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October 3, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.2.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As anticipated, NEW AMSTERDAM lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the MLB WILD CARD GAME dominated Tuesday cable at 2.09.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN slipped 0.03 to 0.69, and THE PURGE was down 0.09 to 0.35.  On FX, the newly-renewed MAYANS MC stabilized after last week’s big drop, down 0.04 to 0.55, and MR. INBETWEEN was at 0.22/0.16, compared to last week’s 0.23/0.17.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK returned at 0.46.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.44/0.73/4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.42/0.62/3.3M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.39/1.3M.  TNT’s NBA PRESEASON games were at 0.42/0.31.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE lost 0.04 to 0.41.  On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED shed 0.02 to 0.31, and SWEET HOME SEXTUPLETS was down 0.08 to 0.22.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS returned at 0.31, and BLACK LOVE was at 0.14.  On ID, THE DEVIL SPEAKS dropped 0.03 to 0.29, and MURDER BY NUMBERS was down 0.03 to 0.20.  TBS’s WRECKED was at 0.28/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.32.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 fell a tenth to 0.25, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was down 0.03 to 0.14.  Paramount’s INK MASTER dipped 0.04 to 0.32.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was also up a tick to 0.21, and DESERT FLIPPERS was down 0.05 to 0.20.  Discovery’s VEGAS RAT RODS was at 0.21, and lead-out TRANS AM was at 0.16.  Food Network’s CHOPPED fell 0.08 to 0.20.  WGN’s CARTER was steady at 0.02/163K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday October 2, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB WILD CARD  L: COLORADO/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 8:00 PM 310 2.09 6,332
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.69 2,095
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:10 AM 65 0.58 1,433
4 MAYANS M.C. FX 10:00 PM 92 0.55 1,388
5 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,265
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.44 4,036
7 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.43 1,246
8 NBA PRESEASON EXHIBITION: NUGGETS-LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:36 PM 154 0.42 929
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.42 3,296
10 CHALLENGE:FINAL RECKONING MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.41 627
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.39 3,457
12 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.37 3,547
13 PURGE, THE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.35 928
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.33 905
15 OUTDAUGHTERED: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.31 1,362
16 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,654
17 NBA PRESEASON EXHIBITION: CAVLIERS-CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 156 0.31 726
18 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.29 644
19 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,670
20 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,340
21 DEVIL SPEAKS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,067
22 WRECKED TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 734
23 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,220
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 2,955
25 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.25 711
26 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 93 0.25 806
27 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.25 489
28 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 2,722
29 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,819
30 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.23 604
31 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,243
32 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 985
33 WRECKED TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.22 549
34 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.22 2,053
35 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,937
36 SWEET HOME SEXTUPLETS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 976
37 MR INBETWEEN FX 11:32 PM 35 0.22 551
38 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 576
39 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,965
40 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,118
41 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,919
42 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 622
43 MURDER BY NUMBERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 837
44 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 672
45 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 935
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 2,084
47 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.19 699
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,166
49 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 874
50 MLB WILD CARD  L: COLORADO/CHICAGOCUBS ESPN2 8:00 PM 311 0.19 661
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 448
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,142
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,995
54 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,968
55 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.18 743
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,068
57 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 426
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,742
59 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.17 702
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,789
61 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.17 385
62 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,940
63 MR INBETWEEN FX 12:07 AM 32 0.16 426
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 380
65 TRANS AM DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.16 540
66 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,844
67 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,681
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 349
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,748
70 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.15 663
71 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,539
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 944
73 OUTDAUGHTERED: LIFE WITH: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.15 527
74 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 369
75 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,562
76 MAX AND RUBY NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.14 495
77 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 320
78 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 782
79 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.14 328
80 BLACK LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 773
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,679
82 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.14 521
83 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 834
84 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 919
85 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 343
86 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 312
87 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 481
88 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 416
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 899
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 873
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,241
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 856
93 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,733
94 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 975
95 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 892
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,014
97 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 977
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,156
99 COPA MX – L: CRUZ AZUL / FC JUAREZ UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 125 0.11 243
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,075
101 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 716
102 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 758
103 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 596
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 729
105 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 735
106 13 SONS & PREGNANT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:33 PM 60 0.10 340
107 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER HUNT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 371
108 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.10 232
109 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 298
110 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UNITED VS VALENCIA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:58 PM 130 0.09 234
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,032
112 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.08 169
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 523
114 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: PFC CSK MOSKVA / REAL MADRID CF UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:50 PM 135 0.08 185
115 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.08 283
116 UNDISPUTED L: 512 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 167
117 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:08 PM 22 0.08 149
118 E:60 ESPN2 1:11 AM 55 0.08 285
119 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.08 370
120 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 370
121 PAID OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 137
122 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 160
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 323
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 262
125 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 4 CLE VS. OAK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.07 261
126 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 328
127 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 345
128 AMERICAN MADE HBO PRIME 8:01 PM 115 0.07 205
129 RUNNING WILD: OFF THE MAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 270
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 258
131 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 978
132 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.06 137
133 STUDENT ATHLETE HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 88 0.06 131
134 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 181
135 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:00 PM 30 0.06 161
136 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:30 PM 30 0.06 161
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 910
138 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 139
139 HERD L: 831 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 108
140 LOCK IT IN L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 60 0.05 85
141 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.05 158
142 BECCAS BUNCH NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.05 182
143 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 117
144 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: HOFFENHEIM VS MANCHESTER CITY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:42 PM 136 0.05 143
145 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 103
146 UFC MAIN EVENT FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 30 0.05 151
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 306
148 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 144
149 21ST & PRIME NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.05 132
150 DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE HBO PRIME 2:25 PM 109 0.05 138

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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.