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July 29, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.26.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Friday cable, although it fell 0.15 from last week to 0.56, and the clip-show lead-in hour was down 0.05 to 0.29.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP gained 0.04 to 0.28.  Nickelodeon’s morning PAW PATROL was at 0.26, with lead-out RYAN’S MYSTERY PLAYDATE at 0.19.  Fox News’s THE FIVE led cable news at 0.23/0.40/2.8M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.12/0.20/1.8M, and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.10/0.13/700K.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.03 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.22.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.22/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.21.  On History, THE UNXPLAINED edged up 0.02 to 0.21, and ANCIENT ALIENS was down 0.02 to 0.15.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.21, compared to last week’s 0.20/0.19.  On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS ticked down to 0.18, and SAVAGE BUILDS was at 0.11/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.13.  On ID, MURDER BOARD gained a tick to 0.18, and BREAKING HOMICIDE was steady at 0.14.  Disney Channel’s ANDI MACK rose 0.04 to 0.17.  Syfy’s KILLJOYS fell 0.05 from last week’s season premiere to 0.04.  Off the chart, Cinemax’s JETT gained 0.02 to 0.03/134K, and Starz’s MOTHERFATHERSON ticked up to 0.02/42K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 26, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 223 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.56 1,933
2 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.29 1,061
3 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 730
4 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.26 1,163
5 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,755
6 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,296
7 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,313
8 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.22 761
9 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 3,011
10 UNXPLAINED, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.21 1,145
11 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,998
12 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN14 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.21 526
13 PIRATE/CARIB:DEAD MENTELL: PIRATE/CARIB:DEAD MENTELL TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 150 0.21 491
14 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.19 940
15 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.19 777
16 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.18 872
17 MURDER BOARD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 783
18 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 35 0.17 652
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,101
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.16 584
21 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,820
22 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.15 876
23 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,654
24 GHOSTS OF MORGAN CITY TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 528
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,045
26 BREAKING HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 7:00 PM 60 0.14 644
27 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,643
28 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,326
29 VAMPIRINA DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.13 526
30 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,557
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,476
32 HAUNTED TOWNS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 475
33 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,546
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 341
35 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,798
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,836
37 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 249
38 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,350
39 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,243
40 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP  L: REAL MADRID/ATLETICO MADRID ESPN 8:00 PM 120 0.12 276
41 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:57 PM 126 0.12 332
42 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.12 1,047
43 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:07 AM 53 0.12 249
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,512
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 278
46 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.12 457
47 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.11 294
48 SAVAGE BUILDS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 489
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 320
50 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 264
51 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: LAFC/ATLANTA UNITED FC ESPN 10:00 PM 127 0.11 270
52 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.11 498
53 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,388
54 LAST WORD W. LO SPEC MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,280
55 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 215
56 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.10 445
57 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 386
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 273
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 687
60 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 240
61 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.10 888
62 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.10 284
63 SAVAGE BUILDS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 312
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,092
65 WNBA SPECIAL  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 280
66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,275
67 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 713 SOMEONE WAS WATCHING OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.09 416
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 719
69 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.09 419
70 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 956
71 COMEDY CELLAR COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.08 225
72 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.08 241
73 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 666
74 BBCA MOVIE: ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 120 0.08 271
75 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 268
76 UNDISPUTED L: 719 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 169
77 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 267
78 SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT BOS/ATL AT PHI MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 196 0.08 440
79 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 581
80 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,112
81 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:30 AM 30 0.08 338
82 BBCA MOVIE: ADDAMS FAMILY, THE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 120 0.08 255
83 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 550
84 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WRONG TUTOR, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.07 422
85 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,131
86 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 488
87 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.07 306
88 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 266
89 TRACK & FIELD: USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 122 0.07 256
90 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 573
91 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 586
92 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 258
93 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 766
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 589
95 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:26 PM 78 0.07 246
96 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 186
97 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2019 STAGE 19 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 210 0.07 391
98 HERD L: 1032 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.07 145
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 598
100 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 651
101 NATURES STRANGEST: SOLVED ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 30 0.06 359
102 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 966
103 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 644
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 778
105 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,093
106 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 392
107 NATURES STRANGEST: SOLVED ANIMAL PLANET 8:30 PM 30 0.06 465
108 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 123
109 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.06 162
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 515
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 567
112 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 130
113 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:03 AM 57 0.06 148
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 917
115 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 189
116 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: BOEHEIMS ARMY/WE ARE D3 ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.06 138
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 700
118 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 820
119 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 997
120 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 13 0.05 186
121 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 121
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 230
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 232
124 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.05 644
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 240
126 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 106
127 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 739
128 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 210
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 249
130 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS MORELIA / ATLAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 147 0.05 130
131 DIRT EVERY DAY MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.05 173
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 753
133 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 119
134 TOP 100 PLAYERS NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 126
135 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 228
136 I LIVED WITH A KILLER REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 136
137 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 749
138 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 206
139 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 395
140 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 2:00 AM 60 0.04 114
141 BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.04 360
142 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 157
143 KILLJOYS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.04 268
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 123
145 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 98
146 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 11:44 PM 76 0.04 139
147 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 484 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.04 91
148 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.04 102
149 MAX ON BOXING ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 101
150 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NAT GEO WILD 1:00 AM 60 0.04 110

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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.