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September 26, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.25.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY typically takes a sharp dip after its season premiere (last year it dropped 0.38 to 1.07), and 1984 was no exception, down 0.32 to 0.68.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK returned with new episodes at 0.55 (down 0.11 from the 2018 premiere), with lead-out CRANK YANKERS at 0.27.  On VH1, BASKETBALL WIVES ticked up to 0.51, and BLACK INK CREW was at 0.47/0.32 compared to last week’s 0.47/0.33.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.06 to 0.36.  On another big night for news, CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME had the lead at 0.34/0.48/1.8M (CNN tends to jump when events transcend the partisan fans of Fox News and MSNBC), with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.32/0.54/3.5M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.29/0.50/3.7M.  On USA, WWE NXT fell 0.11 to 0.32, and the series finale of SUITS was down a tick to 0.19.  On FXX, the season premiere of IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA was at 0.28, down a tenth from the 2018 premiere, followed by the series premiere of CAKE at 0.08.  Discovery’s EXPEDITION UNKNOWN gained 0.04 to 0.27.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE dropped 0.06 to 0.26.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked down to 0.26, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.05 to 0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.04 to 0.20.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked up to 0.23.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL was steady at 0.23.  On ID< THE MURDER TAPES ticked up to 0.20, and HOMICIDE HUNTER was down 0.02 to 0.19.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS shed 0.03 to 0.19.  WGN’s DOG’S MOST WANTED fell 0.04 to 0.11.  OWN’s DAVID MAKES MAN dipped 0.02 to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday September 25, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 60 0.68 1,491
2 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.55 923
3 BASKETBALL WIVES 8 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.51 1,134
4 BLACK INK CREW 8 VH1 9:01 PM 61 0.47 960
5 CHALLENGE:WAR OF WORLDS 2 MTV 9:00 PM 91 0.36 604
6 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,796
7 BLACK INK CREW COMPTON VH1 10:02 PM 61 0.32 642
8 WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,006
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,498
10 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,548
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.29 3,564
12 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,715
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,790
14 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.28 481
15 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.27 1,025
16 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.27 482
17 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 866
18 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,236
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 3,209
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,638
21 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 694
22 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.23 664
23 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2017: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2017 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 150 0.22 678
24 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,161
25 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,393
26 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,619
27 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,633
28 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 1,140
29 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.21 645
30 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,403
31 CNN SPCL LIVE CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,174
32 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.20 2,234
33 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 925
34 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,728
35 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,134
36 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,429
37 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 672
38 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 63 0.19 861
39 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.19 557
40 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 946
41 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,377
42 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,874
43 LIGA MX L: FC JUAREZ / AMERICA TUDN 7:55 PM 121 0.18 442
44 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.18 944
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 2,232
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,109
47 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,933
48 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 415
49 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,775
50 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,916
51 LIGA MX L: CRUZ AZUL / MONTERREY TUDN 9:56 PM 130 0.16 365
52 SP HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.16 932
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 306
54 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,641
55 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,770
56 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,735
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,938
58 MLB WEEKDAY  L: NEW YORK YANKEES/TAMPA BAY ESPN 7:00 PM 201 0.15 628
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,712
60 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 434
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,035
62 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,944
63 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.13 314
64 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.13 279
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 325
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,021
67 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 972
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 2,053
69 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.13 324
70 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 353
71 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,003
72 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 294
73 MLB WEEKDAY  L: OAKLAND/LOS ANGELES ANGELS ESPN 10:21 PM 197 0.12 368
74 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,845
75 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 365
76 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 994
77 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 410
78 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,924
79 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.11 293
80 DOGS MOST WANTED WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.11 373
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,894
82 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:38 AM 22 0.11 265
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,337
84 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,138
85 CONTACT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:02 PM 58 0.10 424
86 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 339
87 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:02 PM 58 0.10 209
88 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 226
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,227
90 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.09 241
91 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 235
92 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 263
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,165
94 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.08 212
95 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS REPACK: TMMO-4R3R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 358
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 730
97 CAKE FXX 10:33 PM 34 0.08 160
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,358
99 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,235
100 UNDISPUTED L: 762 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 178
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,172
102 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,285
103 I WAS PREY ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.07 306
104 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.07 218
105 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 340
106 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 649
107 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 234
108 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:30 PM 30 0.07 128
109 GARAGE SQUAD MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 264
110 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,149
111 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 PM 30 0.07 133
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 247
113 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 184
114 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 585
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 260
116 DAVID MAKES MAN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 300
117 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 465
118 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 11:30 PM 61 0.06 204
119 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.06 181
120 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 429
121 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 WK 3 DEN VS. GB NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.06 239
122 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 169
123 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.05 149
124 HERD L: 1076 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 140
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 247
126 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:06 AM 54 0.05 96
127 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 175
128 BUILDING GIANTS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 162
129 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 137
130 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 99
131 LIGA MX: TIJUANA VS MONARCAS FOX DEPORTES 9:57 PM 133 0.04 122
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 208
133 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 89
134 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 92
135 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 126
136 MLB TONIGHT BP: MLBT BP MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.04 125
137 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 184
138 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 200
139 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 234
140 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 108
141 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 131
142 MONSTER SHIPS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 189
143 MAN S GREATEST FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 118
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 129
145 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.03 366
146 INTENTIONAL TALK MLB NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.03 100
147 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 WK 3 NO VS. SEA NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 180 0.03 108
148 MYST MUSEUM: AREA 51 TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 227
149 MLB NOW MLB NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.03 89
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 179

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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.