NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The MLB PLAYOFFS topped Friday cable, with the day’s 4 games all in the Top 6 at 1.41/0.46 (TBS) and 0.66/0.42 (Fox Sports 1). A&E’s LIVE PD ticked down to 0.60, with the preceding clip show down 0.03 to 0.27. On a big day for Republicans, Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.38/0.63/4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW way behind at 0.24/0.36/2.4M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.23/0.32/1.4M. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER fell a tenth to 0.31, and ANIMALS ticked down to 0.04/201K. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE ticked up to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.03 to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.23. ESPN’s NBA PRESEASON game was at 0.30, after a COLLEGE FOOTBALL game at 0.25. ID’s DEADLY WOMEN gained 0.04 to 0.26, and IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.26/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.18. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.24/0.19. On Discovery, TREASURE QUEST lost 0.03 to 0.22, with a GOLD RUSH special lead-out at 0.20, and the BATTLEBOTS lead-in up 0.02 to 0.19. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.19. On Syfy, the season premiere of Z NATION was up a tick from 2017 to 0.18, and the season premiere of VAN HELSING was down 0.04 from last year (on a Thursday) to 0.11. We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP dropped 0.02 to 0.15.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 5, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | MLB DIVISION SERIES: YANKEES VS RED SOX | TBS NETWORK | 7:24 PM | 234 | 1.41 | 5,571 |
| 2 | INSIDE THE MLB | TBS NETWORK | 11:18 PM | 19 | 0.74 | 2,182 |
| 3 | MLB NL DIVISION SERIES L: ATLANTA BRAVES/LOS ANGELES DODGERS 2 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 PM | 165 | 0.66 | 2,031 |
| 4 | LIVE PD: 148 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.60 | 1,874 |
| 5 | MLB DIVISION SERIES: INDIANS VS ASTROS | TBS NETWORK | 1:56 PM | 230 | 0.46 | 1,909 |
| 6 | MLB NL DIVISION SERIES L: COLORADO ROCKIES/MILWAUKEE BREWERS 2 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:02 PM | 239 | 0.42 | 1,765 |
| 7 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.38 | 3,986 |
| 8 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 3,570 |
| 9 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.31 | 1,733 |
| 10 | MLB NLDS POST GAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:01 PM | 15 | 0.31 | 1,138 |
| 11 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 3,363 |
| 12 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.31 | 1,611 |
| 13 | INSIDE THE MLB | TBS NETWORK | 5:46 PM | 15 | 0.31 | 1,119 |
| 14 | NBA PRE-SEASON L: SACRAMENTO/GOLDEN STATE | ESPN | 10:32 PM | 143 | 0.30 | 836 |
| 15 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.29 | 3,129 |
| 16 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,270 |
| 17 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,313 |
| 18 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:06 PM | 52 | 0.27 | 947 |
| 19 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 10:16 PM | 16 | 0.26 | 729 |
| 20 | DEADLY WOMEN | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 978 |
| 21 | IN PLAIN SIGHT | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 894 |
| 22 | MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW | TBS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 24 | 0.26 | 857 |
| 23 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 1,305 |
| 24 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,882 |
| 25 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: GEORGIA TECH/LOUISVILLE | ESPN | 6:58 PM | 198 | 0.25 | 996 |
| 26 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,515 |
| 27 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,640 |
| 28 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,367 |
| 29 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,875 |
| 30 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,798 |
| 31 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,420 |
| 32 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 553 |
| 33 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,253 |
| 34 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,365 |
| 35 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,149 |
| 36 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,330 |
| 37 | TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.22 | 915 |
| 38 | IN PLAIN SIGHT | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 872 |
| 39 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:55 AM | 65 | 0.21 | 498 |
| 40 | MLB NLDS POST GAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:15 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 611 |
| 41 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,138 |
| 42 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 673 |
| 43 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,111 |
| 44 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,116 |
| 45 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 699 |
| 46 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 446 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 58 | 0.19 | 473 |
| 48 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 831 |
| 49 | DOUBLE DARE NEW | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 782 |
| 50 | BATTLEBOTS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 809 |
| 51 | Z NATION | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.18 | 542 |
| 52 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,809 |
| 53 | PEPPA PIG | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 692 |
| 54 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 938 |
| 55 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,545 |
| 56 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 555 |
| 57 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 985 |
| 58 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 820 |
| 59 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,344 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 341 |
| 61 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,152 |
| 62 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 832 |
| 63 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 629 |
| 64 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.16 | 372 |
| 65 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 363 |
| 66 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 740 |
| 67 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 25 | 0.16 | 621 |
| 68 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: UTAH STATE/BYU | ESPN2 | 9:00 PM | 211 | 0.15 | 617 |
| 69 | MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW | TBS NETWORK | 1:30 PM | 26 | 0.15 | 389 |
| 70 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 337 |
| 71 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 689 |
| 72 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,619 |
| 73 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,362 |
| 74 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 941 |
| 75 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 844 |
| 76 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 9:00 PM | 65 | 0.15 | 410 |
| 77 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.15 | 1,028 |
| 78 | MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.14 | 523 |
| 79 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 315 |
| 80 | DISNEY CHANNEL CAST PARTY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 593 |
| 81 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.14 | 585 |
| 82 | HAUNTED LIVE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 453 |
| 83 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 776 |
| 84 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 834 |
| 85 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,042 |
| 86 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,349 |
| 87 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,224 |
| 88 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 884 |
| 89 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,086 |
| 90 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,233 |
| 91 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 308 |
| 92 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,194 |
| 93 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 671 |
| 94 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 319 |
| 95 | MLB NLDS PRE GAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 414 |
| 96 | FANCY NANCY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.12 | 556 |
| 97 | LOCK IT IN L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:16 PM | 44 | 0.12 | 356 |
| 98 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,183 |
| 99 | FIFTY SHADES DARKER | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 117 | 0.11 | 310 |
| 100 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,254 |
| 101 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 228 |
| 102 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 335 |
| 103 | VAN HELSING | SYFY | 10:01 PM | 62 | 0.11 | 390 |
| 104 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:31 AM | 19 | 0.10 | 358 |
| 105 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,108 |
| 106 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,068 |
| 107 | BIZAARDVARK | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 525 |
| 108 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,076 |
| 109 | LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / NECAXA | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 10:00 PM | 127 | 0.10 | 213 |
| 110 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.10 | 258 |
| 111 | KINDRED SPIRITS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 362 |
| 112 | PAYNES | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 445 |
| 113 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 224 |
| 114 | CC STAND-UP PRESENTS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 221 |
| 115 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 547 |
| 116 | LIGA MX L: SANTOS / ATLAS | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 7:30 PM | 150 | 0.08 | 171 |
| 117 | CC STAND-UP PRESENTS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 210 |
| 118 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: ART OF MURDER, THE (2018) | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 329 |
| 119 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 201 |
| 120 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 459 |
| 121 | HALLOWEEN WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 317 |
| 122 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 117 |
| 123 | HALLOWEEN WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 258 |
| 124 | BLAZE | NICK JR | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 293 |
| 125 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 172 |
| 126 | UNDISPUTED L: 515 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 147 |
| 127 | BASEBALL TONIGHT L | ESPN2 | 12:50 AM | 64 | 0.06 | 166 |
| 128 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 132 |
| 129 | FOOTBALL LIFE | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 215 |
| 130 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 124 |
| 131 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 127 |
| 132 | CRAZY CAKES | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 176 |
| 133 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 131 |
| 134 | GRAHAM NORTON SHOW | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 195 |
| 135 | NHRA FRIDAY NITRO LIVE D | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 161 |
| 136 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 137 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 215 |
| 138 | HOW ITS MADE COMP | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 218 |
| 139 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 217 |
| 140 | HOW ITS MADE COMP | SCIENCE | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 222 |
| 141 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 117 |
| 142 | RUSTY RIVETS | NICK JR | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 210 |
| 143 | NFL GAMEDAY PICKEM | NFL NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 148 |
| 144 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 102 |
| 145 | TOP 10 | NFL NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 148 |
| 146 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 109 |
| 147 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 306 |
| 148 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 260 |
| 149 | GEOSTORM | MAXPRIME | 10:05 AM | 109 | 0.04 | 71 |
| 150 | VICE | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 184 |
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