NETWORK FINALS: WINTER OLYMPICS coverage actually dropped 0.1 in final numbers. Elsewhere, the HAWAII 5-0 rerun gained 0.1.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: NBA ALL-STAR weekend began on ESPN, where a special topped Friday cable at 0.79 (TOP RANK BOXING picked up on that network at 0.26), and on TNT, where the MOUNTAIN DEW KICKSTART RISING STARS special was at 0.64. On Discovery, it was a night of GOLD RUSH programming at 0.74/0.49/0.48, compared to last week’s 0.51 for a single hour. A&E’s LIVE PD returned at 0.66. NBC Sports Net’s primetime WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 0.55. Disney’s ZOMBIES was at 0.46. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked up to 0.40, HIGH MAINTENANCE was 0.02 lower to 0.10, and TWO DOPE QUEENS was down 0.04 to 0.06. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.34/0.53/3M, over Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.26/0.40/2.4M, and CNN’s ANDERSONCOOPER 360 at 0.22/0.30/1.1M. Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE returned at 0.30. Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB was at 0.29. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.24, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE slipped 0.02 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.23. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES lost 0.02 to 0.23. On Lifetime, THE RAP GAME dropped 0.03 to 0.22. On We, MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT fell 0.06 to 0.21, and LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked down to 0.15. ID’s BRIDE KILLA was down 0.03 to 0.21. Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.16.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday February 16, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA ALL-STAR EVENT L: CELEBRITY GAME | ESPN | 6:59 PM | 126 | 0.79 | 1,689 |
| 2 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.74 | 2,691 |
| 3 | LIVE PD: 95 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.66 | 1,867 |
| 4 | MOUNTAIN DEW KICKSTART RI | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:14 PM | 98 | 0.64 | 1,394 |
| 5 | W OLY PRIME: N/A | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 240 | 0.55 | 2,339 |
| 6 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.49 | 1,924 |
| 7 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:01 PM | 61 | 0.48 | 1,811 |
| 8 | ZOMBIES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 105 | 0.46 | 2,567 |
| 9 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 14 | 0.43 | 1,058 |
| 10 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.40 | 1,836 |
| 11 | INSIDE THE NBA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:52 PM | 35 | 0.38 | 782 |
| 12 | W OLY ACCESS WKDY: N/A | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 180 | 0.35 | 1,443 |
| 13 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 2,960 |
| 14 | W OLY LATE NIGHT: N/A | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 120 | 0.32 | 854 |
| 15 | MARRIED TO MEDICINE | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 872 |
| 16 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:00 AM | 32 | 0.30 | 668 |
| 17 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:32 AM | 32 | 0.29 | 692 |
| 18 | SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 1,453 |
| 19 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 2:04 AM | 34 | 0.28 | 610 |
| 20 | TOP RANK BOXING L: RAYMUNDO BELTRAN/PAULUS MOSES | ESPN | 9:05 PM | 154 | 0.26 | 703 |
| 21 | W OLY FRINGE WKDY: N/A | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.26 | 1,074 |
| 22 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,387 |
| 23 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,145 |
| 24 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 643 |
| 25 | ADVENTURES OF KID DANGER | NICKELODEON | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,091 |
| 26 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,132 |
| 27 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,170 |
| 28 | SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD | HBO PRIME | 7:50 PM | 123 | 0.23 | 599 |
| 29 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,065 |
| 30 | ANDI MACK | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,366 |
| 31 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,821 |
| 32 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,054 |
| 33 | RAP GAME | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 70 | 0.22 | 567 |
| 34 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,170 |
| 35 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 761 |
| 36 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 59 | 0.21 | 478 |
| 37 | BRIDE KILLA | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,023 |
| 38 | HUNTER STREET | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 954 |
| 39 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 983 |
| 40 | W OLY DAY: N/A | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 540 | 0.21 | 823 |
| 41 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 945 |
| 42 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,230 |
| 43 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,858 |
| 44 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,739 |
| 45 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.20 | 459 |
| 46 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,504 |
| 47 | W OLY ACCESS: N/A | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 180 | 0.19 | 633 |
| 48 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,243 |
| 49 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,937 |
| 50 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 452 |
| 51 | RAP GAME FL | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:17 PM | 12 | 0.19 | 440 |
| 52 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:39 PM | 81 | 0.18 | 470 |
| 53 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 941 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,092 |
| 55 | UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 838 |
| 56 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 387 |
| 57 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,605 |
| 58 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,015 |
| 59 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,621 |
| 60 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,652 |
| 61 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,046 |
| 62 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,413 |
| 63 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,034 |
| 64 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,670 |
| 65 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 388 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,012 |
| 67 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,626 |
| 68 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,456 |
| 69 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,595 |
| 70 | VAMPIRINA | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.16 | 729 |
| 71 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,459 |
| 72 | BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 194 | PARAMOUNT | 9:00 PM | 185 | 0.16 | 476 |
| 73 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 988 |
| 74 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,539 |
| 75 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 741 |
| 76 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,359 |
| 77 | PAYNES | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 597 |
| 78 | MSNBC BREAKING NEWS: RUSSIAN INDICTMENTS | MSNBC | 1:24 PM | 156 | 0.15 | 1,512 |
| 79 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 460 |
| 80 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,447 |
| 81 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,324 |
| 82 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 762 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 354 |
| 84 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 349 |
| 85 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 298 |
| 86 | NCWTS RACING L: DAYTONA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:23 PM | 160 | 0.15 | 936 |
| 87 | WE BARE BEARS | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 707 |
| 88 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 296 |
| 89 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 856 |
| 90 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 776 |
| 91 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.15 | 294 |
| 92 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 783 |
| 93 | JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 511 |
| 94 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 752 |
| 95 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.13 | 636 |
| 96 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,143 |
| 97 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 653 |
| 98 | UNIKITTY | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 652 |
| 99 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 295 |
| 100 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 580 |
| 101 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.13 | 1,039 |
| 102 | THIS IS NOT HAPPENING | COMEDY CENTRAL | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.12 | 253 |
| 103 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 263 |
| 104 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 268 |
| 105 | CONTAINABLES | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 548 |
| 106 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 303 |
| 107 | PGA TOUR: 2018 GENESIS OPEN | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:58 PM | 252 | 0.11 | 853 |
| 108 | CONTAINABLES | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 561 |
| 109 | HIGH MAINTENANCE | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 427 |
| 110 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,023 |
| 111 | LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / LOBOS | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 7:30 PM | 150 | 0.09 | 201 |
| 112 | NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT | NICK JR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 446 |
| 113 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 214 |
| 114 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 444 |
| 115 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 873 |
| 116 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 24 | 0.09 | 1,098 |
| 117 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 903 |
| 118 | E! NEWS | E! | 9:59 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 228 |
| 119 | TREEHOUSE MASTERS | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 512 |
| 120 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 905 |
| 121 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 243 |
| 122 | JASON BOURNE: JASON BOURNE | MAXPRIME | 7:55 PM | 123 | 0.06 | 254 |
| 123 | SPLIT | HBO PRIME | 5:52 PM | 117 | 0.06 | 186 |
| 124 | NASCAR RACE CLASSIC | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:03 PM | 28 | 0.06 | 299 |
| 125 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 149 |
| 126 | 2 DOPE QUEENS | HBO PRIME | 11:31 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 229 |
| 127 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 337 |
| 128 | UNDISPUTED SP L: 360:SONDERS/PARKER/BROUSSARD/JENNINGS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 119 |
| 129 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: GEORGIA STATE/GEORGIA SOUTHERN | ESPN2 | 9:15 PM | 135 | 0.06 | 167 |
| 130 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: RHODE ISLAND/BONAVENTURE | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 135 | 0.05 | 248 |
| 131 | W OLY DAY: PYEONGCHANG | USA NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 160 |
| 132 | MYSTERIES & SCANDALS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 283 |
| 133 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 106 |
| 134 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 323 |
| 135 | CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 139 |
| 136 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 94 |
| 137 | W OLY PRIME: N/A | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 151 |
| 138 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 123 |
| 139 | LIGHTS OUT | HBO PRIME | 9:30 AM | 81 | 0.05 | 109 |
| 140 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 114 |
| 141 | FREQUENCY | HBO PRIME | 7:30 AM | 119 | 0.05 | 106 |
| 142 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 413 |
| 143 | NASCAR M.E. CUP PRAC L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 299 |
| 144 | NASCAR RACEDAY: NCWTS L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 23 | 0.04 | 350 |
| 145 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 146 | GOOD WILL HUNTING: GOOD WILL HUNTING | MAXPRIME | 5:45 PM | 127 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 147 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 83 |
| 148 | NCWTS QUALIFYING L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 297 |
| 149 | GIFTED | HBO PRIME | 2:30 PM | 101 | 0.04 | 157 |
| 150 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 212 |
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