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February 4, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.1.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  HELL’S KITCHEN gained 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, down a tick to 0.65.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH ticked up to 0.64, with the lead-out hour down 0.05 to 0.44, and the lead-in hour at 0.30.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.61/0.52.  On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP gained 0.03 to 0.35, and EXTREME LOVE was up 0.02 to 0.14.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE edged up 0.02 to 0.32.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER slipped 0.02 to 0.31.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES lost 0.02 to 0.29.  Adult Swim’s TROPICAL COP TALES was at 0.28/0.21.  On MTV, WILD N OUT returned at 0.26/0.25/0.24.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE dropped 0.04 to 0.25.  On ID, SECRETS OF THE MORGUE ticked down to 0.22, and YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE was down 0.02 to 0.19.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday February 1, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 182 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.65 1,922
2 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 59 0.64 2,809
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: HOUSTON/DENVER ESPN 10:08 PM 136 0.61 1,540
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BOSTON/NEW YORK ESPN 7:43 PM 145 0.52 1,350
5 NBA AFTER THE BUZZER  L ESPN 12:24 AM 15 0.48 1,189
6 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:59 PM 61 0.44 1,858
7 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.35 815
8 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:39 AM 81 0.34 791
9 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.32 793
10 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.32 1,826
11 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.31 1,669
12 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 1,368
13 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,056
14 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.28 602
15 TROPICAL COP TALES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.28 569
16 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 12B MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.26 556
17 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 12B MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.25 528
18 RUPAUL ALL STARS 4 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.25 542
19 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.24 524
20 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 12B MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.24 517
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 684
22 SECRETS OF THE MORGUE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.22 953
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 502
24 TROPICAL COP TALES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.21 435
25 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 450
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,215
27 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,503
28 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 872
29 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,067
30 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 376
31 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 381
32 ANCIENT ALIENS AC: ALIEN PHENOMENON, THE 145 HISTORY 8:00 PM 121 0.18 995
33 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 453
34 ANCIENT ALIENS AC: ALIEN PHENOMENON, THE 145 HISTORY 12:03 AM 121 0.18 651
35 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 388
36 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,179
37 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,366
38 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,394
39 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,125
40 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 922
41 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 992
42 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.15 844
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 320
44 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.15 385
45 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 321
46 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,046
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 907
48 GHOST ADV REPACK: GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.14 407
49 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 338
50 EXTREME LOVE WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 413
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 798
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,964
53 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.14 570
54 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 784
55 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,730
56 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,689
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 814
58 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.13 694
59 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.13 393
60 LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.13 709
61 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,699
62 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: MICHIGAN/IOWA FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 125 0.13 650
63 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,533
64 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 270
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 851
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,559
67 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,565
68 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 390
69 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 694
70 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.13 233
71 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.13 558
72 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 806
73 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,286
74 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,199
75 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,609
76 VAMPIRINA DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.12 551
77 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,627
78 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.12 449
79 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,586
80 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,449
81 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.11 543
82 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 281
83 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,361
84 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 663
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,834
86 FANCY NANCY DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.11 486
87 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: ACE VENTURA:NATURE CALLS PARAMOUNT 12:30 AM 120 0.11 232
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 698
89 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DEADLY EXCURSION LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 581
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,538
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 686
92 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,354
93 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 635
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,505
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,138
96 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,624
97 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,046
98 LOGAN: LOGAN HBO PRIME 7:40 PM 137 0.09 259
99 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 562
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,035
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,174
102 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 217
103 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.09 622
104 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 617
105 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L FOX SPORTS 1 9:11 PM 119 0.08 558
106 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,069
107 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,288
108 HANGING WITH HENDERSONS ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 60 0.08 475
109 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 490
110 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 990
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 923
112 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.08 169
113 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.07 600
114 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / NECAXA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:58 PM 129 0.07 202
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 328
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,073
117 HARD TIME: LOCKED UP CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 258
118 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / ATLAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 148 0.06 159
119 UNDISPUTED L: 599 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 139
120 SIX NATIONS RUGBY: FRANCE/WALES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:45 PM 135 0.06 126
121 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 337
122 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 507
123 UPGRADE MAXPRIME 8:20 PM 100 0.06 179
124 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 27 0.06 170
125 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.05 484
126 PGA TOUR: 2019 WASTE MGMT PHOENIX OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 265 0.05 528
127 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 154
128 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 147
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 278
130 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.05 143
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 117
132 HULK, THE: HULK, THE HBO PRIME 3:20 PM 138 0.05 135
133 WORST BAKERS IN AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 217
134 HERD L: 918 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 124
135 AFRICAS WILD SIDE NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 223
136 NFL MICD UP NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.04 133
137 ALL-STAR FTBL CHALLENGE ESPN2 9:01 PM 119 0.04 128
138 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 101
139 WORST BAKERS IN AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 104
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 246
141 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.04 129
142 DANCES WITH WOLVES: DANCES WITH WOLVES HBO PRIME 8:00 AM 181 0.04 116
143 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 89
144 FS1 COLLEGE HOOPS EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 11:10 PM 27 0.04 214
145 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 94
146 NASCAR HOF CEREMONY: 2019 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.04 334
147 NFL PLAYERS ONLY NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 137
148 WORST BAKERS IN AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 151
149 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 94
150 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DAVIDSON/ST BONAVENTURE ESPN2 7:00 PM 121 0.04 116

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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.