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February 6, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.5.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT, ROSWELL NEW MEXICO and the rerun of THE MASKED SINGER all lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Tuesday cable was dominated by the STATE OF THE UNION and related programming, and the ratings reflected the ideology of the networks:  Fox News led at 1.50, with CNN at 0.80 and MSNBC at 0.49 (on the latter, the DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE and the network’s post-speech analysis had higher ratings than the speech itself).  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND dropped 0.07 to 0.70, and PROJECT BLUE BOOK fell 0.06 to 0.25.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN lost 0.06 to 0.64, and TEMPTATION ISLAND ticked down to 0.30.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK shrank by 0.12 to 0.51.  On ID, BODY CAM gained 0.06 to 0.36, and AMERICAN NIGHTMARE was down a tick to 0.24.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was steady at 0.35, and MY BIG LIVE WEDDING premiered at 0.12.  On TLC, I AM JAZZ ticked down to 0.34, and MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE was down 0.02 to 0.27, with a KATE VS MEGHAN special at 0.15.  Food Network’s CHOPPED held at 0.34.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS slipped 0.03 to 0.34.  On HGTV, WINDY CITY REHAB ticked up to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.02 to 0.25, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.24.  MTV’s SIESTA KEY fell 0.09 to 0.29.  BET’s AMERICAN SOUL was at 0.26/0.23.  On Comedy Central, DRUNK HISTORY rose 0.03 to 0.24, and CORPORATE was down 0.06 to 0.11.  Discovery, GARAGE REHAB dropped 0.08 to 0.23, and BAD CHAD CUSTOMS was down 0.05 to 0.21.  A&E’s SCIENTOLOGY & BEYOND THE AFTERMATH fell 0.09 to 0.21, and MANY SIDES OF JANE was down 0.06 to 0.07.  Freeform’s just-renewed GOOD TROUBLE climbed 0.03 to 0.15.  TV Land’s TEACHERS fell off the chart, down 0.05 to 0.05/289K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday February 5, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 STATE OF THE UNION 2019 FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:07 PM 83 1.50 11,266
2 ST UNION/REP RESPONSE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:39 PM 11 1.04 7,885
3 STATE OF THE UNION 2019 CNN 9:07 PM 83 0.80 3,471
4 ST UNION/ANALYSIS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:50 PM 10 0.80 6,098
5 SOTU DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE CNN 10:40 PM 10 0.80 3,384
6 STATE OF UNION ANALYSIS CNN 10:30 PM 10 0.76 3,428
7 STATE OF UNION ANALYSIS CNN 10:50 PM 10 0.74 3,253
8 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.70 3,123
9 DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE MSNBC 10:40 PM 10 0.67 4,776
10 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.64 1,841
11 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:50 PM 10 0.63 4,691
12 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:30 PM 10 0.58 4,378
13 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.51 1,242
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.50 3,811
15 STATE OF THE UNION ADD MSNBC 9:00 PM 90 0.49 3,785
16 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.48 4,795
17 AC360 POST SOTU ANALYSIS CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.45 2,295
18 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.39 3,172
19 BODY CAM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,169
20 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.35 963
21 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BOSTON COLLEGE/DUKE ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.34 1,023
22 I AM JAZZ TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,245
23 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.34 972
24 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,547
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,688
26 NBA BASKETBALL: RAPTORS/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 151 0.31 782
27 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.31 1,182
28 WINDY CITY REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,360
29 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.31 2,395
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 858
31 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.30 709
32 SIESTA KEY SSN 2 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.29 524
33 NBA BASKETBALL: HEAT/TRAILBLAZERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:45 PM 142 0.28 755
34 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,046
35 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,598
36 AMERICAN SOUL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.26 989
37 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KANSAS/KANSAS STATE ESPN 9:04 PM 129 0.26 843
38 PROJECT BLUE BOOK HISTORY 10:03 PM 61 0.25 1,389
39 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,311
40 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,364
41 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.24 766
42 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.24 440
43 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:13 PM 47 0.24 491
44 AMERICAN NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,014
45 GARAGE REHAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.23 758
46 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.23 654
47 AMERICAN SOUL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 894
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,139
49 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 443
50 BAD CHAD CUSTOMS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.21 727
51 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 492
52 LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.21 810
53 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.21 1,798
54 CUOMO POST SOTU ANALYSIS CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.20 1,121
55 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,508
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 930
57 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.17 457
58 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,459
59 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.17 1,339
60 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 488
61 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 408
62 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.16 640
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 953
64 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,866
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 368
66 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.15 359
67 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 60 0.15 643
68 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,393
69 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 385
70 KATE VS. MEGHAN: PRINCESS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 681
71 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:31 PM 29 0.15 362
72 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:07 AM 58 0.15 329
73 CUOMO POST SOTU ANALYSIS CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 768
74 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 270
75 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.13 1,212
76 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 312
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,515
78 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:45 PM 15 0.13 542
79 COPA MX – L: AMERICA / NECAXA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:54 PM 126 0.13 247
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 276
81 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,371
82 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 876
83 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.13 491
84 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 828
85 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,599
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 268
87 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 294
88 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,226
89 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 260
90 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 292
91 TAKEN HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 91 0.12 321
92 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 31 0.12 361
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,243
94 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,477
95 MY GREAT BIG LIVE WEDDING LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.12 414
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 704
97 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:16 PM 104 0.11 422
98 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN STATE/ILLINOIS ESPN2 7:00 PM 136 0.11 549
99 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,591
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,222
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,202
102 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.11 491
103 CORPORATE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 215
104 MAFS:LOVE UNLOCKED (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.11 403
105 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,408
106 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 216
107 LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.10 358
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 599
109 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,623
110 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,377
111 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 696
112 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 226
113 LEGENDHUNTER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 349
114 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,757
115 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.09 485
116 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,391
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 788
118 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 769
119 DATING: NO FILTER E! 10:30 PM 30 0.09 198
120 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 644
121 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 686
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,017
123 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.08 453
124 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,525
125 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,067
126 UNDISPUTED L: 601 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 165
127 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 520
128 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,673
129 PORT PROTECTION COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 572
130 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,086
131 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 553
132 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.07 256
133 MANY SIDES OF JANE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.07 244
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,132
135 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 326
136 AMC MOVIE AMC 11:05 PM 115 0.07 201
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 259
138 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 205
139 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 935
140 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:00 AM 35 0.07 189
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 278
142 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.06 298
143 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 1,041
144 HES JUST NOT THAT INTO YO: HES JUST NOT THAT INTO YO HBO PRIME 2:35 PM 129 0.06 123
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 255
146 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 454
147 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 602
148 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 128
149 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 153
150 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 223

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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.