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November 12, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.9.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Friday’s preliminary ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up 0.05 to 0.61, with the clip show lead-in at 0.31.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH rose 0.05 to 0.59, and MASTER OF ARMS was up 0.02 to 0.26.  ESPN’s NBA game was at 0.58, following a COLLEGE FOOTBALL game at 0.26.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.06 to 0.35, and the season premiere of ROOM 104 was at 0.06 and 0.05/147K .  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.30/0.26, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.23, and TOO STUPID TO DIE was down 0.06 to 0.13.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.30/0.44/3.1M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.27/0.47/3.1M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.26/0.37/1.4M.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE was at 0.30, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.27, with HOUSE HUNTERS at 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL at 0.23.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.25/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.26.  On ID, DEADLY WOMEN dropped 0.03 to 0.23, and IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.21/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.24.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP edged up 0.02 to 0.18, and LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was at 0.11.  On Syfy, Z NATION ticked up to 0.12, and VAN HELSING was down 0.02 to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday November 9, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 159 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.61 1,777
2 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.59 2,443
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CELTICS/JAZZ ESPN 9:49 PM 136 0.58 1,348
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:05 AM 65 0.41 933
5 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.35 1,687
6 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.31 1,041
7 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.30 658
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,101
9 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,656
10 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.29 603
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,064
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,374
13 MASTER OF ARMS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.26 968
14 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,423
15 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.26 568
16 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: LOUISVILLE/SYRACUSE ESPN2 7:00 PM 203 0.26 1,062
17 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARKANSAS/TEXAS ESPN 7:00 PM 169 0.26 726
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 775
19 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,400
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,450
21 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 60 0.25 545
22 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 891
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,745
24 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,563
25 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 546
26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,252
27 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,593
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,200
29 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 971
30 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,139
31 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:30 PM 30 0.21 848
32 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.21 722
33 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,193
34 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 448
35 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: FRESNO STATE/BOISE STATE ESPN2 10:23 PM 204 0.20 819
36 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 561
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 487
38 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,501
39 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 30 0.19 734
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,322
41 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.19 849
42 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,090
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,057
44 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: STORKS FREEFORM 7:15 PM 125 0.18 651
45 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,221
46 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,988
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 2,047
48 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.18 843
49 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,819
50 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 65 0.18 501
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 884
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,725
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,944
54 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.17 662
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,693
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,784
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,992
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 983
59 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,804
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 353
61 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,695
62 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.16 627
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,102
64 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,553
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 822
66 MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.15 606
67 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 345
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,058
69 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.15 594
70 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 341
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,244
72 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 326
73 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,641
74 HAUNTED LIVE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 433
75 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 737
76 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 949
77 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.14 583
78 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.14 351
79 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,705
80 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,026
81 LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.14 759
82 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.14 657
83 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,661
84 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,581
85 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 975
86 TOO STUPID TO DIE MTV 9:32 PM 31 0.13 259
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 316
88 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 273
89 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 297
90 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: ALVIN/CHIP: SQUEAKQUEL FREEFORM 5:10 PM 125 0.12 393
91 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,309
92 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:01 PM 120 0.12 292
93 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 30 0.12 356
94 COMEDY CELLAR COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.12 251
95 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 457
96 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 10:05 PM 11 0.11 292
97 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 330
98 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.11 556
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,238
100 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 638
101 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 119 0.10 522
102 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,549
103 UNDISPUTED L: 540 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 211
104 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 456
105 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.10 199
106 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,047
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 517
108 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,154
109 SCALED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.09 229
110 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / QUERETARO UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 151 0.09 235
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,192
112 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: CHARLOTTE/PHILADELPHIA NBA-TV 7:00 PM 182 0.09 296
113 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,102
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,111
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,011
116 BUYING IT BLIND BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.08 351
117 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 416
118 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 180
119 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WRONG AFFAIR, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.07 431
120 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 372
121 E! NEWS PEOPLES CHOICE-SP E! 7:30 PM 30 0.07 248
122 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 375
123 KNIGHT AND DAY HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 110 0.07 285
124 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 192
125 HOLIDAY COOKIE BUILDS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 272
126 NCWTS RACING L: PHOENIX FOX SPORTS 1 8:28 PM 127 0.07 444
127 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.07 131
128 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.06 207
129 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 387
130 SWEET HOME BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 254
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 119
132 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NORTH CAROLINA/ELON ESPNU 7:00 PM 123 0.06 199
133 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 319
134 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 3:59 PM 19 0.06 180
135 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.06 115
136 ROOM 104 HBO PRIME 11:31 PM 26 0.06 216
137 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:45 PM 60 0.06 136
138 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:50 PM 10 0.06 268
139 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:02 PM 32 0.06 179
140 KYLE BRANDT FOOTBALL EXP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.05 120
141 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 103
142 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 128
143 TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS HBO PRIME 1:30 AM 29 0.05 172
144 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 112
145 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 204
146 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 128
147 GET A ROOM: CARSON & THOM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 312
148 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BUFFALO/WEST VIRGINIA ESPNU 9:03 PM 158 0.05 166
149 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 127
150 RED SPARROW: RED SPARROW MAXPRIME 11:00 PM 140 0.05 159

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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.