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September 4, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.31.2018

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s US OPEN coverage led Friday cable at 0.45, and the same network’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was next at 0.41.  On MTV, WILD N OUT was at 0.30/0.29, compared to last week’s 0.39/0.34, and SAFEWORD ticked down to 0.23.  A&E’s main LIVE PD was a rerun, but the clip show was at 0.29.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.06 to 0.26, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.22, and TINY PARADISE was up 0.02 to 0.20.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.24/0.37/2.8M, , with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.18/0.24/1.1M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.17/0.33/2.3M.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES slipped 0.02 to 0.22.  On ID, KILLER CLOSER ticked up to 0.22.  On History, ANCIENT ALIENS rose 0.02 to 0.22, and IN SEARCH OF was up 0.02 to 0.20.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS was down 0.02 to 0.17, and TREASURE QUEST ticked up to 0.16.  On Syfy, WYNONNA EARP climbed 0.02 to 0.13, and KILLJOYS was up a tick to 0.09.  On HBO, ANIMALS rose 0.02 to 0.07, and RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS was up 0.03 to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 31, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 7:11 PM 131 0.45 1,951
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WESTERN KENTUCKY/WISCONSIN ESPN 9:22 PM 183 0.41 1,409
3 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 12 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.30 538
4 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.29 982
5 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 12 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.29 533
6 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,340
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:25 AM 65 0.24 608
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,771
9 SAFEWORD SSN 2 MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.23 425
10 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.22 816
11 KILLER CLOSER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 960
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,254
13 ANCIENT ALIENS: ARTIFICIAL HUMAN, THE 143 HISTORY 8:00 PM 123 0.22 902
14 TINY PARADISE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,184
15 IN SEARCH OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.20 793
16 BET REMEMBERS ARETHA: BET REMEMBERS ARETHA BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 AM 535 0.20 964
17 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.19 437
18 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,107
19 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L ESPN2 8:59 PM 23 0.18 688
20 BATTLEBOTS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.17 757
21 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,011
22 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,146
23 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,132
24 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,260
25 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: SAN DIEGO ST/STANFORD FOX SPORTS 1 8:59 PM 211 0.16 596
26 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 554
27 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,304
28 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 12:00 PM 431 0.16 845
29 TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.16 669
30 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,213
31 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,044
32 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 959
33 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: THIRD ROUND ESPN2 9:22 PM 202 0.15 705
34 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,923
35 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 518
36 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.15 1,245
37 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,807
38 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 866
39 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:29 AM 91 0.14 1,290
40 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,518
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,755
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,641
43 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARMY/DUKE ESPNU 7:00 PM 180 0.13 503
44 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 870
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 939
46 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 502
47 KH PRESENTS: NEXT LEVEL COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.13 269
48 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 63 0.13 569
49 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 850
50 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,944
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 934
52 CHIPS HBO PRIME 9:45 PM 101 0.12 326
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 921
54 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 29 0.12 1,132
55 KINDRED SPIRITS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 385
56 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,457
57 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,438
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,408
59 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: LETHAL SOCCER MOM LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.12 474
60 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,100
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.12 306
62 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA/ MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 122 0.11 275
63 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 547
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,305
65 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:38 PM 22 0.10 877
66 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.10 357
67 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,446
68 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 13 0.10 1,002
69 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,466
70 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:13 PM 25 0.10 914
71 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 301
72 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 663
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 693
74 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN2 8:00 PM 59 0.10 270
75 MCCAIN STATE US CAPITOL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:23 AM 92 0.10 1,235
76 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,429
77 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 496
78 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,149
79 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / QUERETARO UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 150 0.09 224
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,028
81 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.09 224
82 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.09 400
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 23 0.09 1,140
84 NBA: THE JUMP   L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.09 193
85 KILLJOYS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 378
86 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,031
87 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,231
88 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 970
89 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 AM 30 0.08 218
90 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,195
91 MICHAELA HLN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 516
92 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.08 188
93 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.08 282
94 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 231
95 MICHAELA HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 486
96 SCALED ANIMAL PLANET 9:03 PM 61 0.08 286
97 MICHAELA HLN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 485
98 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 15 0.08 458
99 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 993
100 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 496
101 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 504
102 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 987
103 ON THE STORY HLN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 516
104 NFL PRESEASON: 2018 – DAL VS. HOU NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.07 341
105 MICHAELA HLN 6:00 PM 20 0.07 440
106 UNDISPUTED L: 490 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 147
107 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 184
108 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.07 232
109 CRAZY CAKES COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 177
110 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 418
111 ANIMALS. HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 25 0.07 136
112 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.07 161
113 RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 35 0.07 132
114 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 861
115 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.06 125
116 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 853
117 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 213
118 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 120
119 PGA TOUR: 2018 DELL TECHNOLOGIES CHP GOLF CHANNEL 2:30 PM 244 0.06 593
120 FINAL DESTINATION HBO PRIME 8:05 PM 98 0.06 187
121 HERD L: 807 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.06 157
122 ON THE STORY HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 493
123 E! NEWS E! 11:59 PM 61 0.06 200
124 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L ESPN2 12:44 AM 46 0.06 236
125 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 129
126 NASCAR AMERICA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 188
127 NFL PRESEASON: 2018 – NE VS. NYG NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 180 0.06 212
128 NFL PRESEASON: 2018 – LAC VS. SF NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 180 0.05 178
129 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:02 AM 58 0.05 95
130 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 216
131 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 104
132 S.W.A.T. HBO PRIME 1:55 PM 117 0.05 211
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 301
134 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 320
135 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L ESPNEWS 10:19 PM 102 0.05 148
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 215
137 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 139
138 NFL PRESEASON: 2018 – CAR VS. PIT NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 180 0.05 146
139 WEED 4 HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 245
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 240
141 DREW MICHAEL HBO PRIME 12:37 AM 50 0.05 79
142 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 127
143 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL    L: GRAHAM-KAPOWSIN(WA)/SHELDON(OR) ESPNU 10:00 PM 193 0.04 125
144 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:59 AM 61 0.04 120
145 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.04 105
146 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 127
147 SHOWCASE GAME: CHC AT PHI/MIL AT WAS MLB NETWORK 7:07 PM 208 0.04 257
148 24/7 CANELO/GGG 2 HBO PRIME 3:55 PM 25 0.04 110
149 NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:03 PM 57 0.04 185
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 197

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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.