NETWORK FINALS: MASTERS OF ILLUSION dropped 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated Friday cable, with games on ESPN at 0.61/0.46, and games on Fox Sports 1 at 0.25/0.24. A&E’s LIVE PD was a rerun, but its clip-show hour was down 0.09 to 0.24. TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.23. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME ticked down to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.2 to 0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down a tick to 0.20. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCK-UP slipped 0.02 to 0.22. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.17/0.14 in its primetime run (it actually scored better with a 1AM rerun) compared to last week’s 0.21/0.20. ESPN2’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.18, and ESPN’s afternoon telecast was at 0.14. On History, THE UNXPLAINED ticked up to 0.16, and ANCIENT ALIENS was steady at 0.14. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS dropped 0.04 to 0.15. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING was at 0.14. ID’s MURDER BOARD was at 0.13. On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS fell 0.06 to 0.13. HBO’s A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW rose 0.05 to 0.12. Syfy’s KILLJOYS shed 0.02 to 0.04.
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 30, 2019 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: WISCONSIN/SOUTH FLORIDA | ESPN | 7:52 PM | 198 | 0.61 | 1,801 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: COLORADO STATE/COLORADO | ESPN | 11:10 PM | 177 | 0.46 | 1,284 |
| 3 | COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: OKLAHOMA ST/OREGON ST | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:35 PM | 228 | 0.25 | 789 |
| 4 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.24 | 1,129 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 52 | 0.24 | 685 |
| 6 | COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: TULSA/MICHIGAN ST | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 198 | 0.24 | 939 |
| 7 | LIGA MX FRI: ATLAS / AMERICA | TUDN | 9:56 PM | 137 | 0.23 | 543 |
| 8 | SP MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,288 |
| 9 | FS1 CFB EXTRA L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:18 PM | 17 | 0.22 | 767 |
| 10 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 568 |
| 11 | SP HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,101 |
| 12 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,183 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:07 AM | 53 | 0.20 | 515 |
| 14 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.18 | 558 |
| 15 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME L: THIRD ROUND | ESPN2 | 7:02 PM | 308 | 0.18 | 999 |
| 16 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 684 |
| 17 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.16 | 551 |
| 18 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.16 | 955 |
| 19 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 823 |
| 20 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,434 |
| 21 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 919 |
| 22 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,022 |
| 23 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN14 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.15 | 390 |
| 24 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.14 | 869 |
| 25 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 659 |
| 26 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,197 |
| 27 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 14 | CMT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 382 |
| 28 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,995 |
| 29 | ALL ELITE WRESTLING SPCL | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 390 |
| 30 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFT L: EARLY ROUND | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 360 | 0.14 | 882 |
| 31 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 411 |
| 32 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 791 |
| 33 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 675 |
| 34 | MURDER BOARD | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 753 |
| 35 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 780 |
| 36 | BATTLEBOTS: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 122 | 0.13 | 796 |
| 37 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 734 |
| 38 | BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, A | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 26 | 0.12 | 278 |
| 39 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 792 |
| 40 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,325 |
| 41 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 669 |
| 42 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 434 |
| 43 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 344 |
| 44 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 348 |
| 45 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 619 |
| 46 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 818 |
| 47 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 817 |
| 48 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,153 |
| 49 | RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,882 |
| 50 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 654 |
| 51 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 877 |
| 52 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 12:10 AM | 50 | 0.11 | 312 |
| 53 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 787 |
| 54 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,324 |
| 55 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 772 |
| 56 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 779 |
| 57 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 850 |
| 58 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,555 |
| 59 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,503 |
| 60 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,407 |
| 61 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,088 |
| 62 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 711 |
| 63 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 680 |
| 64 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 763 |
| 65 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,458 |
| 66 | PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 393 |
| 67 | LOVE IT LIST IT TOO | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 430 |
| 68 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,532 |
| 69 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 619 |
| 70 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 755 |
| 71 | GHOST BROTHERS HAUNTED | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 463 |
| 72 | COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: JUSTIN BIEBER | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 130 | 0.09 | 237 |
| 73 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 663 |
| 74 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,252 |
| 75 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,293 |
| 76 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,359 |
| 77 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,030 |
| 78 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WHO STOLE MY DAUGHTER | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 460 |
| 79 | 44 CATS | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 387 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 609 |
| 81 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,383 |
| 82 | LOVE IT LIST IT TOO | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 427 |
| 83 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,787 |
| 84 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 776 |
| 85 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 235 |
| 86 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 594 |
| 87 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,467 |
| 88 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 182 |
| 89 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 304 |
| 90 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L | ESPNEWS | 10:43 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 242 |
| 91 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,252 |
| 92 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,153 |
| 93 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 167 |
| 94 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 671 |
| 95 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 690 |
| 96 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,165 |
| 97 | NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – TB VS. DAL | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 372 |
| 98 | 44 CATS | NICK JR | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 257 |
| 99 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 642 |
| 100 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 378 |
| 101 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 813 |
| 102 | SOS: HOW TO SURVIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 405 |
| 103 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.07 | 182 |
| 104 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 371 |
| 105 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 940 |
| 106 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 181 |
| 107 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:13 AM | 47 | 0.07 | 163 |
| 108 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 530 |
| 109 | GIGANTOSAURUS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 25 | 0.07 | 242 |
| 110 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 585 |
| 111 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 589 |
| 112 | LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / VERACRUZ | TUDN | 7:30 PM | 146 | 0.06 | 187 |
| 113 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 62 | 0.06 | 410 |
| 114 | UNDISPUTED L: 744 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 157 |
| 115 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 230 |
| 116 | HOW DO ANIMALS DO THAT | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 485 |
| 117 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 976 |
| 118 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 28 | 0.06 | 218 |
| 119 | SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 388 |
| 120 | SHOWCASE GAME: OAK AT NYY/CLE AT TB | MLB NETWORK | 7:09 PM | 184 | 0.06 | 325 |
| 121 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 193 |
| 122 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 647 |
| 123 | HERD L: 1059 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 149 |
| 124 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 488 |
| 125 | HOW DO ANIMALS DO THAT | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 425 |
| 126 | RACING WIVES | CMT | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 152 |
| 127 | HOT ROD GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 205 |
| 128 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 120 |
| 129 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 131 |
| 130 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,013 |
| 131 | WILD BEAR RESCUE | ANIMAL PLANET | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 232 |
| 132 | DAHMER:SERIAL KILLER: 100 2 HOUR SPECIAL | OXYGEN MEDIA | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 193 |
| 133 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 96 |
| 134 | GIRLFRIENDS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:28 PM | 33 | 0.05 | 124 |
| 135 | WILD BEAR RESCUE | ANIMAL PLANET | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 228 |
| 136 | NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – TEN VS. PHI | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 145 |
| 137 | KILLJOYS | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 58 | 0.04 | 258 |
| 138 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 738 |
| 139 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 821 |
| 140 | NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – NYG VS. NE | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 223 |
| 141 | NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – LAR VS. HOU | NFL NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 126 |
| 142 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 129 |
| 143 | SP TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 346 |
| 144 | NOW OR NEVER | ESPN2 | 2:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 145 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 113 |
| 146 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 90 |
| 147 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 172 |
| 148 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 283 |
| 149 | RAINBOW BUTTERFLY UNICORN | NICKTOONS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 129 |
| 150 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 748 |
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