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February 11, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.8.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BLINDSPOT 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 0.64.  On Discovery, a GOLD RUSH special dropped 0.11 from last week’s regular episode to 0.53, and the lead-out hour was down 0.04 to 0.40.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.52/0.51.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE ticked down to 0.31.  Adult Swim’s TROPICAL COP TALES was at 0.28/0.25, compared to last week’s 0.28/0.21.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE gained 0.02 to 0.27.  MTV’s WILD N OUT was at 0.26/0.26/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.25/0.24.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER lost 0.06 to 0.25, and 2 DOPE QUEENS returned at 0.05.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.25/0.40/2.9M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/0.40/2.8M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.18/0.25/1.1M.  On ID, SECRETS OF THE MORGUE was at 0.24/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.21 hour.  On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP fell 0.14 to 0.21, and EXTREME LOVE was at 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday February 8, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 184 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.64 1,971
2 GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.53 2,438
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MINNESOTA/NEW ORLEANS ESPN 9:38 PM 150 0.52 1,307
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DENVER/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 7:14 PM 144 0.51 1,330
5 NBA AFTER THE BUZZER  L ESPN 12:08 AM 16 0.48 1,132
6 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.40 1,654
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:24 AM 51 0.38 898
8 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.31 1,859
9 TROPICAL COP TALES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.28 577
10 RUPAUL ALL STARS 4 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.27 549
11 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 12B MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.26 463
12 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 12B MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.26 434
13 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:00 PM 14 0.26 651
14 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:15 AM 45 0.26 586
15 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.25 1,609
16 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,051
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,908
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 793
19 TROPICAL COP TALES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.25 485
20 SECRETS OF THE MORGUE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,014
21 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 12B MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.24 418
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,827
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 501
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,563
25 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 671
26 SECRETS OF THE MORGUE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 891
27 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 417
28 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 482
29 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.18 748
30 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,149
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,367
32 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 422
33 DUDE PERFECT SHOW NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.18 685
34 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 363
35 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,167
36 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,456
37 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,095
38 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 338
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,090
40 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 344
41 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.16 495
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,163
43 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 334
44 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,967
45 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,920
46 GHOST ADV REPACK: WITCHES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.15 449
47 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 936
48 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,905
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,922
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,784
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 826
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,789
53 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.14 544
54 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,887
55 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,565
56 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,555
57 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 914
58 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 2,038
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 289
60 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 31 0.14 392
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,542
62 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,462
63 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,568
64 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,560
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 285
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 956
67 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,893
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 866
69 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.13 540
70 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,526
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 979
72 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,830
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,860
74 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,355
75 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,840
76 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,006
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,589
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,363
79 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.12 755
80 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 725
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,271
82 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,014
83 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 635
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,809
85 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,211
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,845
87 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 280
88 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 844
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,770
90 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 262
91 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / PUEBLA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:57 PM 125 0.10 269
92 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.10 586
93 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.10 228
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,052
95 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: IN BED WITH A KILLER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 545
96 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,127
97 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.09 566
98 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.09 600
99 EXTREME LOVE WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 240
100 UNDISPUTED L: 604 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 186
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 497
102 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.08 379
103 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.08 147
104 LIFE OF THE PARTY HBO PRIME 8:06 PM 105 0.08 306
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 474
106 CRAZY CAKES COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 228
107 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 396
108 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 147 0.07 181
109 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 224
110 HARD TIME: LOCKED UP CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 320
111 HANGING WITH HENDERSONS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.07 368
112 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.07 536
113 HEAD 2 HEAD MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.06 297
114 TAKEN HBO PRIME 6:35 PM 91 0.06 225
115 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 116
116 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 923 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 132
117 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 148
118 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 511
119 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:09 PM 52 0.05 151
120 2 DOPE QUEENS HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 57 0.05 236
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 269
122 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 143
123 ARMAGEDDON: ARMAGEDDON POP 7:00 PM 210 0.05 169
124 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 116
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 269
126 BBCA MOVIE: MAN FROM UNCLE, THE BBC-AMERICA 8:30 PM 150 0.04 249
127 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 346
128 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.04 124
129 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:02 AM 58 0.04 105
130 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.04 95
131 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 99
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 207
133 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: GEORGIA STATE/LOUISIANA ESPN2 9:01 PM 128 0.04 136
134 AUSTRALIAS MOST DANGEROUS NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 175
135 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 96
136 TAXI HBO PRIME 11:40 AM 97 0.04 114
137 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 256
138 MAX ON BOXING ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 83
139 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 87
140 PGA TOUR: 2019 AT&T PEBBLE BCH PRO-AM GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 177 0.03 462
141 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.03 80
142 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 66
143 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 160
144 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 175
145 DARKEST HOUR: DARKEST HOUR HBO PRIME 1:20 PM 125 0.03 108
146 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 187
147 MURDER ON THE ORIENT-2017 HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 114 0.03 117
148 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 206
149 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.03 76
150 TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 106 0.03 186

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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.