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September 6, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.4.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CASTAWAYS, MAKING IT, THE OUTPOST and the reruns of BULL and THE FLASH all lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  All of the big-ticket scripted arrivals did well, and none better than the premiere of FX’s MAYANS MC, which topped Wednesday cable at an impressive 1.05, and even more notably tripled its X-MEN movie lead-in.  BET’s BOBBY BROWN STORY debuted at 1.01, with a BET HER simulcast at 0.05.  USA’s THE PURGE followed WWE SMACKDOWN’s 0.77 (up 0.02 from last week) with 0.55, plus the Syfy simulcast at 0.12. 

MTV’s THE CHALLENGE ticked up to 0.48.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK slipped 0.03 to 0.47, and MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was steady at 0.23.  ESPN’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.45.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE gained 0.04 to 0.38.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS dropped 0.06 to 0.36.  TBS’s WRECKED climbed 0.07 to 0.36.  Political news kept MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW on top at 0.36/0.53/3.1M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.33/0.57/3.1M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.27/0.36/1.3M.  On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED lost 0.03 to 0.33, and RATTLED held at 0.17.  On Discovery, DEADLIEST CATCH fell 0.13 to 0.31, and HARD TO KILL stayed at 0.14.  HBO’s HARD KNOCKS shed 0.03 to 0.29.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT ticked down to 0.27, and SEVEN YEAR SWITCH was down 0.03 to 0.10.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.25, DESERT FLIPPERS ticked down to 0.25, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.24.  On ID, THE DEVIL SPEAKS slipped 0.02 to 0.25, and MURDER BY NUMBERS was down 0.04 to 0.22.  Paramount’s INK MASTER was at 0.24.  Food Network’s CHOPPED rose 0.03 to 0.21.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 gained 0.03 to 0.20. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 4, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MAYANS M.C. FX 10:00 PM 97 1.05 2,534
2 BOBBY BROWN STORY, THE: BOBBY BROWN 101 PREM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 150 1.01 2,173
3 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.77 2,319
4 PURGE, THE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 58 0.55 1,389
5 CHALLENGE:FINAL RECKONING MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.48 759
6 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.47 1,300
7 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: MENS/WOMENS QTRFINALS ESPN 7:00 PM 433 0.45 1,680
8 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.38 1,143
9 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,844
10 WRECKED TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.36 899
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 3,136
12 FX MOVIE PRIME: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE FX 7:00 PM 180 0.35 918
13 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 3,124
14 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.33 1,433
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,365
16 DEADLIEST CATCH SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.31 1,135
17 HARD KNOCKS 18-CLEVELAND HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.29 606
18 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,337
19 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.27 826
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,547
21 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,264
22 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,684
23 DEVIL SPEAKS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,017
24 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,100
25 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,363
26 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,254
27 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,134
28 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.24 534
29 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,410
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,459
31 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.23 772
32 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.22 733
33 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,681
34 MURDER BY NUMBERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 967
35 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 647
36 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 674
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,031
38 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.20 2,405
39 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,623
40 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.20 683
41 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,189
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,121
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 887
44 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.18 534
45 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,868
46 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,114
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,590
48 OUTDAUGHTERED: LIFE WITH TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 765
49 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,989
50 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: MENS/WOMENS QTRFINALS ESPN 12:00 PM 360 0.17 847
51 KAVANAUGH HEARINGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,942
52 RATTLED TLC 10:03 PM 63 0.17 684
53 KAVANAUGH HEARINGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,990
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,118
55 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 416
56 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,809
57 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.16 475
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 16 0.16 1,497
59 KAVANAUGH HEARINGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,972
60 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,648
61 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:10 PM 50 0.15 1,529
62 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 408
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,066
64 KAVANAUGH HEARINGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,857
65 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: KAVANAUGH HEARINGS MORNING SESSION MSNBC 9:00 AM 240 0.14 1,263
66 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,001
67 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: KAVANAUGH HEARINGS AFTERNOON SESSION MSNBC 1:20 PM 170 0.14 1,285
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,444
69 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,477
70 KAVANAUGH HEARINGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,895
71 HARD TO KILL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.14 517
72 KAVANAUGH HEARINGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,848
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 991
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 705
75 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: WASHINGTON/ATLANTA ESPN2 8:00 PM 133 0.13 430
76 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 947
77 LION GUARD DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.12 597
78 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.12 335
79 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 1:00 PM 20 0.12 1,221
80 KAVANAUGH HEARINGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:16 AM 44 0.12 1,490
81 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.12 409
82 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 890
83 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 696
84 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 314
85 INVINCIBLE (2006) HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 104 0.12 310
86 PURGE, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 58 0.12 368
87 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.11 241
88 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.11 262
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,136
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 279
91 SEVEN YEAR SWITCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 65 0.10 352
92 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 352
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 630
94 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.10 234
95 HOLMES AND HOLMES DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 483
96 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.09 392
97 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 240
98 UNDISPUTED L: 492 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 180
99 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 462
100 MODEL SQUAD E! 8:00 PM 60 0.09 204
101 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L ESPN2 10:13 PM 112 0.08 259
102 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.08 296
103 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: SEATTLE/PHOENIX ESPNEWS 10:00 PM 125 0.08 256
104 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 422
105 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.08 398
106 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.08 195
107 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,035
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 308
109 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 172
110 NFL GAMEDAY: NFL GAMEDAY SEASON PREVIEW NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.08 215
111 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 210
112 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 231
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 494
114 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 332
115 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.07 183
116 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 244
117 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.07 162
118 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.07 229
119 PAID OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 135
120 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 247
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 285
122 WILD PERU: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 120 0.07 328
123 SCORPION KING, THE HBO PRIME 1:25 PM 91 0.07 215
124 SPORTSCENTER LATE ESPN2 12:05 AM 85 0.06 135
125 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 162
126 WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 141 0.06 138
127 CRIME & JUSTICE HLN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 237
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 270
129 BACK TO THE FUTURE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 116 0.06 163
130 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.06 125
131 HERD L: 809 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 133
132 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.06 149
133 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.06 299
134 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.05 130
135 BOBBY BROWN STORY, THE: BOBBY BROWN 101 PREM BET HER 9:00 PM 150 0.05 153
136 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 294
137 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 236
138 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.05 120
139 AUSTIN POWERS:SPY WHO SHA MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 95 0.05 116
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 278
141 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 188
142 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 121
143 ESPN FC ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 121
144 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 119
145 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 312
146 COUPLES RETREAT MAXPRIME 11:35 PM 114 0.05 93
147 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 311
148 KING OF THE ROAD VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 71
149 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 104
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 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.