NETWORK FINALS: SPEECHLESS and DATELINE each lost 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Fox Sports 1’s MLB PLAYOFFS game topped Friday cable at 1.13. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH returned at 0.64, with the lead-in hour at 0.29. A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.06 to 0.54, and the preceding clip show was down 0.03 to 0.24. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.34/0.31. ESPN2’s NBA PRESEASON game was at 0.32. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was steady at 0.31, TRACY ULLMAN’S SHOW was at 0.07, and although POD SAVE AMERICA doesn’t appear on the chart because it was inaccurately listed by Nielsen as a rerun, the premiere was at 0.11/454K. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE ticked down to 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.04 to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.21. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES rose 0.07 to 0.26. On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.24/0.21, compared to last week’s 0.24/0.19. Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.24/0.39/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.37/2.5M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.18/0.23/800K. Nickelodeon’s noon PAW PATROL was at 0.24. On ID, IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.23, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.22. Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.20. On Syfy, Z NATION fell 0.04 to 0.14, and VAN HELSING was up 0.02 to 0.13. We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP shed 0.02 to 0.13.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 12, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | MLB NL CHAMPIONS SERIES L: LA DODGERS/MILWAUKEE 1 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 254 | 1.13 | 4,639 |
| 2 | GOLD RUSH: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 121 | 0.64 | 2,353 |
| 3 | LIVE PD: 150 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.54 | 1,704 |
| 4 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: SOUTH FLORIDA/TULSA | ESPN | 6:59 PM | 211 | 0.34 | 1,170 |
| 5 | NBA PRE-SEASON L: LA LAKERS/GOLDEN STATE | ESPN2 | 10:32 PM | 158 | 0.32 | 867 |
| 6 | MLB NLCS POST GAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:14 AM | 62 | 0.32 | 1,108 |
| 7 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 57 | 0.31 | 1,742 |
| 8 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: ARIZONA/UTAH | ESPN | 10:30 PM | 164 | 0.31 | 1,011 |
| 9 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,630 |
| 10 | GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,214 |
| 11 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 834 |
| 12 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 | MTV | 8:31 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 553 |
| 13 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:06 PM | 52 | 0.24 | 868 |
| 14 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,693 |
| 15 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,145 |
| 16 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,489 |
| 17 | IN PLAIN SIGHT | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 877 |
| 18 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 688 |
| 19 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 482 |
| 20 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,754 |
| 21 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 1,142 |
| 22 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 1,183 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 59 | 0.22 | 515 |
| 24 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,478 |
| 25 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.21 | 456 |
| 26 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:14 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 534 |
| 27 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,110 |
| 28 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,134 |
| 29 | BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 207 | PARAMOUNT | 9:00 PM | 177 | 0.20 | 416 |
| 30 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.20 | 475 |
| 31 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.18 | 675 |
| 32 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 824 |
| 33 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,134 |
| 34 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,119 |
| 35 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,742 |
| 36 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 25 | 0.17 | 581 |
| 37 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 722 |
| 38 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,481 |
| 39 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,771 |
| 40 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,497 |
| 41 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,908 |
| 42 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 393 |
| 43 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 435 |
| 44 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 357 |
| 45 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,545 |
| 46 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 344 |
| 47 | Z NATION | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 511 |
| 48 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 361 |
| 49 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,642 |
| 50 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,610 |
| 51 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 327 |
| 52 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 916 |
| 53 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 704 |
| 54 | COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 649 |
| 55 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,411 |
| 56 | BASEBALL TONIGHT L | ESPN2 | 1:10 AM | 30 | 0.13 | 384 |
| 57 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 925 |
| 58 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,515 |
| 59 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 9:00 PM | 65 | 0.13 | 387 |
| 60 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 814 |
| 61 | VAN HELSING | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 476 |
| 62 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 307 |
| 63 | DOUBLE DARE NEW | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 621 |
| 64 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,193 |
| 65 | MLB NLCS PRE GAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 551 |
| 66 | SHOP, THE | HBO PRIME | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 281 |
| 67 | TREEHOUSE MASTERS | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 435 |
| 68 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 657 |
| 69 | HAUNTED LIVE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 391 |
| 70 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 682 |
| 71 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,396 |
| 72 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 856 |
| 73 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,437 |
| 74 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 303 |
| 75 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 488 |
| 76 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,419 |
| 77 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 852 |
| 78 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 641 |
| 79 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 729 |
| 80 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 275 |
| 81 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.10 | 1,019 |
| 82 | PAYNES | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 494 |
| 83 | KINDRED SPIRITS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 308 |
| 84 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN2 | 9:45 PM | 47 | 0.10 | 237 |
| 85 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 613 |
| 86 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 705 |
| 87 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 667 |
| 88 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 994 |
| 89 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: BOYFRIENDS DECEIT | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 470 |
| 90 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,300 |
| 91 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 600 |
| 92 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,161 |
| 93 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 393 |
| 94 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,127 |
| 95 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,232 |
| 96 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 934 |
| 97 | FOOTBALL LIFE | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 209 |
| 98 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 603 |
| 99 | BLACK-ISH | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 229 |
| 100 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 859 |
| 101 | BLACK-ISH | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 196 |
| 102 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 174 |
| 103 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKTOONS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 228 |
| 104 | UNDISPUTED L: 520 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 182 |
| 105 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 292 |
| 106 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 840 |
| 107 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 815 |
| 108 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 264 |
| 109 | TRACEY ULLMANS SHOW | HBO PRIME | 12:02 AM | 26 | 0.07 | 249 |
| 110 | LOVE IT LIST IT TOO | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 361 |
| 111 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR: N/A | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 819 |
| 112 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 1:40 AM | 80 | 0.06 | 212 |
| 113 | ROYAL WEDDING LIVE: EUGEN | TLC | 6:00 AM | 86 | 0.06 | 337 |
| 114 | CC STAND-UP PRESENTS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 160 |
| 115 | CRAZY CAKES | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 190 |
| 116 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 272 |
| 117 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 162 |
| 118 | MLB NLCS ON FOXD: GM1: DODGERS VS BREWERS | FOX DEPORTES | 8:00 PM | 256 | 0.06 | 223 |
| 119 | NFL GAMEDAY PICKEM | NFL NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 129 |
| 120 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 860 |
| 121 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 286 |
| 122 | CC STAND-UP PRESENTS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 138 |
| 123 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 283 |
| 124 | HERD L: 839 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 133 |
| 125 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 459 |
| 126 | NBA PRESEASON L: HOUSTON/MEMPHIS | NBA-TV | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 127 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 114 |
| 128 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 452 |
| 129 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 378 |
| 130 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 355 |
| 131 | LOVE IT LIST IT TOO | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 323 |
| 132 | NFL UP TO THE MINUTE | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 111 |
| 133 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 380 |
| 134 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 434 |
| 135 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 126 |
| 136 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 259 |
| 137 | DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE | HBO PRIME | 2:00 PM | 109 | 0.05 | 140 |
| 138 | BLADE RUNNER 2049: BLADE RUNNER 2049 | HBO PRIME | 3:50 PM | 164 | 0.05 | 154 |
| 139 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 137 |
| 140 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 108 |
| 141 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 349 |
| 142 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 368 |
| 143 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 122 |
| 144 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 93 |
| 145 | QUEEN OF THE WORLD | HBO PRIME | 6:35 PM | 63 | 0.04 | 129 |
| 146 | 15:17 TO PARIS, THE | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 94 | 0.04 | 228 |
| 147 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 426 |
| 148 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: GOOD COUNSEL (MD)/ST. JOHNS COLL. HS(DC) | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 165 | 0.04 | 141 |
| 149 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 252 |
| 150 | KYLE BRANDT FOOTBALL EXP | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 95 |
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