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July 18, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.17.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The MLB ALL-STAR GAME held this morning’s preliminary rating in final numbers.  All other morning ratings were also unchanged.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jul 17.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.74, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST up a tick to 0.50, and THE CROMARTIES season finale also up a tick to 0.25.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS jumped 0.11 to 0.51, and LOVE IS was up 0.09 to 0.34.  On MTV, THE CHALLENGE slipped 0.03 to 0.49, and was followed by the season premiere of FEAR FACTOR at 0.38/0.35.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK lost 0.02 to 0.47., and MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was at 0.18  On History, COUNTING CARS had a 0.14 leap to 0.42, and FORGED IN FIRE returned at 0.39.  Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH ticked up to 0.41.  TNT’s ANIMAL KINGDOM gained 0.04 to 0.41.  On a bad night for the Trump administration, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW easily led cable news in the demo at 0.39/0.54/3M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.39/1.4M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.29/0.48/2.8M.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT rose 0.09 to 0.34, and SEVEN YEAR SWITCH premiered at 0.13.  Food Network’s CHOPPED climbed 0.04 to 0.32.  Nickelodeon’s noon PAW PATROL was # 17 at 0.29.  On ID, MURDER COMES TO TOWN ticked down to 0.27.  On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED dropped 0.04 to 0.26, and RATTLED was down 0.06 to 0.16.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL lost a tick to 0.24, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.24/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.24, and HIDDEN POTENTIAL fell a tenth to 0.20.  On Comedy Central, DRUNK HISTORY lost 0.07 to 0.20, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was up 0.03 to 0.18.  On TV Land, YOUNGER ticked down to 0.17, and TEACHERS ticked up to 0.10.  A&E’s BORN BEHIND BARS ticked down to 0.15.  Syfy’s FACE OFF dropped 0.03 to 0.13.  Freeform’s THE BOLD TYPE fell 0.03 to 0.12.  The 2-episode season finale of AMC’s HUMANS was at 0.08 and (off the chart) 0.05/286K, compared to last week’s 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jul 17.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday July 17, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.74 2,293
2 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.51 2,207
3 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.50 1,537
4 CHALLENGE:FINAL RECKONING MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.49 818
5 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.47 1,308
6 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.42 1,234
7 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.41 1,649
8 ANIMAL KINGDOM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,345
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.39 3,019
10 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.39 1,075
11 FEAR FACTOR MTV SSN2B MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.38 843
12 FEAR FACTOR MTV SSN2B MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.35 749
13 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.34 954
14 LOVE IS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,141
15 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 970
16 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,422
17 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.29 1,375
18 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,355
19 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 2,848
20 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,269
21 MURDER COMES TO TOWN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,218
22 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,333
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,060
24 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.26 1,285
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.25 766
26 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.25 1,009
27 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,394
28 CROMARTIES, THE USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.25 651
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,340
30 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,110
31 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,983
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 987
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,209
34 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,180
35 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 570
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,146
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,078
38 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 2:09 AM 34 0.21 538
39 DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 867
40 JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE HBO PRIME 4:20 PM 120 0.21 530
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,096
42 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L ESPN 10:00 PM 116 0.20 456
43 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.20 419
44 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.20 619
45 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,768
46 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,497
47 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,013
48 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,200
49 HIDDEN POTENTIAL (2018) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,046
50 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,839
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,239
52 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,942
53 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.18 571
54 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.18 526
55 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 455
56 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.18 405
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,844
58 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,758
59 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 36 0.17 568
60 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.17 526
61 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,649
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,031
63 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:56 PM 64 0.16 339
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,622
65 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,037
66 RATTLED TLC 10:03 PM 63 0.16 713
67 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,520
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 953
69 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,542
70 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 968
71 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 832
72 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 320
73 BORN BEHIND BARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.15 378
74 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 878
75 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,392
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,467
77 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 637
78 OUTDAUGHTERED: LIFE WITH: N/A TLC 7:00 PM 120 0.14 660
79 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,327
80 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,467
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,521
82 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,355
83 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.13 356
84 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,417
85 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 422
86 SEVEN YEAR SWITCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.13 373
87 HIT THE FLOOR S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 343
88 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,694
89 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 313
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,345
91 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.12 354
92 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,212
93 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 358
94 BOLD TYPE, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.12 265
95 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 270
96 BUG JUICE: MY ADV AT CAMP DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.11 532
97 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 4:00 PM 90 0.11 299
98 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 267
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,165
100 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,153
101 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,424
102 IT: IT HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 135 0.11 301
103 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,272
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,197
105 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.10 638
106 SECRETS OF AREA 51 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 602
107 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.10 241
108 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:36 PM 31 0.10 349
109 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,346
110 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.10 281
111 PAID OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 207
112 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 197
113 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 427
114 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 4:00 PM 60 0.10 270
115 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 196
116 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 315
117 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: BREAK-UP, THE PARAMOUNT 11:30 PM 150 0.09 223
118 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 504
119 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.09 328
120 CORNHOLE: ACL CHAMPIONSHIPS ESPN 7:30 PM 120 0.09 274
121 NASCA LINES: ANCIENT SECR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 558
122 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 205
123 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 263
124 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:00 PM 60 0.08 210
125 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 202
126 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK:DEEP D NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.08 274
127 700 SHARKS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.08 257
128 HUMANS AMC 11:00 PM 61 0.08 298
129 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 9:30 PM 30 0.08 170
130 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.07 179
131 UNDISPUTED L: 458 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 164
132 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.07 225
133 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 428
134 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.07 167
135 POKER   L: BIG ONE FOR ONE DROP ESPN2 9:00 PM 322 0.07 234
136 GIRL NEXT DOOR, THE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 109 0.06 133
137 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.06 292
138 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 155
139 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.06 368
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 273
141 AVATAR: AVATAR HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 162 0.06 164
142 SUND MOVIE SUNDANCE TV 1:00 AM 60 0.06 153
143 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:00 AM 28 0.06 217
144 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 118 0.06 183
145 WERE THE CAMPBELLS TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.06 153
146 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 7:00 AM 118 0.06 184
147 HOLMES AND HOLMES DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 347
148 TOUR DE FRANCE – BONUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 AM 28 0.05 232
149 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 58 0.05 170
150 HUMANS AMC 12:01 AM 61 0.05 286

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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.