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August 14, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.13.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS to come.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.04 to 0.67, with MIZ & MRS down 0.03 to 0.36, and GROWING UP CHRISLEY down 0.02 to 0.23.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY gained 0.05 to 0.49, and FLIPPING EXES was down 0.03 to 0.11.  A pivotal episode of TNT’s ANIMAL KINGDOM rose 0.07 to 0.40.  On Discovery, THE DEADLIEST CATCH edged up 0.02 to 0.39, and UNDERCOVER BILLIONAIRE was up 0.06 to 0.36.  HBO’s HARD KNOCKS ticked up to 0.35.  History’s FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA was at 0.19/0.30.  On ID, TIL DEATH DO US PART climbed 0.03 to 0.28, and WEB OF LIES ticked down to 0.21.  On TLC, THE LITTLE COUPLE grew by 0.03 to 0.26.  On HGTV, GOOD BONES was steady at 0.24, HOUSE HUNTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked down to 0.21.  On Food Network, CHOPPED lost 0.04 to 0.23, and SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT arrived at 0.23.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.23/0.42/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.34/2.4M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.14/1M.  On VH1, HIP-HOP SQUARES was at 0.21/0.20.  A Nickelodeon run of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was at 0.21.  On A&E, INTERVENTION ticked down to 0.21, and 90 DAYS IN NARCOLAND was down a tick to 0.17.  Paramount’s INK MASTER shed 0.02 to 0.20.  BET’s TALES jumped a tenth to 0.20.  FX’s POSE gained 0.03 to 0.20.  Lifetime’s DANCE MOMS ticked up to 0.18.  TBS’s THE DETOUR fell 0.07 to 0.15.  Tru’s ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING returned at 0.15.  OWN’s AMBITIONS lost a tick to 0.14.  Comedy Central’s ALTERNATINO rose 0.03 to 0.14.  Off the chart, WGN’s THE DISAPPEARANCE was steady at 0.02/127K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday August 13, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.67 2,164
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.49 1,442
3 ANIMAL KINGDOM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.40 1,420
4 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.39 1,436
5 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.36 1,009
6 UNDERCOVER BILLIONAIRE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.36 1,148
7 HARD KNOCKS 19 HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 56 0.35 733
8 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA: 3 SPOILS OF WAR, THE HISTORY 9:00 PM 126 0.30 1,518
9 TIL DEATH DO US PART INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,217
10 LITTLE COUPLE: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 120 0.26 1,323
11 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,326
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,319
13 GROWING UP CHRISLEY USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.23 671
14 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 759
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 3,057
16 SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.23 684
17 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,517
18 HIP HOP SQUARES S3 VH1 8:30 PM 31 0.22 532
19 AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.21 722
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,801
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 661
22 INTERVENTION: HEROIN HUB A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.21 658
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,346
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,440
25 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 931
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.20 625
27 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.20 587
28 TALES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 506
29 GOOD BONES: DOWN TO STUDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,034
30 HIP HOP SQUARES S3 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.20 491
31 POSE FX 10:00 PM 60 0.20 547
32 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,076
33 ROOMMATE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.19 980
34 LITTLE COUPLE:BIG UPDATES TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 990
35 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,445
36 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.18 629
37 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.17 745
38 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 11:06 PM 59 0.17 639
39 60 DAYS IN: NARCOLAND A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.17 572
40 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 417
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,169
42 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 368
43 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.15 563
44 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,330
45 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: CALL, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 6:35 PM 120 0.15 350
46 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,821
47 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 285
48 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.14 409
49 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 310
50 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,850
51 AMBITIONS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 657
52 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 6:59 PM 61 0.14 828
53 ALTERNATINO COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.14 262
54 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 970
55 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 329
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 867
57 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L: FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFT ESPN 7:00 PM 180 0.13 254
58 FANTASY SHOW   L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 249
59 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 12:05 AM 60 0.13 490
60 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,420
61 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 361
62 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 9:00 PM 30 0.12 446
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,457
64 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 939
65 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,347
66 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 262
67 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 300
68 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 343
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,427
70 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 9:30 PM 30 0.11 455
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.11 270
72 NEXT BIG THING, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.11 259
73 FLIPPING EXES BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.11 411
74 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK: TEXU-SP71H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.10 533
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,327
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,397
77 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.10 250
78 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 246
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,666
80 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,310
81 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 8:30 PM 30 0.10 393
82 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 799
83 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 715
84 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,207
85 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 293
86 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 625
87 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 8:00 PM 30 0.09 410
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,082
89 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,574
90 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,465
91 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,217
92 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 855
93 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA: 1 LINES IN THE SAND HISTORY 4:59 PM 120 0.09 547
94 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.09 424
95 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 10:00 PM 30 0.09 429
96 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 7:30 PM 30 0.09 391
97 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 639
98 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 644
99 DANCE MOMS SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.09 303
100 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 611
101 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 10:30 PM 30 0.09 449
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 645
103 CODE OF THE WILD TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 437
104 DATING: NO FILTER E! 11:00 PM 30 0.08 171
105 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 226
106 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 700
107 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,218
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 662
109 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,242
110 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 7:00 PM 30 0.07 307
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 645
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 994
113 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 27 0.07 266
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 591
115 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.07 198
116 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.07 400
117 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 544
118 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.06 180
119 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 863
120 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 6:30 PM 30 0.06 299
121 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,070
122 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 884
123 SHOWCASE GAME: CHC AT PHI/NYM AT ATL MLB NETWORK 7:07 PM 197 0.06 327
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 874
125 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 151
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 169
127 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL  L: JUNIOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES ESPN2 7:00 PM 157 0.06 316
128 GOLIC AND WINGO     L ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 117
129 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:24 PM 77 0.06 209
130 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,006
131 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 431
132 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 144
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 233
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 781
135 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.05 159
136 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 874
137 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.05 156
138 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.05 521
139 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 115
140 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 1,351
141 UNDISPUTED SP L: 731:MCINTYRE/PARKER/JENNINGS FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 131
142 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 753
143 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL  L ESPN2 10:12 PM 113 0.05 248
144 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 6:00 PM 30 0.05 241
145 HERD L: 1046 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 128
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 269
147 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 361
148 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 77
149 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 116
150 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 6:30 AM 30 0.05 112

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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.