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February 5, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.2.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Friday’s preliminary ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Feb 02.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH and its follow-up hour were at 0.71/0.54, compared to last week’s 0.69/0.47.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.70/0.52.  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.05 to 0.64.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER lost 0.04 to 0.38, with the premiere of 2 DOPE QUEENS at 0.11, and HIGH MAINTENANCE down a tick to 0.11.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES ticked down to 0.38.  Cable news was neck-and-neck in the demo, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.37/0.61/3.3M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.37/0.68/4.3M, both well above CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.23/0.30/1.1M.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE dipped 0.03 to 0.32, HOUSE HUNTERS was also down 0.03 to 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL fell 0.04 to 0.26.  Niekelodeon’s 6PM LOUD HOUSE edged up 0.02 to 0.32, and THE ADVENTURES OF KID DANGER was down 0.05 to 0.24.  On Lifetime, THE RAP GAME ticked up to 0.30, and BRING IT was steady at 0.28.  Univision’s LIGA soccer match was at 0.28.  On ID, the premiere of BRIDE KILLA was at 0.27, and MARRIED WITH SECRETS was down 0.05 to 0.26.  TLC’s UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER rose 0.06 to 0.24.  We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT held at 0.24, and lead-out LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was at 0.17.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE dropped 0.09 to 0.24.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Feb 02.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday February 2, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.71 2,724
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN ST/SACRAMENTO ESPN 10:35 PM 139 0.70 1,832
3 LIVE PD: 93 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.64 1,798
4 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.54 2,010
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MIAMI/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 8:01 PM 154 0.52 1,342
6 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:54 AM 66 0.38 1,011
7 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.38 1,913
8 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.38 1,174
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.37 3,254
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.37 4,313
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 3,821
12 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.32 1,453
13 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 30 0.32 1,609
14 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 70 0.30 737
15 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 3,340
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,455
17 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.29 3,361
18 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / CRUZ AZUL UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:56 PM 124 0.28 568
19 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.28 749
20 BRIDE KILLA INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,135
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 751
22 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.27 2,930
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 2,927
24 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,362
25 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.26 732
26 MARRIED WITH SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,274
27 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: CAPT AMERICA 1ST AVENGER FREEFORM 8:30 PM 150 0.25 637
28 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.25 2,430
29 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.25 2,267
30 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.25 2,743
31 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.25 697
32 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 2,851
33 UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,145
34 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 718
35 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.24 704
36 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,005
37 ADVENTURES OF KID DANGER NICKELODEON 6:30 PM 30 0.24 1,347
38 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 61 0.24 536
39 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 507
40 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 566
41 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.23 2,248
42 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 473
43 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.23 1,100
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.22 1,958
45 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 494
46 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.22 1,205
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 2,359
48 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,142
49 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,157
50 GRILL DADS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.21 678
51 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,011
52 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,921
53 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 505
54 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,945
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 2,299
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,054
57 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 971
58 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.20 1,074
59 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,067
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 831
61 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 146 0.19 442
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 372
63 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.19 371
64 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,897
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,057
66 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.19 694
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 954
68 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 2,093
69 BRING IT: FF LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.18 502
70 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.18 680
71 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,559
72 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.17 1,039
73 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 452
74 RAP GAME FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:17 PM 10 0.17 466
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 344
76 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.17 655
77 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 598
78 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 25 0.16 561
79 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.16 361
80 LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.16 939
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,037
82 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,072
83 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 690
84 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.16 665
85 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.15 656
86 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 961
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,381
88 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 679
89 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 309
90 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 288
91 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,474
92 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.14 596
93 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,513
94 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 804
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 702
96 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 496
97 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,446
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 341
99 E! NEWS E! 12:59 AM 61 0.12 292
100 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.12 227
101 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 537
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,016
103 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 290
104 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 987
105 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.12 511
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,008
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,165
108 2 DOPE QUEENS HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 57 0.11 355
109 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 29 0.11 450
110 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,158
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,047
112 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,134
113 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 296
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,182
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 695
116 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: CONCUSSION PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 180 0.10 267
117 MOVIE- LMN ORIGINAL PREM: HER STOLEN PAST LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 610
118 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.10 479
119 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 61 0.09 179
120 SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORL HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 112 0.09 231
121 PGA TOUR: 2018 WASTE MGMT PHOENIX OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 242 0.09 726
122 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LAS VEGAS/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 160 0.09 252
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 299
124 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: RHODE ISLAND/VCU ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.08 256
125 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:38 PM 43 0.08 256
126 UNDISPUTED L: 350 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 170
127 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:56 PM 30 0.07 239
128 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:01 AM 58 0.07 174
129 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 27 0.07 294
130 LAST STOP GARAGE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.07 256
131 MUMMY RETURNS, THE: MUMMY RETURNS, THE MAXPRIME 4:05 PM 130 0.07 199
132 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 477
133 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.07 124
134 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 185
135 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 166
136 SUPER BOWL LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 180
137 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:12 PM 34 0.06 180
138 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:26 PM 12 0.06 225
139 NFL PLAYERS ONLY NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 208
140 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 150
141 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 364
142 MUMMY, THE (2017) MAXPRIME 8:10 PM 110 0.06 166
143 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:46 PM 10 0.06 182
144 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 189
145 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: N/A ESPN2 9:00 PM 120 0.06 149
146 WYATT EARP: WYATT EARP HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 191 0.06 205
147 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 127
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 278
149 HERD L: 652 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.05 125
150 MUMMY, THE (1999): MUMMY, THE (1999) MAXPRIME 2:00 PM 125 0.05 158

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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.