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February 27, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.26.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  FBI gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the season finale of THE GIFTED went out on a sour note, down 0.1 to 0.4

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Wednesday cable by a sliver, up a tick to 0.76, with the just-renewed TEMPTATION ISLAND up 0.05 to 0.40.  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND returned with regular episodes at 0.75 (up 0.31 from last week’s special), and PROJECT BLUE BOOK was up 0.05 to 0.30.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS rose 0.03 to 0.58, and MEXICAN DYNASTIES premiered at 0.19.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL doubleheader was at 0.56/0.33.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.49/0.45.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS was steady at 0.35.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT ticked up to 0.32, and MY GREAT BIG LIVE WEDDING was down 0.03 to 0.06.  On Discovery, AMERICAN CHOPPER gained 0.03 to 0.31, and GARAGE REHAB ticked up to 0.31.  MTV’s SIESTA KEY was up a tick to 0.31.  On TLC, I AM JAZZ dropped 0.04 to 0.30, and MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE was down 0.04 to 0.28.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.30/0.47/3.1M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.25/0.40/2.7M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.20/0.28/1.2M.  Food Network’s CHOPPED slipped 0.02 to 0.29.  TBS’s MIRACLE WORKERS fell 0.06 to 0.29.  On ID, HOMETOWN HOMICIDE was at 0.26.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.26, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.02 to 0.24, and WINDY CITY REHAB was down 0.08 to 0.22.  On Comedy Central, DRUNK HISTORY slid 0.11 to 0.20, and CORPORATE was down 0.02 to 0.09.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE climbed 0.03 to 0.17.  On BET, AMERICAN SOUL lost 0.05 to 0.13, and BOOMERANG was down 0.02 to 0.12.  TV Land’s TEACHERS shed 0.02 to 0.08.  A&E’s TRUMP DYNASTIES 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 February 26, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.76 2,150
2 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.75 3,309
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.58 1,690
4 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DUKE/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN 7:00 PM 128 0.55 1,665
5 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/RAPTORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 142 0.49 1,246
6 NBA BASKETBALL: THUNDER/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:36 PM 162 0.45 1,100
7 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.40 952
8 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,821
9 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WISCONSIN/INDIANA ESPN 9:08 PM 169 0.33 1,055
10 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.32 972
11 AMERICAN CHOPPER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.31 936
12 SIESTA KEY SSN 2 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.31 553
13 GARAGE REHAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.31 1,006
14 I AM JAZZ TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,070
15 PROJECT BLUE BOOK HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.30 1,452
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,126
17 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 919
18 MIRACLE WORKERS TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.29 942
19 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.28 969
20 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.27 767
21 HOMETOWN HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,152
22 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,302
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,717
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,236
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,735
26 WINDY CITY REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,072
27 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,584
28 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:18 AM 53 0.21 496
29 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 648
30 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:57 PM 63 0.21 462
31 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,161
32 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.20 393
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 504
34 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.20 484
35 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,185
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,134
37 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.20 503
38 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,194
39 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.19 748
40 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 972
41 MEXICAN DYNASTIES BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.19 593
42 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,467
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,196
44 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,914
45 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,459
46 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,835
47 COPA MX: AMERICA / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:07 PM 123 0.17 450
48 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.17 394
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,905
50 DEADPOOL 2: DEADPOOL 2 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.16 367
51 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.16 484
52 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 389
53 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 32 0.16 900
54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 848
55 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.15 1,082
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 930
57 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 485
58 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 317
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,553
60 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,729
61 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.15 662
62 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 435
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,933
64 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.14 576
65 BIOGRAPHY: TRUMP DYNASTY: 2 HIGH ROLLER A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 124 0.14 725
66 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 755
67 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.14 292
68 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,802
69 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 348
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 297
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,530
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 315
73 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 313
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,382
75 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 743
76 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 400
77 AMERICAN SOUL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 440
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 797
79 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 663
80 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 713
81 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 846
82 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 250
83 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.12 437
84 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 267
85 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 278
86 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,124
87 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,710
88 BOOMERANG SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 386
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 704
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,118
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 750
92 BIOGRAPHY: TRUMP DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.11 378
93 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,547
94 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 248
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,694
96 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,366
97 U.S.-N. KOREA SUMMIT CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.11 710
98 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,698
99 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 27 0.10 345
100 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 734
101 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.10 368
102 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 229
103 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 585
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 691
105 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,405
106 CORPORATE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.09 187
107 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 355
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,116
109 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BUFFALO/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 163 0.09 259
110 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,298
111 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 392
112 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,239
113 U.S.-N. KOREA SUMMIT CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.08 568
114 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.08 435
115 BIOGRAPHY: TRUMP DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.08 487
116 REAL SPORTS 19 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 60 0.08 200
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,029
118 MAFS FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:00 PM 11 0.08 349
119 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,016
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,180
121 UNDISPUTED L: 616 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 167
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 468
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 903
124 TAG HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 101 0.08 155
125 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 936
126 AT HOME W AMY SEDARIS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 186
127 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:05 PM 117 0.06 221
128 MAN V. FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 193
129 MY GREAT BIG LIVE WEDDING LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.06 304
130 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 11:02 PM 31 0.06 162
131 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 203
132 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,017
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 272
134 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.05 326
135 COPA MX: MONARCAS MORELIA / PUEBLA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 132 0.05 141
136 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 246
137 HERD L: 935 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 125
138 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.05 525
139 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 391
140 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 102
141 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BURNLEY/NEWCASTLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:42 PM 146 0.05 142
142 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ALABAMA/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 7:00 PM 125 0.05 198
143 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 270
144 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 128
145 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 196
146 INCEPTION: INCEPTION HBO PRIME 2:15 PM 148 0.04 98
147 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 141
148 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 120
149 GEOSTORM HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 109 0.04 89
150 UFC MAIN EVENT ESPN2 11:33 PM 27 0.04 124

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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.