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October 31, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.30.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE FLASH gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.04 to 0.73, with THE PURGE up 0.05 to 0.37.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.04 to 0.52.  FX’s MAYANS MC ticked up to 0.49.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK dipped 0.03 to 0.48, and FLIPPING OUT returned at 0.25.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.35/0.54/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.30/0.45/3M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.25/0.36/1.3M.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS ticked up to 0.34.  ESPN’s first CFP RANKINGS SHOW of the college football season was at 0.34, and it was followed by a documentary at 0.32 and preceded by one at 0.26.  Paramount’s INK MASTER climbed 0.05 to 0.31.  Food Network’s CHOPPED gained 0.03 to 0.31.  TBS’s THE GUEST BOOK was at 0.28, compared to last week’s premiere 0.32/0.22.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 ticked up to 0.28, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW ticked down to 0.13.  On ID, HOME ALONE dropped 0.05 to 0.24.  On TLC, THE LITTLE COUPLE lost 0.03 to 0.23, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS returned at 0.21.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS aired several episodes at 0.22/0.22/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.04 to 0.15.  On Discovery, VEGAS RAT RODS climbed 0.03 to 0.20, and TRANS AM was down 0.02 to 0.12.  On History, COUNTING CARS ticked up to 0.17, and AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.16/0.14, the same as last week.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT:  HAPPILY EVER AFTER was at 0.11/0.10.  Syfy’s CHANNEL ZERO was at 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday October 30, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.73 2,110
2 CHALLENGE:FINAL RECKONING MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.52 788
3 MAYANS M.C. FX 10:00 PM 97 0.49 1,231
4 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,386
5 PURGE, THE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.37 917
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.35 3,127
7 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,827
8 CFP RANKINGS SHOW  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.34 927
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,019
10 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: BASKETBALL: A LOVE STORY – EPISODE 8 ESPN 10:00 PM 120 0.32 730
11 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.31 669
12 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 975
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,952
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,718
15 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.28 866
16 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.28 552
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 809
18 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.27 593
19 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 628
20 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: BASKETBALL: A LOVE STORY – EPISODE 7 ESPN 8:00 PM 120 0.26 648
21 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.25 780
22 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,282
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,759
24 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,212
25 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,209
26 HOME ALONE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 904
27 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,387
28 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,356
29 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.23 505
30 LITTLE COUPLE: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 123 0.23 1,316
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,589
32 SPORTSCENTER FEATURED ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 549
33 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.22 755
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 610
35 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.22 1,057
36 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,121
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 519
38 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.22 1,079
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,111
40 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,735
41 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,063
42 TOP WING NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.21 704
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 2,023
44 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 485
45 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,356
46 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.20 687
47 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.20 496
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 846
49 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 414
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,732
51 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,791
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,906
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 445
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 374
55 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,673
56 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.17 836
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,225
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,661
59 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,831
60 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.16 1,056
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 396
62 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 343
63 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:47 PM 13 0.16 416
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.16 1,324
65 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,077
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,609
67 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MIAMI (OH)/BUFFALO ESPN2 8:00 PM 227 0.15 482
68 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.15 597
69 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,530
70 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 984
71 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,591
72 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,517
73 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,895
74 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,624
75 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.14 391
76 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.14 936
77 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,552
78 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 340
79 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,045
80 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,486
81 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.13 345
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,099
83 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS: COUNT TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 556
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 788
85 TRANS AM DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.12 460
86 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 667
87 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 449
88 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 555
89 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PHILADELPHIA/TORONTO NBA-TV 7:30 PM 167 0.11 337
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 720
91 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTERLIFE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 522
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,037
93 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 959
94 MAFS: HAPPILY EVER AFTER LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.11 395
95 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,120
96 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,021
97 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.11 440
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 880
99 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 755
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 831
101 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,360
102 BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 415
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 874
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 962
105 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,006
106 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 25 0.10 328
107 MAFS: HONEYMOON ISLAND LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.10 370
108 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 852
109 RUSTIC REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.10 477
110 HUSTLE IN BROOKLYN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 247
111 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 510
112 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 1:04 AM 60 0.09 339
113 RUSTIC REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.09 421
114 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LAS VEGAS/NASHVILLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 162 0.09 227
115 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 753
116 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 385
117 RAQ RANTS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 197
118 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 201
119 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:17 PM 63 0.08 229
120 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 706
121 UNDISPUTED L: 532 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 191
122 MONSTERLANDS WEREWOLF ENC TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 300
123 MONSTER ENCOUNTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 326
124 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 210
125 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 358
126 21ST & PRIME NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.07 161
127 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.07 156
128 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 174
129 MAN ON FIRE: MAN ON FIRE HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 146 0.07 178
130 MAFS: HNY ISLD: UNLOCKED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 56 0.07 266
131 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 167
132 HERD L: 851 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 138
133 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 168
134 CHANNEL ZERO SYFY 11:00 PM 57 0.06 257
135 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.06 150
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 262
137 COPA LIB SEMIFINALS: GREMIO VS RIVER PLATE FOX DEPORTES 8:20 PM 164 0.06 143
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 134
139 BBCA MOVIE: THIR13EN GHOSTS BBC-AMERICA 3:30 PM 120 0.06 173
140 POST, THE HBO PRIME 8:01 PM 116 0.06 239
141 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.05 221
142 BUSY TONIGHT E! 10:00 PM 30 0.05 84
143 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 102
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 243
145 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 8 GB VS. LAR NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.05 198
146 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.05 127
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 234
148 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 105
149 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 117
150 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 8 DEN VS. KC NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 180 0.04 122

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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.