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July 5, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.30.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while both episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the reruns of RIVERDALE and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Jun 30.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a quiet pre-holiday night, cable was led by Nickelodeon’s SPONGE OUT OF WATER at 0.42, with the network’s noon NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT at 0.27.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER fell 0.05 to 0.38.  Adult Swim’s 2 pre-dawn WILLIAMS STREAM episodes were at 0.29/0.27, compared to last week’s 0.36/0.31.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW won the cable news demo race at 0.24/2.4M, ahead of TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/2.3M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.18/1.1M.  Animal Planet’s TANKED was in the Top 10 at 0.23. Disney Channel’s 9AM SOFIA THE FIRST was at 0.20 (lead-out ELENA OF AVALOR was at 0.18), the same as Cartoon Network’s 6PM TEEN TITANS GO.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.19.  We’s KENDRA ON TOP was at 0.17/0.16, compared to last week’s 0.17.  Syfy added KILLJOYS to its Friday line-up at 0.15, with lead-outs DARK MATTER at 0.16 (steady with last week) and WYNONNA EARP at 0.13 (up a tick).  USA’s PLAYING HOUSE was at 0.16/0.12, compared to last week’s 0.15/0.10.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Jun 30.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday June 30, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SPONGE OUT OF WATER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.42 2,001
2 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.38 1,684
3 WILLIAMS STREAM ADULT SWIM 4:00 AM 15 0.29 617
4 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 679
5 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.27 1,147
6 WILLIAMS STREAM ADULT SWIM 4:15 AM 15 0.27 574
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,382
8 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.23 690
9 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 450
10 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN 8:00 PM 90 0.22 448
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,252
12 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,151
13 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 456
14 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 437
15 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.20 1,160
16 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.20 1,022
17 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 429
18 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,627
19 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,963
20 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,774
21 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,160
22 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,633
23 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.19 746
24 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.19 1,662
25 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 398
26 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,810
27 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,070
28 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 381
29 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,095
30 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.18 1,097
31 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 611
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 915
33 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.18 339
34 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,571
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 359
36 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,468
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 398
38 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,381
39 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,766
40 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:30 PM 30 0.17 418
41 DARK MATTER SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 619
42 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:00 PM 30 0.16 413
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 944
44 PLAYING HOUSE USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.16 360
45 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,449
46 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:33 PM 87 0.16 357
47 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,007
48 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,611
49 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.15 335
50 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.15 291
51 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,587
52 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,331
53 WAR DOGS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 114 0.15 320
54 KILLJOYS SYFY 8:00 PM 60 0.15 552
55 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: REAL SALT LAKE/ORLANDO CITY SC ESPN 9:30 PM 123 0.14 298
56 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,370
57 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 560
58 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:32 PM 25 0.14 975
59 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,367
60 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 694
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 950
62 TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF: TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 150 0.14 339
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,092
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 757
65 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,779
66 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 882
67 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 25 0.13 831
68 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,116
69 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.13 581
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 673
71 NBA STUDIO   L: FREE AGENCY SPECIAL ESPN2 11:50 PM 130 0.13 306
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 660
73 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 586
74 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 858
75 NASCAR RAIN DELAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:57 PM 66 0.12 736
76 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 630
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 300
78 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 715
79 PLAYING HOUSE USA NETWORK 11:30 PM 31 0.12 269
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 285
81 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,174
82 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,174
83 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 29 0.11 271
84 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 657
85 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 250
86 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.11 313
87 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.11 635
88 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.11 592
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 925
90 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 499
91 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 468
92 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:12 PM 48 0.10 293
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 231
94 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 888
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 743
96 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 718
97 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 749
98 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 10:00 PM 12 0.08 281
99 GOLDEN BOY BOXING L ESPN2 11:00 PM 50 0.08 257
100 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L: DAYTONA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:01 PM 120 0.08 509
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 842
102 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 32 0.08 561
103 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 814
104 ANY GIVEN SUNDAY: ANY GIVEN SUNDAY HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 157 0.07 195
105 E! NEWS E! 10:30 PM 62 0.07 203
106 SB MOVIE: OUT OF WATER: SB MOVIE: OUT OF WATER NICKTOONS 8:00 PM 120 0.07 273
107 MEN IN BLACK II HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 88 0.07 179
108 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 155
109 PRO FIGHTERS LEAGUE: DAYTONA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:03 PM 143 0.06 291
110 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP MLB NETWORK 11:31 PM 101 0.06 201
111 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 131
112 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 525
113 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.06 358
114 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.06 154
115 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 151
116 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 114
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 211
118 CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: BC/TORONTO ESPN2 7:00 PM 173 0.06 180
119 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 107
120 2017 BETX TOP 10 MOMENTS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.05 164
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 216
122 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.05 296
123 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 142
124 GODS OF EGYPT: GODS OF EGYPT MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 127 0.05 134
125 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT HOU/WAS AT STL MLB NETWORK 8:11 PM 200 0.05 258
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 216
127 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 106
128 42: 42 HBO PRIME 3:55 AM 125 0.05 126
129 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 3:40 AM 13 0.05 119
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 209
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 206
132 MICHAELA HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.04 131
133 NASCAR AMERICA PRAC/QUAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:01 PM 59 0.04 340
134 BIG BROTHER:  AFTER DARK: BBA-170102 BBAD EP 1202 6/30/17 POP 12:00 AM 180 0.04 108
135 BBCA MOVIE: SURROGATES BBC-AMERICA 12:00 AM 120 0.04 162
136 SPORTSCENTER FEATURED ESPN2 3:00 AM 30 0.04 103
137 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 221
138 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 108
139 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 107
140 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 360
141 E! NEWS: DAILY POP II E! 1:00 PM 60 0.04 106
142 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 1:00 AM 30 0.04 86
143 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 82
144 DAN LE BATARD SHOW L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.04 97
145 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:12 AM 73 0.04 118
146 FREE AGENT FEVER L NBA-TV 11:27 PM 93 0.04 91
147 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 227
148 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 11 0.03 191
149 PGA TOUR: 2017 QUICKEN LOANS NATL GOLF CHANNEL 3:20 PM 190 0.03 416
150 MAX PAYNE MAXPRIME 10:10 PM 100 0.03 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.