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September 30, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.27.2019

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NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MASTERS OF ILLUSION, THE BIG STAGE and the 9PM PEAKING lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, but dropped 0.09 to 0.50, and the lead-in clip show hour was down 0.02 to 0.27.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.48/0.34, and Fos Sports 1’s game was at 0.27.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.30/0.47/3.1M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.23/0.31/1.5M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.38/2.9M.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.05 to 0.29, and ROOM 104 was down 0.02 to 0.04.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.22/0.21, compared to last week’s 0.24.  Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS returned after a long break at 0.21.  On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP dropped 0.05 to 0.21.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES slipped 0.02 to 0.20.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was steady at 0.20.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS ticked up to 0.18.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.08.  The season premiere of Syfy’s VAN HELSING was at 0.07, down 0.04 from the 2018 premiere. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 27, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 236 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.50 1,790
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARIZONA STATE/CALIFORNIA ESPN 10:30 PM 192 0.48 1,408
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: DUKE/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN 6:58 PM 190 0.34 1,196
4 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 10:10 PM 20 0.30 952
5 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,104
6 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 57 0.29 1,560
7 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: PENN ST/MARYLAND FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 208 0.27 990
8 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.27 1,091
9 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:42 AM 78 0.26 658
10 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,471
11 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.22 498
12 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.21 521
13 BLACK JESUS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.21 445
14 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,909
15 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.21 618
16 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.20 754
17 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,419
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 621
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 3,184
20 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,338
21 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,214
22 SP MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,207
23 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.18 604
24 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.18 914
25 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,110
26 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 58 0.17 461
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,621
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,118
29 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.17 640
30 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,987
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 977
32 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 464
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 884
34 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,771
35 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,057
36 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,843
37 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,868
38 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 905
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 963
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 347
41 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.15 424
42 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 974
43 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 953
44 INGRAHAM ANGLE TOWN HALL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,888
45 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.14 494
46 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.14 432
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 377
48 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 388
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,707
50 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,159
51 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,705
52 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 303
53 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 343
54 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 895
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,733
56 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.13 333
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 2,082
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 945
59 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,801
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,862
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 321
62 ARE YOU SMARTER THAN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.12 624
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 906
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,746
65 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,795
66 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.12 443
67 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,595
68 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 269
69 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,718
70 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,361
71 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.11 564
72 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,568
73 GHOST BROTHERS HAUNTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 395
74 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,515
75 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 285
76 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,520
77 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.10 470
78 LIGA MX L: AMERICA / QUERETARO TUDN 9:55 PM 130 0.10 278
79 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,414
80 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,332
81 NFL 100 GREATEST NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.10 239
82 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 723
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,279
84 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 14 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.09 336
85 GOOD TALK COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.09 174
86 MLB POST SEASON IMPACT  L: CHICAGO CUBS/ST LOUIS CARDINALS ESPN2 8:00 PM 259 0.09 417
87 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.09 171
88 GHOST BROTHERS HAUNTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 354
89 JUST ROLL WITH IT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.09 395
90 NFL 100 GREATEST NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 226
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,141
92 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 227 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 162 0.08 276
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,203
94 UNDISPUTED L: 764 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 185
95 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 563
96 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 11:28 PM 32 0.08 225
97 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,161
98 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.08 217
99 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 357
100 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 201
101 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,097
102 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 502
103 NFL 100 ROUNDTABLES NFL NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.07 186
104 NFL 100 ROUNDTABLES NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.07 203
105 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,258
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 269
107 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 296
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 1,181
109 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.06 212
110 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:59 AM 61 0.06 129
111 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.06 153
112 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:30 PM 60 0.06 341
113 TIME MACHINE: SEVEN NEW SIGNS OF APOCALYPSE HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.06 363
114 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / LEON TUDN 7:30 PM 145 0.06 170
115 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.06 144
116 HERD L: 1078 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.05 153
117 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.05 437
118 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 128
119 INGRAHAM ANGLE TOWN HALL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.05 547
120 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 193
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 248
122 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:30 PM 30 0.05 132
123 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 105
124 SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 59 0.04 358
125 ROOM 104 HBO PRIME 11:02 PM 29 0.04 219
126 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 123
127 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 105
128 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 98
129 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.04 187
130 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 PM 30 0.04 113
131 CRAZY CAKES COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.04 167
132 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 291
133 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:19 AM 82 0.04 119
134 HUNTER STREET TEENNICK 7:30 PM 30 0.04 163
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 217
136 NASCAR AMERICA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 60 0.04 254
137 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.03 149
138 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.03 131
139 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 176
140 CFB PREGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.03 128
141 NASCAR AMERICA PRAC/QUAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.03 184
142 TIME MACHINE: NOSTRADAMUS: 21ST CENT PROPH REV HISTORY 8:00 AM 120 0.03 194
143 UFC LIVE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.03 95
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.03 98
145 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.03 369
146 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 102
147 COMBATE AMERICAS FRI TUDN 12:05 AM 89 0.03 96
148 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 125
149 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 117
150 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.03 189

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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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