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July 1, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.28.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The MASTERS OF ILLUSION rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a slow Friday night for cable, A&E’s LIVE PD clip-show hour was at the top with 0.30, down 0.06 from last week’s clip hour.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.05 to 0.27, and LOS ESPOOKYS was steady at 0.04.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME rose 0.04 to 0.27.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES grew by 0.07 to 0.24.  On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP lost 0.03 to 0.23, and BRIDEZILLAS was up 0.05 to 0.15.  Fox News’ TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.23/0.36/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.30/2.4M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.12/0.18/800K.  Nickelodeon’s morning PAW PATROL was at 0.21.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS increased by 0.04 to 0.20, and SAVAGE BUILDS was up 0.03 to 0.16.  ID’s STILL A MYSTERY was at 0.20.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.20/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.19/0.18.  On History, ANCIENT ALIENS slipped 0.02 to 0.19, and UNIDENTIFIED was steady at 0.19.  Off the chart, Cinemax’s JETT was steady at 0.12/112K, and Starz’s MOTHERFATHERSON essentially disappeared, dropping 0.02 to zero/29K, and in accordance with our usual policy, we will no longer be reporting on its ratings.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday June 28, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.30 1,056
2 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 55 0.27 1,551
3 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,615
4 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 787
5 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 882
6 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 614
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,735
8 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,460
9 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,615
10 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.21 661
11 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.21 929
12 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 534
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,418
14 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.20 977
15 STILL A MYSTERY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 922
16 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:31 PM 31 0.20 459
17 UNIDENTIFIED:INSIDE…UFO HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.19 1,083
18 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.19 1,081
19 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 478
20 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:04 AM 56 0.18 428
21 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.17 400
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,983
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 469
24 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,671
25 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 351
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 406
27 SAVAGE BUILDS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.16 599
28 TOP RANK BOXING        L: RICHARD COMMEY/RAYMUNDO BELTRAN ESPN 10:00 PM 124 0.15 490
29 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,392
30 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 310
31 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,668
32 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 363
33 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 340
34 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.14 586
35 HAUNTED TOWNS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 427
36 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 359
37 GHOSTS OF MORGAN CITY TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 543
38 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,599
39 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.13 599
40 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 286
41 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 759
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,515
43 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.12 306
44 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 285
45 VAMPIRINA DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.12 487
46 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,402
47 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.12 488
48 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,491
49 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,609
50 HART OF THE CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.11 232
51 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,277
52 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 294
53 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,245
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 853
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,087
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,551
57 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: ANNIVERSARY NIGHTMARE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.11 639
58 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 563
59 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,429
60 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.10 841
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 273
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,416
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,586
64 MORNING JOE: DEM DEBATE MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,183
65 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,255
66 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.09 243
67 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.09 395
68 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.09 189
69 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 756
70 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 573
71 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 248
72 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,163
73 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,094
74 HART OF THE CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.08 185
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 604
76 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,199
77 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 528
78 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,199
79 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:33 PM 87 0.07 189
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 599
81 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 537
82 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 550
83 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 709 A SHOT IN THE DARK OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.07 330
84 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 542
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 971
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 570
87 HAUNTED TOWNS TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.07 282
88 UNDISPUTED L: 704 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 157
89 HAUNTED TOWNS TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 251
90 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 534
91 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 485
92 NATURES STRANGEST: SOLVED ANIMAL PLANET 8:30 PM 30 0.06 420
93 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.06 228
94 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 615
95 NATURES STRANGEST: SOLVED ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 30 0.06 424
96 MURDER&JUSTICE: M. MOXLEY BRAVO 2:00 AM 60 0.06 193
97 DEMON HOUSE: LOST FOOTAGE TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 204
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 806
99 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 973
100 DAHMER:SERIAL KILLER: 100 2 HOUR SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 120 0.06 189
101 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 165
102 BARRETT JACKSON NE 2019: 4 – EPISODE 4 MOTOR TREND 5:00 PM 180 0.06 305
103 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 129
104 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: CHICAGOLAND FOX SPORTS 1 8:55 PM 155 0.06 330
105 DEMON HOUSE: TDHS-SP01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 120 0.06 196
106 FIFA COPA FEM-46-UNVSO: FRANCE VS USA 6/28 UNIVERSO 2:30 PM 154 0.06 153
107 AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 421
108 HERD L: 1010 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 158
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 911
110 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 778
111 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 116
112 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 348
113 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 114
114 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 756
115 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: ATL AT NYM/CHC AT CIN MLB NETWORK 7:11 PM 178 0.05 259
116 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 508
117 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 138
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 256
119 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.05 153
120 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 733
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 505
122 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.05 116
123 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 117
124 BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 447
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 810
126 100: SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 73 0.04 118
127 AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 458
128 44 CATS NICKTOONS 10:00 AM 30 0.04 169
129 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 90
130 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 277
131 LOS ESPOOKYS HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 29 0.04 191
132 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 191
133 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 5:30 PM 90 0.04 115
134 PGA TOUR: 2019 ROCKET MORTGAGE CLS GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 193 0.04 329
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 261
136 GOLIC AND WINGO     L ESPN2 6:34 AM 86 0.04 85
137 COLOSSUS CUP: CHIVAS VS RIVER PLATE GALAVISION 11:00 PM 138 0.04 88
138 NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 25 0.04 144
139 MAJOR LEAG SOCCER19 FRI 2: COLORADO RAPIDS / LAFC UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:05 PM 184 0.04 74
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 221
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 244
142 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.03 77
143 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.03 95
144 MAX ON BOXING ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.03 85
145 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:09 PM 175 0.03 145
146 CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: MONTREAL/HAMILTON ESPN2 7:30 PM 183 0.03 146
147 BARRETT JACKSON NE 2019: 3 – EPISODE 3 MOTOR TREND 2:00 PM 180 0.03 225
148 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 77
149 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 152
150 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.03 104

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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.