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July 19, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.18.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jul 18.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 retained its Wednesday cable lead, although BLACK INK CREW was down 0.07 to 0.50, and HIP-HOP SQUARES was at 0.29/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.40/0.39.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC gained 0.02 to 0.46.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER lost 0.04 to 0.46, and MY 600-LB LIFE was down 0.05 to 0.20.  It was another strong night for MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.36/0.52/3.1M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.27/0.51/3.1M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.24/0.33/1.2M.  On MTV, CATFISH rose 0.03 to 0.36, with a TROLLS follow-up at 0.31.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL returned at 0.32.  Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE fell 0.06 to 0.31.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS edged up 0.02 to 0.31, PROPERTY BROTHERS held at 0.30, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.30.  Comedy Central’s DAILY SHOW had an unusual Top 14 airing at 0.28.  On USA, SUITS had a 0.28 season premiere, down 0.08 from summer 2017, and COLONY was up 0.03 to 0.16.  On A&E, OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR climbed 0.06 to 0.27, and WAHLBURGERS ticked down to 0.15.  On ID, REASONABLE DOUBT ticked up to 0.25, and BROKEN TRUST was up 0.02 to 0.22.  On Discovery, MISFIT GARAGE slipped 0.02 to 0.24, and STICKER SHOCK ticked up to 0.16.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dropped 0.04 to 0.23.  E!’s BOTCHED was steady at 0.22.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN fell 0.02 to 0.21, and SEATBELT PSYCHIC was at 0.09/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.09.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR dropped 0.08 to 0.19.  History’s SIX lost 0.04 to 0.15.  On Freeform, YOUNG & HUNGRY was at 0.08/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.14.  El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND, still off the chart, was steady at 0.03/135K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jul 18.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 18, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.50 1,026
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,356
3 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 10:04 PM 62 0.46 1,825
4 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 3,141
5 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.36 690
6 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,029
7 CATFISH: TROLLS MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.31 569
8 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 58 0.31 1,891
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,583
10 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,588
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,594
12 HIP HOP SQUARES S2B VH1 9:01 PM 30 0.29 641
13 HIP HOP SQUARES S2B VH1 9:31 PM 30 0.29 619
14 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 888
15 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.28 1,265
16 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.27 766
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,136
18 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,689
19 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 944
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,643
21 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,647
22 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,209
23 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,185
24 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 884
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 657
26 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 803
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,230
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,106
29 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 996
30 FLIPPING VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,005
31 BROKEN TRUST INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,065
32 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.22 724
33 ESPY RED CARPET SPCL    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 519
34 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.21 721
35 TIME MACHINE: ALCATRAZ ESCAPE: LOST EVIDENCE HISTORY 8:00 PM 120 0.20 978
36 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.20 495
37 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 0.20 786
38 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,826
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 2,050
40 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,013
41 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,035
42 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 2:10 AM 34 0.18 456
43 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 442
44 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,591
45 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,578
46 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,079
47 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.18 842
48 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,130
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,064
50 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 746
51 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 365
52 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 372
53 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,999
54 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.17 518
55 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,530
56 COLONY USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 59 0.16 599
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,046
58 STICKER SHOCK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 616
59 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 395
60 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,730
61 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.15 426
62 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 328
63 SIX HISTORY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 630
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,752
65 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 330
66 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,376
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,563
68 LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.14 434
69 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 439
70 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,198
71 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 834
72 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,435
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 765
74 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,504
75 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 349
76 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 853
77 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,321
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,353
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,232
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 749
81 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,425
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 774
83 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,501
84 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 743
85 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 575
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,367
87 NCWTS RACING L: ELDORA FOX SPORTS 1 9:11 PM 123 0.12 587
88 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 278
89 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,367
90 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,296
91 ROBIN WILLIAMS:COME INSID HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 117 0.12 358
92 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 626
93 POKER: BIG ONE FOR ONE DROP ESPN 8:00 PM 120 0.11 379
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,458
95 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 203
96 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.11 252
97 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 220
98 OFF-THE-MAP TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 424
99 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.10 232
100 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 236
101 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 219
102 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.10 297
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,054
104 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:00 PM 60 0.09 287
105 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,007
106 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 305
107 SEATBELT PSYCHIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 30 0.09 415
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 949
109 BUG JUICE: MY ADV AT CAMP DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.09 422
110 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 273
111 BIG CITY GREENS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.09 585
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 976
113 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 987
114 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 189
115 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 493
116 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 959
117 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 4:00 PM 60 0.09 255
118 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 303
119 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.08 238
120 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.08 242
121 HERD L: 773 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.08 155
122 WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) HBO PRIME 3:05 PM 141 0.08 227
123 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.08 220
124 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 6:00 PM 60 0.08 227
125 UNDISPUTED L: 459 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 180
126 SHARK KILL ZONE NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.08 292
127 SEATBELT PSYCHIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:33 PM 30 0.08 391
128 NASCAR RACEDAY: NCWTS L FOX SPORTS 1 8:46 PM 25 0.08 440
129 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.08 205
130 DEED, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 183
131 BATTLE OF THE SEXES: BATTLE OF THE SEXES HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 122 0.07 199
132 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 160
133 NCWTS QUALIFYING L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 106 0.07 344
134 CLASH OF THE TITANS (REMA MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 106 0.07 177
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.07 126
136 AMC MOVIE: LITTLE BIG LEAGUE AMC 3:05 PM 170 0.06 217
137 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.06 396
138 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2018 STAGE 11 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:57 AM 246 0.06 336
139 BOBCAT MISFITS & MONSTERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 158
140 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN2 2:00 PM 31 0.06 133
141 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK:DEEP D NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.06 285
142 TINY LUXURY HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.06 369
143 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 136
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 244
145 TINY LUXURY HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.05 364
146 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 124
147 NCWTS POST RACE SHOW L FOX SPORTS 1 11:14 PM 16 0.05 225
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 252
149 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 109
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.