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January 22, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.19.2018

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The PENN & TELLER: FOOL US rerun dropped 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jan 19.FRI

 

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. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jan 19.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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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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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.