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December 3, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.30.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MACGYVER lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 1.0.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday cable, up 0.09 to 0.64, with MASTER OF ARMS up 0.02 to 0.22.  A&E’s LIVE PD gained 0.05 to 0.62, with the clip show lead-in down 0.01 to 0.31.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.40/0.39.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.33/0.31/0.26, and TOO STUPID TO DIE was at 0.19/0.15.  Nickelodeon’s noon PAW PATROL was at 0.30.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.26/0.40/3M, with Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.24/0.37/2.5M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/0.29/1.3M.  Adult Swim’s TENDER TOUCHES was at 0.25/0.23.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE gained 0.02 to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.24.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES ticked up to 0.22.  On ID, THE CORONER was at 0.20, and IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.21 compared to last week’s 0.28/0.27.   On Syfy, Z NATION ticked up to 0.15, and VAN HELSING ticked down to 0.07.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was at 0.13.  On Bravo, SWEET HOME rose 0.02 to 0.08, BUYING IT BLIND was at 0.07, and GET A ROOM held at 0.06.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.07.  HBO’s ROOM 104 was off the chart at 0.05/164K & 0.05/135K.  Also off the chart:  Cinemax’s TALES FROM THE TOUR at 0.03/94K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday November 30, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.64 2,499
2 LIVE PD: 165 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.62 1,957
3 NBA AFTER THE BUZZER  L ESPN 1:05 AM 16 0.41 917
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: HOUSTON/SAN ANTONIO ESPN 8:13 PM 145 0.40 964
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DENVER/PORTLAND ESPN 10:38 PM 147 0.39 923
6 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.33 741
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:21 AM 39 0.32 698
8 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.31 1,159
9 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.31 724
10 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.30 1,223
11 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 0.29 697
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 822
13 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.26 631
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,023
15 TENDER TOUCHES ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 15 0.25 530
16 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,380
17 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.24 506
18 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 551
19 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 570
20 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,486
21 TENDER TOUCHES ADULT SWIM 12:45 AM 15 0.23 503
22 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 502
23 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.22 883
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.22 1,027
25 CORONER: I SPEAK FOR THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 975
26 MASTER OF ARMS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.22 860
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,272
28 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 30 0.21 877
29 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.21 1,021
30 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 455
31 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,280
32 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.20 685
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,175
34 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,265
35 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,124
36 TOO STUPID TO DIE MTV 9:32 PM 31 0.19 398
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 462
38 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 353
39 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.18 833
40 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.18 642
41 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,688
42 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.17 754
43 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.17 569
44 MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.17 553
45 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,187
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,605
47 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 886
48 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,497
49 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 965
50 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: VERY NUTTY CHRISTMAS, A LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.16 1,092
51 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,806
52 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,492
53 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,991
54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,023
55 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.15 520
56 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 359
57 TOO STUPID TO DIE MTV 10:03 PM 31 0.15 301
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,012
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 334
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,741
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,505
62 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 436
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,062
64 GHOST ADV REPACK: GHOSTS OF THE OLD WEST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.14 442
65 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,252
66 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,527
67 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.14 747
68 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.14 768
69 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.14 665
70 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 808
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,500
72 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 288
73 SR/DEATH OF PRES GHW BUSH FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.14 1,127
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 337
75 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,441
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,110
77 CNN TONIGHT CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 720
78 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NORTHERN ILLINOIS/BUFFALO ESPN2 7:00 PM 209 0.13 587
79 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,593
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,710
81 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,796
82 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,841
83 SR/DEATH OF PRES GHW BUSH FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.13 840
84 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.13 251
85 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 90 0.13 326
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 860
87 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,246
88 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE L: 28:DOS ANJOS/USMAN FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 187 0.12 399
89 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 879
90 TOMB RAIDER HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 118 0.12 398
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 986
92 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,676
93 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 827
94 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 284
95 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.12 456
96 FANCY NANCY DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.12 485
97 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.12 608
98 BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, A SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 104 0.12 330
99 COMEDY CELLAR COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.12 309
100 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.11 299
101 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 743
102 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS: GEORGE HW BUSH DIES MSNBC 12:00 AM 120 0.11 965
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 827
104 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,139
105 CNN TONIGHT CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 538
106 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,031
107 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 791
108 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 268
109 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.10 217
110 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.10 271
111 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,655
112 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:29 PM 31 0.10 341
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,185
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,016
115 ULTIMATE FIGHTER PRELIM L: 28:DOS ANJOS/USMAN FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.09 353
116 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,653
117 UNDISPUTED L: 555 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 210
118 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 639
119 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 364
120 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,049
121 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,070
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,121
123 SWEET HOME BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.08 309
124 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.08 207
125 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.08 420
126 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 483
127 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 383
128 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 450
129 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: HIDDEN FAMILY SECRETS LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.08 450
130 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.08 206
131 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,143
132 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.08 285
133 SCALED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.07 216
134 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.07 138
135 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 318
136 HERD L: 872 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 157
137 BUYING IT BLIND BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.07 314
138 TUF FINALE POST L FOX SPORTS 1 1:07 AM 60 0.07 139
139 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.07 309
140 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 210 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 127 0.07 270
141 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE MAXPRIME 7:40 PM 136 0.07 204
142 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,085
143 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.06 151
144 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.06 275
145 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 123
146 HOLIDAY COOKIE BUILDS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 201
147 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.06 121
148 ANNABELLE: CREATION HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 110 0.06 166
149 GET A ROOM: CARSON & THOM BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 291
150 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.05 147

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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.