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July 15, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.12.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, down 0.17 from its last regular airing on June 21.  Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB was at 0.37 (plus a simulcast on TeenNick at 0.04/134K).  ESPN’s WIMBLEDON coverage was at 0.28.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.24/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.25.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL and HOUSE HUNTERS were both at 0.21.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.19/0.18, compared to last week’s 0.18/0.15.  On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS ticked up to 0.17, and SAVAGE BUILDS was up 0.05 to 0.16.  ID’s MURDER BOARD was at 0.16, and BREAKING HOMICIDE was at 0.13.  On History, ANCIENT ALIENS fell 0.07 to 0.13.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP may have been a non-standard episode, since it was down an unusual 0.19 to 0.11, and BRIDEZILLAS was down 0.04 to 0.09.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.09.  Off the chart, Miramax’s JETT ticked up to 0.04/178K, HBO’s LOS ESPOOKYS was at 0.04/134K, and Starz’s MOTHERFATHERSON was steady, for what it’s worth, at 0.01/35K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 12, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 219 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.58 1,948
2 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.37 1,827
3 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: MENS SEMIFINAL ESPN 8:00 AM 425 0.28 1,389
4 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 150 0.26 733
5 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 868
6 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.22 707
7 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,157
8 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 1,238
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 682
10 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN14 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.19 458
11 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:05 PM 55 0.18 565
12 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN14 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.18 426
13 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,169
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,185
15 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,588
16 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.17 817
17 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,423
18 MURDER BOARD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 848
19 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,319
20 SAVAGE BUILDS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.16 589
21 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 60 0.16 305
22 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.15 572
23 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.15 555
24 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 446
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,795
26 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.14 519
27 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 439
28 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,456
29 VAMPIRINA DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.14 482
30 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 326
31 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 477
32 BREAKING HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 7:00 PM 60 0.13 603
33 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.13 592
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,793
35 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.13 634
36 POKER   L ESPN 9:08 PM 112 0.13 431
37 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:30 AM 30 0.13 349
38 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,343
39 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 395
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,074
41 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 AM 25 0.12 428
42 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.12 344
43 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.12 431
44 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 309
45 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 3:00 PM 60 0.12 659
46 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 728
47 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,659
48 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,307
49 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 842
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,447
51 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 270
52 GHOSTS OF MORGAN CITY TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 552
53 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 596
54 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,361
55 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,559
56 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.11 411
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,460
58 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 753
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 562
60 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 287
61 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,399
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,391
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 635
64 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 899
65 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,285
66 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,071
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 249
68 BELLATOR MMA LIVE PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 118 0.09 325
69 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WRONG BOY NEXT DOOR, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.09 546
70 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,221
71 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 915
72 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,269
73 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,203
74 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 277
75 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN2 8:00 AM 120 0.09 242
76 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,381
77 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: D.C. UNITED/NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION ESPN 7:00 PM 128 0.08 220
78 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 711 DEADLY VALENTINE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.08 379
79 TENNIS: BKFST WIMBLEDON L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 300
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 674
81 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,222
82 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.08 740
83 UNDISPUTED L: 714 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 172
84 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,115
85 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 558
86 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: KENTUCKY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:43 PM 137 0.08 572
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 610
88 HERD L: 1021 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 160
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 807
90 AUDREYS ROYAL RETURN: DES DISNEY CHANNEL 9:50 PM 10 0.07 441
91 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 594
92 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 706
93 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 31 0.07 201
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 622
95 HAUNTED TOWNS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 407
96 NATURES STRANGEST: SOLVED ANIMAL PLANET 8:30 PM 30 0.07 523
97 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.07 176
98 NATURES STRANGEST: SOLVED ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 30 0.07 496
99 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 600
100 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.07 167
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 530
102 TRADING SPACES HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.06 333
103 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 23 0.06 286
104 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 426
105 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 360
106 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 762
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 874
108 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 387
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 817
110 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 7:00 PM 60 0.06 274
111 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 482
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 247
113 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 444
114 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:30 PM 30 0.06 178
115 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 721
116 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 26 0.06 338
117 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.06 230
118 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 374
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 580
120 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.05 176
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 744
122 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.05 291
123 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 783
124 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 463
125 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 405
126 WINNER CAKE ALL COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 194
127 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:01 PM 59 0.05 146
128 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.05 309
129 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.05 396
130 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:00 AM 60 0.05 399
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 251
132 BORN IN AFRICA COMP NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 225
133 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 330
134 WINNER CAKE ALL COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 179
135 WNBA BASKETBALL         L: PHOENIX/CONNECTICUT ESPN2 8:00 PM 121 0.05 169
136 WITHOUT A PADDLE HBO PRIME 10:20 AM 99 0.05 120
137 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 282
138 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2019 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:09 PM 44 0.05 220
139 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 316
140 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:26 PM 17 0.05 453
141 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 412
142 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 283
143 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 477
144 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.04 175
145 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.04 173
146 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 353
147 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.04 176
148 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.04 156
149 MY GREAT BIG LIVE WEDDING LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:00 PM 60 0.04 124
150 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 369

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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.