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April 29, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.26.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  DYNASTY and the 9:30PM rerun of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY each lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game led Friday cable at 1.36, followed by the network’s preceding coverage of the NFL DRAFT at 0.98, with ESPN2’s coverage after the NBA game started at 0.38 (NFL Network’s overlapping coverage of the Draft was at 0.41).  A&E’s LIVE PD fell 0.12 to 0.57, with the lead-in clip show down 0.05 to 0.29.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.34/0.30.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE returned at 0.33, and WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR HOME ticked down to 0.23.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.26.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.24/0.23/0.21, compared to last week’s 0.24.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES dipped 0.03 to 0.24.  On We, MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT lost 0.03 to 0.23.  MTV’s  RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.20/0.16, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.18.  ID’s IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.19/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.21/0.20.  Bravo’s DON’T BE TARDY was steady at 0.13.  Cinemax’s WARRIOR held at 0.04/147K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 26, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD     L: GOLDEN STATE/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:00 PM 163 1.36 3,713
2 NFL DRAFT               L: ROUNDS 2-3 ESPN 7:00 PM 180 0.98 2,587
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:43 AM 77 0.67 1,549
4 LIVE PD: 202 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.57 1,886
5 NFL DRAFT: 2019 NFL DRAFT DAY 2 NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 266 0.41 1,102
6 NFL DRAFT               L ESPN2 10:00 PM 90 0.38 1,010
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.35 753
8 NHL SEMI FINALS L: COLORADO/SAN JOSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:04 PM 158 0.34 943
9 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.33 888
10 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.33 1,558
11 NHL SEMI FINALS L: CAROLINA/NY ISLANDERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:56 PM 188 0.30 963
12 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.29 1,050
13 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 57 0.26 1,513
14 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.25 602
15 GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:02 PM 59 0.24 1,430
16 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 851
17 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.23 614
18 GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.23 1,341
19 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 776
20 WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR MON HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.23 1,203
21 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.21 895
22 GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 64 0.21 1,207
23 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:26 PM 60 0.21 547
24 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 519
25 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:31 PM 31 0.20 608
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 463
27 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:30 PM 30 0.19 819
28 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 30 0.19 762
29 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.19 502
30 PORTALS TO HELL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 639
31 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 576
32 NFL LIVE                L: N/A ESPN 3:00 PM 120 0.18 485
33 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,405
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 433
35 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.17 428
36 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.17 459
37 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,831
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 412
39 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.16 688
40 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.16 496
41 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.16 664
42 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,256
43 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 2,290
44 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.15 565
45 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,705
46 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:30 PM 69 0.15 367
47 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.14 491
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 403
49 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:42 AM 32 0.14 307
50 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 1:03 AM 61 0.13 520
51 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.13 469
52 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 9:02 PM 61 0.13 660
53 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,143
54 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN2 9:00 PM 60 0.13 365
55 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.12 437
56 SP HGTV SMART HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.12 608
57 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 351
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,405
59 WHILE YOU WERE OUT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.11 404
60 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 2,161
61 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 721
62 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:04 PM 116 0.11 279
63 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 821
64 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,476
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,503
66 NEW NEGROES COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.11 249
67 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.11 339
68 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.10 440
69 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: 2019 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF DAY 2 NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 360 0.10 302
70 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.10 372
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,738
72 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 297
73 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.09 378
74 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,023
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,510
76 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 572
77 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,465
78 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,580
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 562
80 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 562
81 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 292
82 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,313
83 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:30 PM 60 0.09 315
84 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 674
85 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,348
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,096
87 ANIMAL CRIBS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.08 352
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,637
89 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MY MOTHERS KILLER BOYFRND LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.08 383
90 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,281
91 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 154 0.08 219
92 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 212
93 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.08 228
94 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,185
95 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 244
96 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 586
97 UNDISPUTED L: 659 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 181
98 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 672
99 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,234
100 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,297
101 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,174
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 590
103 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,187
104 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 516
105 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 276
106 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 212
107 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 558
108 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.07 654
109 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 537
110 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,124
111 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,225
112 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: OAK AT TOR/COL AT ATL MLB NETWORK 7:09 PM 172 0.06 241
113 PREMIER LEAGUE L: HUDDERSFIELD/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:51 PM 132 0.06 187
114 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.06 481
115 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 634
116 30 MINUTE MEALS FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.06 312
117 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 183
118 LIVE PD SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:00 AM 60 0.06 259
119 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 94
120 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 133
121 HERD L: 977 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 170
122 NASCAR M.E. CUP FIN PRA L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 60 0.06 300
123 TRUCK TECH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:14 AM 30 0.06 151
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 892
125 HOT ROD GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.06 221
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 240
127 WYATT CENACS PROBLEM AREA HBO PRIME 11:01 PM 29 0.06 276
128 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 203
129 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 240 0.05 134
130 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 540
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 970
132 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 148
133 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 747
134 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.05 164
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 236
136 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 434
137 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 29 0.05 247
138 DETROIT MUSCLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:44 AM 30 0.05 134
139 GARY AND HIS DEMONS SYFY 12:37 AM 15 0.05 103
140 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 174
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 862
142 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 725
143 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 809
144 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 290
145 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.04 134
146 AARON HERNANDEZ UNCOVERED: 102 PART 2 OXYGEN MEDIA 12:00 AM 120 0.04 140
147 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 91
148 NASCAR M.E. CUP PRAC D FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.04 232
149 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 758
150 GARY AND HIS DEMONS SYFY 12:52 AM 18 0.04 89

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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.