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October 17, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.16.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for CHICAGO MED and THE MASKED SINGER in final numbers, while CHICAGO PD and ALMOST FAMILY lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES topped Wednesday cable at 0.54, down 0.02 from last week, with BLACK INK CREW at 0.46/0.33 compared to last week’s 0.50/0.30.  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: 1984 fell 0.14 to 0.50.  ESPN’s NBA PRESEASON doubleheader was at 0.47/0.34.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING slipped 0.02 to 0.44.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK dropped 0.13 to 0.42, and CRANK YANKERS ticked up to 0.21.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE lost 0.05 to 0.40.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.05 to 0.32.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.32/0.57/4.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.28/0.47/3.4M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.21/0.34/1.4M.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE climbed 0.03 to 0.26.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN rose 0.03 to 0.26, and BUILDING OFF THE GRID was down 0.02 to 0.11.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL edged up 0.02 to 0.25, PROPERTY BROTHERS dropped 0.02 to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.23.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS ticked down to 0.22.  USA’s WWE NXT shed 0.02 to 0.20.  A&E’s GHOST HUNTERS was at 0.17/0.15/0.10.  On ID, SHATTERED was at 0.16, and HOMICIDE HUNTER.  On FXX, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA ticked down to 0.16, and CAKE ticked up to 0.04.  WGN’s DOG’S MOST WANTED dropped 0.03 to 0.13.  The season finale of OWN’s DAVID MAKES MAN was down 0.02 to 0.08.  The CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR special was at 0.07.  BET’s BET HER special was at 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday October 16, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BASKETBALL WIVES 8 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.54 1,208
2 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 60 0.50 1,085
3 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: GOLDEN STATE/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:40 PM 140 0.47 1,191
4 BLACK INK CREW 8 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.46 985
5 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0003 PHILADEPHIA PA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.44 1,014
6 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.42 777
7 CHALLENGE:WAR OF WORLDS 2 MTV 9:00 PM 91 0.40 654
8 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: ATLANTA/NEW YORK ESPN 8:00 PM 160 0.34 881
9 BLACK INK CREW COMPTON VH1 10:00 PM 61 0.33 734
10 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 818
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 4,068
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,653
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,444
14 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 1,024
15 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.26 951
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 789
17 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 3,127
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,335
19 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 532
20 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,438
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,398
22 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: COLORADO/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 174 0.23 636
23 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.22 597
24 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,896
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,394
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,493
27 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.21 409
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,457
29 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,493
30 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 128 0.20 712
31 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 460
32 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 454
33 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,781
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 482
35 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.18 633
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,073
37 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,303
38 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,224
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 2,287
40 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,787
41 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 356
42 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.17 561
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,243
44 SHATTERED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 971
45 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 32 0.16 296
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,113
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 410
48 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,010
49 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.15 490
50 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 374
51 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,218
52 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 353
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 349
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 337
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,284
56 AMC FEARFEST: PURGE, THE AMC 10:00 PM 120 0.14 400
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,622
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,832
59 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 310
60 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,842
61 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 957
62 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 294
63 DOGS MOST WANTED WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.13 467
64 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SOUTH ALABAMA/TROY ESPN2 8:00 PM 204 0.13 448
65 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.12 302
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,014
67 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 273
68 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 849
69 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,870
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 925
71 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,891
72 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 278
73 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 856
74 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.11 482
75 MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADV DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.11 321
76 RAPUNZELS TANGLED ADV. DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 30 0.11 324
77 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/EDMONTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 PM 147 0.11 234
78 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,343
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,239
80 GHOST HUNTERS AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.10 361
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,643
82 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,665
83 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,473
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,488
85 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,473
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,547
87 AMC FEARFEST AMC 12:00 AM 60 0.10 237
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 831
89 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 666
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,886
91 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,758
92 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.09 459
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 739
94 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R2R07H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.09 346
95 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 12:30 PM 25 0.09 333
96 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA DISNEY CHANNEL 1:30 PM 30 0.08 268
97 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,186
98 DAVID MAKES MAN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 333
99 AMC FEARFEST AMC 1:00 AM 60 0.08 182
100 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 551
101 UNDISPUTED L: 777 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 173
102 AMC FEARFEST AMC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 229
103 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 503
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,198
105 HAUNTING (O): TAHN-SP02FH TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 120 0.07 227
106 HERD L: 1092 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 176
107 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.07 541
108 CMT ARTISTS OF YEAR 2019 CMT 8:00 PM 103 0.07 347
109 AMERICAN MYSTERY TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 292
110 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:24 PM 36 0.06 191
111 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.06 277
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 1,088
113 DEADLY ENGINEERING SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 244
114 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.06 141
115 BET HER: BREAST CANCER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.06 199
116 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.06 205
117 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 269
118 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 1,077
119 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 123
120 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.05 158
121 CASH CAB BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.05 195
122 BBCA MOVIE: FOOTLOOSE (1984) BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 150 0.05 166
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 319
124 GARAGE SQUAD MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.05 313
125 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 272
126 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 167
127 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 136
128 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 927
129 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 WK 6 HOU VS. KC NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.05 213
130 BET HER: BREAST CANCER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 60 0.04 178
131 AMC FEARFEST AMC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 198
132 AMC FEARFEST: AMERICAN HAUNTING, AN AMC 12:00 PM 120 0.04 197
133 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 918
134 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 1,065
135 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 87
136 CAKE FXX 10:32 PM 34 0.04 91
137 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 109
138 GHOST HUNTERS AC A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.04 177
139 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 102
140 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 1,025
141 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 103
142 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 79
143 24/7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 56 0.04 83
144 LITTLE GIANTS ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 30 0.04 224
145 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 459
146 HOLMES AND HOLMES DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 187
147 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:24 AM 38 0.04 70
148 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 113
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 264
150 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 70

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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.