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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.7.2018

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Written by: Mitch Salem
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NETWORK FINALS:  HELL’S KITCHEN lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.75/0.56.  A&E’s LIVE PD climbed 0.06 to 0.68.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.39/0.58/3.4M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.26/0.33/1.4M, and Fox News’s AMERICA’S NEWSROOM at 0.20/0.29/1.7M.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES rose 0.07 to 0.29.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT was at 0.26, compared to last week’s 0.64 for GOLD RUSH itself, and MASTER OF ARMS was up 0.03 to 0.25.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE was steady at 0.25.  On ID, IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.24/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.21, and THE CORONER was up 0.02 to 0.22.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.23/0.21/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.33/0.31/0.26, and TOO STUPID TO DIE was at 0.13/0.09 compared to 0.19/0.15.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE was at 0.22.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S HOLI-SLAY special was at 0.18.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.18.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked up to 0.14.  On Syfy, Z NATION lost 0.02 to 0.13, and VAN HELSING was up 0.05 to 0.12.  HBO’s ROOM 104 was at 0.05/0.05, steady with last week but this time on the chart.  Cinemax’s TALES FROM THE TOUR stayed off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.01/40K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 7, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/MILWAUKEE ESPN 9:47 PM 132 0.75 2,021
2 LIVE PD: 168 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.68 2,101
3 NBA AFTER THE BUZZER  L ESPN 11:59 PM 16 0.58 1,433
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHILADELPHIA/DETROIT ESPN 7:12 PM 155 0.56 1,373
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:15 AM 46 0.44 1,052
6 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:00 PM 12 0.40 877
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.39 3,356
8 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.39 932
9 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.35 739
10 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.33 719
11 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.31 653
12 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.30 714
13 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.29 998
14 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.28 530
15 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,439
16 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,582
17 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.26 1,231
18 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,217
19 MASTER OF ARMS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 62 0.25 834
20 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,685
21 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:30 PM 30 0.24 880
22 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,220
23 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,352
24 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.23 454
25 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.23 559
26 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,177
27 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,450
28 CORONER: I SPEAK FOR THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 848
29 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.22 539
30 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.22 684
31 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 30 0.22 812
32 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 2,014
33 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.21 580
34 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,367
35 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,682
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 832
37 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,369
38 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,107
39 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,149
40 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.18 940
41 RUPAULS HOLI-SLAY SPECTAC VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.18 440
42 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.18 496
43 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:02 PM 61 0.18 853
44 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.18 909
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 445
46 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,216
47 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,023
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,817
49 GHOST ADV REPACK: HAUNTED MANSIONS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.17 478
50 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.17 575
51 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,945
52 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,609
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,749
54 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 405
55 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,462
56 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 1:05 AM 61 0.16 515
57 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: CHRISTMAS LOST AND FOUND LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.15 989
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 363
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,105
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,552
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 981
62 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,743
63 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,020
64 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,452
65 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.14 410
66 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,315
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,600
68 TAKEN HBO PRIME 9:28 PM 91 0.14 380
69 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 858
70 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,351
71 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,188
72 WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE: ALL I WANT FOR XMAS IS YO AMC 8:00 PM 120 0.14 503
73 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 893
74 TOO STUPID TO DIE MTV 9:32 PM 30 0.13 280
75 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 465
76 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,136
77 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 300
78 COMEDY CELLAR COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.12 232
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 286
80 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 381
81 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,988
82 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,150
83 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,612
84 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,213
85 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 303
86 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,125
87 VAMPIRINA DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.11 404
88 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 698
89 AMC MOVIE AMC 7:00 PM 15 0.11 442
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 803
91 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.10 247
92 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,035
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,191
94 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.10 340
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 880
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 940
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,046
98 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.10 492
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,153
100 BOOK OF ELI, THE HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 118 0.10 258
101 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.09 633
102 NCAA FOOTBALL          L: MAINE VS WEBER ST ESPN2 8:00 PM 226 0.09 566
103 TOO STUPID TO DIE MTV 10:02 PM 30 0.09 233
104 AMC MOVIE AMC 7:15 PM 15 0.09 361
105 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 570
106 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 814
107 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,046
108 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 278
109 AMC MOVIE AMC 7:30 PM 30 0.08 363
110 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.08 300
111 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 254
112 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.08 273
113 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 283
114 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NEVADA/ARIZONA STATE ESPN2 12:00 AM 124 0.08 251
115 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 523
116 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 352
117 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.07 337
118 HOLIDAY COOKIE BUILDS COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 194
119 SCALED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.07 222
120 ICEBOX HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 83 0.07 236
121 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: YOUR BABY IS MINE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.06 340
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 480
123 UNDISPUTED L: 560 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 156
124 ROADKILL CLASSICS MOTOR TREND 8:00 PM 60 0.06 242
125 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 235
126 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 149
127 SPIELBERG: SPIELBERG HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 147 0.05 146
128 ROOM 104 HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 27 0.05 186
129 HERD L: 877 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 125
130 HITMANS BODYGUARD, THE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 118 0.05 142
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 130
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 217
133 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 125
134 NFL GAMEDAY PICKEM NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.05 108
135 ROOM 104 HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 22 0.05 146
136 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 206
137 ITALIAN SERIE A FTBLL  L: JUVENTUS/INTERNAZIONALE ESPN2 2:20 PM 131 0.05 105
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 213
139 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.04 111
140 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 108
141 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 441
142 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.04 170
143 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 273
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 335
145 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 81
146 TOP RANK BOXING: STUDIO L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.04 76
147 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 170
148 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 77
149 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 238
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 183

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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