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February 26, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.23.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The WINTER OLYMPICS adjusted up 0.3 in final numbers.  In addition, the SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO rerun lost 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Feb 23.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.71/0.40, compared to last week’s 0.74/0.48.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.59/0.55.  A&E’s LIVE PD fell 0.13 to 0.53.  NBC Sports Net’s WINTER OLYMPIC coverage peaked in late-night at 0.49.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.31/0.49/2.8M, over Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.22/0.39/2.3M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.19/0.28/900K.  We’s MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT rose 0.09 to 0.30, and LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was up 0.02 to 0.17.  Lifetime’s THE RAP GAME grew by 0.07 to 0.29.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE dipped 0.03 to 0.27.  Disney Channel’s ANDI MACK was in the Top 20 at 0.27, up 0.04 from last week.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE edged up 0.02 to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.20.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES ticked up to 0.24.  ID’s BRIDE KILLA gained 0.02 to 0.23.  TLC’s UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER was at 0.23.  On HBO, with no REAL TIME lead-in, 2 DOPE QUEENS ticked up to 0.07, while HIGH MAINTENANCE was down 0.04 to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Feb 23.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday February 23, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 63 0.71 2,848
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DALLAS/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:35 PM 140 0.59 1,374
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MINNESOTA/HOUSTON ESPN 8:01 PM 154 0.55 1,333
4 LIVE PD: 97 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.53 1,697
5 W OLY LATE NIGHT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 PM 90 0.49 1,607
6 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.40 1,766
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:55 AM 65 0.35 774
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,829
9 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.30 847
10 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 76 0.29 710
11 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.29 617
12 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.29 689
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 711
14 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 776
15 W OLY PRIME: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.27 1,029
16 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 55 0.27 1,386
17 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 61 0.26 584
18 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,146
19 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.26 632
20 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,264
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,320
22 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 933
23 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 2:04 AM 34 0.24 574
24 BRIDE KILLA INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 991
25 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 487
26 UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,154
27 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,900
28 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,315
29 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.22 2,143
30 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,489
31 W OLY ACCESS WKDY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.21 821
32 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.21 2,070
33 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 482
34 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 1,166
35 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 447
36 JURASSIC PARK 3: JURASSIC PARK 3 NICK-AT-NITE 8:00 PM 120 0.20 854
37 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,079
38 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,652
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,358
40 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.19 869
41 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 896
42 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.19 1,096
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 849
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,861
45 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,515
46 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,261
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,910
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 881
49 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.18 719
50 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 772
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 452
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,565
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 986
54 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.17 361
55 SPORTSNATION ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.17 353
56 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.17 717
57 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 10:00 PM 75 0.17 465
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 858
59 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:30 PM 150 0.17 379
60 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,098
61 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,769
62 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.16 707
63 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.15 885
64 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,633
65 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 63 0.14 634
66 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 640
67 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.14 711
68 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 954
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 354
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 314
71 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,372
72 W OLY FRINGE WKDY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.14 617
73 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,046
74 W OLY DAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 AM 540 0.13 588
75 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 683
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,143
77 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 635
78 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 713
79 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,287
80 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.13 601
81 HOUSE, THE HBO PRIME 8:31 PM 88 0.13 309
82 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,211
83 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 333
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 844
85 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,457
86 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.12 393
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 640
88 LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.12 714
89 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 561
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 903
91 PGA TOUR: 2018 HONDA CLS GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 180 0.12 829
92 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 822
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,031
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 894
95 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,487
96 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,264
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 551
98 W OLY ACCESS: N/A CNBC 5:00 PM 180 0.11 436
99 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,035
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 667
101 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,346
102 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: HOME INVASION (2016) LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.11 545
103 BRIDEZILLAS: FIRST LOOK WETV 11:15 PM 12 0.11 322
104 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 227
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,020
106 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.11 584
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 279
108 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:30 AM 30 0.10 896
109 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 291
110 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 HBO PRIME 5:25 PM 122 0.10 251
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 330
112 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 261
113 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: OHIO ST/INDIANA FOX SPORTS 1 8:01 PM 150 0.09 494
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 15 0.09 861
115 E! NEWS E! 12:30 AM 60 0.09 185
116 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 826
117 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 210
118 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:58 PM 62 0.08 565
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 320
120 SNATCHED HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 91 0.08 224
121 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.08 173
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 473
123 UNDISPUTED L: 365 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 120 0.07 156
124 NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 90 0.07 434
125 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:15 AM 75 0.07 664
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 272
127 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 204
128 2 DOPE QUEENS HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 57 0.07 212
129 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 27 0.06 287
130 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.06 154
131 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.06 110
132 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 113
133 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 130
134 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.05 203
135 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DAYTON/RHODE ISLAND ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.05 204
136 TRAFFIC STOP HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 31 0.05 183
137 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:13 PM 47 0.05 149
138 OUIJA ORIGIN OF EVIL HBO PRIME 10:30 AM 99 0.05 115
139 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 255
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 217
141 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 94
142 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 278
143 MYSTERIES & SCANDALS SP OXYGEN MEDIA 12:00 PM 60 0.04 151
144 MYSTERIES & SCANDALS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 235
145 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 449
146 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 407
147 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 93
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 248
149 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.04 114
150 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 206

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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.