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February 6, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.3.2017

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and both THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and BLUE BLOODS fell 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Feb 03.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery was at the top of Friday cable with GOLD RUSH, down a tick to 1.06, and lead-out THE WHEEL was down 0.02 to 0.36.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader featured Lakers vs. Celtics at 0.58, and Dallas vs. Portland at 0.47.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER edged up 0.02 to 0.46.  Disney Channel’s STUCK IN THE MIDDLE hit the Top 5 at 0.45.  On Lifetime, BRING IT lost a tick to 0.40, and THE RAP GAME was steady at 0.40.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME held at 0.34, with HOUSE HUNTERS down 0.09 to 0.30, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL down 0.08 to 0.29.  The night’s Fox News shows were led by TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.33.  A&E’s LIVE PD stayed at 0.31.  Food Network’s GINORMOUS FOOD slipped 0.03 to 0.30.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE rose 0.03 to 0.29.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.28/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.27/0.24.  On TLC, PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN ticked down to 0.20, and the UNLOCKED after-show was down 0.02 to 0.17.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP dropped 0.03 to 0.17.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Feb 03.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday February 3, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 1.06 3,647
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/BOSTON CELTICS ESPN 8:01 PM 154 0.59 1,519
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DALLAS/PORTLAND ESPN 10:35 PM 146 0.47 1,178
4 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.46 1,708
5 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.45 2,132
6 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.40 1,023
7 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.40 971
8 WHEEL, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,364
9 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.34 1,474
10 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,035
11 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 3,343
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.33 3,077
13 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.31 817
14 LIVE PD: 14 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.31 998
15 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 61 0.31 648
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,474
17 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,398
18 GINORMOUS FOOD FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.30 950
19 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.30 3,053
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 774
21 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.29 778
22 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,444
23 FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 979
24 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 MTV 8:40 PM 40 0.28 592
25 MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.27 920
26 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.27 2,219
27 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,229
28 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.26 2,344
29 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.26 2,257
30 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 642
31 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.25 1,267
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,387
33 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.25 2,476
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,234
35 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 MTV 8:00 PM 40 0.24 489
36 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,007
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 1,015
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.23 1,774
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 2,244
40 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 547
41 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 12:00 PM 25 0.23 744
42 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 484
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,015
44 DEADPOOL HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 108 0.22 468
45 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.22 2,177
46 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,914
47 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,085
48 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 495
49 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 15 0.21 932
50 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 PM 15 0.21 1,005
51 PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN TLC 9:01 PM 62 0.20 583
52 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 944
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 2,135
54 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 425
55 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 870
56 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 2,004
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.18 1,378
58 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,919
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 917
60 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 408
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 952
62 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 741
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,015
64 PARANORMAL LOCK: UNLOCKED TLC 10:03 PM 60 0.17 514
65 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 425
66 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,563
67 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY L: USA/JAMAICA FOX SPORTS 1 7:15 PM 135 0.16 338
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,048
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 353
70 RIDE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.15 911
71 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 545
72 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 849
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 823
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 325
75 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,307
76 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 352
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 819
78 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 512
79 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 537
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 310
81 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,191
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 277
83 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 573
84 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 736
85 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.13 327
86 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 293
87 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 600
88 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 323
89 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:48 PM 12 0.12 299
90 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 60 0.12 235
91 TREEHOUSE MASTERS SPECIAL ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.12 606
92 HALLMARK MOVIE: MY BEST FRIENDS WEDDING HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.12 633
93 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.11 269
94 MY KNIGHT AND ME THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.11 338
95 UFC RELOADED: 205:ALVAREZ/MCGREGOR FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 PM 180 0.10 348
96 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 335
97 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 920
98 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 258
99 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 264
100 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 741
101 GREATEST EVER TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.09 194
102 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.09 172
103 PGA TOUR: 2017 WASTE MGMT PHOENIX OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 256 0.09 657
104 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 205
105 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:51 PM 70 0.08 169
106 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:01 AM 59 0.08 179
107 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 357
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 258
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 712
110 RIDE ALONG 2 HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 101 0.08 163
111 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 764
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 668
113 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 324
114 SUPER BOWL TONIGHT NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 90 0.07 234
115 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 217
116 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.07 235
117 MADDEN BOWL NFL NETWORK 9:30 PM 90 0.07 190
118 SUPER BOWL LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.07 173
119 COLL FTBL ALL-STAR CHALL ESPN2 9:07 PM 104 0.07 169
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 749
121 NATIONAL TEAMS (PT)  FRI: ESTADOS UNIDOS / JAMAICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:15 PM 135 0.07 158
122 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 203
123 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 728
124 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.07 250
125 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.07 197
126 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.07 140
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 232
128 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 724
129 US NATIONAL TEAM PREG L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 15 0.06 118
130 NICKY RICKY DICKY DAWN TEENNICK 5:30 PM 30 0.06 310
131 CNN SPECIAL REPORT HLN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 258
132 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.06 155
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 593
134 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:02 PM 44 0.06 161
135 UNDISPUTED L: 106 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 120
136 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 589
137 TRUMPED: INSIDE THE GREAT SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 102 0.06 219
138 POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 86 0.06 94
139 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 135
140 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: RHODE ISLAND / DAVIDSON ESPN2 7:00 PM 127 0.05 192
141 SUPER BOWL LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 137
142 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 615
143 THN: FAMILY EDITION LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 AM 60 0.05 136
144 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 396
145 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 109
146 WORLD STAR TV MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.05 101
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 98
148 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 7:14 PM 60 0.05 296
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 222
150 VICELAND SPECIALS VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 106

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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.