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November 7, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.6.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s THE GIFTED and LETHAL WEAPON held their 0.1 bumps, but the rerun of THE FLASH lost 0.1 in final numbers.  After adjustment, election coverage left NBC on top at 1.3, with ABC at 1.2 and CBS at 0.8.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN led the way in Election Night coverage, peaking in the 9PM hour at 1.96/2.28/5.4M, with Fox News’s 10PM hour at 1.39/2.03/7.9M, and MSNBC’s 8PM hour at 0.84/1.09/4.7M.  ESPN cracked the news pile-up with COLLEGE BASKETBALL games at 1.23 for Duke vs. Kentucky and 0.76 for Michigan State vs. Kansas, with the CFP RANKINGS SHOW airing between them at 1.17.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN dropped 0.05 to 0.68, and the season finale of THE PURGE ticked down to 0.36.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK edged up 0.02 to 0.50, and FLIPPING OUT was down 0.03 to 0.22.  The season finale of FX’s MAYANS MC was steady at 0.49.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped a tenth to 0.42.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS held at 0.34.  On ID, GYPSY’S REVENGE was at 0.34.  TBS’s THE GUEST BOOK gained 0.02 to 0.30.  On Food Network, CHOPPED lost 0.06 to 0.25.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 shed 0.04 to 0.24, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was down 0.02 to 0.11.  On TLC, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS grew by 0.02 to 0.23, and THE LITTLE COUPLE was steady at 0.23.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.23/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.22/0.22.  On History, COUNTING CARS was at 0.14/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.17.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: HAPPILY EVER AFTER was at 0.11, compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday November 6, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 9:00 PM 60 1.96 5,410
2 ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 10:00 PM 60 1.88 5,064
3 ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 8:00 PM 60 1.58 4,737
4 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 1.39 7,912
5 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 1.39 8,071
6 ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 11:00 PM 60 1.31 3,702
7 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DUKE/KENTUCKY ESPN 9:58 PM 138 1.23 2,849
8 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 1.20 7,370
9 CFP RANKINGS SHOW  L ESPN 9:26 PM 32 1.17 2,892
10 ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 7:00 PM 60 1.09 3,420
11 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 1.04 6,048
12 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.86 5,621
13 MSNBC ELECTION COVERAGE: 2018 MIDTERMS MSNBC 8:00 PM 240 0.84 4,657
14 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN STATE/KANSAS ESPN 7:00 PM 146 0.76 1,996
15 ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.76 2,253
16 ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.72 2,563
17 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.68 2,088
18 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.63 3,762
19 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.52 4,059
20 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,318
21 MAYANS M.C. FX 10:00 PM 82 0.49 1,306
22 ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.48 1,530
23 MSNBC ELECTION COVERAGE: 2018 MIDTERMS MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.48 3,016
24 ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.47 1,995
25 MSNBC ELECTION COVERAGE: 2018 MIDTERMS MSNBC 12:00 AM 120 0.43 2,531
26 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:16 AM 61 0.42 971
27 CHALLENGE:FINAL RECKONING MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.42 672
28 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.39 3,413
29 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.37 1,598
30 PURGE, THE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.36 986
31 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.36 2,154
32 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,723
33 GYPSYS REVENGE: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.34 1,362
34 ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.33 1,065
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.30 1,361
36 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.30 945
37 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.29 2,269
38 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:17 AM 60 0.29 620
39 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.28 1,479
40 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 736
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.26 2,216
42 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 814
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.24 1,172
44 FX MOVIE PRIME: JASON BOURNE FX 7:30 PM 150 0.24 1,060
45 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.24 491
46 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 565
47 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,246
48 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,151
49 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.23 1,058
50 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,046
51 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,873
52 LITTLE COUPLE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,186
53 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,259
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 2,001
55 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.22 667
56 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.22 727
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.22 1,942
58 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.22 522
59 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.22 1,110
60 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,871
61 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,996
62 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,884
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,917
64 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.21 676
65 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,868
66 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 492
67 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NORTH CAROLINA/WOFFORD ESPN2 7:00 PM 123 0.20 457
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,814
69 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 438
70 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,781
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 968
72 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.17 451
73 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 903
74 KEEP IT SPOTLESS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.17 689
75 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.17 603
76 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,333
77 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 908
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 460
79 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 361
80 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,275
81 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.16 599
82 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,212
83 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.15 624
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 865
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,220
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 340
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,191
88 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,181
89 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 748
90 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 10:02 PM 63 0.14 827
91 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,237
92 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 653
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,296
94 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.14 262
95 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.14 353
96 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.13 735
97 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 303
98 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTERLIFE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 518
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,269
100 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO / FC BARCELONA UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:51 PM 129 0.13 248
101 MAFS: HONEYMOON ISLAND LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.12 409
102 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 277
103 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 299
104 HUSTLE IN BROOKLYN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.11 234
105 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 300
106 MAFS: HAPPILY EVER AFTER LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 63 0.11 360
107 BUSY TONIGHT E! 10:00 PM 30 0.11 187
108 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 521
109 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.10 510
110 MASK, THE HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 101 0.10 311
111 MONSTER ENCOUNTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 358
112 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA/FLORIDA STATE ESPN2 9:03 PM 136 0.09 195
113 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.09 158
114 UNDISPUTED L: 537 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 218
115 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 140
116 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: NAPOLI VS. PARIS ST GERMAIN TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:53 PM 130 0.08 237
117 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 155
118 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.08 143
119 FIFTY SHADES FREED HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 105 0.08 221
120 RUSTIC REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.08 434
121 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.07 163
122 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 157
123 RAQ RANTS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 141
124 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.07 153
125 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.07 237
126 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: RED STAR VS. LIVERPOOL TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:40 PM 133 0.07 183
127 BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 471
128 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 132
129 CONCACAF U20 – L: MEXICO / JAMAICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:50 PM 130 0.06 135
130 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.06 241
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 145
132 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:30 PM 30 0.06 133
133 HERD L: 856 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 134
134 RUSTIC REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.06 412
135 HAND BUILT HOT RODS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 327
136 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: GRUMPY OLD MEN PARAMOUNT 11:30 PM 150 0.05 143
137 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 152
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 232
139 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 287
140 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: WASHINGTON/DALLAS NBA-TV 8:30 PM 150 0.05 137
141 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 276
142 MISION EUROPA TUE UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:00 PM 60 0.05 83
143 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:03 PM 27 0.05 134
144 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 124
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 229
146 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:00 PM 40 0.05 150
147 UEFA C.L. 2018 TUE 1: FK CRVENA ZVEZDA / LIVERPOOL F.C UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:30 PM 141 0.05 104
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 245
149 SUND MOVIE: LAKE PLACID SUNDANCE TV 6:00 PM 120 0.04 146
150 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 108

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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.