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July 30, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.27.2018

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jul 27.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Friday cable, up 0.04 to 0.72, with the preceding clip show up 0.03 to 0.37.  3 Discovery SHARK WEEK titles occupied the #2-4 slots:  BLOODLINE: SPAWN OF JAWS at 0.54, GREAT WHITE SHARK BABIES at 0.52, and MEGALODON: FACT OR FICTION at 0.50, with the return of the network’s CASH CAB as lead-in to primetime at 0.29.  On History, ANCIENT ALIENS gained 0.02 to 0.25, and IN SEARCH OF was steady at 0.23.  On MTV, WILD N OUT was at 0.24, compared to last week’s 0.28/0.26.  We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT held at 0.24.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS stayed at 0.22, with MY ALOHA DREAM HOUSE at 0.21/0.20, compared to last week’s 0.15.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.20/0.36/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.32/2M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.17/0.23/900K.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES dropped 0.04 to 0.20.  On Syfy, WYNONNA EARP (0.12) and KILLJOYS (0.9) were both steady.  Cinemax’s OUTCAST collapsed after last week’s season premiere, off the chart and down 0.05 to 0.02/91K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jul 27.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 27, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 133 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.72 2,028
2 BLOODLINE: SPAWN OF JAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.54 1,440
3 GREAT WHITE SHARK BABIES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.52 1,488
4 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.37 1,137
5 CASH CAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 918
6 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.25 1,194
7 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT S11B MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.24 448
8 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 761
9 IN SEARCH OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.23 1,002
10 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,292
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,153
12 MY ALOHA DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.21 929
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,736
14 MY ALOHA DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.20 1,036
15 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.20 787
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,030
17 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.19 959
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 504
19 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,158
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 391
21 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,792
22 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,622
23 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 919
24 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 800
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 977
26 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,969
27 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 362
28 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.16 760
29 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 380
30 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 924
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,695
32 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,512
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,729
34 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,354
35 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY JUNIOR 10:00 AM 15 0.14 706
36 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,454
37 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 537
38 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,457
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,436
40 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 295
41 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 299
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 715
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 797
44 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 312
45 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,334
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 718
47 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,495
48 PJ MASKS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.12 634
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 750
50 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,214
51 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,224
52 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,526
53 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,066
54 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 665
55 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 273
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,392
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,525
58 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 485
59 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 225
60 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 484
61 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,333
62 INSANE POOLS: OFF THE DEE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.12 374
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 804
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 691
65 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.12 434
66 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,176
67 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 274
68 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 257
69 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,095
70 FANCY NANCY DISNEY JUNIOR 11:00 AM 25 0.11 642
71 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,923
72 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 684
73 VAMPIRINA DISNEY JUNIOR 10:30 AM 25 0.11 625
74 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 253
75 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:54 PM 66 0.11 258
76 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 682
77 AFTERNOON MOVIE: DUKES OF HAZZARD (2005) FREEFORM 3:30 PM 130 0.10 258
78 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.10 630
79 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 221
80 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 940
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 894
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,038
83 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 861
84 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.09 216
85 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 127 0.09 202
86 KINDRED SPIRITS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 307
87 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 499
88 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT S11B MTV 2:30 AM 30 0.09 190
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 689
90 LATE MOVIE: NEXT FRIDAY FREEFORM 12:00 AM 120 0.09 209
91 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 905
92 KILLJOYS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 431
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 925
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 863
95 ESPORTS  L: GRAND FINALS, PART 1 ESPN 7:00 PM 128 0.09 188
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 264
97 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 607
98 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L ESPN 9:08 PM 106 0.08 191
99 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,033
100 WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) HBO PRIME 3:10 PM 141 0.08 246
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 507
102 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 242
103 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 991
104 ATOMIC BLONDE HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 115 0.08 208
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 457
106 MOVIE- LMN ORIGINAL PREM: FATHERS NIGHTMARE-ALT END LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.07 315
107 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.07 346
108 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L ESPN2 7:05 PM 117 0.06 159
109 AXE FILES CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 326
110 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2018 STAGE 19 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 258 0.06 320
111 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:02 AM 58 0.06 115
112 UNDISPUTED L: 466 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 150
113 HOT ROD GARAGE VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.06 220
114 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L ESPN2 9:02 PM 13 0.06 147
115 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 137
116 SHOWCASE GAME: CHC AT STL/TEX AT HOU MLB NETWORK 8:16 PM 170 0.06 331
117 CELEB ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 30 0.05 172
118 MLBT ON DECK CIRCLE MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 181
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 251
120 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.05 93
121 WICKED TUNA: OBX OR BUST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 234
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 229
123 HAPPY DEATH DAY MAXPRIME 8:20 PM 96 0.05 177
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 206
125 BIG 3 BASKETBALL L: TORONTO FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 173 0.05 105
126 TRAINING CAMP PRIMETIME: N/A NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.05 122
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 250
128 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 145 0.05 129
129 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.05 101
130 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 16 0.05 235
131 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 10:15 PM 48 0.05 121
132 TOUR DE FRANCE – BONUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:25 AM 35 0.05 177
133 HAPPY DEATH DAY MAXPRIME 11:55 PM 96 0.04 116
134 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 305
135 WNBA SPECIAL ESPN2 9:15 PM 60 0.04 129
136 CAROLINE & FRIENDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.04 240
137 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.04 311
138 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.04 218
139 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L ESPN2 6:30 PM 35 0.04 103
140 BIG BROTHER:  AFTER DARK: BBA-180130 BBAD EP 1330 7/27/18 POP 12:00 AM 180 0.04 106
141 SAFARI LIVE NAT GEO WILD 11:00 PM 60 0.04 139
142 CELEB ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:31 PM 31 0.04 106
143 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 114
144 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.04 78
145 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 122
146 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 96
147 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 12:07 AM 55 0.04 176
148 E! NEWS E! 1:00 AM 60 0.04 112
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 202
150 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 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.