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December 17, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.14.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS: DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and FRESH OFF THE BOAT lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD ticked up to 0.69, and the clip show lead-in was at 0.39.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH returned at 0.66, and MASTER OF ARMS was down 0.04 to 0.21.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.52/0.40.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.29/0.28/0.28, compared to last week’s 0.23/0.21/0.18.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES slipped 0.02 to 0.27.  Nickelodeon’s noon PAW PATROL was at 0.26.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.26/0.37/2.3M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.20/0.31/1.4M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.19/0.33/2.2M.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S ALL STARS returned at 0.23.  On ID, SECRETS OF THE MORGUE was at 0.23.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE dropped 0.03 to 0.22.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE lost 0.03 to 0.19.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.11.  On Syfy, Z NATION dropped 0.03 to 0.10, and VAN HELSING was down 0.06 to 0.06.  HBO’s ROOM 104 ticked down to 0.04/0.04.  Cinemax’s TALES FROM THE TOUR was steady at 0.01/55K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 14, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 171 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.69 2,038
2 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.66 2,632
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: OKLAHOMA CITY/DENVER ESPN 10:10 PM 144 0.52 1,299
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: INDIANA/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 7:42 PM 148 0.40 1,102
5 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.39 1,310
6 NBA AFTER THE BUZZER  L ESPN 12:34 AM 16 0.38 943
7 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.29 645
8 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:50 AM 70 0.29 718
9 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.28 611
10 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.28 619
11 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.27 943
12 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.26 1,068
13 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 12 0.26 682
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,328
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 738
16 RUPAUL ALL STARS 4 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.23 513
17 SECRETS OF THE MORGUE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 980
18 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.22 1,462
19 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.22 521
20 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.22 515
21 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,986
22 MASTER OF ARMS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.21 826
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 537
24 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,423
25 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.20 681
26 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,181
27 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,066
28 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.19 933
29 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.19 608
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,186
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,307
32 FANCY NANCY DISNEY JUNIOR 7:00 PM 25 0.19 778
33 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.18 824
34 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.18 946
35 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.18 763
36 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.18 667
37 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 391
38 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,814
39 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,196
40 NCAA FOOTBALL          L: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE/NORTH DAKOTA STATE ESPN2 8:07 PM 183 0.16 846
41 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,712
42 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 421
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,101
44 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,021
45 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,735
46 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,069
47 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: CHRISTMAS AROUND CORNER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.16 1,155
48 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 443
49 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,491
50 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,280
51 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.15 1,402
52 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,825
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 333
54 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,621
55 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 364
56 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,108
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 933
58 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 350
59 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,370
60 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,360
61 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 303
62 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 851
63 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 876
64 GHOST ADV REPACK: GHOST TOWNS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.14 411
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 875
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,781
67 READY PLAYER ONE: READY PLAYER ONE HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 140 0.13 340
68 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.12 419
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 934
70 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 865
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 891
72 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,165
73 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,656
74 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 240
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,425
76 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,183
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 794
78 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 282
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,687
80 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,306
81 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 212 PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 216 0.11 285
82 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,324
83 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.11 511
84 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,456
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,524
86 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 283
87 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 301
88 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,344
89 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 428
90 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 179
91 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.10 309
92 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 657
93 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 725
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,108
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,430
96 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,164
97 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.09 469
98 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,082
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,058
100 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,154
101 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 510
102 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:10 PM 50 0.08 355
103 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 406
104 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 265
105 UNDISPUTED L: 565 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 184
106 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.07 427
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 544
108 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.07 196
109 COMEDY CELLAR COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 174
110 READY PLAYER ONE: READY PLAYER ONE HBO PRIME 8:10 AM 140 0.07 143
111 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.07 383
112 BREAK HBO PRIME 10:50 PM 10 0.07 140
113 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 142
114 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 40 0.06 239
115 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 116
116 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 277
117 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: STALKED BY MY PATIENT LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.06 421
118 MY GHOST STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 195
119 ROADKILL CLASSICS MOTOR TREND 8:00 PM 30 0.06 240
120 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 337
121 HERD L: 882 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 124
122 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.05 219
123 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.05 126
124 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 131
125 MY GHOST STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 186
126 BLIND SIDE THE: BLIND SIDE THE HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 128 0.05 191
127 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 172
128 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.05 122
129 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 137
130 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 256
131 COLLEGE WRESTLING   L: ARIZONA STATE/PENN STATE ESPN2 6:00 PM 127 0.05 212
132 NFL GAMEDAY PICKEM NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.05 145
133 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 90
134 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.05 120
135 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 436
136 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 177
137 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.04 138
138 NCAA FOOTBALL: MOUNT UNION (OH)/MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (TX) ESPNU 7:00 PM 194 0.04 325
139 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.04 92
140 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.04 124
141 ROOM 104 HBO PRIME 11:40 PM 26 0.04 106
142 ROOM 104 HBO PRIME 12:10 AM 26 0.04 120
143 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 90
144 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 100
145 FRONTERA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 105
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 226
147 KYLE BRANDT FOOTBALL EXP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.04 121
148 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.04 161
149 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 207
150 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.03 113

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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.