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October 15, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.12.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS and DATELINE each lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s MLB PLAYOFFS game topped Friday cable at 1.13.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH returned at 0.64, with the lead-in hour at 0.29.  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.06 to 0.54, and the preceding clip show was down 0.03 to 0.24.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.34/0.31.  ESPN2’s NBA PRESEASON game was at 0.32.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was steady at 0.31, TRACY ULLMAN’S SHOW was at 0.07, and although POD SAVE AMERICA doesn’t appear on the chart because it was inaccurately listed by Nielsen as a rerun, the premiere was at 0.11/454K.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE ticked down to 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.04 to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.21.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES rose 0.07 to 0.26.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.24/0.21, compared to last week’s 0.24/0.19.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.24/0.39/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.37/2.5M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.18/0.23/800K.  Nickelodeon’s noon PAW PATROL was at 0.24.  On ID, IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.23, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.22.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.20.  On Syfy, Z NATION fell 0.04 to 0.14, and VAN HELSING was up 0.02 to 0.13.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP shed 0.02 to 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 12, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB NL CHAMPIONS SERIES L: LA DODGERS/MILWAUKEE 1 FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 254 1.13 4,639
2 GOLD RUSH: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 121 0.64 2,353
3 LIVE PD: 150 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.54 1,704
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SOUTH FLORIDA/TULSA ESPN 6:59 PM 211 0.34 1,170
5 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: LA LAKERS/GOLDEN STATE ESPN2 10:32 PM 158 0.32 867
6 MLB NLCS POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 12:14 AM 62 0.32 1,108
7 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 57 0.31 1,742
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARIZONA/UTAH ESPN 10:30 PM 164 0.31 1,011
9 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,630
10 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,214
11 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.26 834
12 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.24 553
13 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.24 868
14 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,693
15 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.24 1,145
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,489
17 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 30 0.23 877
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 688
19 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 482
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,754
21 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 30 0.22 1,142
22 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,183
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 59 0.22 515
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,478
25 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.21 456
26 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:14 AM 60 0.21 534
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,110
28 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,134
29 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 207 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 177 0.20 416
30 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 475
31 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.18 675
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 824
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,134
34 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,119
35 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,742
36 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.17 581
37 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.16 722
38 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,481
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,771
40 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,497
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,908
42 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 393
43 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 435
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 357
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,545
46 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 344
47 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 511
48 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.14 361
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,642
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,610
51 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 327
52 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 916
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 704
54 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.13 649
55 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,411
56 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 1:10 AM 30 0.13 384
57 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 925
58 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,515
59 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 65 0.13 387
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 814
61 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.13 476
62 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 307
63 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.12 621
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,193
65 MLB NLCS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.12 551
66 SHOP, THE HBO PRIME 9:30 PM 30 0.12 281
67 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.12 435
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 657
69 HAUNTED LIVE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 391
70 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 682
71 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,396
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 856
73 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,437
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 303
75 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 488
76 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,419
77 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 852
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 641
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 729
80 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 275
81 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,019
82 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 494
83 KINDRED SPIRITS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 308
84 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN2 9:45 PM 47 0.10 237
85 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 613
86 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 705
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 667
88 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 994
89 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: BOYFRIENDS DECEIT LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.09 470
90 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,300
91 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 600
92 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,161
93 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 393
94 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,127
95 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,232
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 934
97 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 209
98 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 603
99 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:30 PM 30 0.09 229
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 859
101 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:00 PM 30 0.08 196
102 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 174
103 LOUD HOUSE NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.08 228
104 UNDISPUTED L: 520 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 182
105 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 292
106 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 840
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 815
108 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 264
109 TRACEY ULLMANS SHOW HBO PRIME 12:02 AM 26 0.07 249
110 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.07 361
111 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.06 819
112 NFL LIVE ESPN2 1:40 AM 80 0.06 212
113 ROYAL WEDDING LIVE: EUGEN TLC 6:00 AM 86 0.06 337
114 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.06 160
115 CRAZY CAKES COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 190
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 272
117 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 162
118 MLB NLCS ON FOXD: GM1: DODGERS VS BREWERS FOX DEPORTES 8:00 PM 256 0.06 223
119 NFL GAMEDAY PICKEM NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.06 129
120 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 860
121 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 286
122 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.06 138
123 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 283
124 HERD L: 839 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 133
125 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 459
126 NBA PRESEASON   L: HOUSTON/MEMPHIS NBA-TV 8:00 PM 150 0.05 150
127 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 114
128 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 452
129 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 378
130 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 355
131 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.05 323
132 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.05 111
133 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 380
134 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.05 434
135 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 126
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 259
137 DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 109 0.05 140
138 BLADE RUNNER 2049: BLADE RUNNER 2049 HBO PRIME 3:50 PM 164 0.05 154
139 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 137
140 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.05 108
141 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 349
142 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 368
143 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 122
144 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 93
145 QUEEN OF THE WORLD HBO PRIME 6:35 PM 63 0.04 129
146 15:17 TO PARIS, THE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 94 0.04 228
147 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 426
148 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL    L: GOOD COUNSEL (MD)/ST. JOHNS COLL. HS(DC) ESPN2 7:00 PM 165 0.04 141
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 252
150 KYLE BRANDT FOOTBALL EXP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.04 95

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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.