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November 11, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.8.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Another chance to type the year’s most cumbersome title, as HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL:  THE MUSICAL:  THE SERIES gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did WWE SMACKDOWN.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH fell a tenth to 0.49, with the post-show hour down a tick to 0.34.  A&E’s LIVE PD ticked down to 0.48, with the pre-show hour down 0.02 to 0.25.  ESPN’s NBA game was at 0.31, with a COLLEGE BASKETBALL game at 0.19.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP slipped 0.02 to 0.28, and MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP ticked up to 0.12.  Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS lost a tick to 0.25.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained 0.02 to 0.23.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.23/0.34/3M, with Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.22/0.28/2.7M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.13/0.18/1M.  NBATV’s NBA game was at 0.23.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was up 0.02 to 0.20, and ROOM 104 rose 0.02 to 0.06.  On History, IN SEARCH OF ticked up to 0.17, and ANCIENT ALIENS ticked down to 0.13.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.17.  HGTV’s WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR MONEY was steady at 0.17, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.13.  On TLC, LONG ISLAND MEDIUM lost 0.02 to 0.15, and LONG LOST FAMILY was down 0.02 to 0.14.  Freeform’s simulcast of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES was at 0.11, and Disney Channel’s simulcast was at 0.10.  Syfy’s VAN HELSING ticked up to 0.11.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.09.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday November 8, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.49 2,317
2 LIVE PD: 249 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.48 1,694
3 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 62 0.34 1,520
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CLEVELAND/WASHINGTON ESPN 7:13 PM 147 0.31 825
5 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 671
6 BLACK JESUS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.25 551
7 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.25 962
8 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 809
9 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.23 815
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,977
11 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MIAMI/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:22 PM 164 0.23 514
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,707
13 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:00 PM 13 0.22 565
14 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 543
15 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,987
16 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 55 0.20 1,438
17 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WASHINGTON/BAYLOR ESPN 9:40 PM 145 0.19 501
18 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,302
19 IN SEARCH OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.17 869
20 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.17 472
21 WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR MON HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 808
22 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,648
23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UCF/TULSA ESPN2 7:00 PM 217 0.17 787
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,254
25 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / AMERICA TUDN 9:56 PM 126 0.15 385
26 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,971
27 FINDING ESCOBARS MILLIONS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:02 PM 58 0.15 568
28 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 383
29 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,022
30 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 463
31 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 392
32 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: WASHINGTON/OREGON ST FOX SPORTS 1 10:30 PM 210 0.14 648
33 LONG LOST FAMILY TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 889
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 387
35 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:05 AM 55 0.14 381
36 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 341
37 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 310
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,963
39 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.13 778
40 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,766
41 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,009
42 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.13 723
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,728
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 994
45 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 24 0.12 394
46 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 23 0.12 381
47 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 24 0.12 397
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 921
49 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,914
50 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:00 PM 65 0.12 309
51 ROCKETEER SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.12 395
52 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 282
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 908
54 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: HOLIDAY FOR HEROES HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 123 0.12 1,342
55 SP HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 694
56 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,564
57 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,742
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 921
59 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,498
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 304
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 788
62 HSM: THE MUSICAL: SERIES FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.11 293
63 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,631
64 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.11 335
65 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM:BEYOND TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 662
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,002
67 MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADV DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 24 0.11 331
68 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 327
69 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.10 565
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,774
71 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: ROAD HOME FOR CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.10 775
72 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,730
73 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,518
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,738
75 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.10 202
76 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 277
77 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 800
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,651
79 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 280
80 AMERICAS MOST MUSICAL FAM NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.10 459
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,260
82 GHOST NATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 435
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,266
84 HSM: THE MUSICAL: SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 35 0.10 474
85 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,672
86 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 233 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 122 0.09 314
87 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:06 AM 54 0.09 235
88 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,290
89 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,347
90 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 773
91 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,489
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 821
93 ROCKETEER SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 11:25 AM 25 0.09 352
94 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 721
95 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.09 255
96 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:03 PM 19 0.09 266
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 729
98 MOLANG SPECIAL DISNEY CHANNEL 12:20 PM 12 0.09 335
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,025
100 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,390
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 883
102 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: SAFE HOUSE AMC 7:00 PM 150 0.08 443
103 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.08 315
104 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 685
105 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,003
106 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.07 205
107 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: ROAD HOME FOR CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.07 371
108 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.07 225
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 555
110 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 709
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,038
112 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 773
113 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 262
114 RELENTLESS W/ KATE SNOW OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 277
115 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.07 152
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 984
117 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,002
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,042
119 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WAS I REALLY KIDNAPPED LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.06 337
120 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS MORELIA / PUEBLA TUDN 7:30 PM 146 0.06 176
121 ROOM 104 HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 24 0.06 256
122 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.06 194
123 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 729
124 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: PHOENIX FOX SPORTS 1 8:23 PM 127 0.06 401
125 UNDISPUTED L: 794 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 181
126 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 266
127 BLACK LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 233
128 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARIZONA STATE/COLORADO ESPN2 10:37 PM 121 0.06 211
129 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 284
130 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.06 228
131 NBA GAMETIME NBA-TV 2:00 AM 60 0.06 146
132 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 133
133 NASHVILLE SQUARES CMT 8:00 PM 30 0.05 314
134 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.05 125
135 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UIC/MEMPHIS ESPNU 7:00 PM 123 0.05 151
136 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 9:03 PM 119 0.05 239
137 HERD L: 1109 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 160
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 116
139 LOCKDOWN: ON THE INSIDE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 187
140 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 411
141 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 119
142 SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.05 265
143 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.05 653
144 MAX ON BOXING ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 122
145 NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 160
146 HARD TIME: LOCKED UP CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 202
147 CATCH 21 (2019) GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 334
148 UFC LIVE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 109
149 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 132
150 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 115

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."