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November 18, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.15.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up a tenth to 0.58, with the pre-show hour up 0.08 to 0.33.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.57/0.42.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH was at 0.51/0.38 compared to last week’s 0.49/0.34.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led another busy cable news day at 0.32/0.50/3.7M, with CNN’s 3-4PM impeachment hearings coverage at 0.31/0.43/2.1M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/0.45/3.4M.  TUDN’s CONCACAF match was at 0.20.  On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP dipped 0.03 to 0.25, and MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP was down 0.03 to 0.09.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.04 to 0.24, and ROOM 104 fell off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.04/281K.  Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS ticked down to 0.24.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES ticked up to 0.24.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS rose 0.06 to 0.23.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was at 0.20, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.17.  On TLC, LONG ISLAND MEDIUM climbed 0.03 to 0.18, and LONG LOST FAMILY was steady at 0.14.  On History, ANCIENt ALIENS grew by 0.03 to 0.17, and IN SEARCH OF was down 0.02 to 0.15.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE gained 0.03 to 0.12.  AMC’s THE PREPPY MURDER was at 0.09.  Syfy’s VAN HELSING dropped 0.02 to 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 15, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 251 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.58 1,909
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BOSTON/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:35 PM 155 0.57 1,416
3 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.51 2,264
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: UTAH/MEMPHIS ESPN 8:13 PM 142 0.42 1,085
5 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 50 0.39 897
6 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.38 1,506
7 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 0.37 880
8 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.33 1,174
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,664
10 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.31 2,093
11 CONCACAF NATIONS LG FRI 1: PANAMA / MEXICO TUDN 9:00 PM 120 0.30 722
12 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.29 1,910
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 936
14 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.28 1,984
15 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.27 1,617
16 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.27 635
17 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 614
18 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 635
19 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.24 636
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,434
21 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.24 621
22 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 55 0.24 1,563
23 BLACK JESUS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.24 487
24 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 906
25 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 721
26 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS MSNBC 12:21 PM 181 0.24 2,787
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,351
28 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 3,263
29 MSNBC NEWS ANALYSIS MSNBC 3:22 PM 38 0.23 2,638
30 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.23 1,828
31 MSNBC NEWS ANALYSIS MSNBC 10:37 AM 104 0.23 2,675
32 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 704
33 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.23 2,634
34 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.23 520
35 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,466
36 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.22 3,099
37 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 2,909
38 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 3,067
39 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,632
40 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.21 591
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,442
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,635
43 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,533
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 525
45 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 9:00 AM 97 0.20 2,552
46 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,349
47 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,788
48 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 3,004
49 OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:02 PM 58 0.20 803
50 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,210
51 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 3,427
52 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,253
53 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.19 555
54 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: CHRISTMAS A LA MODE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.19 1,252
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 2,701
56 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,383
57 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,519
58 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 447
59 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,100
60 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 948
61 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 431
62 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,628
63 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 870
64 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 2,334
65 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,429
66 SP MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.17 1,083
67 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 1,059
68 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 321
69 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.17 928
70 SP MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.17 1,095
71 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,325
72 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,070
73 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,948
74 SP HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.16 979
75 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 437
76 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.16 782
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 2,640
78 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 355
79 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 24 0.15 422
80 IN SEARCH OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.15 820
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 2,426
82 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,306
83 MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADV DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.14 419
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 381
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,777
86 LONG LOST FAMILY TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 914
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 30 0.14 2,111
88 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: FRESNO STATE/SAN DIEGO STATE ESPN2 9:27 PM 200 0.14 530
89 GHOST NATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 538
90 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,595
91 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM:BEYOND TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 664
92 USA SOCCER MEN          L: USA/CANADA ESPN2 7:00 PM 125 0.12 352
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:30 AM 30 0.12 2,073
94 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 692
95 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 234 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 132 0.12 318
96 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.12 406
97 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.12 247
98 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:08 PM 62 0.11 316
99 AMERICAS MOST MUSICAL FAM NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.11 544
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,333
101 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.11 805
102 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 245
103 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 24 0.10 325
104 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,230
105 ROCKETEER SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.09 271
106 PREPPY MURDER, THE AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.09 406
107 CONCACAF NATIONS LG FRI 1: ESTADOS UNIDOS / CANADA TUDN 6:50 PM 130 0.09 241
108 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 324
109 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.09 429
110 UNDISPUTED L: 799 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 200
111 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:00 PM 65 0.09 252
112 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.09 202
113 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: FANTASTIC MR. FOX FREEFORM 8:55 PM 125 0.09 257
114 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 579
115 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 783
116 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 12:30 PM 25 0.08 241
117 HARD TIME: LOCKED UP CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 285
118 DESTINATION FEAR REPACK: TTOT-1R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 270
119 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.07 249
120 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 198
121 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: HOMESTEAD FOX SPORTS 1 9:19 PM 142 0.07 392
122 NASHVILLE SQUARES CMT 8:30 PM 30 0.07 230
123 JUST ROLL WITH IT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.07 361
124 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 232
125 GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 335
126 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DAUGHTERS PLAN TO KILL, A LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.07 361
127 EUROPEAN QUAL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN2 12:47 AM 29 0.06 237
128 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 582
129 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 400
130 NASHVILLE SQUARES CMT 8:00 PM 30 0.06 241
131 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: THE PUNISHER PARAMOUNT 11:12 PM 180 0.06 192
132 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 165
133 LOCKDOWN: ON THE INSIDE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 205
134 NASCAR TRUCKS RAC RAIN L FOX SPORTS 1 7:54 PM 85 0.05 303
135 NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 24 0.05 184
136 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN2 9:05 PM 22 0.05 235
137 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.05 114
138 BLACK LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.05 195
139 OWN HOLIDAY MOVIE: ONE FINE CHRISTMAS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.05 234
140 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 140
141 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 136
142 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.05 252
143 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 143
144 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 206
145 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.05 107
146 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 430
147 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 1:16 AM 22 0.05 168
148 THANKSGIVING GRUBDOWN COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 154
149 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.04 99
150 DR. OAKLEY: NORTHERN LITE NAT GEO WILD 8:30 PM 30 0.04 241

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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.