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September 18, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.15.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The ACM HONORS lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did the full CW line-up (both new and rerun MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the rerun PENN & TELLER: FOOL US).

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Sep 15.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Illinois vs. South Florida COLLEGE FOOTBALL game topped Friday cable, but with an unspectacular 0.44 (the late Arizona vs. UTEP game was at 0.28).  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER slipped 0.02 to 0.41, and ROOM 104 was also down 0.02 to 0.10.  A&E rated LIVE PD as 4 half-hour segments at 0.39/0.38/0.36/0.31.  On Food Network, DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.34.  Disney Network’s RAVENS HOME was at 0.32, with lead-outs STUCK IN THE MIDDLE at 0.26 and BIZAARDVARK at 0.23.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS lost 0.02 to 0.30. Nickelodeon’s I AM FRANKIE was at 0.29.  Univision’s LIGA soccer match was at 0.28.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD ticked up to 0.27.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS fell 0.06 to 0.26, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE dropped 0.03 to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.08 to 0.25.  ID’s DEADLY WOMEN gained 0.04 to 0.24.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.21/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.24/0.10/0.18.  TLC’s KINDRED SPIRITS was at 0.13, and EVIL THINGS was at 0.07.  We’s MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER ticked up to 0.09, and LOVE BLOWS was at 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Sep 15.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 15, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ILLINOIS/SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN 7:00 PM 248 0.44 1,369
2 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 54 0.41 1,923
3 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 32 0.39 1,239
4 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.38 1,230
5 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.36 1,261
6 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.34 1,087
7 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.32 1,476
8 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.31 1,115
9 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.30 1,246
10 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.29 1,300
11 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARIZONA/UTEP ESPN 11:08 PM 157 0.28 829
12 LIGA MX L: TIJUANA / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:58 PM 131 0.28 530
13 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,295
14 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.27 1,146
15 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,410
16 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,304
17 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.26 1,341
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,002
19 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,444
20 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 869
21 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.24 1,037
22 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,210
23 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.23 908
24 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 1,942
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,351
26 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 1,892
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,120
28 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,888
29 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,483
30 TIME MACHINE: TWO DEGREES: POINT OF NO RETURN HISTORY 10:03 PM 121 0.21 787
31 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.21 1,582
32 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.21 443
33 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.20 878
34 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,735
35 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.20 871
36 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,691
37 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.20 909
38 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,393
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,630
40 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,589
41 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 542
42 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.19 681
43 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.19 801
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 952
45 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,050
46 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,493
47 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,649
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 835
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 853
50 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,890
51 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 933
52 MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.18 725
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 378
54 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.18 817
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,442
56 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:45 AM 75 0.17 451
57 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 395
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 868
59 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.17 367
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 794
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 945
62 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.17 335
63 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.16 757
64 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,505
65 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 379
66 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 390
67 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.15 325
68 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 371
69 DARK KNIGHT THE: DARK KNIGHT THE HBO PRIME 3:40 PM 152 0.15 310
70 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 30 0.15 285
71 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.15 338
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 317
73 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 331
74 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,572
75 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 30 0.14 671
76 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 332
77 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.14 565
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,061
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 303
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 292
81 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.13 595
82 AUSTIN POWERS:SPY WHO SHA HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 95 0.13 330
83 KINDRED SPIRITS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 485
84 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 744
85 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 264
86 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 711
87 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 691
88 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 29 0.12 293
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 709
90 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.12 239
91 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,300
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 699
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 657
94 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 148 0.11 238
95 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,235
96 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 629
97 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.11 525
98 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L: USA VS NEW ZEALAND ESPN2 10:00 PM 122 0.11 272
99 TACKLE MY RIDE NFL NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.11 235
100 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.10 237
101 ROOM 104 HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 26 0.10 375
102 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:30 AM 30 0.09 566
103 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:50 PM 10 0.09 270
104 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 899
105 MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.09 382
106 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 41 0.09 191
107 NFL PLAYERS ONLY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.09 172
108 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 994
109 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 836
110 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.09 176
111 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 979
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 275
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 535
114 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 213
115 ANCIENT TOP 10 HISTORY 10:00 AM 60 0.08 345
116 LOVE BLOWS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 255
117 24/7 CANELO/GOLOVKIN HBO PRIME 6:45 PM 28 0.08 185
118 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 245
119 MISSION SATURN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 339
120 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.08 234
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 742
122 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 659
123 24/7 CANELO/GOLOVKIN HBO PRIME 6:15 PM 28 0.08 178
124 DARE TO LIVE MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.08 193
125 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 742
126 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:02 AM 58 0.07 161
127 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:09 AM 60 0.07 147
128 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 796
129 EVIL THINGS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 337
130 DARE TO LIVE MTV 11:33 PM 31 0.07 153
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 775
132 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.07 179
133 SPIKE TV MOVIE: SUPERBAD (2007) SPIKE TV 3:30 PM 150 0.07 120
134 PGA TOUR: 2017 BMW CHP GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 240 0.07 699
135 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 691
136 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 158
137 MOON LANDINGS DECLASSIFIE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 328
138 SPIKE TV MOVIE: DUE DATE (2010) SPIKE TV 1:30 PM 120 0.06 130
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 252
140 NOW YOU SEE ME 2: NOW YOU SEE ME 2 MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 129 0.06 156
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 715
142 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 126
143 GOLDEN BOY BOXING ESPN2 1:41 AM 57 0.06 133
144 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 61 0.06 161
145 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 143
146 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:23 PM 72 0.06 205
147 NCWTS RACING L: CHICAGOLAND FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 150 0.06 398
148 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MASSACHUSETTS/TEMPLE ESPNU 7:00 PM 212 0.06 215
149 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:01 AM 59 0.06 162
150 GOLDEN BOY BOXING ESPN2 9:30 PM 30 0.06 145

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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.