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April 10, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.9.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MENTAL SAMURAI lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Despite a great deal of marketing and publicity, FX’s FOSSE/VERDON premiered at 0.13, a long way down from the 0.52 premiere of FEUD, a similarly older-skewing entertainment bio.  The Season 3 premiere of Freeform’s THE BOLD TYPE was at 0.09, arguably in line with last year’s 2-hour 0.14/0.09 premiere, but down from last season’s 0.13 finale.  

On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN rose 0.07 to 0.78. with lead-outs MIZ & MRS and GROWING UP CHRISLEY each up a tick, respectively to 0.42 and 0.26.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND dropped 0.07 to 0.67, and LOST GOLD OF WORLD WAR II ticked down to 0.33.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS gained 0.04 to 0.47, and MEXICAN DYNASTIES was up 0.02 to 0.13.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.56 (Houston vs. Oklahoma City)/0.24 (Boston vs. Washington).  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH was up 0.18 from last week’s special to 0.41.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT reunion special was down 0.04 from last week’s regular episode to 0.38.  TBS’s THE LAST OG dropped 0.05 to 0.35.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 climbed 0.03 to 0.31, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was up 0.02 to 0.17.   On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.07 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.04 to 0.26, and RESTORED BY THE FORDS was at 0.25 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.24.  On ID, DEADLY RECALL ticked down to 0.26, and NEVER SAY GOODBYE was down 0.06 to 0.19.  TLC’s LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD fell 0.06 to 0.25, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was down 0.06 to 0.19, and with the night’s opening hour, a MEGHAN & HARRY special, at 0.12.  Food Network’s CHOPPED lost a tick to 0.25.  There was a tie in cable news among 18-49s, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.22/0.42/3.2M and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.37/2.6M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.15/0.20/700K.  On A&E, HOARDERS shed 0.06 to 0.21, and THE TOE BRO was down 0.04 to 0.16.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG slipped 0.02 to 0.18.  The season finale of BET’s BOOMERANG ticked up to 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday April 9, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.78 2,199
2 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.67 3,053
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.57 1,807
4 NBA BASKETBALL: ROCKETS/THUNDER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:39 PM 151 0.56 1,325
5 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.42 997
6 DEADLIEST CATCH: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 122 0.41 1,469
7 MAFS (LIF) REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 95 0.38 1,275
8 LAST OG, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.35 892
9 LOST GOLD OF WORLD WAR II HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.33 1,667
10 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.31 594
11 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:10 AM 64 0.29 633
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,320
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,289
14 GROWING UP CHRISLEY USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 32 0.26 686
15 DEADLY RECALL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,061
16 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.25 1,335
17 RESTORED BY THE FORDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,062
18 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 875
19 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/WIZARDS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:14 PM 145 0.24 647
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 3,158
21 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.22 753
22 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,580
23 MLB WEEKDAY  L: NEW YORK YANKEES/HOUSTON ESPN 8:00 PM 207 0.21 688
24 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 426
25 HOARDERS AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.21 706
26 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,742
27 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:27 PM 33 0.20 485
28 NEVER SAY GOODBYE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 978
29 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,545
30 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.19 946
31 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR VS MANCHESTER CITY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:39 PM 147 0.19 388
32 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,364
33 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,183
34 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.17 401
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,180
36 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 305
37 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.17 396
38 TOE BRO, THE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.16 610
39 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.16 580
40 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,923
41 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,969
42 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.15 388
43 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 729
44 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.15 533
45 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 848
46 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 338
47 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 9:59 PM 31 0.14 417
48 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 571
49 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 921
50 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 627
51 FX MOVIE PRIME: GIRL ON THE TRAIN FX 7:30 PM 150 0.14 458
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 298
53 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 339
54 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,474
55 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:50 PM 70 0.13 366
56 FOSSE/VERDON FX 10:00 PM 71 0.13 614
57 MEXICAN DYNASTIES BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.13 435
58 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,473
59 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 60 0.13 488
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,451
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 313
62 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 348
63 MLB OPENING DAY      L: TORONTO/BOSTON ESPN 2:00 PM 230 0.12 425
64 BOOMERANG SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 334
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 686
66 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 229
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,678
68 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:06 PM 24 0.12 247
69 MEGHAN & HARRY ROYAL BABY TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 729
70 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,549
71 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,383
72 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,538
73 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,302
74 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,247
75 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,351
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,650
77 PROFIT MY ROOTS, THE CNBC 9:00 PM 90 0.11 369
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,465
79 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 669
80 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 309
81 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,390
82 MAFS (LIF) REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:35 PM 84 0.10 303
83 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 263
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,609
85 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 AM 50 0.10 373
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,104
87 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,321
88 BOLD TYPE, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.09 181
89 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 957
90 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,317
91 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,343
92 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.09 212
93 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 10:00 PM 66 0.09 507
94 NHL DRAFT LOTTERY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.08 195
95 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.08 445
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 555
97 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 937
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 643
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 565
100 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 286
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 943
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 955
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,112
104 HOARDERS AC A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.08 222
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,045
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 725
107 LEGENDARY REPACK: TGLL-1R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 318
108 LEGENDARY LOCATIONS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 362
109 UEFA C.L. 2019 TUE: LIVERPOOL FC / FC PORTO UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:30 PM 150 0.07 155
110 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 851
111 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.07 325
112 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 501
113 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 659
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 928
115 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 39 0.06 157
116 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 571
117 30 MINUTE MEALS FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.06 297
118 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 532
119 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 400
120 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAG 19 DT: TOTNHM HTSPR VS MANCHS CT FC GALAVISION 2:30 PM 150 0.06 118
121 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 150
122 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 225
123 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 14 0.06 177
124 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 214
125 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 279
126 UNDISPUTED L: 646 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 119
127 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.06 88
128 STORY OF GOD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 299
129 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 112
130 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 189
131 TIME MACHINE: AMERICAS BOOK OF SEC: MONUMENTS HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.05 360
132 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:06 PM 54 0.05 458
133 AT HOME W AMY SEDARIS TRUTV 10:00 PM 31 0.05 129
134 MAN V. FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 168
135 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 364
136 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 209
137 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 27 0.05 208
138 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 91
139 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 120 0.04 174
140 HOLMES MAKES IT RIGHT:RET DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 215
141 SEDUCED BY EVIL OXYGEN MEDIA 12:00 AM 90 0.04 158
142 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.04 139
143 TIME MACHINE: CIVILIZATION LOST HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.04 289
144 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.04 97
145 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.04 222
146 LOST TREASURES OF EGYPT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 269
147 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 105
148 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.04 157
149 HERD L: 964 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 84
150 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.04 76

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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.