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November 28, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.27.2018

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THIS IS US and THE GIFTED gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN rose 0.12 to 0.81, and REAL COUNTRY was up 0.04 to 0.21.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained 0.08 to 0.76, with a pre-show at 0.36, and BROTHERS IN ARMS was up 0.03 to 0.27.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK jumped 0.13 to 0.66.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL doubleheader was at 0.60/0.43, and the week’s CFP RANKINGS show was down 0.02 to 0.35.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE ticked up to 0.45.  Adult Swim’s TENDER TOUCHES was at 0.37/0.32.  Food Network’s CHOPPED was steady at 0.36.  On ID, THE NIGHT THAT DIDN’T END was at 0.35, BODY CAM premiered at 0.33, WELCOME TO MURDERTOWN held at 0.27, and HOME ALONE was at 0.20.  TBS’s THE GUEST BOOK lost 0.02 to 0.34.  A&E’s SCIENTOLOGY & THE AFTERMATH returned at 0.34.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.32/0.49/3.3M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.24/0.32/1.4M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.23/0.40/3M.  Paramount’s INK MASTER was down 0.03 to 0.27.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.27/0.26/0.25 compared to last week’s 0.26/0.22/0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.25.  On TLC, THE LITTLE COUPLE gained 0.06 to 0.26, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was up 0.04 to 0.23, and COUNTING ON was at 0.23.  Tru’s ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING returned at 0.23.  On Discovery, VEGAS RAT RODS climbed 0.04 to 0.19.  On Lifetime, HAPPILY EVER AFTER was steady at 0.14, and HONEYMOON ISLAND ticked down to 0.09.  Comedy Central’s GOATFACE special was at 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday November 27, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.81 2,264
2 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.76 3,408
3 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.66 1,673
4 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 10:07 PM 103 0.60 1,590
5 CHALLENGE:RECKONING REU 1 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.45 686
6 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN ST/LOUISVILLE ESPN 7:30 PM 157 0.43 1,491
7 TENDER TOUCHES ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 15 0.37 730
8 CURSE OF OAK BEHIND DIG HISTORY 8:30 PM 30 0.36 1,801
9 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,118
10 CFP RANKINGS SHOW  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.35 1,046
11 NIGHT THAT DIDNT END INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.35 1,139
12 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,004
13 LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.34 965
14 BODY CAM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,337
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,315
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:50 PM 70 0.32 768
17 TENDER TOUCHES ADULT SWIM 12:45 AM 15 0.32 622
18 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.27 718
19 BROTHERS IN ARMS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.27 1,006
20 WELCOME TO MURDERTOWN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,133
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,340
22 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,188
23 LITTLE COUPLE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,458
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 800
25 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,260
26 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.25 1,239
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,403
28 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 3,039
29 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 444
30 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,458
31 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 634
32 COUNTING ON TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,135
33 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,964
34 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,030
35 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,528
36 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 509
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,135
38 REAL COUNTRY USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.21 777
39 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 501
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,401
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,231
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 2,005
43 HOME ALONE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.20 872
44 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 600
45 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,299
46 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,060
47 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,221
48 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.18 690
49 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 433
50 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA LAKERS/DENVER NBA-TV 9:00 PM 144 0.18 463
51 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,084
52 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,650
53 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 358
54 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.17 671
55 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,975
56 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 333
57 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,744
58 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 497
59 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,400
60 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.16 315
61 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,735
62 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 988
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 363
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,643
65 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 446
66 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 826
67 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 380
68 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 928
69 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 317
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 964
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 357
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,003
73 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 347
74 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 345
75 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,579
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,801
77 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,513
78 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 903
79 MAFS: HAPPILY EVER AFTER LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.14 537
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,515
81 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,678
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 865
83 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.13 540
84 LEAH REMINI: SCNTLGY SPCL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.13 446
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,631
86 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 536
87 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 921
88 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,782
89 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 420
90 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 715
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,350
92 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 698
93 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.12 461
94 AMC MOVIE AMC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 473
95 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,708
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 694
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 701
98 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 659
99 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,363
100 AMC MOVIE AMC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 444
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 571
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,075
103 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.10 485
104 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.10 408
105 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:10 PM 39 0.10 261
106 MONSTER ENCOUNTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 366
107 HUSTLE IN BROOKLYN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 335
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,086
109 LIVE FREE: DOWN&DIRTY CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 589
110 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:12 PM 118 0.10 445
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,140
112 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 272
113 HAND BUILT HOT RODS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.09 367
114 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:24 PM 66 0.09 212
115 UNDISPUTED L: 552 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 196
116 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: AS ROMA VS. REAL MADRID TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:54 PM 128 0.09 198
117 MOM AND ME HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.09 402
118 MAFS: HONEYMOON ISLAND LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 58 0.09 318
119 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,110
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,006
121 PROFIT AN INSIDE LOOK CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 314
122 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.08 322
123 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VIRGINIA TECH/PENN ST ESPN2 7:00 PM 132 0.08 286
124 GOATFACE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 184
125 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 478
126 LEAH REMINI: SCNTLGY SPCL A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.08 234
127 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 350
128 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:00 PM 39 0.08 164
129 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,036
130 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,018
131 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 9:22 PM 115 0.07 254
132 RAQ RANTS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 228
133 TOMB RAIDER HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 118 0.07 250
134 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNEWS 9:48 PM 31 0.07 172
135 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 889
136 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 351
137 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 947
138 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 136
139 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 142
140 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LAS VEGAS/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 157 0.07 189
141 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 143
142 HERD L: 869 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 153
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 311
144 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: AEK ATHENS VS. AFC AJAX TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:39 PM 135 0.06 122
145 MAN V. FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 186
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 332
147 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 11:00 PM 30 0.06 270
148 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 119
149 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:02 PM 28 0.06 116
150 BURGERS, BREW & QUE COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 180

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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.