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September 5, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.1.2017

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Sep 01.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports took the lead on Friday cable, with ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game on top at 0.61 (Fox Sports 1’s game was at 0.26), and ESPN’s preceding WORLD CUP QUALIFYING MATCH at 0.48, while Univision’s soccer match was at 0.34.  A&E aired just 2 half-hour segments of LIVE PD at 0.34/0.31, compared to last week’s 0.39/0.36.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.32/0.28/0.24. Adult Swim’s 4AM DAYTIME FIGHTING LEAGUE dropped 0.05 to 0.31.  Food Network’s GUY’S FAMILY ROAD TRIP rose 0.03 to 0.30. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.02 to 0.27.  ID’s DEADLY SINS climbed 0.05 to 0.27, and DEADLY WOMEN was at 0.25.  Nickelodeon’s afternoon MYSTICONS was at 0.25.  Cable news was closely bunched in the demo, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/1.2M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/2.1M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/2M.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD dropped 0.03 to 0.20.  The season finale of Syfy’s KILLJOYS was down a tick to 0.15.  On We, MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER ticked up to 0.12, and LOVE BLOWS was down 0.02 to 0.08.  HBO’s ROOM 104 aired without a Bill Maher lead-in, and plunged 0.06 to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Sep 01.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 1, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UTAH STATE/WISCONSIN ESPN 9:00 PM 206 0.61 1,760
2 WORLD CUP QUAL MATCHES  L: UNITED STATES/COSTA RICA ESPN 6:30 PM 150 0.48 1,069
3 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.34 1,228
4 SELECCION MEXICA ELI 9/1: MEXICO / PANAMA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:15 PM 136 0.34 772
5 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.32 643
6 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.31 1,194
7 DAYTIME FIGHTING LEAGUE ADULT SWIM 4:00 AM 30 0.31 643
8 GUYS FAMILY ROAD TRIP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,023
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:26 AM 64 0.30 708
10 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,351
11 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.28 579
12 DEADLY SINS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,140
13 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.27 584
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,295
15 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: WASHINGTON/RUTGERS FOX SPORTS 1 7:58 PM 201 0.26 971
16 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,010
17 MYSTICONS NICKELODEON 4:00 PM 30 0.25 923
18 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.24 527
19 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,174
20 PERCY JACKSON SEA MONSTER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,016
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,136
22 PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MON NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 90 0.21 825
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,039
24 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:30 AM 60 0.21 448
25 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: THIRD ROUND ESPN2 6:56 PM 289 0.21 941
26 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,014
27 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,060
28 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,072
29 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.20 872
30 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,075
31 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,006
32 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,863
33 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,954
34 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 436
35 NEXO KNIGHTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.20 481
36 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.20 869
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,824
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,657
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,591
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,708
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 403
42 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.19 414
43 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,539
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,844
45 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.18 1,025
46 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.18 919
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.18 499
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,878
49 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.17 939
50 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,541
51 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 1:00 PM 300 0.17 725
52 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,731
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 868
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 363
55 FUTBOL CENTRAL 2 9/1 UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:53 PM 22 0.16 436
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 857
57 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,537
58 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 755
59 HELLBOY II:GOLDEN ARMY: HELLBOY II:GOLDEN ARMY HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.15 428
60 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.15 824
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 352
62 KILLJOYS SYFY 8:00 PM 60 0.15 589
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 944
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,364
65 AMERICAN MADE INVENTORS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.14 605
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 355
67 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:31 PM 29 0.14 292
68 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.14 635
69 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.14 722
70 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 728
71 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 793
72 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,331
73 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – PIT VS. CAR NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.14 557
74 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,454
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 893
76 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,383
77 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.13 368
78 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,339
79 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 819
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 859
81 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,325
82 SELECCION EE.UU. ELI 9/1: ESTADOS UNIDOS / COSTA RICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:30 PM 143 0.13 319
83 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,280
84 MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 384
85 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NAVY/FLORIDA ATLANTIC ESPNU 8:00 PM 180 0.11 444
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 946
87 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 556
88 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 958
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,114
90 DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.11 193
91 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:45 PM 37 0.10 376
92 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.10 188
93 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 243
94 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 924
95 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 984
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 749
97 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:30 PM 90 0.10 374
98 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – NYG VS. NE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 180 0.10 289
99 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.09 423
100 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.09 169
101 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 911
102 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 487
103 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L ESPN2 6:00 PM 56 0.09 431
104 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – ARI VS. DEN NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 150 0.09 238
105 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.08 223
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 897
107 LOVE BLOWS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 257
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,013
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 859
110 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.08 199
111 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 784
112 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 443
113 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 406
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 272
115 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.08 245
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 216
117 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.07 333
118 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 419
119 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 460
120 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – MIA VS. MIN NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 180 0.07 176
121 CHINAS WILD SIDE NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 344
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 425
123 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 446
124 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 394
125 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 336
126 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 422
127 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:00 PM 90 0.07 285
128 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – JAC VS. ATL NFL NETWORK 2:30 AM 150 0.07 159
129 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 184
130 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 388
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 324
132 HERD L: 538 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.06 131
133 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 11:19 PM 41 0.06 255
134 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.06 147
135 SHOWCASE GAME: BOS AT NYY/CLE AT DET MLB NETWORK 7:11 PM 167 0.06 332
136 GEORGE LOPEZ: THE WALL HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 60 0.06 211
137 NASCAR AMERICA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 282
138 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 409
139 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.06 202
140 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – DET VS. BUF NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 180 0.06 136
141 NFL PRESEASON NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.06 129
142 ROOM 104 HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 23 0.06 240
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 231
144 NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:30 PM 60 0.06 232
145 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 303
146 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 320
147 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 373
148 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:30 AM 60 0.06 135
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 378
150 KRAMPUS HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 98 0.06 170

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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.