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April 3, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.2.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and THIS IS US gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE VILLAGE and the rerun of ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, down 0.05 to 0.74, with THE LOST GOLD OF WW II down 0.04 to 0.34.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN dipped 0.08 to 0.71, with the season premiere of MIZ & MRS at 0.41 (down 0.17 from the July 2018 premiere), and GROWING UP CHRISLEY at 0.25.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.60/0.42.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS ticked up to 0.53, and MEXICAN DYNASTIES was down 0.05 to 0.11.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT rose 0.06 to 0.42.  The official season premiere of TBS’s THE LAST OG isn’t on the chart because it was listed as a rerun, having run as “sneaks” after some NCAA games, but it was at 0.40/1M.  TLC’s LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD returned at 0.31, with 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS at 0.25.  MTV’s SIESTA KEY was steady at 0.30.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 ticked up to 0.28, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW ticked down to 0.15.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.28/0.47/2.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.34/2.5M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.15/0.20/900K.  A&E’s HOARDERS lost 0.04 to 0.27, and THE TOE BRO was down 0.02 to 0.20.  On ID, DEADLY RECALL slipped 0.02 to 0.27, and NEVER SAY GOODBYE was at 0.25.  Food Network’s CHOPPED ticked up to 0.26.  On HGTV, RESTORED BY THE FORDS was at 0.24/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.20, with HOUSE HUNTERS at 0.22 compared to last week’s 0.31/0.25/0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL down 0.06 to 0.21.  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH returned at 0.23.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG was at 0.20.  The season finale of Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE was up 0.02 to 0.15.  On BET, the just-renewed AMERICAN SOUL was steady at 0.12, and BOOMERANG was up 0.02 to 0.11.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday April 2, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.74 3,339
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.71 2,141
3 NBA BASKETBALL: NUGGETS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:38 PM 142 0.60 1,658
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.53 1,607
5 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 65 0.42 1,364
6 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/THUNDER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:13 PM 145 0.42 1,168
7 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.41 997
8 LOST GOLD OF WORLD WAR II HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.34 1,604
9 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.31 1,484
10 SIESTA KEY SSN 2 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.30 523
11 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.28 584
12 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,938
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,082
14 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:00 AM 50 0.27 686
15 HOARDERS: THREE AMIGOS 116 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.27 827
16 DEADLY RECALL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,080
17 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 829
18 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.25 1,085
19 NEVER SAY GOODBYE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,050
20 GROWING UP CHRISLEY USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 32 0.25 671
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 746
22 RESTORED BY THE FORDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,161
23 RESTORED BY THE FORDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.24 1,123
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,596
25 DEADLIEST CATCH SPC: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.23 890
26 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,475
27 LPBW: COUNTDOWN TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 977
28 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,551
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,084
30 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,149
31 COPA MX – L: SF: AMERICA / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 129 0.20 447
32 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,125
33 TOE BRO, THE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.20 693
34 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 13 0.19 590
35 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.19 544
36 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,159
37 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.18 699
38 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,144
39 FX MOVIE PRIME: 22 JUMP STREET FX 8:00 PM 150 0.18 350
40 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.18 601
41 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 6:00 PM 60 0.17 693
42 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,944
43 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 9:30 PM 115 0.16 653
44 FX MOVIE LATE: 22 JUMP STREET FX 10:30 PM 150 0.16 280
45 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.15 345
46 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 873
47 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 835
48 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 341
49 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.15 363
50 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 425
51 CORN AND PEG NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.14 535
52 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 363
53 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 817
54 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 9:07 PM 23 0.14 733
55 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:25 PM 95 0.14 346
56 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 284
57 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 427
58 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 283
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,764
60 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 310
61 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 766
62 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,389
63 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,357
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 298
65 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,422
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 284
67 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: WICHITA STATE/LIPSCOMB ESPN 7:00 PM 127 0.12 729
68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,512
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,516
70 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 278
71 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 279
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,679
73 AMERICAN SOUL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 496
74 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 629
75 IF LOVING YOU: 2ND CHANCE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 688
76 PROFIT AN INSIDE LOOK CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 327
77 EXPENDABLES TRIPLE THREAT: EXPENDABLES 2, THE AMC 8:00 PM 125 0.12 581
78 MEXICAN DYNASTIES BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.11 421
79 LEGENDARY LOCATIONS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 366
80 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 306
81 BOOMERANG SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 350
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,477
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,451
84 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 344
85 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 641
86 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,155
87 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.10 210
88 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 251
89 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,334
90 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,505
91 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,248
92 CORN AND PEG NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.09 460
93 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.09 471
94 READY PLAYER ONE: READY PLAYER ONE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 140 0.09 221
95 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.09 292
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,012
97 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 696
98 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 568
99 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.09 355
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,146
101 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.09 474
102 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,178
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 605
104 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 356
105 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,334
106 EU: YETI REPACK: TEHY-1R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 297
107 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/WOLVES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:38 PM 136 0.08 211
108 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 6:00 PM 60 0.08 521
109 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 686
110 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,293
111 PIKETON FAMILY MURDERS: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 120 0.08 238
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 655
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 834
114 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 560
115 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 5:00 PM 60 0.07 395
116 LOST TREASURES OF EGYPT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 340
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 551
118 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 525
119 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:09 AM 51 0.07 160
120 SHOWCASE GAME: PHI AT WAS/NYM AT MIA MLB NETWORK 7:46 PM 210 0.07 290
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 568
122 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,187
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 850
124 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 515
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 955
126 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 855
127 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 406
128 UNDISPUTED L: 641 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 141
129 BOOK OF JOHN GRAY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 385
130 NFL MOCK DRAFT LIVE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 142
131 IF LOVING YOU: 2ND CHANCE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 412
132 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:30 PM 30 0.06 146
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 845
134 UFC MAIN EVENT ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.06 107
135 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 477
136 STORY OF GOD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 297
137 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:54 PM 36 0.06 117
138 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 828
139 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 118
140 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 739
141 AT HOME W AMY SEDARIS TRUTV 10:00 PM 31 0.05 103
142 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 141
143 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/COLUMBUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 166 0.05 204
144 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 120
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 237
146 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.05 322
147 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 236
148 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 959 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 104
149 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 12:31 AM 39 0.04 103
150 30 MINUTE MEALS FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.04 315

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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.