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September 13, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.12.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while CASTAWAYS and the reruns of SEAL TEAM, AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and MODERN FAMILY dropped the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE continued the show’s downward trend despite easily leading Wednesday cable at 1.45, considerably lower than the show’s 2.02 from 2017 and 2.78 from 2016.  (Since AHS customarily has a tremendous Week 2 drop, by next week it may be neck-and-neck with the network’s new MAYANS MC.)  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW gained 0.03 to 0.49.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS climbed 0.09 to 0.38, HOUSE HUNTERS grew 0.04 to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.26.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE returned at 0.38.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.36/0.56/3.4M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.33/0.48/1.7M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.29/0.49/3.2M.  OWN’s GREENLEAF jumped 0.14 to 0.34.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL returned from a week off at 0.33.  The oncoming hurricane put Weather Channel’s WEATHER CENTER LIVE in 4 of the Top 20 slots, led by the 8PM edition at 0.32.  On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER dropped 0.05 to 0.29, and WHAT LIES BENEATH was down 0.06 to 0.25.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS rose 0.04 to 0.28, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC (a clip show?) was down 0.31 to 0.16.  On MTV, TEEN MOM grew by 0.06 to 0.28, and ARE YOU THE ONE was down 0.03 to 0.26.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked up to 0.27.  On USA, SUITS shed 0.04 to 0.25, and THE SINNER was down 0.05 to 0.24.  FXX’s IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA plunged 0.18 from last week’s season premiere to 0.20.  On A&E, a DEAF OUT LOUD special was at 0.11, and back-to-back RAISING TOURETTE’S episodes were at 0.11/0.11, compared to last week’s 0.12 hour.  El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND ticked down to 0.02/79K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday September 12, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 63 1.45 3,081
2 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.49 995
3 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,837
4 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.38 1,181
5 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 3,367
6 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,551
7 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,723
8 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.33 903
9 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,406
10 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,380
11 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,485
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,244
13 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,324
14 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 1,372
15 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,426
16 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.28 721
17 TEEN MOM II: SECRETS REVE MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 568
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,635
19 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,545
20 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 827
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,797
22 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,542
23 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,692
24 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 7 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.26 472
25 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.25 1,066
26 WHAT LIES BENEATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,287
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,679
28 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.25 854
29 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 652
30 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,345
31 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.24 1,264
32 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.24 1,239
33 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: MILWAUKEE/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 8:00 PM 203 0.24 899
34 SINNER, THE USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.24 1,041
35 FX MOVIE PRIME: 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE FX 7:30 PM 150 0.24 775
36 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.24 1,236
37 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,187
38 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,211
39 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,140
40 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,180
41 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 898
42 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 965
43 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:23 PM 37 0.21 505
44 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,314
45 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,899
46 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,210
47 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.20 390
48 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,246
49 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.20 822
50 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,453
51 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,138
52 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,107
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 967
54 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,911
55 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 941
56 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,262
57 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,686
58 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,755
59 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,111
60 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 412
61 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 58 0.17 656
62 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 427
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,764
64 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,558
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 406
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 337
67 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 353
68 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.16 495
69 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.16 789
70 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 390
71 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,561
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,470
73 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 390
74 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 965
75 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 382
76 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.15 616
77 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,071
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,013
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,514
80 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 304
81 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,582
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,518
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,585
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 876
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,001
86 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: SEATTLE/WASHINGTON ESPN2 8:00 PM 133 0.14 519
87 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 312
88 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,667
89 FXX MOVIE PRIME: HUNTSMAN: WINTERS WAR FXX 7:30 PM 150 0.13 549
90 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.13 388
91 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 267
92 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 855
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 791
94 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 635
95 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 904
96 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,464
97 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,479
98 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:45 PM 15 0.13 374
99 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.12 452
100 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 247
101 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 309
102 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 624
103 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 280
104 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 363
105 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,237
106 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,650
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,082
108 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 726
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,189
110 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,118
111 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 254
112 RAISING TOURETTES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.11 290
113 RAISING TOURETTES A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.11 332
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,226
115 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 963
116 DEAF OUT LOUD A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 333
117 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,086
118 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 325
119 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,050
120 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:13 PM 64 0.10 240
121 FERDINAND HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 108 0.10 229
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 534
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,042
124 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 568
125 MYST MUSEUM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 505
126 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 1 PIT VS. CLE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.09 306
127 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,056
128 BRING IT ON HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 99 0.09 204
129 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 245
130 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 365
131 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.08 319
132 GARAGE SQUAD VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 367
133 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.08 148
134 ALL ABOUT STEVE HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 99 0.08 163
135 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 172
136 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.07 183
137 CRISIS ON WALL ST (2018) CNBC 10:00 PM 64 0.07 199
138 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 190
139 MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 307
140 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 150
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 313
142 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 134
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 261
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 255
145 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 125
146 MODEL SQUAD E! 8:00 PM 60 0.06 124
147 NFL MICD UP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.06 118
148 KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 126 0.06 172
149 DOPESICK NATION VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 125
150 NFL PLAYBOOK NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.06 119

 

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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.