NETWORK FINALS: The PENN & TELLER: FOOL US rerun dropped 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery had the #1 and #3 slots on Friday cable with GOLD RUSH at 0.72/0.53, respectively down 0.13/0.04. A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.09 to 0.64. ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.47/0.46. The budget issue was good news for CNN, which topped cable news with the midnight hour of CNN TONIGHT at 0.45/0.59/1.5M, over MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.33/0.49/3M and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.32/0.57/3.3M. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.42, and served as lead-in to the season premiere of HIGH MAINTENANCE at 0.12. Nickelodeon’s 6PM LOUD HOUSE was at 0.40, and lead-out ADVENTURES OF KID DANGER was at 0.34. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.36/0.29, compared to last week’s 0.35/0.35, and AMAZINGNESS was down 0.04 to 0.24. On Lifetime, THE RAP GAME gained 0.03 to 0.34, and BRING IT was up 0.03 to 0.32. On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE crashed by 0.15 to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS fell a tenth to 0.31, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.05 to 0.30. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.30, and GRILL DADS was down 0.02 to 0.22. Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE was steady at 0.30. ID’s MARRIED WITH SECRETS edged up 0.02 to 0.28. TLC’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT dropped 0.07 to 0.21, and LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was at 0.15. TLC’s UNKNOWN STORIES OF THE ER lost 0.06 to 0.19.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday January 19, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.72 | 2,690 |
| 2 | LIVE PD: 89 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.64 | 1,859 |
| 3 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.53 | 1,939 |
| 4 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: NEW YORK/UTAH | ESPN | 10:35 PM | 150 | 0.47 | 1,045 |
| 5 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: WASHINGTON/DETROIT | ESPN | 8:02 PM | 146 | 0.46 | 1,164 |
| 6 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.45 | 1,530 |
| 7 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.42 | 1,888 |
| 8 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.40 | 1,767 |
| 9 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.37 | 1,424 |
| 10 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 1,440 |
| 11 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B | MTV | 8:31 PM | 31 | 0.36 | 753 |
| 12 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:05 AM | 55 | 0.34 | 742 |
| 13 | RAP GAME | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 70 | 0.34 | 796 |
| 14 | ADVENTURES OF KID DANGER | NICKELODEON | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.34 | 1,482 |
| 15 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 2,991 |
| 16 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 3,257 |
| 17 | BRING IT! | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.32 | 802 |
| 18 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.31 | 1,434 |
| 19 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.31 | 1,526 |
| 20 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 972 |
| 21 | MARRIED TO MEDICINE | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 845 |
| 22 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS: N/A | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 120 | 0.30 | 2,480 |
| 23 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,337 |
| 24 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,166 |
| 25 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,539 |
| 26 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,387 |
| 27 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.29 | 641 |
| 28 | MARRIED WITH SECRETS | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,300 |
| 29 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 3,443 |
| 30 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.28 | 946 |
| 31 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:00 AM | 32 | 0.27 | 660 |
| 32 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,202 |
| 33 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 775 |
| 34 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,191 |
| 35 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,617 |
| 36 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 62 | 0.26 | 579 |
| 37 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 495 |
| 38 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:32 AM | 32 | 0.25 | 611 |
| 39 | AMAZINGNESS | MTV | 9:02 PM | 31 | 0.24 | 531 |
| 40 | WE BARE BEARS | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 826 |
| 41 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,537 |
| 42 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,343 |
| 43 | PARADISE RUN | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,124 |
| 44 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 452 |
| 45 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 975 |
| 46 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.23 | 463 |
| 47 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,907 |
| 48 | GRILL DADS | FOOD NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 714 |
| 49 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.22 | 463 |
| 50 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 476 |
| 51 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 476 |
| 52 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 683 |
| 53 | BRING IT: FF | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:50 PM | 10 | 0.21 | 575 |
| 54 | ANDI MACK | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 25 | 0.21 | 1,282 |
| 55 | RAP GAME FL | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:17 PM | 10 | 0.21 | 525 |
| 56 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 475 |
| 57 | UNIKITTY | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 751 |
| 58 | LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,084 |
| 59 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,007 |
| 60 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,156 |
| 61 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,853 |
| 62 | AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 791 |
| 63 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,952 |
| 64 | UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,033 |
| 65 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 378 |
| 66 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 869 |
| 67 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 500 |
| 68 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 671 |
| 69 | LIGA MX L: ATLAS / TOLUCA | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:55 PM | 126 | 0.18 | 359 |
| 70 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 979 |
| 71 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,677 |
| 72 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 981 |
| 73 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,586 |
| 74 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 928 |
| 75 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,931 |
| 76 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 25 | 0.16 | 774 |
| 77 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 953 |
| 78 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,427 |
| 79 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,785 |
| 80 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,883 |
| 81 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 309 |
| 82 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,395 |
| 83 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,575 |
| 84 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,152 |
| 85 | KUU KUU HARAJUKU | NICK JR | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 563 |
| 86 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 381 |
| 87 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,593 |
| 88 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,272 |
| 89 | TREEHOUSE MASTERS | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.14 | 620 |
| 90 | SUNNY DAY | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 813 |
| 91 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 318 |
| 92 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,397 |
| 93 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 283 |
| 94 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 876 |
| 95 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 291 |
| 96 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,811 |
| 97 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 825 |
| 98 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 728 |
| 99 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 808 |
| 100 | PAYNES | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 521 |
| 101 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,222 |
| 102 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 251 |
| 103 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.13 | 1,055 |
| 104 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 45 | 0.13 | 479 |
| 105 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 804 |
| 106 | HIGH MAINTENANCE | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 27 | 0.12 | 439 |
| 107 | KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD | HBO PRIME | 3:40 PM | 126 | 0.12 | 388 |
| 108 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / VERACRUZ | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 7:35 PM | 140 | 0.12 | 269 |
| 109 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DEADLY INN | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.12 | 605 |
| 110 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 204 |
| 111 | BARRETT JACKSON: 8 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 8 | VELOCITY | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 713 |
| 112 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 708 |
| 113 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 991 |
| 114 | JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 528 |
| 115 | COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 116 | 0.10 | 413 |
| 116 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 618 |
| 117 | BARRETT JACKSON: 9 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 9 | VELOCITY | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 566 |
| 118 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 953 |
| 119 | DIFFERENT WORLD, A | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:05 PM | 34 | 0.09 | 190 |
| 120 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 185 |
| 121 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 903 |
| 122 | COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: ILLINOIS/WISCONSIN | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:07 PM | 126 | 0.09 | 341 |
| 123 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 11:30 PM | 45 | 0.09 | 314 |
| 124 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 892 |
| 125 | FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:56 PM | 11 | 0.08 | 343 |
| 126 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: ST. BONAVENTURE/DAVIDSON | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 126 | 0.08 | 237 |
| 127 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 839 |
| 128 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 996 |
| 129 | E! NEWS | E! | 6:59 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 238 |
| 130 | DIFFERENT WORLD, A | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:39 PM | 34 | 0.08 | 157 |
| 131 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 493 |
| 132 | CAKE WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 231 |
| 133 | CAKE WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 221 |
| 134 | DIFFERENT WORLD, A | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 2:21 PM | 34 | 0.07 | 157 |
| 135 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 779 |
| 136 | DIFFERENT WORLD, A | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:47 PM | 34 | 0.07 | 161 |
| 137 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 12:01 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 130 |
| 138 | HARRY POTTER & PRISONER A: HARRY POTTER & PRISONER A | HBO PRIME | 6:00 AM | 142 | 0.07 | 144 |
| 139 | BARRETT JACKSON: 7 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 7 | VELOCITY | 4:00 PM | 240 | 0.07 | 435 |
| 140 | CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 164 |
| 141 | EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING | HBO PRIME | 5:50 PM | 97 | 0.06 | 206 |
| 142 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 268 |
| 143 | WORLDS MOST EVIL KILLERS | REELZCHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 201 |
| 144 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 212 |
| 145 | DIFFERENT WORLD, A | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:13 PM | 34 | 0.06 | 131 |
| 146 | MYSTERIES & SCANDALS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 250 |
| 147 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 241 |
| 148 | LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 158 |
| 149 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 138 |
| 150 | UNDISPUTED L: 340 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 144 |
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