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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.9.2018

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted to 6.5.  Elsewhere, the WHO SHOT BIGGIE & TUPAC? rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcst 2018 Feb 09.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader sandwiched the top 3 slots on Friday cable at 0.59/0.50.  On Discovery, a GOLD RUSH special fell two-tenths from last week’s regular episode to 0.51.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked up to 0.39, HIGH MAINTENANCE ticked up to 0.12, and 2 DOPE QUEENS was down a tick to 0.10.  Nickelodeon’s 6PM LOUD HOUSE was in the Top 10 at 0.30, down 0.02 from last week, with lead-out ADVENTURES OF KID DANGER up a tick to 0.25.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW won the cable news race at 0.28/0.42/2.5M, above Fox News’s morning FOX & FRIENDS at 0.23/0.43/2.1M and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.15/0.21/800K.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.25/0.25, compared to last week’s 0.38.  We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT rose 0.03 to 0.27, and LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was down a tick to 0.16.  On Lifetime, THE RAP GAME lost 0.05 to 0.25.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE fell 0.07 to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS shrank by 0.06 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.06 to 0.20.  ID’s BRIDE KILLA dipped 0.03 to 0.24.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Feb 09.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday February 9, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MINNESOTA/CHICAGO ESPN 9:35 PM 150 0.59 1,481
2 GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 65 0.51 2,162
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA CLIPPERS/DETROIT ESPN 6:59 PM 156 0.50 1,237
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:05 AM 55 0.44 1,050
5 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.39 1,876
6 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 59 0.31 698
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.31 699
8 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 30 0.30 1,508
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 832
10 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.29 594
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 2,502
12 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.27 783
13 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.26 556
14 ADVENTURES OF KID DANGER NICKELODEON 6:30 PM 30 0.25 1,220
15 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 70 0.25 623
16 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.25 935
17 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,100
18 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.24 590
19 BRIDE KILLA INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,089
20 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 563
21 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.23 499
22 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,173
23 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 2,134
24 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.22 502
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,379
26 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,315
27 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 473
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,158
29 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 2:04 AM 34 0.21 485
30 LIGA MX L: TIJUANA / QUERETARO UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:58 PM 123 0.21 407
31 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.21 1,139
32 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,079
33 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.20 491
34 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.20 928
35 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.20 803
36 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.19 1,008
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 931
38 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,438
39 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.19 660
40 LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.19 866
41 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.19 726
42 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,756
43 SUNNY DAY NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.19 725
44 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.18 760
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 380
46 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,858
47 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.18 752
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,717
49 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,738
50 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 772
51 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,589
52 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 148 0.17 334
53 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 817
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,981
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 356
56 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,618
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,791
58 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.16 476
59 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,380
60 GRILL DADS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.16 538
61 FIFTY SHADES DARKER HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 117 0.16 444
62 ZOOFARI NICKELODEON 2:00 PM 30 0.15 639
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 311
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 348
65 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,909
66 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,322
67 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,490
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 764
69 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SEPARATED AT BIRTH LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.15 587
70 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,446
71 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,271
72 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,441
73 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 357
74 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 847
75 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,507
76 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,342
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 878
78 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 651
79 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,176
80 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 730
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 929
82 RAP GAME FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:17 PM 12 0.13 359
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 840
84 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,304
85 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 584
86 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,087
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 708
88 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 749
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.12 224
90 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 5:10 PM 136 0.12 312
91 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 539
92 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 28 0.12 415
93 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.12 383
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 785
95 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 676
96 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 707
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,256
98 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 288
99 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:00 AM 30 0.10 347
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 902
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,054
102 AMC MOVIE: GREEN LANTERN AMC 11:00 PM 120 0.10 374
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 914
104 2 DOPE QUEENS HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 58 0.10 286
105 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 932
106 MOVIE, USA: CONFIRMATION, THE USA NETWORK 1:00 AM 120 0.10 275
107 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 950
108 UNDISPUTED L: 355 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 204
109 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 208
110 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.09 186
111 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.09 306
112 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 213
113 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 164
114 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 950
115 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.09 214
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 885
117 PGA TOUR: 2018 AT&T PEBBLE BCH PRO-AM GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 182 0.08 671
118 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.08 194
119 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.08 161
120 SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD HBO PRIME 9:25 AM 123 0.07 193
121 LAST STOP GARAGE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.07 239
122 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 483
123 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 166
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 245
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 280
126 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 133
127 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 169
128 CLEO AND CUQUIN NICK JR 2:30 PM 30 0.06 271
129 CAKE HUNTERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 160
130 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:01 AM 59 0.05 102
131 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.05 151
132 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DAVIDSON/RHODE ISLAND ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.05 157
133 E! NEWS E! 10:30 PM 60 0.05 167
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 262
135 CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:LION: CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:LION HBO PRIME 1:00 PM 143 0.05 131
136 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:06 PM 51 0.05 122
137 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 266
138 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.05 157
139 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 118
140 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 131
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 261
142 MY COUSIN VINNY MAXPRIME 9:55 AM 119 0.04 94
143 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 212
144 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.04 116
145 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.04 115
146 FIST FIGHT MAXPRIME 12:00 PM 91 0.04 97
147 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 659 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 108
148 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 106
149 IF YOURE NOT IN THE OBIT HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 86 0.04 134
150 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DETROIT/OAKLAND ESPN2 9:00 PM 126 0.04 102

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PREVIOUS FRIDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

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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.
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