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December 18, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.15.2017

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Friday cable at 0.76/0.75.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH dropped 0.09 to 0.69, and ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE returned at 0.35.  A&E’s LIVE PD gained 0.02 to 0.58.  On Bravo, DON’T BE TARDY ticked up to 0.35, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE was up 0.02 to 0.33.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.28/0.43/2.6M, above Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.23/0.39/2.9M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.23/0.29/1.1M.  On Bravo, THE RAP GAME ticked down to 0.27, and BRING IT was down 0.02 to 0.26.  Nickelodeon’s afternoon TOP WING was at 0.27.  Cartoon Network’s STEVEN UNIVERSE was at 0.25, and TEEN TITANS GO was at 0.24.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.09 to 0.25, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.06 to 0.23.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.25 compared to last week’s 0.26/0.22/0.19, and AMAZINGNESS was down 0.03 to 0.20.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES lost 0.03 to 0.21, and GRILL DADS was at 0.15.  The back-to-back season finale of Syfy’s Z NATION was at 0.16/0.15, compared to last week’s 15.  Spike’s BELLATOR was at 0.15.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP held at 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 15, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L ESPN 10:16 PM 94 0.76 1,938
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: OKLAHOMA CITY/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 6:59 PM 197 0.75 1,941
3 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.69 2,928
4 LIVE PD: 83 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.58 1,777
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:50 PM 70 0.41 990
6 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE: XMAS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.35 1,536
7 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.35 879
8 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.33 883
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 826
10 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 59 0.29 618
11 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 2,615
12 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.27 627
13 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 70 0.27 663
14 TOP WING NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.27 982
15 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.26 740
16 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.25 853
17 HOUSE HUNTERS OUTSIDE BOX HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,252
18 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.25 521
19 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.24 632
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,892
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,193
22 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 515
23 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,432
24 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 575
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,063
26 MARRIED WITH SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 811
27 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 980
28 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.22 459
29 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.22 844
30 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.22 425
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,401
32 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,466
33 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,946
34 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,795
35 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,078
36 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.21 894
37 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 469
38 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.20 567
39 RAP GAME FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:17 PM 12 0.20 437
40 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,709
41 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 858
42 AMAZINGNESS MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.20 441
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,860
44 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,564
45 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,007
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,818
47 THOMAS AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 1:30 PM 30 0.18 777
48 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 906
49 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,457
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 960
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,616
52 NIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS: ICE AGE AMC 7:00 PM 120 0.17 620
53 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 939
54 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,613
55 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,393
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 945
57 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 605
58 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,610
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 944
60 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,482
61 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,499
62 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 379
63 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,507
64 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,211
65 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,739
66 GRILL DADS FOOD NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.15 671
67 Z NATION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 555
68 BRING IT: FF LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.15 471
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 765
70 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,317
71 HART OF THE CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.15 344
72 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 406
73 BELLATOR MMA LIVE SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 113 0.15 511
74 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.15 444
75 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 940
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 274
77 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 768
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 814
79 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 792
80 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS   L: SAM HOUSTON STATE/NORTH DAKOTA STATE ESPN2 8:00 PM 200 0.14 604
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,236
82 DEEPWATER HORIZON HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.14 409
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 316
84 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,179
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,223
86 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,309
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 260
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 270
89 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 309
90 ANIMAL CRIBS ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.13 386
91 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 377
92 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 693
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 641
94 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 574
95 E! NEWS E! 10:31 PM 63 0.12 292
96 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 281
97 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 463
98 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:20 PM 32 0.10 247
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,041
100 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 935
101 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 989
102 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 943
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 999
104 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: STALKED BY MY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 467
105 CNN HEROES SPECIAL PRES CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 482
106 GRAN TORINO HBO PRIME 12:35 AM 116 0.09 246
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 898
108 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.09 507
109 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.09 176
110 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.09 381
111 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.08 530
112 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 242
113 TAKE, THE HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 92 0.08 304
114 SAVAGE KINGDOM NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 62 0.08 419
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 310
116 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 141
117 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.07 294
118 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.07 248
119 ALL DEF COMEDY (TVSERIES) HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 28 0.07 190
120 ER POP 4:08 PM 68 0.06 218
121 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.06 262
122 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:30 PM 30 0.06 282
123 UNDISPUTED L: 315 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 137
124 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS  L: MOUNT UNION (OH)/MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR ESPNU 7:00 PM 180 0.06 361
125 NFL PLAYERS ONLY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 167
126 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPION L: JESSIE VARGAS/AARON HERRERA FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 169 0.06 276
127 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.06 155
128 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 155
129 PBC POST L FOX SPORTS 1 12:49 AM 11 0.05 217
130 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 160
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 279
132 ER POP 3:00 PM 68 0.05 168
133 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 120
134 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 98
135 TOYMAKERZ VELOCITY 8:00 PM 60 0.05 221
136 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 131
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 271
138 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:30 PM 104 0.05 179
139 EXTREME CAKE MAKERS COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.05 140
140 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 247
141 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 132
142 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 121
143 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 484
144 DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 95
145 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 137
146 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 124
147 WITHIN MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 88 0.04 152
148 TOP CHEF JUNIOR UNIVERSAL KIDS 8:00 PM 60 0.04 159
149 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 412
150 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.04 128

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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.