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February 25, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.22.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Note that the FOX line-up was incorrect, and that the 8PM hour consisted of LAST MAN STANDING at 1.0 (originally listed as an hour at 0.9) followed by THE COOL KIDS at 0.7.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.68/0.54.  A&E’s LIVE PD gained 0.03 to 0.62.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH was also at 0.62, down 0.02, with the lead-out hour steady at 0.49.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE rose 0.07 to 0.42.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP slipped 0.02 to 0.31.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES held at 0.28.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER dropped 0.03 to 0.27, and 2 DOPE QUEENS ticked down to 0.06.  MTV’s WILD N OUT was at 0.26/0.24/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.18/0.18/0.16.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.26/0.41/3M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.22/0.29/1.1M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.20/0.37/2.5M.  ID’s SECRETS OF THE MORGUE was at 0.25/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.22.  Adult Swim’s TROPICAL COP TALES was at 0.22/0.18, compared to last week’s 0.38/0.31.  Bravo’s DON’T BE TARDY was at 0.15.  Cinemax’s STRIKE BACK stayed off the chart, but ticked up to 0.03/90K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday February 22, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: UTAH/OKLAHOMA CITY ESPN 9:42 PM 176 0.68 1,725
2 LIVE PD: 188 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.62 1,963
3 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.62 2,665
4 NBA AFTER THE BUZZER  L ESPN 12:38 AM 15 0.57 1,312
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: SAN ANTONIO/TORONTO ESPN 7:13 PM 149 0.54 1,465
6 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.49 1,912
7 SP MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.42 1,750
8 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:53 AM 67 0.36 804
9 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.31 793
10 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,022
11 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.27 1,526
12 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 12B MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.26 482
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,011
14 SECRETS OF THE MORGUE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.25 943
15 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 12B MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.24 472
16 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:00 PM 13 0.22 614
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 719
18 TROPICAL COP TALES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.22 523
19 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 12B MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.22 421
20 SECRETS OF THE MORGUE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 916
21 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,145
22 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 495
23 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,254
24 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,530
25 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,282
26 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.20 931
27 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,667
28 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: RISE OF THE GUARDIANS FREEFORM 8:25 PM 125 0.19 523
29 TROPICAL COP TALES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.18 437
30 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 471
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,464
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,022
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 888
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 843
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,273
36 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.17 746
37 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 9:02 PM 61 0.17 895
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,894
39 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 494
40 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.16 600
41 CORN AND PEG NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.16 659
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,589
43 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.16 586
44 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,514
45 DUDE PERFECT SHOW NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.16 665
46 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,903
47 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 943
48 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,456
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 357
50 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.15 502
51 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,936
52 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,889
53 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,315
54 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.15 403
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 342
56 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.14 409
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 290
58 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 341
59 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 847
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,481
61 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 364
62 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.14 730
63 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / CRUZ AZUL UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:50 PM 135 0.14 352
64 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,554
65 GHOST ADV REPACK: CALIFORNIA SCREAMING TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.14 360
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,662
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 813
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 894
69 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,473
70 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,600
71 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 332
72 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,712
73 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 299
74 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,606
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,763
76 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,472
77 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 401
78 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,510
79 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 649
80 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 1:05 AM 61 0.11 501
81 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 328
82 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 685
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 771
84 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,237
85 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.11 612
86 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,443
87 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 272
88 READY PLAYER ONE: READY PLAYER ONE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 140 0.10 263
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 723
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,247
91 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: INSTAKILLER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 472
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,159
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 513
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 690
95 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.10 457
96 PGA TOUR: 2019 WGC-MEXICO CHP GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 247 0.09 812
97 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 781
98 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.09 411
99 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 653
100 FANCY NANCY DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.09 421
101 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,004
102 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.09 385
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,111
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,093
105 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.08 526
106 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,079
107 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,102
108 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 617
109 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 271
110 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: INDIANA/IOWA FOX SPORTS 1 8:59 PM 154 0.08 407
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,009
112 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 454
113 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:50 PM 10 0.07 254
114 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 160
115 VAMPIRINA DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.07 327
116 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.06 476
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 245
118 OCEANS 8 HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 110 0.06 151
119 UNDISPUTED SP L: 614:BAYLESS/TAFT FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 143
120 PREMIER LEAGUE L: FULHAM/WEST HAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:38 PM 142 0.06 132
121 2 DOPE QUEENS HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 59 0.06 204
122 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.05 332
123 NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 90 0.05 337
124 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 11:59 AM 121 0.05 109
125 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 7:07 PM 60 0.05 283
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 231
127 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 144
128 COMBATE AMERICAS FRI UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:05 AM 85 0.05 138
129 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.05 503
130 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:15 PM 47 0.05 151
131 TRUCK TECH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:00 AM 30 0.05 119
132 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 279
133 ONE CHAMPIONSHIP MMA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:00 AM 60 0.05 128
134 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 284
135 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 113
136 KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE: KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE MAXPRIME 7:35 PM 141 0.04 117
137 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 158
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 248
139 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 105
140 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 196
141 WONT YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 94 0.04 134
142 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 92
143 BEST HOUSE ON THE BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.04 191
144 VARNEY & COMPANY FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.04 330
145 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 80
146 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.04 160
147 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KENT STATE/BUFFALO ESPN2 7:00 PM 121 0.03 137
148 BEST HOUSE ON THE BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 30 0.03 194
149 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 50 0.03 107
150 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 87

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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.