NETWORK FINALS: SINGLE PARENTS and CHICAGO PD lost 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TBS’s ALCS MLB PLAYOFFS game topped Wednesday cable at 1.73, with Fox Sports 1’s NLCS game at 0.88. ESPN’s NBA games were at 0.69/0.56. The top non-sports show of the night was FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE, down 0.09 to 0.93. VH1’s BLACK INK CREW fell 0.13 to 0.43, and SAFEWORD was down 0.03 to 0.18. Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK plunged 0.19 to 0.40. Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.32/0.54/3.2M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.29/0.44/2.8M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.20/0.28/1.1M. On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS gained 0.04 to 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.08 to 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.05 to 0.20. On History, FORGED IN FIRE ticked up to 0.29, and KNIFE OR DEATH was down 0.02 to 0.21. OWN’s GREENLEAF rose 0.05 to 0.29. On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER was steady at 0.27, and SHATTERED arrived at 0.23. Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES lost 0.05 to 0.26. TBS’s FULL FRONTAL returned at 0.25. MTV’s ARE YOU THE ONE grew by 0.03 to 0.25. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS shed 0.03 to 0.24. E!’s TOTAL DIVAS was down 0.03 to 0.17. FXX’s IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA lost 0.03 to 0.17. The CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR special was at 0.09, with a TV Land simulcast at 0.06. EL Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND was steady at 0.02/73K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday October 17, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | MLB ALCS: ALCS ASTROS-RED SOX | TBS NETWORK | 8:29 PM | 289 | 1.73 | 6,181 |
| 2 | AMERICAN HORROR STORY | FX | 10:00 PM | 78 | 0.93 | 2,008 |
| 3 | MLB NL CHAMPIONS SERIES L: MILWAUKEE/LA DODGERS 5 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:58 PM | 225 | 0.88 | 3,745 |
| 4 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: NEW ORLEANS/HOUSTON | ESPN | 8:13 PM | 146 | 0.69 | 1,560 |
| 5 | MLB NLCS POST GAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:43 PM | 16 | 0.63 | 1,975 |
| 6 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: DALLAS/PHOENIX | ESPN | 10:39 PM | 138 | 0.56 | 1,206 |
| 7 | INSIDE THE MLB | TBS NETWORK | 1:18 AM | 46 | 0.47 | 1,512 |
| 8 | BLACK INK CREW 7 | VH1 | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.43 | 923 |
| 9 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 13 | 0.41 | 981 |
| 10 | SOUTH PARK | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.40 | 705 |
| 11 | NBA AFTER THE BUZZER L | ESPN | 12:57 AM | 18 | 0.36 | 798 |
| 12 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 3,229 |
| 13 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 3,498 |
| 14 | MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW | TBS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 29 | 0.31 | 1,108 |
| 15 | PROP BROS BUY AND SELL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,483 |
| 16 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.29 | 1,089 |
| 17 | GREENLEAF | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,206 |
| 18 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,780 |
| 19 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:15 AM | 45 | 0.28 | 656 |
| 20 | HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,228 |
| 21 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,347 |
| 22 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,863 |
| 23 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 662 |
| 24 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 791 |
| 25 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS NETWORK | 2:04 AM | 30 | 0.25 | 673 |
| 26 | CONCACAF WOMENS CHAMP L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:59 PM | 88 | 0.25 | 736 |
| 27 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,641 |
| 28 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 524 |
| 29 | ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 7 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.25 | 466 |
| 30 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 605 |
| 31 | SHATTERED | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,130 |
| 32 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 499 |
| 33 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 466 |
| 34 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,097 |
| 35 | KNIFE OR DEATH | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.21 | 717 |
| 36 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.20 | 725 |
| 37 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,978 |
| 38 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,253 |
| 39 | FX MOVIE PRIME: DONT BREATHE | FX | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.20 | 562 |
| 40 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,280 |
| 41 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,785 |
| 42 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,051 |
| 43 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.19 | 457 |
| 44 | MOM | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:35 AM | 34 | 0.19 | 505 |
| 45 | MOM | NICK-AT-NITE | 2:09 AM | 35 | 0.18 | 518 |
| 46 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,882 |
| 47 | SAFEWORD SSN2 | VH1 | 11:01 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 378 |
| 48 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,742 |
| 49 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,831 |
| 50 | TOTAL DIVAS | E! | 9:00 PM | 59 | 0.17 | 340 |
| 51 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 851 |
| 52 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,423 |
| 53 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 422 |
| 54 | ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP | FXX | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 298 |
| 55 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,428 |
| 56 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,658 |
| 57 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,644 |
| 58 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,506 |
| 59 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,536 |
| 60 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,724 |
| 61 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 960 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 341 |
| 63 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 794 |
| 64 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,592 |
| 65 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,474 |
| 66 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 359 |
| 67 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 816 |
| 68 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,413 |
| 69 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 322 |
| 70 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 715 |
| 71 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 816 |
| 72 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 327 |
| 73 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 326 |
| 74 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 278 |
| 75 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 273 |
| 76 | BOJACK HORSEMAN | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 246 |
| 77 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 660 |
| 78 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,330 |
| 79 | BLACK-ISH | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 225 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 727 |
| 81 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,180 |
| 82 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: NY RANGERS/WASHINGTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:03 PM | 162 | 0.11 | 329 |
| 83 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.11 | 294 |
| 84 | BLACK-ISH | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 223 |
| 85 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 766 |
| 86 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,219 |
| 87 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 656 |
| 88 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 275 |
| 89 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 292 |
| 90 | MY HAUNTED HOUSE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 301 |
| 91 | MY HAUNTED HOUSE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 301 |
| 92 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 637 |
| 93 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 743 |
| 94 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,094 |
| 95 | HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA | DISNEY CHANNEL | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 359 |
| 96 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 558 |
| 97 | WHEELER DEALERS | VELOCITY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 376 |
| 98 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 681 |
| 99 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.09 | 972 |
| 100 | MLB NLCS PRE GAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:00 PM | 58 | 0.09 | 372 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 723 |
| 102 | NFL TURNING POINT | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:27 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 203 |
| 103 | CMT ARTISTS OF YEAR 2018 | CMT | 8:00 PM | 100 | 0.09 | 357 |
| 104 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 493 |
| 105 | HAUNTING REPACK: MIND HORROR | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 251 |
| 106 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 981 |
| 107 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 437 |
| 108 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 730 |
| 109 | MY HAUNTED HOUSE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 239 |
| 110 | PITCH PERFECT 3 | HBO PRIME | 8:30 PM | 93 | 0.08 | 195 |
| 111 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 615 |
| 112 | IJ: INSIDE JOKES | TRUTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 188 |
| 113 | GARAGE SQUAD | VELOCITY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 401 |
| 114 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 889 |
| 115 | MY HAUNTED HOUSE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 239 |
| 116 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 777 |
| 117 | UNDISPUTED L: 523 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 180 |
| 118 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 820 |
| 119 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 258 |
| 120 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 133 |
| 121 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 779 |
| 122 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 24 | 0.07 | 248 |
| 123 | OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 254 |
| 124 | HERD L: 842 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 151 |
| 125 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 258 |
| 126 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 274 |
| 127 | CMT ARTISTS OF YEAR 2018 | TV LAND | 8:00 PM | 100 | 0.06 | 411 |
| 128 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 118 |
| 129 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: BOSTON/CALGARY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:45 PM | 153 | 0.06 | 162 |
| 130 | CONCACAF WOMENS CHAMPS L: CANADA / UNITED STATES | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 8:00 PM | 146 | 0.06 | 146 |
| 131 | MAN S GREATEST FOOD | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 175 |
| 132 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 164 |
| 133 | AMC FEARFEST | AMC | 3:00 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 270 |
| 134 | AMC FEARFEST: HORNS | AMC | 3:25 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 284 |
| 135 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 132 |
| 136 | AMC FEARFEST | AMC | 1:25 PM | 95 | 0.05 | 209 |
| 137 | MLB NLCS ON FOXD: GM5: BREWERS VS DODGERS | FOX DEPORTES | 5:00 PM | 227 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 138 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 122 |
| 139 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 6 PIT VS. CIN | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 234 |
| 140 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 106 |
| 141 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 288 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:30 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 127 |
| 142 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 277 |
| 143 | CHIPS | HBO PRIME | 5:45 PM | 101 | 0.05 | 112 |
| 144 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 119 |
| 145 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 96 |
| 146 | NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 78 |
| 147 | UNIVISION DEPORTES FC L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 7:47 PM | 13 | 0.04 | 82 |
| 148 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 95 |
| 149 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 280 |
| 150 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKTOONS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 144 |
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