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September 12, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.11.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CASTAWAYS and the NBC Fall Preview promo special lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s MAYANS MC fell 0.27 from last week’s huge premiere, but at 0.78 it was still the Tuesday cable leader.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN lost 0.05 to 0.72, and THE PURGE was down 0.09 from last week’s premiere to 0.46.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK slipped 0.02 to 0.45, and FLIPPING OUT returned at 0.28.  On MTV, THE CHALLENGE shed 0.03 to 0.45.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS gained 0.06 to 0.42.  ESPN’s USA MEN’S SOCCER match was at 0.38.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.35/0.53/3.5M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.27/0.39/1.3M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.44/2.8M.  TBS’s WRECKED dipped 0.02 to 0.34.  History’s 9/11: ESCAPE FROM THE TOWERS special was at 0.31.  On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED dropped 0.05 to 0.28, and RATTLED was down 0.02 to 0.15.  On HGTV, DESERT FLIPPERS climbed 0.03 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was steady at 0.24.  Paramount’s INK MASTER gained 0.03 to 0.27.  Food Network’s CHOPPED rose 0.04 to 0.25.  On ID, THE DEVIL SPEAKS held at 0.25, and MURDER BY NUMBERS ticked down to 0.21.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT lost 0.02 to 0.25, and SEVEN YEAR SWITCH was up 0.06 to 0.16.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 dropped 0.02 to 0.18.  WGN’s CARTER ticked up to 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 11, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MAYANS M.C. FX 10:00 PM 77 0.78 2,007
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.72 2,229
3 PURGE, THE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.46 1,270
4 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.45 1,276
5 CHALLENGE:FINAL RECKONING MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.45 719
6 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.42 2,106
7 USA SOCCER MEN          L: USA/MEXICO ESPN 8:30 PM 157 0.38 827
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 3,493
9 WRECKED TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 892
10 TIME MACHINE: 9/11: ESCAPE FROM THE TOWERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.31 1,268
11 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 867
12 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.28 1,344
13 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 10:15 PM 60 0.28 866
14 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,222
15 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.27 653
16 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,340
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,553
18 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 839
19 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,676
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,759
21 DEVIL SPEAKS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,101
22 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.25 775
23 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,141
24 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:07 PM 53 0.25 502
25 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 580
26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,448
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,317
28 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.24 539
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,354
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,024
31 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,262
32 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,194
33 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,528
34 E:60 ESPN 7:00 PM 90 0.22 513
35 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 460
36 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 581
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 494
38 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 989
39 MURDER BY NUMBERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 965
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 959
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.21 482
42 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 968
43 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,074
44 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 733
45 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.20 483
46 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,051
47 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,886
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 394
49 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.19 907
50 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 905
51 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 374
52 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,938
53 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 918
54 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,071
55 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,037
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 955
57 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,761
58 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.18 543
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,100
60 OUTDAUGHTERED: LIFE WITH TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 807
61 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 385
62 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,897
63 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,393
64 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 976
65 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 971
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,650
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 973
68 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 409
69 SEVEN YEAR SWITCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.16 512
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 927
71 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.16 499
72 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,382
73 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.15 339
74 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,473
75 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 346
76 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 920
77 RATTLED TLC 10:03 PM 63 0.15 658
78 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,572
79 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,452
80 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,392
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,305
82 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.14 382
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,367
84 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 879
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,466
86 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,044
87 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 864
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,582
89 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 487
90 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 276
91 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 978
92 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,061
93 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 881
94 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:45 PM 15 0.12 384
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,509
96 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.12 413
97 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 723
98 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 713
99 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,455
100 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 672
101 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 795
102 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 630
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 752
104 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,467
105 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 571
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,139
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,034
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 772
109 FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) TUE UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.10 214
110 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 753
111 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,116
112 GREATEST SHOWMAN, THE HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 105 0.09 235
113 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: WANTED (2008) PARAMOUNT 11:00 PM 150 0.09 223
114 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,002
115 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.09 446
116 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 467
117 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 230
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,127
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 923
120 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 279
121 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 204
122 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 926
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,089
124 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.08 333
125 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.08 387
126 PAID OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 146
127 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 76 0.07 281
128 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 479
129 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 502
130 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 1 CHI VS. GB NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.07 294
131 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.07 288
132 SHERLOCK HOLMES: SHERLOCK HOLMES HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 128 0.07 225
133 SHOWCASE GAME: MIL AT CHC/PIT AT STL MLB NETWORK 8:07 PM 176 0.07 372
134 21ST & PRIME NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.07 159
135 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 854
136 SHERLOCK HOLMES: SHERLOCK HOLMES HBO PRIME 9:45 AM 128 0.07 143
137 NFL LIVE ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.06 170
138 MODEL SQUAD E! 8:00 PM 60 0.06 174
139 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 4:00 PM 60 0.06 174
140 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:00 PM 60 0.06 158
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 261
142 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 151
143 HOLMES AND HOLMES DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 353
144 PRINCESS BRIDE, THE HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 98 0.06 135
145 INSIDE THE NFL 18-19 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.06 139
146 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.05 124
147 CARTER WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.05 266
148 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 70 0.05 104
149 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.05 146
150 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 6:00 PM 60 0.05 168

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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.