Articles

January 28, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.25.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  DYNASTY sank 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Friday cable, up 0.09 to 0.66, with the lead-in hour at 0.28.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH ticked up to 0.63, and the lead-out hour gained 0.07 to 0.49.  ESPN’s NBA game was at 0.57.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked down to 0.33.  On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP edged up 0.02 to 0.32, and EXTREME LOVE ticked up to 0.12.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.31/0.49/3.3M, with CNN’s THE LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.30/0.35/1.6M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.41/3M.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was up 0.02 to 0.31.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE was steady at 0.30.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE rose 0.04 to 0.29.  Nickelodeon’s noon PAW PATROL was at 0.29.  Adult Swim’s SOFT FOCUS was at 0.29.  An NHL SUPERSKILLS special on NBC Sports Net was at 0.26.  ID’s SECRETS OF THE MORGUE dropped 0.03 to 0.23, and YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE lost 0.04 to 0.21.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.20/0.19/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.26/0.26/0.26. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday January 25, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 180 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.66 1,996
2 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.63 2,666
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: TORONTO/HOUSTON ESPN 8:14 PM 145 0.57 1,487
4 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 59 0.49 1,828
5 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.33 1,729
6 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 14 0.32 885
7 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.32 835
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,339
9 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.31 1,152
10 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,768
11 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.30 1,626
12 RUPAUL ALL STARS 4 VH1 8:00 PM 91 0.29 647
13 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.29 1,568
14 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.29 1,279
15 SOFT FOCUS/J. FRIEDMAN 2 ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.29 572
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.29 1,725
17 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.28 1,210
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.27 1,519
19 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,748
20 NHL SUPERSKILLS COMP L: 2019 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:39 PM 133 0.26 612
21 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.26 2,931
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,992
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 1,324
24 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,397
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,615
26 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.24 1,213
27 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,875
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 1,245
29 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 507
30 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.23 1,362
31 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.23 1,187
32 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,247
33 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,253
34 SECRETS OF THE MORGUE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.23 914
35 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,097
36 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 663
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,207
38 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 459
39 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 967
40 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 9:02 PM 61 0.20 973
41 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.20 531
42 LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.20 858
43 X GAMES                 L: ASPEN, CO ESPN 10:39 PM 120 0.20 476
44 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,615
45 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,311
46 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 2,062
47 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 346
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,318
49 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,011
50 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 428
51 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.19 528
52 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,367
53 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,172
54 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.18 501
55 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 333
56 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 2,115
57 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,648
58 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.16 790
59 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,915
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,886
61 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,010
62 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,943
63 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,584
64 DOUBLE DOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 30 0.15 515
65 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:25 PM 30 0.15 710
66 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 332
67 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 2,098
68 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,877
69 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,958
70 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.15 615
71 GHOST ADV REPACK: TRUE NIGHTMARES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.14 384
72 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 343
73 GEOSTORM HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 109 0.14 472
74 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,718
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,585
76 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:39 AM 21 0.14 297
77 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.14 357
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,815
79 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,766
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,547
81 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.13 540
82 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 40 0.13 293
83 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: MICHIGAN/INDIANA FOX SPORTS 1 6:32 PM 126 0.13 566
84 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,973
85 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,722
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 305
87 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 345
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,709
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,321
90 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 296
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,853
92 EXTREME LOVE WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 326
93 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SEDUCED BY A KILLER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.12 565
94 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.12 365
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,763
96 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:30 PM 90 0.12 264
97 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 296
98 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.11 556
99 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 780
100 SYFY MOVIE: EVERLY SYFY 10:00 PM 123 0.11 460
101 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,621
102 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 263
103 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.11 549
104 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 277
105 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,173
106 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.10 505
107 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.10 252
108 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 583
109 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 1:05 AM 61 0.10 415
110 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.09 506
111 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 240
112 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.08 472
113 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 351
114 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / LOBOS BUAP UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 125 0.08 243
115 UNDISPUTED L: 594 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 188
116 NHL LIVE SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 99 0.08 215
117 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:49 PM 11 0.08 306
118 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 210
119 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:00 PM 30 0.08 173
120 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 197
121 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,287
122 HARD TIME: LOCKED UP CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 360
123 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 213
124 PGA TOUR: 2019 FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 242 0.07 567
125 ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF HBO PRIME 6:25 PM 94 0.07 153
126 KIDS BAKING CHAMP COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 220
127 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.07 532
128 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.07 455
129 KIDS BAKING CHAMP COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 175
130 COUPLES RETREAT HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 114 0.06 168
131 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: BUTLER/CREIGHTON FOX SPORTS 1 8:44 PM 126 0.06 241
132 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 359
133 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.06 234
134 HANGING WITH HENDERSONS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.06 420
135 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: CLOVERFIELD FREEFORM 8:30 PM 120 0.06 187
136 X GAMES ESPN2 12:40 AM 110 0.06 132
137 CRAZY CAKES COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.06 174
138 FUNNY PEOPLE: FUNNY PEOPLE HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 146 0.05 146
139 KIDS BAKING CHAMP COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 211
140 NHL SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:52 PM 69 0.05 131
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 242
142 KIDS BAKING CHAMP COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 197
143 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.05 156
144 KIDS BAKING CHAMP COOKING CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 165
145 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.05 102
146 PRO BOWL SKILLS SHOWDOWN NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.05 161
147 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / PUEBLA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 145 0.05 141
148 BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHI MAXPRIME 11:50 PM 100 0.05 99
149 HIGH PERFORMANCE ROAD TRI MOTOR TREND 8:00 PM 60 0.05 227
150 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 116

PREVIOUS FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS FRIDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

###



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.