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August 30, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.29.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE GOLDBERGS lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, up 0.03 to 0.54, and MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER was at 0.30/0.26, compared to last week’s 0.28/0.24.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC ticked up to 0.46, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was up 0.02 to 0.27.  On MTV, CATFISH gained 0.07 to 0.35, and ARE YOU THE ONE was down 0.03 to 0.28.  ID’s HOMICIDE HUNTER returned at 0.34.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS lost 0.05 to 0.33, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.32, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.31.  The timeslot season premiere of OWN’s GREENLEAF was at 0.32, down 0.06 from Tuesday, and down 0.04 from the parallel night in 2017.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW continued its cable news roll at 0.31/0.47/3.1M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.28/0.55/3.4M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.27/0.37/1.4M.  On A&E, BORN THIS WAY jumped to 0.30/0.20 from last week’s 0.14/0.14, and RAISING TOURETTE’S was up 0.06 to 0.16.  On USA, THE SINNER shed 0.03 to 0.28, and SUITS was down 0.09 to 0.23.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES shrank by 0.03 to 0.26.  ESPN’s primetime US OPEN coverage was at 0.23.  HBO’s THE SHOP was at 0.08.  The season finale of Freeform’s ALONE TOGETHER was at 0.05/0.04, compared to last week’s 0.08/0.05.  El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND stayed at 0.02/83K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 29, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.54 1,096
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.46 1,392
3 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.35 642
4 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,536
5 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,856
6 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,388
7 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,707
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,067
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.31 1,601
10 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2B VH1 9:01 PM 30 0.30 650
11 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.30 686
12 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 7 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.28 481
13 SINNER, THE USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.28 1,137
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,396
15 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,376
16 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 753
17 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2B VH1 9:31 PM 30 0.26 565
18 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 816
19 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,616
20 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 PM 371 0.23 1,009
21 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.23 1,133
22 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.23 1,281
23 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,204
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,614
25 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,459
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,115
27 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.20 557
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 968
29 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 947
30 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,194
31 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,664
32 BLIND SIDE THE: BLIND SIDE THE HBO PRIME 4:20 PM 128 0.17 449
33 RAISING TOURETTES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.16 462
34 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,722
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,142
36 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,715
37 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,739
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 858
39 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 929
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 900
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 866
42 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,599
43 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,176
44 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,678
45 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 932
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,650
47 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 15 0.13 538
48 COPA MX – L: ATLAS / CRUZ AZUL UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 125 0.13 292
49 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.13 342
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,496
51 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,051
52 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,529
53 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,450
54 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: N/A ESPN 12:00 PM 420 0.13 663
55 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.12 342
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,345
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,547
58 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.12 440
59 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 343
60 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,121
61 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,152
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,406
63 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.11 282
64 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,175
65 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,232
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,140
67 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 526
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,307
69 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,120
70 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,087
71 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,259
72 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:11 AM 64 0.10 278
73 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 263
74 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.10 223
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 681
76 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,065
77 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.10 229
78 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 440
79 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,080
80 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,051
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 733
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,056
83 COPA MX – L: SANTOS / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 120 0.09 225
84 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 577
85 GARAGE SQUAD VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 347
86 TRAINING DAYS ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.09 215
87 UNDISPUTED L: 488 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 190
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 611
89 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 609
90 BOBCAT MISFITS & MONSTERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 177
91 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 349
92 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 714
93 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 316
94 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.08 226
95 MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 348
96 BIGFOOT IN AMERICA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 381
97 SHOP, THE HBO PRIME 9:45 PM 26 0.08 202
98 MYST MUSEUM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 468
99 NBA: THE JUMP   L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.08 169
100 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 248
101 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 215
102 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.07 283
103 ROBOT WARS SCIENCE 10:05 PM 60 0.07 282
104 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L: N/A ESPN2 11:00 PM 120 0.07 170
105 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:03 PM 12 0.07 275
106 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.07 186
107 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.07 107
108 HERD L: 805 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 140
109 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.06 144
110 PRIME MOVIE 1: HANCOCK IFC TV 8:00 PM 120 0.06 182
111 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 163
112 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF-S D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.05 115
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 273
114 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CWS AT NYY/WAS AT PHI MLB NETWORK 7:08 PM 175 0.05 302
115 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.05 86
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 245
117 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 97
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 297
119 MAFIA KILLERS WITH COLIN REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 192
120 EVIL GENIUS HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.05 192
121 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.05 100
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 257
123 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: NYM AT CHC/OAK AT HOU MLB NETWORK 2:31 PM 190 0.04 239
124 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:21 PM 18 0.04 97
125 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 96
126 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 55 0.04 83
127 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.04 61
128 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP MLB NETWORK 5:48 PM 69 0.04 149
129 UEFA CHAMPIONS PLAYOFFS L: PSV EINDHOVEN / BATE BORISOV UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:30 PM 150 0.04 87
130 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 254 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.04 80
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 95
132 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.04 96
133 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.04 118
134 NFL PRESEASON: 2018 – DET VS. TB NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 180 0.04 97
135 CAROLINE & FRIENDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.04 291
136 EVIL GENIUS HISTORY 8:00 AM 60 0.03 126
137 EVIL GENIUS HISTORY 11:00 AM 60 0.03 214
138 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: ARI AT SF MLB NETWORK 10:15 PM 165 0.03 167
139 GOING RV GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 9:00 PM 30 0.03 179
140 CHEAP EATS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 138
141 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPNEWS 4:30 PM 30 0.03 85
142 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 77
143 EVIL GENIUS HISTORY 10:00 AM 60 0.03 172
144 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPNEWS 9:00 PM 30 0.03 65
145 MISION EUROPA L UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:00 PM 60 0.03 58
146 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.03 292
147 GET OUT MAXPRIME 12:15 AM 104 0.03 63
148 TRIALS OF THE WILD NAT GEO WILD 8:30 PM 30 0.03 159
149 BREAK HBO PRIME 1:05 AM 10 0.03 72
150 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.03 373

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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.