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April 11, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.10.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SCHOOLED gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the NCIS and CHICAGO MED reruns lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE led Wednesday cable, up 0.03 to 0.54.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC edged up 0.02 to 0.44.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW dipped 0.05 to 0.44.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE rose 0.09 to 0.35, and DR PIMPLE POPPER was up 0.07 to 0.30.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader on the last night of the regular season was at 0.35/0.34.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES climbed 0.08 to 0.33.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERES INTL shed 0.02 to 0.32, HOUSE HUNTERS was similarly down 0.02 to 0.31, and PROPERTY BROTHERS dropped 0.04 to 0.25.  On ID, THE LAST 24 was at 0.29, HOMICIDE CITY was at 0.27, and SEE NO EVIL ticked down to 0.26.  Univision’s COPA match was at 0.28.  Discovery’s EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was at 0.28, with lead-out MUMMIES UNWRAPPED at 0.17.  NBC Sports Net and USA aired NHL PLAYOFFS games, respectively at 0.28/0.18 & 0.17/0.14.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.28/0.48/2.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.39/2.6M, and CNN.  On Syfy, THE MAGICIANS rose 0.04 to 0.20, and HAPPY ticked up to 0.10.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL crashed by 0.14 to 0.20.  Freeform’s THE PERFECTIONISTS was steady at 0.14.  FX’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS collapsed from last week’s increase, down 0.16 to 0.11.  On A&E, ZOMBIE HOUSE FLIPPING was at 0.08.  The season finale of POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK ticked down to 0.07.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE dropped 0.03 to 0.06.  WGNAmerica’s GONE grew by 0.03 to 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 April 10, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CHALLENGE: WAR OF WORLDS MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.54 932
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,391
3 BLACK INK CREW 7B VH1 9:00 PM 61 0.44 957
4 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.35 1,263
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MINNESOTA/DENVER ESPN 10:38 PM 156 0.35 846
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: ORLANDO/CHARLOTTE ESPN 8:13 PM 145 0.34 873
7 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.33 881
8 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,507
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,530
10 NBA AFTER THE BUZZER  L ESPN 1:14 AM 16 0.31 696
11 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,374
12 LAST 24, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.29 1,055
13 COPA MX – L: F: FC JUAREZ / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:56 PM 137 0.28 623
14 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 73 0.28 1,114
15 NHL QTR FINALS L: PITTSBURGH/NY ISLANDERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:29 PM 199 0.28 717
16 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,906
17 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,216
18 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,126
19 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,490
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,292
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,633
22 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.24 502
23 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.23 555
24 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.23 653
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.21 772
26 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,516
27 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 560
28 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.20 748
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,217
30 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,764
31 NHL QTR FINALS L: LAS VEGAS/SAN JOSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:48 PM 158 0.18 401
32 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.18 492
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,219
34 NHL QTR FINALS L: COLUMBUS/TAMPA BAY USA NETWORK 7:00 PM 161 0.17 475
35 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 0.17 506
36 MUMMIES UNWRAPPED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:13 PM 63 0.17 668
37 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UNITED VS. BARCELONA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:39 PM 146 0.16 392
38 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 515
39 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 381
40 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 549
41 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,638
42 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,550
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 401
44 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,855
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 389
46 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 548
47 NHL QTR FINALS L: DALLAS/NASHVILLE USA NETWORK 9:41 PM 158 0.14 326
48 IN SEARCH OF MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 460
49 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,566
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 319
51 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.14 461
52 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.14 448
53 PLL: THE PERFECTIONISTS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.14 314
54 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 901
55 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,561
56 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L: N/A ESPN 3:00 PM 120 0.12 618
57 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,344
58 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,269
59 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 394
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 821
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,507
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 723
63 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 408
64 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 549
65 UEFA C.L. 2019 WED: MANCHESTER UNITED FC / FC BARCELONA UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:30 PM 150 0.11 264
66 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS FX 10:00 PM 34 0.11 305
67 FX MOVIE PRIME: LIFE (2017) FX 8:00 PM 120 0.11 323
68 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.11 310
69 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,286
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,484
71 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,257
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,486
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,693
74 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,291
75 CONCACAF LC – L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 116 0.10 239
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,622
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,144
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 662
79 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 294
80 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 60 0.10 361
81 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.10 412
82 HAPPY! SYFY 10:00 PM 54 0.10 303
83 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 334
84 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 588
85 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 592
86 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.09 324
87 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:13 AM 47 0.09 173
88 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,011
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 632
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 575
91 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,258
92 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:05 PM 25 0.08 215
93 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 537
94 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,157
95 MASTERS GOLF TOURN (RPT): 2019 MASTERS PAR 3 CONTEST ESPN2 8:00 PM 120 0.08 311
96 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.08 236
97 ZOMBIE HOUSE FLIPPING A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.08 329
98 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 555
99 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 554
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 571
101 WNBA PREVIEW/REVIEW L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.08 243
102 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,230
103 BBCA MOVIE: MUMMY, THE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 165 0.07 243
104 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.07 338
105 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 198
106 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 474
107 SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT HOU/PIT AT CHC MLB NETWORK 7:40 PM 211 0.07 309
108 SCHITTS CREEK POP 10:00 PM 31 0.07 190
109 MISION EUROPA WED UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:00 PM 60 0.07 149
110 UNDISPUTED L: 647 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 149
111 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 175
112 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 497
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 949
114 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 12:36 AM 31 0.07 168
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 789
116 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 844
117 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 11:11 PM 64 0.07 193
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 888
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 565
120 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 808
121 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 39 0.06 167
122 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 22 0.06 260
123 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 176
124 LAST STOP GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.06 302
125 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.06 312
126 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS USA NETWORK 12:19 AM 11 0.06 152
127 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.06 145
128 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 179
129 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 180
130 DARK SIDE OF THE RING VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 154
131 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 873
132 GONE WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 59 0.06 355
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 834
134 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 167
135 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 108
136 BBCA MOVIE: MUMMY RETURNS, THE BBC-AMERICA 10:45 PM 180 0.06 203
137 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 533
138 TINY HOUSE NATION A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.06 235
139 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 191
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 237
141 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:26 AM 40 0.05 105
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 277
143 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 389
144 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.05 124
145 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 1:07 AM 31 0.05 129
146 HERD L: 965 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 132
147 CHASING CLASSIC CARS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 377
148 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.05 98
149 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 148
150 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 2:58 PM 61 0.05 125

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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.