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July 31, 2019
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.30.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun HOLEY MOLEY lost 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN’s DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE led Tuesday cable, but comparing it to the first night of June’s debates is somewhat misleading, because the June telecast included NBC as well as MSNBC, guaranteeing it a larger crowd–and also because CNN split the night’s ratings into pieces, with the opening and closing statement portions listed as separate telecasts.  With respect to the 2-hour main section of the debate, CNN’s 1.65/2.08/8.6M was handily ahead of the strictly MSNBC portion in June of 0.85/1.11/5.9M, but far below the combination with NBC (2.65/3.31/14.6M).  Last night, the other cable news networks were way behind, with Fox News’s THE INGRAHAM ANGLE at 0.23/0.38/2.9M, and MSNBC’s POST-DEBATE ANALYSIS at 0.12/0.20/1.6M (note that MSNBC listed the night’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW as a “special” to keep it out of the show’s season average).  

In the night’s other televised battles, USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN dropped 0.08 to 0.57, with MIZ & MRS up 0.04 to 0.30, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST down 0.06 to 0.29 (the latter two switched timeslots).  Discovery’s SHARK WEEK continued with AIR JAWS STRIKES BACK at 0.50, SHARKWRECKED at 0.46, LAWS OF JAWS at 0.45, and SHARK AFTER DARK at 0.30.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS lost 0.09 to 0.50.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW gained 0.07 to 0.41.  A&E’s off-night LIVE PD was at 0.37, followed by the premiere of 60 DAYS IN NARCOLAND at 0.25.  TNT’s ANIMAL KINGDOM rose 0.05 to 0.32.  TBS’s THE DETOUR climbed 0.07 to 0.31.  TLC’s OUTDAUGHTERED edged up 0.02 to 0.27, with a pre-show hour at 0.17.  On ID, TIL DEATH DO US PART dropped 0.06 to 0.26, and WEB OF LIES was down 0.06 to 0.23.  MTV’s EX ON THE BEACH slipped 0.02 to 0.25.  On HGTV, GOOD BONES ticked down to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.03 to 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.07 to 0.18.  Paramount’s INK MASTER ticked up to 0.24.  Food Network’s CHOPPED dipped 0.04 to 0.18, and CHOPPED JR was down 0.03 to 0.16.  BET’s TALES grew by 0.02 to 0.17.  FX’s POSE was off by 0.03 to 0.15.  OWN’s AMBITIONS ticked down to 0.13.  On Lifetime, DANCE MOMS fell 0.05 to 0.13.  On Comedy Central, DRUNK HISTORY slipped 0.02 to 0.12, ALTERNATINO ticked up to 0.09, and the late-night LIGHTS OUT was steady with Monday’s premiere at 0.11.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE dropped 0.03 to 0.09.  Off the chart, WGN’s THE DISAPPEARANCE was at 0.03/135K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday July 30, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CNN DETROIT DEM DEBATE: NIGHT 1 CNN 8:25 PM 120 1.65 8,643
2 CNN DETROIT DEM DEB CLOSE CNN 10:25 PM 18 1.55 8,068
3 CNN DETROIT DEM DEB OPEN CNN 8:00 PM 25 1.09 6,278
4 CNN POST-DEBATE ANALYSIS CNN 10:43 PM 17 1.08 5,570
5 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.57 1,911
6 AIR JAWS STRIKES BACK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.50 1,265
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,447
8 CNN POST-DEBATE ANALYSIS CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.50 2,738
9 SHARKWRECKED: CRASH LAND DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.46 1,185
10 LAWS OF JAWS: DANGEROUS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.45 1,216
11 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 5B VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.41 882
12 LIVE PD TUE: 225 LIVE PD TUE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.37 1,272
13 SHARKS OF HEADSTONE HELL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.32 836
14 ANIMAL KINGDOM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.32 1,125
15 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.31 773
16 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.30 911
17 SHARK AFTER DARK 2019 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:02 PM 58 0.30 660
18 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.29 937
19 OUTDAUGHTERED: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 124 0.27 1,324
20 TIL DEATH DO US PART INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,086
21 60 DAYS IN: NARCOLAND A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.25 901
22 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 3 MTV 8:00 PM 62 0.25 473
23 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,314
24 LAWS OF JAWS: DANGEROUS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 AM 61 0.25 562
25 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.24 561
26 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,866
27 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 912
28 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,234
29 CNN POST-DEBATE ANALYSIS CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.23 1,391
30 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,598
31 RONDA ROUSEY UNCAGED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 630
32 AIR JAWS STRIKES BACK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1:01 AM 61 0.20 429
33 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,699
34 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,813
35 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,530
36 SP HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,206
37 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 659
38 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 633
39 TIBURONES: SHARKS OF CUBA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 607
40 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,983
41 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 1,257
42 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 34 0.18 574
43 TALES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 444
44 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,101
45 OUTDAUGHTERED: LIFE WITH TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 837
46 SHARKS OF THE BADLANDS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 576
47 NINJA SHARKS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 538
48 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.16 959
49 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.16 604
50 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.16 689
51 POSE FX 10:00 PM 61 0.15 405
52 ISLE OF JAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 550
53 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 364
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,562
55 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 1,029
56 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.14 286
57 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 296
58 BRIDE OF JAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 471
59 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 344
60 AMBITIONS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 682
61 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,424
62 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 307
63 AIR JAWS: BACK FROM DEAD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 424
64 SHARK AFTER DARK 2019 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 2:02 AM 58 0.13 261
65 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.13 531
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,757
67 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 329
68 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.12 965
69 CNN POST-DEBATE ANALYSIS CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 780
70 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.12 329
71 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.12 258
72 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS MSNBC 10:44 PM 76 0.12 1,614
73 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 417
74 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK: TEXU-SP76H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.12 533
75 GW SERIAL KILLER LIVES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 389
76 WRATH OF A GREAT WHITE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 368
77 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 261
78 OUTDAUGHTERED: LIFE WITH TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 541
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,271
80 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 421
81 RETURN OF THE GREAT WHITE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 339
82 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 247
83 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:34 PM 30 0.11 257
84 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,415
85 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 424
86 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 595
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,522
88 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,645
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 256
90 NEXT BIG THING, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 234
91 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.10 988
92 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 230
93 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 11:22 PM 63 0.09 352
94 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,382
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,595
96 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.09 257
97 ALTERNATINO COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.09 208
98 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: OLD SCHOOL PARAMOUNT 8:00 PM 120 0.09 243
99 AMERICA UNEARTHED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 454
100 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.09 228
101 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,304
102 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.09 390
103 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 637
104 ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,096
105 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,477
106 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,116
107 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS MSNBC 10:00 PM 44 0.08 1,064
108 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 227
109 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 11:30 PM 61 0.08 321
110 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,190
111 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 235
112 MUMMIES NEVER DIE REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 316
113 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 203
114 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,180
115 SHOWCASE GAME: CHC AT STL/SEA AT TEX MLB NETWORK 8:14 PM 188 0.07 397
116 UNDISPUTED L: 721 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 168
117 REAL SPORTS 19 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.07 193
118 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 894
119 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK COMP NAT GEO WILD 11:00 PM 60 0.07 168
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 835
121 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 457
122 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 496
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 566
124 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.06 655
125 PAID OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 122
126 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,030
127 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 1:04 AM 60 0.06 382
128 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 1,008
129 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.06 484
130 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,012
131 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 3:59 PM 61 0.06 177
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 887
133 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 547
134 TOP 100 PLAYERS NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 117
135 WITNESS TO DISASTER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 214
136 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 833
137 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 499
138 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 118
139 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 890
140 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 546
141 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 560
142 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 549
143 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 388
144 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 1,041
145 SHARK VS. PRED SHOWDOWN NAT GEO WILD 12:00 AM 60 0.05 136
146 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 497
147 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.05 191
148 TIME MACHINE: CALIGULA: 1400 DAYS OF TERROR HISTORY 1:00 PM 120 0.05 428
149 DANCE MOMS SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.05 252
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 222

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."