: CARRIE (2013) AMC 8:00 PM 135 0.16 526
46 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,673
47 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,048
48 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 360
49 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,884
50 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.16 977
51 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,108
52 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 950
53 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 433
54 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 333
55 TREADSTONE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 645
56 USA SOCCER MEN          L: CANADA/USA ESPN2 7:15 PM 138 0.15 323
57 STAY OR SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 863
58 INK MASTER GRUDGE MATCH PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.15 418
59 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 346
60 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 319
61 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,953
62 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 362
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 943
64 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 341
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,589
66 LAST WORD W. LO SPEC MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,449
67 TOTAL DIVAS E! 10:00 PM 59 0.13 281
68 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.13 1,230
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,774
70 CFB 150 ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 353
71 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.13 741
72 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 970
73 ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,233
74 MOST TER PLACES IN REPACK: TMTP-1R2R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.12 436
75 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 409
76 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 303
77 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 778
78 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,485
79 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 902
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 944
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 761
82 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.11 1,209
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,679
84 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 278
85 MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADV DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.11 397
86 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,548
87 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 59 0.11 360
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 863
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,548
90 PURGE MORNING SHOW USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 10 0.11 403
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,471
92 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,657
93 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 761
94 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 294
95 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 289
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 716
97 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 297
98 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,421
99 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,408
100 GHOSTED MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.10 223
101 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 735
102 OUTDAUGHTERED: LIFE WITH: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.09 437
103 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,528
104 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 3:00 PM 60 0.09 586
105 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.09 268
106 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,444
107 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 598
108 EUROPEAN QUAL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN2 9:33 PM 29 0.09 165
109 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,122
110 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.09 529
111 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 682
112 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 652
113 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.08 315
114 CONCACAF NATIONS LG TUE 1: CANADA / ESTADOS UNIDOS TUDN 7:22 PM 128 0.08 208
115 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 755
116 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,061
117 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,254
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,091
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,211
120 AMC FEARFEST AMC 12:30 AM 30 0.08 230
121 MLB ALCS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.08 369
122 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 11:05 PM 59 0.08 425
123 IN A MANS WORLD BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.08 263
124 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:34 PM 26 0.08 151
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,102
126 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 996
127 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 12:04 AM 60 0.07 319
128 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,110
129 HALLOWEENS MOST EXTREME TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 173
130 SP HGTV URBAN OASIS HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 60 0.07 353
131 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 203
132 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,131
133 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: TAMPA/MONTREAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 156 0.07 197
134 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 411
135 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 483
136 UNDISPUTED L: 776 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 173
137 POKER ESPN2 10:02 PM 58 0.06 170
138 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 130
139 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 7:55 PM 17 0.06 169
140 HALLOWEEN CRAZIER TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 165
141 WHEELER DEALERS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 294
142 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.06 769
143 TIME MACHINE: THE LOST PYRAMID HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.06 334
144 RAPUNZELS TANGLED ADV. DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 30 0.06 163
145 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 113
146 CASH CAB BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.06 220
147 ULTIMATE COWBOY SHOWDOWN INSP 9:00 PM 60 0.05 453
148 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 439
149 TIME MACHINE: RETURN TO ROANOKE: SRCH SEVN HISTORY 4:00 PM 120 0.05 345
150 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 6:00 PM 60 0.05 351

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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.