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December 31, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.28.2018

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Friday’s preliminary network ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

NOTE:  At this time, we don’t have cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL was king on the last Friday of 2018, good news for ESPN, which aired games at 1.35/1.19/0.58.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES jumped 0.11 to 0.33.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT rose a tenth to 0.31, and GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER was at 0.26.  A&E’s LIVE PD 8PM clip show dipped 0.06 to 0.30.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY was at 0.27.  On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP gained 0.08 to 0.26, and EXTREME LOVE premiered at 0.18.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S ALL-STARS was up 0.02 to 0.25.  MTV’s  RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.25/0.23.  On ID, SECRETS OF THE MORGUE edged up 0.02 to 0.23.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.18/0.18.  On Syfy, the series finale of Z NATION ticked up to 0.11, and the season finale of VAN HELSING was up 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 December 28, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: IOWA STATE/WASHINGTON STATE ESPN 9:00 PM 220 1.35 5,547
2 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: WEST VIRGINIA/SYRACUSE ESPN 5:15 PM 221 1.19 4,828
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:40 AM 20 0.86 2,529
4 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 4:59 PM 16 0.68 2,726
5 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: PURDUE/AUBURN ESPN 1:30 PM 209 0.58 2,573
6 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.49 1,258
7 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.33 768
8 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.33 1,095
9 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.31 1,468
10 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 53 0.30 1,046
11 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 9:00 PM 30 0.28 930
12 HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,240
13 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 744
14 GOLD RUSH:WHITE WATER SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.26 1,009
15 RUPAUL ALL STARS 4 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.25 632
16 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 53 0.25 799
17 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.25 557
18 SECRETS OF THE MORGUE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 907
19 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.23 554
20 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.20 603
21 GHOST ADV REPACK: INNS OF THE DEAD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.19 484
22 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:02 PM 61 0.18 897
23 EXTREME LOVE WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.18 450
24 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 1:05 AM 61 0.18 640
25 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 456
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 350
27 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.17 401
28 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA CLIPPERS/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:36 PM 150 0.16 427
29 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,945
30 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.16 677
31 AMC MOVIE: WEDDING SINGER, THE AMC 3:00 PM 120 0.15 369
32 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 862
33 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.14 547
34 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,753
35 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,930
36 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 801
37 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.13 352
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 847
39 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 764
40 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,292
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,381
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 922
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,467
44 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 957
45 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WRONG TEACHER, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.12 496
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,553
47 ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,494
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 787
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 966
50 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,392
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 782
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 829
53 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 483
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 958
55 LAST WORD W. LO SPEC MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,506
56 RAMPAGE (2018) HBO PRIME 6:40 PM 107 0.11 301
57 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,293
58 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,728
59 INSIDE NORTH KOREAS DYNAS: GOING NUCLEAR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 120 0.10 390
60 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,843
61 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 658
62 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 750
63 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,336
64 YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,215
65 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,053
66 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 980
67 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 814
68 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,057
69 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,480
70 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,290
71 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 273
72 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,158
73 DANCES WITH WOLVES: DANCES WITH WOLVES HBO PRIME 9:10 PM 181 0.09 290
74 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 969
75 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,232
76 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.09 441
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,014
78 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,384
79 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,082
80 TOMB RAIDER HBO PRIME 12:15 AM 118 0.08 204
81 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 893
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,148
83 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.08 221
84 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,062
85 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 991
86 UNDISPUTED L: 574 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 192
87 ROADKILL CLASSICS MOTOR TREND 8:00 PM 60 0.08 287
88 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,065
89 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 383
90 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DALLAS/NEW ORLEANS NBA-TV 8:00 PM 156 0.08 262
91 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:06 AM 54 0.08 205
92 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 469
93 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.08 181
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,044
95 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 60 0.07 320
96 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.07 212
97 GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAS HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 101 0.07 173
98 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 306
99 INSIDE NORTH KOREAS DYNAS: MEET THE KIMS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 120 0.06 334
100 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 405
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 259
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 120
103 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:06 PM 54 0.06 153
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 102
105 MURDER ON THE ORIENT-2017 HBO PRIME 11:35 AM 114 0.06 122
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 247
107 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 835
108 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 138
109 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 220
110 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 119
111 UFC WEIGH-IN L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.05 123
112 17 AGAIN HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 42 0.05 109
113 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 133
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 215
115 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.05 357
116 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 39 0.05 117
117 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 892 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 98
118 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 333
119 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 90 0.04 132
120 EXTREME CAKE MAKERS COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.04 107
121 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.04 140
122 NFLN ORIGINAL: THE WAY UP: CHRIS LONG AND THE WATERBOYS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.04 94
123 PERFECT WORLD, A: PERFECT WORLD, A HBO PRIME 9:15 AM 138 0.03 113
124 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 339 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.03 80
125 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S3 UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 30 0.03 74
126 SEGURID FRONTERA AUS – S5 UNIVERSO 6:30 PM 30 0.03 72
127 X2: X2 MAXPRIME 11:00 PM 134 0.03 64
128 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 105
129 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 98
130 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.03 67
131 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 87
132 ARIZONA MAXPRIME 1:15 AM 84 0.03 63
133 UFC COUNTDOWN ESPN2 10:11 PM 55 0.03 99
134 WORLDS MOST EVIL KILLERS REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 163
135 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 286
136 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.03 173
137 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 87
138 NFL GAMEDAY PICKEM NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.03 96
139 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 170
140 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 220
141 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.03 203
142 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.03 257
143 ISLE OF DOGS HBO PRIME 4:40 PM 101 0.02 103
144 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.02 229
145 BOURNE SUPREMACY, THE MAXPRIME 6:10 PM 108 0.02 73
146 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.02 235
147 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.02 166
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.02 222
149 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.02 88
150 FRONTERA S5 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.02 82

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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.
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