UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.19.2019

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NETWORK FINALS:  In an odd turn (possibly caused by sports preemption?), the entire ABC line-up–PRESS YOUR LUCK, CARD SHARKS and MATCH GAME lost 0.1 in final numbers.  There were no changes to the early ratings for any other network.  

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS  Season 2 of Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE began with an impressive 0.45 to lead the night, up 0.04 from last year’s premiere, and up 0.01 from the Season 1 finale.  In addition, a CMT simulcast added 0.05 to the total.  On Bravo, SOUTHERN CHARM dipped 0.04 to 0.44, and BEST ROOM WINS was steady at 0.10.  The Wednesday edition of A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.08 to 0.41, with the clip-show lead-in hour at 0.27.  The season premiere of VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES was at 0.41, down a heavy 0.50 from the 2018 premiere (on a Monday), with TAMI EVER AFTER at 0.25.  Univision’s COPA D’ORO match was at 0.36.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT rose 0.08 to 0.32.  ESPN’s COLLEGE WORLD SERIES coverage was at 0.31.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE slipped 0.02 to 0.27, and THE BUTCHER was steady at 0.18.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES edged up 0.02 to 0.27.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.26/0.47/3.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.15/0.26/2.5M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.13/0.19/900K.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS lost 0.05 to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.19.  MTV’s CATFISH returned at 0.25.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW made an unusual #15 appearance at 0.25.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH gained 0.04 to 0.24.  On ID, LONE STAR JUSTICE ticked down to 0.24, and THE KILLER BESIDE ME was down 0.02 to 0.23.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL held at 0.24.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE lost 0.05 to 0.22.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR ticked down from last week’s season premiere to 0.20.  Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE remained at 0.16.  FXX’s ARCHER shed 0.03 to 0.12.  TV Land’s YOUNGER fell 0.04 to 0.11.  Syfy’s KRYPTON was steady at 0.11.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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