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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.18.2018

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Written by: Mitch Salem
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NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s early numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.06 to 0.74, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was at 0.42/0.35, compared to last week’s 0.38/0.32.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND was steady at 0.73, with the pre-show half-hour also steady at 0.30, and BROTHERS IN ARMS was down 0.08 to 0.20.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK fell 0.23 to 0.60, and UNANCHORED was down 0.06 to 0.14.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.44.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.38/0.59/3.4M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.24/0.36/1.4M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.32/2.4M.  A&E’s LEAH REMINI SCIENTOLOGY was up 0.06 to 0.33 compared to last week’s special.  On ID, BODY CAM rose 0.05 to 0.33, and WELCOME TO MURDERTOWN was down 0.04 to 0.26.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE climbed 0.04 to 0.31.  TBS’s THE GUEST BOOK slipped 0.02 to 0.29.  Paramount’s INK MASTER ticked up to 0.29.  Food Network’s CHOPPED held at 0.26, and HOLIDAY WARS was at 0.23.  On TLC, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS gained 0.05 to 0.26.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.24/0.22/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.27/0.21/0.18, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.21.  Tru’s ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING rose 0.04 to 0.18.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT:  HAPPILY EVER AFTER was at 0.10 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 December 18, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.74 2,214
2 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.73 3,159
3 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.60 1,640
4 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: UAB/NORTHERN ILLINOIS ESPN 7:00 PM 203 0.44 1,346
5 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.42 1,291
6 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 3,444
7 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.35 1,091
8 LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.33 952
9 BODY CAM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,245
10 CHALLENGE: CT MARRIED P2 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.31 522
11 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:23 PM 97 0.31 707
12 CURSE OF OAK BEHIND DIG HISTORY 8:30 PM 30 0.30 1,619
13 GUEST BOOK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.29 929
14 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.29 683
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 809
16 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 937
17 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.26 1,118
18 WELCOME TO MURDERTOWN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,117
19 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 498
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 608
21 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,419
22 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,276
23 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,645
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,276
25 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA LAKERS/BROOKLYN NBA-TV 7:30 PM 156 0.23 625
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.23 765
27 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,290
28 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.22 1,049
29 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,154
30 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: PRINCETON/DUKE ESPN2 6:00 PM 124 0.21 554
31 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,383
32 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 475
33 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,262
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 556
35 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 510
36 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.20 376
37 BROTHERS IN ARMS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.20 818
38 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.19 989
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,938
40 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 366
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,071
42 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 414
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 405
44 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,029
45 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,001
46 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,188
47 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BUFFALO/SYRACUSE ESPN2 8:04 PM 123 0.17 563
48 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 317
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,114
50 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,957
51 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 380
52 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,941
53 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,066
54 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,773
55 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 943
56 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,129
57 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:06 PM 54 0.16 343
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 388
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 961
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 335
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 957
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,144
63 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,038
64 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,832
65 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 363
66 UNANCHORED BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.14 439
67 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,010
68 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,219
69 LEAH REMINI: SCNTLGY SPCL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.14 437
70 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 953
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 884
72 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.13 495
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 790
74 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,858
75 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 119 0.13 734
76 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 317
77 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,550
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,392
79 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 712
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,658
81 LEGENDS OF THE LOST WITH TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 526
82 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,276
83 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 368
84 RAQ RANTS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 274
85 LEAH REMINI: SCNTLGY SPCL A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.12 367
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,465
87 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,448
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,392
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 616
90 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,516
91 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,175
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,213
93 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,507
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,497
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,155
96 MAFS: HAPPILY EVER AFTER LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.10 473
97 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.10 498
98 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,329
99 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK: THE OUTLAWS OF THE WILD WEST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.09 442
100 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,448
101 BLOCKERS HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 102 0.09 270
102 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 529
103 BEYOND THE PAINT NBA-TV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 179
104 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.09 304
105 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,070
106 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,481
107 LIVE FREE: DOWN&DIRTY CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 560
108 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,618
109 RENOVATORS CHALLENGE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.09 372
110 MONSTER ENCOUNTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 317
111 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,148
112 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,464
113 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.08 365
114 BBCA MOVIE: LAST SAMURAI, THE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 210 0.08 300
115 TAKE BACK THE HARBOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.08 259
116 PROFIT AN INSIDE LOOK CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 290
117 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 338
118 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 358
119 UNDISPUTED L: 567 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 157
120 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: MISSISSIPPI STATE/OREGON ESPN2 10:07 PM 129 0.07 265
121 BUSY TONIGHT E! 10:00 PM 30 0.07 129
122 HERD L: 884 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.07 134
123 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:30 PM 31 0.06 133
124 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.06 171
125 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 21 0.06 248
126 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 339
127 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 7:00 PM 30 0.06 136
128 BUNDESLIGA PREGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 21 0.05 98
129 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 128
130 REAL SPORTS 18 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 54 0.05 169
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 116
132 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NASHVILLE/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:33 PM 161 0.05 140
133 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 116
134 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 15 GB VS. CHI NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 150 0.05 189
135 CLEO AND CUQUIN NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.04 225
136 MOTORWEEK MOTOR TREND 7:30 PM 30 0.04 230
137 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 135
138 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 92
139 INSIDE THE NFL 18-19 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:59 PM 59 0.04 152
140 TRUCKERS DOWN UNDER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 263
141 BURGERS, BREW & QUE COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 129
142 REIGN OF FIRE HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 102 0.04 116
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 265
144 PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.04 111
145 BUNDESLIGA L: FORTUNA/DORTMUND FOX SPORTS 1 2:21 PM 129 0.04 85
146 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 12:16 AM 15 0.04 118
147 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 93
148 BLIND SIDE THE: BLIND SIDE THE HBO PRIME 7:25 AM 128 0.04 114
149 TRUCKERS DOWN UNDER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 245
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 90

 

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Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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