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December 11, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.8.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BLUE BLOODS fell 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 08.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Friday cable at 0.83 (Boston vs. San Antonio)/0.59 (Golden State vs. Detroit).  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH slipped 0.04 to 0.78, and FINDING ESCOBAR’S MILLIONS was up 0.05 to 0.45.  A&E’s LIVE PD was steady at 0.56.  Fox News took the night in cable news with TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.34/0.55/3.2M, above MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW at 0.27/0.40/2.6M and CNN’s SPECIAL REPORT at 0.18/0.23/900K.  On Bravo, DON’T BE TARDY climbed 0.06 to 0.34, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE was up 0.06 to 0.31.  On ID, MARRIED WITH SECRETS jumped 0.11 to 0.29, and DEADLY DENTISTS was up 0.05 to 0.21.  On Lifetime, THE RAP GAME grew by 0.04 to 0.28, and BRING IT ticked up to 0.28.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.26/0.22/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.22/0.21/0.19, and AMAZINGNESS was at 0.23.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.24.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL fell 0.08 to 0.17, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.07 to 0.16.  On Syfy, Z NATION ticked up to 0.16.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP held at 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 08.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 8, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BOSTON/SAN ANTONIO ESPN 9:35 PM 140 0.83 2,076
2 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.78 2,862
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/DETROIT ESPN 7:00 PM 155 0.59 1,610
4 LIVE PD: 81 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.56 1,711
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:55 PM 66 0.49 1,141
6 FINDING ESCOBARS MILLIONS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.45 1,544
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 3,240
8 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.34 878
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,458
10 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.31 891
11 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.31 695
12 MARRIED WITH SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,046
13 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:06 AM 33 0.29 697
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 816
15 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 70 0.28 698
16 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.28 729
17 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:39 AM 33 0.27 654
18 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,596
19 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.26 561
20 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,380
21 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,424
22 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 55 0.24 1,361
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,575
24 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.24 543
25 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,234
26 AMAZINGNESS MTV 10:31 PM 32 0.23 491
27 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 544
28 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,271
29 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B MTV 11:03 PM 31 0.22 482
30 SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 123 0.21 520
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,362
32 DEADLY DENTISTS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 856
33 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,994
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 553
35 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 486
36 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B MTV 11:34 PM 31 0.19 410
37 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.19 406
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,740
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,637
40 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,587
41 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 887
42 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,749
43 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,662
44 SUNNY DAY NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.18 601
45 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,858
46 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.17 994
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,798
48 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,605
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 913
50 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,741
51 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,003
52 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,626
53 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 821
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 785
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,870
56 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 572
57 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.16 1,191
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 793
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 994
60 HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE NOW HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.16 969
61 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 933
62 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.16 332
63 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,406
64 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 377
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 835
66 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 25 0.15 663
67 HART OF THE CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.15 305
68 GONE IN 60 SECONDS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 118 0.15 329
69 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 733
70 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,628
71 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 835
72 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,455
73 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.14 264
74 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 833
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 871
76 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.14 423
77 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,420
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,177
79 GREAT WALL, THE HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 103 0.14 368
80 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 336
81 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,444
82 BRING IT: FF LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.13 394
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,079
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 786
85 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 795
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,015
87 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 354
88 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS   L: WEBER STATE/JAMES MADISON ESPN2 7:00 PM 215 0.13 603
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 824
90 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 631
91 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,026
92 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.12 549
93 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,039
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 282
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,122
96 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.12 312
97 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,020
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,212
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 286
100 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 381
101 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:30 PM 30 0.11 325
102 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: YOU KILLED MY MOTHER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.11 556
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 269
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 235
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 507
106 MICHELLE WOLF: NICE LADY HBO PRIME 1:05 AM 57 0.11 268
107 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 249
108 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 446
109 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.10 167
110 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.10 440
111 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.09 261
112 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 26 0.09 333
113 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.09 157
114 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 189
115 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 63 0.08 206
116 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.08 317
117 SAVAGE KINGDOM NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 309
118 ANIMAL CRIBS ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.07 359
119 TOYMAKERZ VELOCITY 8:00 PM 60 0.07 291
120 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 10:35 PM 115 0.07 236
121 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 313
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 320
123 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 173
124 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 141
125 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 277
126 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 277
127 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 527
128 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 127
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 284
130 TRANSCENDENCE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 119 0.05 120
131 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.05 210
132 NFL PLAYERS ONLY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 115
133 UNDISPUTED L: 310 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 147
134 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 486
135 AFRICAS DEADLIEST NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 198
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 255
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 272
138 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.05 169
139 HERD L: 609 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 119
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 301
141 TOP RANK BOXING: STUDIO L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.05 100
142 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 106
143 E! NEWS: DAILY POP II E! 1:00 PM 60 0.05 103
144 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.04 108
145 BOILER ROOM MAXPRIME 12:05 AM 119 0.04 92
146 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 134
147 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPION L: AHMED ELBIALI/JEAN PASCAL FOX SPORTS 1 8:58 PM 155 0.04 236
148 ESPN FC ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 101
149 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 138
150 LIGHTS OUT HBO PRIME 11:00 AM 81 0.04 114

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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.