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August 21, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.18.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Due to NFL Preseason adjustment, the reruns of MASTERCHEF and BEAT SHAZAM went down 0.2 and 0.3, respectively, in final numbers.  In addition, the BLUE BLOODS rerun lost 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Aug 18.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable belonged again to A&E’s LIVE PD, down 0.7 from last Friday to 0.68.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER dropped 0.07 to 0.42 (Note:  ROOM 104 was listed as a rerun, but it’s not clear that was the case; if it was a new episode, it was down 0.06 to 0.11).  The 2 segments of Adult Swim’s WILLIAMS STREAM were at 0.41/0.36, compared to last week’s 0.35/0.31. NFL Network’s Preseason game was at 0.38.  On the night of Steve Bannon’s White House exit, it was no surprise that MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.33/2.8M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.31/1.3M, and Fox News’s hANNITY at 0.25/1.7M.  On Disney Channel, RAVENS HOME lost 0.04 to 0.31, KC UNDERCOVER ticked up to 0.27, and BIZAARDVARK was down 0.03 to 0.20.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE was steady at 0.30.  On ID, DEADLY SINS rose 0.06 to 0.29.  Food Network’s  GUY’S FAMILY ROAD TRIP was at 0.38.   Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD fell 0.04 to 0.20.  was at 0.15, compared to last week’s 0.17/0.13, and MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER ticked down to 0.13.  On Syfy, KILLJOYS dropped 0.04 to 0.15, DARK MATTER was steady at 0.14, and WYNONNA EARP ticked up to 0.13.  History’s ROAD HAUKS was at 0.10/0.11.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Aug 18.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 18, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 61 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.68 1,948
2 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.49 1,920
3 WILLIAMS STREAM ADULT SWIM 4:00 AM 15 0.41 776
4 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2017 – MIN VS. SEA NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 187 0.38 1,129
5 WILLIAMS STREAM ADULT SWIM 4:15 AM 15 0.36 698
6 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,843
7 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.31 1,347
8 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.31 1,443
9 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.30 1,256
10 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.30 1,317
11 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,243
12 DEADLY SINS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 993
13 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,442
14 GUYS FAMILY ROAD TRIP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,021
15 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.27 1,297
16 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,337
17 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.25 1,257
18 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,736
19 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,094
20 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,034
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.24 1,277
22 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 1,821
23 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.23 1,263
24 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,207
25 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,831
26 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,800
27 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 8:00 PM 115 0.22 949
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,248
29 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,666
30 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:49 PM 109 0.21 1,081
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,004
32 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,532
33 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.20 902
34 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,671
35 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,816
36 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,543
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,536
38 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,104
39 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,852
40 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,514
41 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,455
42 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.19 906
43 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 108 0.19 501
44 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,420
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 334
46 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,334
47 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 949
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 891
49 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 657
50 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:28 PM 21 0.17 751
51 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,592
52 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 935
53 KH: WHAT NOW ALL ACCESS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 90 0.17 373
54 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,213
55 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 4:00 PM 116 0.16 701
56 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.16 1,185
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 964
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,457
59 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.16 769
60 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 778
61 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,357
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 887
63 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 383
64 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 885
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 321
66 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 296
67 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 466
68 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.15 326
69 KILLJOYS SYFY 8:00 PM 60 0.15 623
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 305
71 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,342
72 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 320
73 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,171
74 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,167
75 DARK MATTER SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 642
76 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:56 PM 64 0.14 460
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,096
78 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 389
79 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.14 507
80 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.14 288
81 AMC MOVIE: TOTAL RECALL AMC 10:00 PM 150 0.14 461
82 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 371
83 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,246
84 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.13 678
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 371
86 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,179
87 MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER WETV 10:00 PM 62 0.13 365
88 SP HGTV SMART HOME GIVEWA HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 30 0.13 533
89 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.13 478
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,045
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 308
92 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:48 PM 12 0.13 431
93 ZHUZHUS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.13 639
94 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.12 302
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 978
96 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 61 0.12 319
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 286
98 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 594
99 NASCAR XFINITY POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:38 PM 22 0.12 595
100 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.12 667
101 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 9:55 PM 65 0.12 360
102 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 AM 30 0.12 586
103 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.12 452
104 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.11 336
105 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 991
106 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 362
107 ROAD HAUKS HISTORY 11:05 PM 58 0.11 368
108 LIGA MX L: TIJUANA / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:54 PM 126 0.11 230
109 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 340
110 ALL ACCESS: MAYW VS. MCGR SHOWTIME PRIME 10:06 PM 28 0.10 194
111 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.10 603
112 ROAD HAUKS HISTORY 10:02 PM 63 0.10 397
113 INCREDIBLE HULK THE HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 112 0.09 256
114 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 28 0.09 448
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 276
116 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.09 482
117 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 90 0.09 478
118 TIFFANY HADDISH: SHE READ SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 66 0.09 214
119 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.09 433
120 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 256
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 247
122 LIGA MX L: MONTERREY / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 144 0.09 188
123 SISTER ACT 2 HBO PRIME 12:26 PM 107 0.08 223
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 267
125 SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT BOS/SEA AT TB MLB NETWORK 7:12 PM 252 0.07 342
126 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 11:24 PM 63 0.07 167
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 308
128 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:27 AM 26 0.07 299
129 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 357
130 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.07 242
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 258
132 MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.06 330
133 GOLDEN BOY BOXING: MACHADO/MORALES ESPN2 11:00 PM 155 0.06 231
134 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 179
135 UNDISPUTED L: 234 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 124
136 US GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHP: WOMEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 PM 120 0.06 185
137 LOUISIANA FLIP N MOVE DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.06 423
138 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 209
139 NFL PRESEASON NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.05 98
140 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – BUF VS. PHI NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 180 0.05 165
141 BLOW: BLOW MAXPRIME 5:55 PM 123 0.05 100
142 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 118
143 ROAD HAUKS HISTORY 2:00 PM 60 0.05 224
144 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 527 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.05 98
145 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 96
146 PGA TOUR: 2017 WYNDHAM CHP GOLF CHANNEL 2:04 PM 120 0.05 401
147 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 12:27 AM 35 0.05 124
148 SISTER ACT HBO PRIME 10:45 AM 100 0.05 130
149 LION KINGDOM NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 219
150 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:35 AM 25 0.05 143

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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.