NETWORK FINALS: NBC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game gained 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The cable day was all about COLLEGE FOOTBALL as well, with ESPN’s COLLEGE GAMEDAY beating all the actual games at 0.74, and the network’s noon game behind it at 0.64. The rest of the Top 10 was taken up by CNN’s coverage of John McCain’s funeral, peaking at 12:35PM with 0.35/0.49/2.7M. In non-sports, non-news programming, Nickeloden’s noon POWER RANGERS dropped 0.07 to 0.24. Cartoon Network’s 9AM DRAMARAMA was at 0.22/0.21/0.19/0.18. A&E’s LIVE PD clip show was at 0.21. HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION fell 0.05 to 0.20. ID’s FATAL VOWS was down 0.04 to 0.20. On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN rose 0.02 to 0.20, KITCHEN AT FN ticked down to 0.18, and TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN ticked up to 0.18. On OWN, IYANLA FIX MY LIFE lost 0.05 to 0.15, and MIND YOUR BUSINESS was down 0.04 to 0.09. WGN’s ALL IN was at 0.08.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday September 1, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY L: N/A | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.74 | 1,867 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L: OLE MISS/TEXAS TECH | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 220 | 0.64 | 1,929 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: BYU/ARIZONA | ESPN | 10:45 PM | 210 | 0.46 | 1,288 |
| 4 | COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: TEXAS/MARYLAND | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 252 | 0.40 | 1,274 |
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L: AUSTIN PEAY/GEORGIA | ESPN | 3:40 PM | 185 | 0.35 | 1,193 |
| 6 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:35 PM | 25 | 0.35 | 2,732 |
| 7 | FUNERAL OF JOHN MCCAIN | CNN | 12:00 PM | 35 | 0.34 | 2,585 |
| 8 | FUNERAL OF JOHN MCCAIN | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.33 | 2,353 |
| 9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: CINCINNATI/UCLA | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 208 | 0.28 | 1,008 |
| 10 | CFB WEATHER DELAY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:14 PM | 82 | 0.28 | 836 |
| 11 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 10:28 PM | 17 | 0.28 | 866 |
| 12 | FERDINAND | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 108 | 0.27 | 790 |
| 13 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,062 |
| 14 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.25 | 674 |
| 15 | FUNERAL OF JOHN MCCAIN | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,958 |
| 16 | POWER RANGERS SNS | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 876 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:15 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 566 |
| 18 | SATURDAY MOVIE: FINDING DORY | FREEFORM | 8:45 PM | 125 | 0.22 | 705 |
| 19 | TOTAL DRAMARAMA | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 15 | 0.22 | 722 |
| 20 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 6:45 PM | 15 | 0.22 | 733 |
| 21 | JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE | HBO PRIME | 9:50 PM | 120 | 0.22 | 604 |
| 22 | REMEMBERING JOHN MCCAIN: N/A | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.21 | 2,159 |
| 23 | TOTAL DRAMARAMA | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 9:15 AM | 15 | 0.21 | 769 |
| 24 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.21 | 835 |
| 25 | PIONEER WOMAN | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.20 | 981 |
| 26 | HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,168 |
| 27 | FATAL VOWS | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 895 |
| 28 | TOTAL DRAMARAMA | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 9:30 AM | 15 | 0.19 | 795 |
| 29 | GHOST ADV POP-UPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 575 |
| 30 | BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,095 |
| 31 | TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN | FOOD NETWORK | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.18 | 912 |
| 32 | TOTAL DRAMARAMA | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 9:45 AM | 15 | 0.18 | 753 |
| 33 | KITCHEN AT FN, THE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 899 |
| 34 | AM JOY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,736 |
| 35 | BLIND SIDE THE: BLIND SIDE THE | HBO PRIME | 12:50 PM | 128 | 0.17 | 422 |
| 36 | FUNERAL OF JOHN MCCAIN | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,276 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,210 |
| 38 | IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 555 |
| 39 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFT L: THIRD ROUND | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 479 | 0.15 | 800 |
| 40 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/LEICESTER | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:24 AM | 127 | 0.15 | 351 |
| 41 | HAUNTED TOWNS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 543 |
| 42 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME L: THIRD ROUND | ESPN2 | 6:59 PM | 450 | 0.15 | 684 |
| 43 | TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 AM | 15 | 0.14 | 360 |
| 44 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 947 |
| 45 | DSP. OF CRYSTAL ROGERS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 582 |
| 46 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 392 |
| 47 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: BOURNEMOUTH/CHELSEA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:57 AM | 121 | 0.13 | 353 |
| 48 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,014 |
| 49 | FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE | HBO PRIME | 5:45 PM | 133 | 0.12 | 296 |
| 50 | PGA TOUR: 2018 DELL TECHNOLOGIES CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 210 | 0.12 | 1,039 |
| 51 | LIGA MX L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 6:06 PM | 114 | 0.12 | 303 |
| 52 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 3:00 AM | 58 | 0.12 | 405 |
| 53 | GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,414 |
| 54 | WATTERS WORLD | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,408 |
| 55 | MCCAIN MEMORIAL SERVICE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,577 |
| 56 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 828 |
| 57 | CAJUN ACES | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 662 |
| 58 | PAWN STARS AC: 65 ROCKIN DEALS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 179 | 0.11 | 400 |
| 59 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L | ESPNEWS | 3:30 PM | 68 | 0.11 | 452 |
| 60 | PAWN STARS AC: 65 ROCKIN DEALS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 181 | 0.11 | 720 |
| 61 | MY CAT FROM HELL | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:01 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 563 |
| 62 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 35 | 0.10 | 1,398 |
| 63 | JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,668 |
| 64 | REALITY CUPCAKES | FOOD NETWORK | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 483 |
| 65 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 903 |
| 66 | MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 1,085 |
| 67 | MY CAT FROM HELL | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.10 | 558 |
| 68 | REALITY CUPCAKES | FOOD NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 466 |
| 69 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 850 |
| 70 | MCCAIN MEMORIAL SERVICE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,716 |
| 71 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 114 | 0.10 | 492 |
| 72 | MCCAIN MEMORIAL SERVICE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,601 |
| 73 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:31 AM | 26 | 0.10 | 245 |
| 74 | MCCAIN MEMORIAL SERVICE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,391 |
| 75 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 8:26 AM | 94 | 0.10 | 1,128 |
| 76 | FUNERAL OF JOHN MCCAIN | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 900 |
| 77 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L: CENTRAL MICHIGAN/KENTUCKY | ESPNU | 3:30 PM | 210 | 0.09 | 327 |
| 78 | S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 746 |
| 79 | MLB REGULAR SEASON L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:34 PM | 95 | 0.09 | 421 |
| 80 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT: ILL BE WATCHING | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.09 | 587 |
| 81 | MIND YOUR BUSINESS | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 332 |
| 82 | MCCAIN MEMORIAL SERVICE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:35 AM | 25 | 0.09 | 1,309 |
| 83 | COLD JUSTICE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 478 |
| 84 | COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: UTSA/ARIZONA ST | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:35 PM | 205 | 0.09 | 234 |
| 85 | ALL IN WRESTLING: ZERO HO | WGN AMERICA | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 196 |
| 86 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: THE MUMMY: TOMB OF DRAGON | PARAMOUNT | 11:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 326 |
| 87 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 11:58 AM | 35 | 0.08 | 228 |
| 88 | PROJECT IMPOSSIBLE | HISTORY | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 413 |
| 89 | PRIME MOVIE 1: MASK, THE | IFC TV | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 203 |
| 90 | PROJECT IMPOSSIBLE | HISTORY | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 427 |
| 91 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT: ILL BE WATCHING | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 121 | 0.08 | 370 |
| 92 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 887 |
| 93 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,098 |
| 94 | FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L | ESPN2 | 8:54 AM | 74 | 0.07 | 320 |
| 95 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 404 |
| 96 | CAR FIX | VELOCITY | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 279 |
| 97 | TERCER TIEMPO L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 182 |
| 98 | WOLVES AND WARRIORS | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:02 PM | 61 | 0.07 | 490 |
| 99 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING | ESPN2 | 3:30 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 187 |
| 100 | HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON | HBO PRIME | 9:55 AM | 98 | 0.07 | 148 |
| 101 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L: JAMES MADISON/NC STATE | ESPNU | 12:00 PM | 192 | 0.07 | 240 |
| 102 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 26 | 0.07 | 568 |
| 103 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 841 |
| 104 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 164 |
| 105 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN2 | 10:08 AM | 52 | 0.06 | 171 |
| 106 | PAID PROGRAM | USA NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 155 |
| 107 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 523 |
| 108 | NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:59 PM | 61 | 0.06 | 436 |
| 109 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 844 |
| 110 | DR. POL: DEJA MOO! | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 569 |
| 111 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD | ESPN2 | 2:29 AM | 61 | 0.06 | 188 |
| 112 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 165 |
| 113 | TIM BURTONS CORPSE BRIDE | HBO PRIME | 11:33 AM | 77 | 0.06 | 137 |
| 114 | HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A | CMT | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.06 | 193 |
| 115 | VANILLA ICE PROJECT | DIY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 204 |
| 116 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 4:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 322 |
| 117 | ALL GIRLS GARAGE | VELOCITY | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 205 |
| 118 | SHREK 2 | HBO PRIME | 7:25 AM | 93 | 0.05 | 127 |
| 119 | 24/7 CANELO/GGG 2 | HBO PRIME | 3:10 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 139 |
| 120 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: BOISE STATE/TROY | ESPNEWS | 6:00 PM | 206 | 0.05 | 241 |
| 121 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN/MISSISSIPPI STATE | ESPNU | 7:30 PM | 231 | 0.05 | 175 |
| 122 | MLB REGULAR SEASON L: TAMPA BAY RAYS/CLEVELAND INDIANS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:09 PM | 195 | 0.05 | 257 |
| 123 | WHY HIM | MAXPRIME | 12:30 PM | 111 | 0.05 | 105 |
| 124 | HOUSE | POP | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 203 |
| 125 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 792 |
| 126 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 990 |
| 127 | NFL PRESEASON: 2018 – BUF VS. CHI | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 143 |
| 128 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 2:04 AM | 112 | 0.05 | 237 |
| 129 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 585 |
| 130 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 394 |
| 131 | MORNING MOVIE 3: WAYNES WORLD 2 | IFC TV | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 91 |
| 132 | HOUSE | POP | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 207 |
| 133 | COUPLES RETREAT | MAXPRIME | 10:35 AM | 114 | 0.05 | 112 |
| 134 | PAID PROGRAM | USA NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 120 |
| 135 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPNEWS | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 118 |
| 136 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 812 |
| 137 | FS1 CFB EXTRA L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:24 PM | 11 | 0.04 | 165 |
| 138 | ESPN GOAL LINE L | ESPNU | 3:12 PM | 18 | 0.04 | 182 |
| 139 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 140 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 641 |
| 141 | POKEMON: S21 ULTRA ADV | DISNEY XD | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 183 |
| 142 | JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 688 |
| 143 | FUTBOL MLS SAT: SEATTLE SOUNDERS / SPORTING KANSAS CITY | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 4:00 PM | 126 | 0.04 | 94 |
| 144 | NASCAR AMERICA PRAC/QUAL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:35 PM | 24 | 0.04 | 348 |
| 145 | HOUSE | POP | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 226 |
| 146 | PAID PROGRAM | USA NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 91 |
| 147 | MISSION GALAPAGOS | BBC-AMERICA | 9:00 PM | 70 | 0.04 | 233 |
| 148 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 193 |
| 149 | JENNIFERS BODY | HBO PRIME | 1:50 AM | 102 | 0.04 | 117 |
| 150 | PAID PROGRAM | USA NETWORK | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 84 |
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