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July 9, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.6.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The new MASTERS OF ILLUSION dropped 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jul 06.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s WORLD CUP quarterfinals matches were firmly at the top of Friday cable at 1.36 for Brazil vs. Belgium, and 0.98 for Uruguay vs. France.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.05 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.25, and MY ALOHA DREAM HOUSE was down 0.02 to 0.23.  Cartoon Network’s STEVEN UNIVERSE was the #6 show at 0.28.  On A&E, a LIVE PD clip show was at 0.24.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES dropped 0.05 to 0.24.  On We, MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT was steady at 0.23, and BRIDEZILLAS was up 0.03 to 0.15.  Nickelodeon’s DOUBLE DARE fell 0.12 to 0.22.  TLC’s COUNTING ON was at 0.21.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS lost 0.05 to 0.16, and COOPER’S TREASURE was down 0.05 to 0.16.  The final episodes of Syfy’s 12 MONKEYS were at 0.10/0.07, compared to last week’s 0.06/0.04/0.04.  Cinemax’s CB STRIKE was steady at 0.01/131K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jul 06.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 6, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 FIFA WORLD CUP QF L: BRAZIL/BELGIUM FOX SPORTS 1 1:41 PM 141 1.36 3,519
2 FIFA WORLD CUP QF L: URUGUAY/FRANCE FOX SPORTS 1 9:41 AM 141 0.98 2,548
3 FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:02 PM 58 0.53 1,449
4 FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:02 PM 99 0.52 1,284
5 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,433
6 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.28 974
7 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,323
8 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF-S D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.25 587
9 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.24 941
10 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 921
11 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 702
12 MY ALOHA DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,298
13 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,052
14 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,995
15 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,406
16 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.22 851
17 COUNTING ON TLC 10:28 PM 32 0.21 670
18 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE L: 27:TAVARES/ADESANYA FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 222 0.20 499
19 ANCIENT ALIENS AC: CONSPIRACIES AND EVIDENCE 37 HISTORY 8:00 PM 241 0.20 907
20 90DAYFIANCE HEA:FIRST LO TLC 10:00 PM 28 0.20 708
21 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.20 924
22 ULTIMATE FIGHTER PRELIM L: 27:TAVARES/ADESANYA FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.20 493
23 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: DAYTONA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:54 PM 138 0.18 1,117
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,955
25 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,630
26 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L: DALLAS/PHOENIX ESPN 9:36 PM 129 0.17 470
27 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,753
28 BATTLEBOTS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 844
29 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L ESPN 7:44 PM 112 0.16 472
30 THOMAS AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.16 641
31 NBA STUDIO  L ESPN 7:00 PM 44 0.16 444
32 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,649
33 COOPERS TREASURE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 697
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,562
35 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 301
36 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,331
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,404
38 AVATAR: AVATAR HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 162 0.15 446
39 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 385
40 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 406
41 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L ESPN 11:45 PM 107 0.14 361
42 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,460
43 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.14 845
44 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:32 AM 28 0.14 315
45 INSANE POOLS: OFF THE DEE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.14 470
46 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 547
47 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: FAMILY VANISHED LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.14 536
48 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: EARLY RD COV/DAY 5 ESPN 7:00 AM 570 0.14 652
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 730
50 PJ MASKS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.13 581
51 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,840
52 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,169
53 NASCAR XFINITY POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:12 PM 18 0.13 559
54 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,337
55 FIRST TAKE SPECIAL L ESPN 4:30 PM 90 0.12 333
56 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 996
57 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:32 PM 22 0.12 721
58 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 468
59 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,612
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,094
61 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,349
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 611
63 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY JUNIOR 10:00 AM 15 0.11 562
64 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,185
65 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,075
66 E! NEWS E! 1:00 AM 60 0.11 207
67 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 312
68 UFC WEIGH-IN L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.11 239
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 581
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 551
71 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,115
72 AMERICAN MADE HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 115 0.10 246
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 644
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 599
75 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,119
76 POKER   L: N/A ESPN2 8:30 PM 211 0.10 326
77 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,152
78 12 MONKEYS SYFY 9:00 PM 64 0.10 384
79 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,115
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 883
81 FIFA WORLD CUP LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 AM 41 0.10 300
82 KINDRED SPIRITS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 321
83 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,074
84 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,254
85 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,009
86 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 617
87 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 584
88 WICKED TUNA: OBX OR BUST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 308
89 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 133 0.09 230
90 ULTIMATE FIGHTER PREFT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.09 185
91 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 548
92 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.09 149
93 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.08 202
94 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:01 AM 59 0.08 197
95 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.08 608
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 542
97 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.08 250
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 176
99 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 90 0.08 444
100 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 32 0.08 448
101 TUF FINALE POST L FOX SPORTS 1 1:42 AM 60 0.08 164
102 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 728
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 524
104 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 437
105 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.08 152
106 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 28 0.08 167
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 740
108 PLAYLIST W/ JAK KNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 30 0.07 162
109 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 194
110 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 554
111 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN2 7:00 AM 180 0.07 174
112 WICKED TUNA: HOOKED UP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 284
113 12 MONKEYS SYFY 10:04 PM 60 0.07 331
114 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 418
115 HOT ROD GARAGE VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.07 271
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 687
117 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 377
118 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 745
119 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.07 158
120 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 685
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 269
122 WIN A DATE WITH TAD HAMIL HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 96 0.06 110
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 740
124 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 12 0.06 199
125 NASCAR AMERICA PRAC/QUAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.06 306
126 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 140
127 PGA TOUR: 2018 GREENBRIER GOLF CHANNEL 3:30 PM 180 0.05 476
128 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.05 147
129 SP TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 381
130 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 128
131 BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUS HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 106 0.05 150
132 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.05 251
133 GREAT WALL, THE MAXPRIME 8:15 PM 103 0.05 160
134 FRESH PRINCE TEENNICK 10:30 PM 30 0.05 139
135 FIFA-COPA MNDL-58-UNVSO-R: BRASI VS BELGI 7/6 R UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 120 0.05 147
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 226
137 FIFA WORLD CUP: QF:BRAZIL VS BELGIUM FOX DEPORTES 7:00 PM 120 0.04 119
138 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: PHI AT PIT/OAK AT CLE MLB NETWORK 7:07 PM 270 0.04 192
139 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 151
140 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 11:37 PM 83 0.04 134
141 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 220
142 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 178
143 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 82
144 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) L NBA-TV 9:11 PM 118 0.04 107
145 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 280
146 SPORTSCENTER FEATURED ESPN2 1:28 AM 30 0.04 100
147 EVERY WITCH WAY TEENNICK 12:00 PM 30 0.04 121
148 GIFTED HBO PRIME 10:03 AM 101 0.04 125
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 190
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 211

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."