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January 9, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.6.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but EMERALD CITY and 20/20 lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH ruled Friday cable, up two-tenths from last week to 1.12, and with a lead-out special at 0.56.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader had Memphis vs. Golden State at 0.83 and Knicks vs. Milwaukee at 0.62.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE rose 0.13 to 0.42.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE was at 0.39, and HOUSE HUNTERS/HOUSE HUNTERS INTL were at 0.33/0.31.  It was an unusually big night for Fox News, which had 6 shows in the Top 20, led by THE FIVE at 0.40.  Food Network aired 2 episodes of DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES at 0.38/0.36, with GINORMOUS FOOD airing between them at 0.34.  A&E’s LIVE PD returned from the holidays at 0.36. We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP was at 0.21.  TLC’s PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN was steady at 0.19.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday January 6, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 1.12 3,750
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MEMPHIS/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:40 PM 177 0.83 2,026
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW YORK/MILWAUKEE ESPN 8:01 PM 159 0.62 1,582
4 GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.56 1,902
5 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.42 1,065
6 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:37 AM 64 0.40 932
7 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.40 3,637
8 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.39 935
9 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.39 3,388
10 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.39 1,533
11 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.38 1,132
12 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.38 1,962
13 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.36 1,036
14 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.36 3,481
15 LIVE PD: 10 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.36 1,081
16 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.36 3,200
17 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,044
18 GINORMOUS FOOD FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.34 1,106
19 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.33 3,116
20 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.33 1,445
21 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 3,244
22 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 61 0.33 679
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,638
24 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.31 1,453
25 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.31 2,610
26 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.31 611
27 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.31 1,722
28 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.31 1,618
29 FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,045
30 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.30 2,830
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.28 1,591
32 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.28 633
33 LIV & MADDIE: CALI STYLE DISNEY CHANNEL 5:30 PM 27 0.28 1,422
34 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: TWIN, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.28 896
35 WIVES WITH KNIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 991
36 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,123
37 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.26 1,301
38 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.26 532
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.25 1,559
40 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,223
41 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.25 533
42 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,076
43 FRIDAY HBO PRIME 11:45 PM 91 0.24 514
44 LIP SYNC BATTLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:06 PM 31 0.23 582
45 FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 111 0.23 432
46 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,000
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,145
48 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 532
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.21 1,625
50 MY KNIGHT AND ME THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.21 870
51 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.20 814
52 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.20 504
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,914
54 PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 571
55 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 437
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 470
57 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.19 788
58 TREEHOUSE MASTERS: INTERN ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.19 632
59 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,701
60 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,899
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,883
62 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,772
63 P. KING DUCKLING DISNEY JUNIOR 2:25 PM 25 0.17 576
64 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 707
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 330
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 340
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,861
68 HIS & HERS  L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 349
69 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,639
70 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 962
71 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.15 417
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,183
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 337
74 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.15 935
75 I LOVE YOU, MAN HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 105 0.15 272
76 LIP SYNC BATTLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:33 PM 31 0.14 464
77 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 347
78 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 391
79 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 461
80 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,197
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 964
82 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 535
83 LIP SYNC BATTLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:31 PM 31 0.13 321
84 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 285
85 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 427
86 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 922
87 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,214
88 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 839
89 PRIME MOVIE 2: MRTAL KOMBAT:ANNIHILATION IFC TV 10:15 PM 120 0.12 269
90 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.12 223
91 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,164
92 ALASKA HAUNTING: DEAD OF TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 345
93 PRIME MOVIE 1: MORTAL KOMBAT IFC TV 8:00 PM 135 0.11 274
94 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 715
95 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 743
96 LIP SYNC BATTLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 31 0.09 265
97 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 637
98 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 270
99 VICE (2015) HBO PRIME 1:20 AM 96 0.09 198
100 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.09 290
101 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 246
102 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 225
103 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 644
104 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 727
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 399
106 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 457
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 275
108 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 544
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 676
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 682
111 JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 124 0.08 209
112 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.08 486
113 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 349
114 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 456
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 290
116 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 337
117 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 395
118 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 165
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 606
120 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 411
121 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.07 180
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 243
123 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.07 165
124 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 354
125 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.07 360
126 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 372
127 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 411
128 PGA TOUR: 2017 SBS TOURNAMENT OF CHPS GOLF CHANNEL 5:58 PM 248 0.07 351
129 WWE RAW – EN ESP: N/A NBC UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 180 0.06 134
130 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 152
131 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 183
132 DOWN TO THE EARTHS CORE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 500
133 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 444
134 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 656
135 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 302
136 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 172
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 524
138 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 350
139 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 273
140 NATIONAL TREASURE: NATIONAL TREASURE MAXPRIME 4:21 PM 131 0.06 145
141 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 335
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 241
143 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 461
144 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:16 AM 34 0.06 194
145 RRAY KIDS COOK OFF COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 259
146 STARTERS P, THE NBA-TV 7:00 PM 30 0.06 122
147 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.06 106
148 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:50 AM 35 0.06 172
149 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 172
150 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 359

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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.