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July 26, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.25.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE rerun dropped 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jul 25.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night in Discovery’s SHARK WEEK originals:  AIR JAWS at 0.71, SHARK TANK MEETS SHARK WEEK at 0.66, SHARKCAM STAKEOUT at 0.61 (the night’s Top 3), and SHARK AFTER DARK at 0.35.  

VH1’s BLACK INK CREW was the night’s highest non-shark-related show, up 0.05 to 0.55, with HIP-HOP SQUARES at 0.36 compared to last week’s 0.29/0.29.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER, waiting for its Peabody Award, climbed 0.08 to 0.54, and MY 600-LB LIFE was up 0.05 to 0.25.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC rose 0.06 to 0.52.  On MTV, CATFISH edged up 0.02 to 0.38, and the TROLLS after-show was down 0.02 to 0.29.  Paramount’s newly-renewed YELLOWSTONE was up 0.02 to 0.33.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW continued a strong stretch at #15 with 0.31.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL shed 0.04 to 0.26, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.04 to 0.26.  On ID, REASONABLE DOUBT gained 0.05 to 0.30, and BROKEN TRUST was up 0.04 to 0.26.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.30/0.45/3M, with Fox News’s HANNITY (due for a big bump on Thursday night with his Roseanne Barr interview) at 0.28/0.50/3.5M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.21/0.29/1.1M.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES grew by 0.06 to 0.29.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL lost 0.03 to 0.29.  On A&E, OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR fell 0.04 to 0.23, and WAHLBURGERS held at 0.15.  On USA, SUITS dropped 0.06 to 0.22, and the series finale of COLONY was down 0.03 to 0.13.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN was steady at 0.21, and SEATBELT PSYCHIC was at 0.11/0.10, compared to last week’s 0.09/0.09.  OWN’s QUEEN SHGAR ticked up to 0.20.  History’s SIX rose 0.03 to 0.18.  The series finale of Freeform’s YOUNG & HUNGRY was at 0.14/0.14, compared to last week’s 0.08/0.08.  El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND remained off the chart, down 0.01 to 0.02/125K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jul 25.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 25, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SHARK TANK MEETS SHARK WK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.66 1,602
2 SHARKCAM STAKEOUT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.61 1,522
3 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.55 1,085
4 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 10:04 PM 62 0.54 2,016
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.52 1,475
6 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.38 661
7 HIP HOP SQUARES S2B VH1 9:01 PM 30 0.36 758
8 SHARK AFTER DARK LIVE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:01 PM 60 0.35 790
9 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 66 0.33 1,949
10 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.31 928
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,740
12 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,061
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,976
14 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 826
15 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,005
16 CATFISH: TROLLS MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.29 563
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,457
18 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,579
19 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,598
20 BROKEN TRUST INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,001
21 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 0.25 898
22 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 3,032
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,907
24 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,268
25 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.23 660
26 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,040
27 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.22 1,181
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,111
29 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.21 800
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 568
31 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,054
32 FLIPPING VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.20 953
33 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 992
34 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,229
35 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,125
36 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,698
37 SIX HISTORY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 631
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,227
39 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,824
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,108
41 TIME MACHINE: SNIPER: ULTIMATE COMPETITION HISTORY 8:00 PM 120 0.17 696
42 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,584
43 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,595
44 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,955
45 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 350
46 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 817
47 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 420
48 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 524
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 943
50 LEGENDARY REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 613
51 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 605
52 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.15 442
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,772
54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,052
55 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,403
56 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.14 290
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 918
58 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,746
59 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.14 300
60 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,374
61 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 333
62 COLONY USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.13 585
63 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.13 297
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,299
65 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 752
66 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,515
67 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L ESPN 7:00 PM 33 0.12 386
68 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,313
69 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,152
70 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,140
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 724
72 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 941
73 LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.12 446
74 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 838
75 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 550
76 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.12 921
77 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 892
78 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY    L: N/A ESPN 7:33 PM 147 0.12 474
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,312
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,346
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 691
82 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:25 PM 35 0.12 1,213
83 SEATBELT PSYCHIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 30 0.11 470
84 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.11 321
85 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,274
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 670
87 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:16 PM 62 0.11 1,024
88 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.11 322
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 894
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,475
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 16 0.11 959
92 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP  L: AC MILAN/MANCHESTER UNITED ESPN 11:00 PM 145 0.11 257
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 658
94 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 200
95 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 596
96 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 307
97 BIG CITY GREENS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.10 569
98 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 614
99 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.10 250
100 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 319
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,041
102 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 230
103 SEATBELT PSYCHIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:33 PM 30 0.10 396
104 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,004
105 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.10 251
106 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 841
107 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 228
108 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:00 PM 60 0.10 259
109 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 418
110 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP   L: MANCHESTER CITY/LIVERPOOL ESPN2 8:00 PM 121 0.09 246
111 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.09 219
112 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 453
113 BUG JUICE: MY ADV AT CAMP DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.09 491
114 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.09 217
115 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 4:00 PM 60 0.09 255
116 SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 394
117 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.08 267
118 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.08 178
119 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 6:00 PM 60 0.08 245
120 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:25 AM 60 0.07 203
121 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2018 STAGE 17 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:10 AM 181 0.07 386
122 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.07 173
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 238
124 DEED, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 225
125 UNDISPUTED L: 464 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 176
126 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP   L ESPN2 10:01 PM 116 0.06 152
127 LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.06 192
128 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 150
129 SNOWMAN, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 119 0.06 271
130 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.06 371
131 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 324
132 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 165
133 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 161
134 BOBCAT MISFITS & MONSTERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 165
135 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 122
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 219
137 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 362
138 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.05 182
139 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 202
140 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.05 223
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 197
142 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 11:57 PM 74 0.05 135
143 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.05 77
144 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.04 366
145 COPA MX – L: ATLAS / ATLETICO ZACATEPEC UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 129 0.04 112
146 COPA MX – L: PUEBLA / VENADOS FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 120 0.04 98
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.04 106
148 DRAGONFLY HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 104 0.04 116
149 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.04 98
150 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.04 141

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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.