NETWORK FINALS: CW’s MASTERS OF ILLUSION, THE BIG STAGE and the 9:30PM PEAKING all dropped 0.1 in final numbers, which in the case of the latter pushed it to a 0.0 rating, something not seen very often.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s LIVE PD returned from reruns at 0.59, and the lead-in clip hour ticked up to 0.29. Fox Sports 1’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.44. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP dipped 0.03 to 0.26. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS gained 0.05 to 0.24. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER edged up 0.02 to 0.24, and ROOM 104 ticked up to 0.06. Food Network’s DINER’S DRIVE-INS & DIVES lost 0.06 to 0.22. Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS returned at 0.21. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was steady at 0.20, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.03 to 0.18, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.02 to 0.18. ESPN2’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.20. TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.18. Nickelodeon’s ARE YOU SMARTER THAN was at 0.18. Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS shrank by 0.03 to 0.17. ID’s MURDER BOARD slipped 0.02 to 0.11. The series finale of Syfy’s KILLJOYS was steady at 0.05.
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 20, 2019 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | LIVE PD: 234 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.59 | 2,023 |
| 2 | COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: UTAH/USC | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:00 PM | 213 | 0.44 | 1,421 |
| 3 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:06 PM | 52 | 0.29 | 1,094 |
| 4 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.26 | 722 |
| 5 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.24 | 602 |
| 6 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 58 | 0.24 | 1,439 |
| 7 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 765 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 596 |
| 9 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 772 |
| 10 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.21 | 617 |
| 11 | BLACK JESUS | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.21 | 445 |
| 12 | SP MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,333 |
| 13 | FS1 CFB EXTRA L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:33 AM | 31 | 0.20 | 529 |
| 14 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: AIR FORCE/BOISE STATE | ESPN2 | 8:57 PM | 182 | 0.20 | 895 |
| 15 | COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: ALEC BALDWIN | COMEDY CENTRAL | 8:55 PM | 125 | 0.20 | 403 |
| 16 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,190 |
| 17 | LIGA MX L: MONARCAS MORELIA / CHIVAS | TUDN | 9:30 PM | 157 | 0.18 | 459 |
| 18 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,141 |
| 19 | ARE YOU SMARTER THAN | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 712 |
| 20 | BATTLEBOTS: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 122 | 0.17 | 806 |
| 21 | SPORTSCENTER AFT L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 596 |
| 22 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,263 |
| 23 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,148 |
| 24 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,585 |
| 25 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,710 |
| 26 | MLB WEEKDAY L: COLORADO/LA DODGERS | ESPN | 10:12 PM | 218 | 0.15 | 511 |
| 27 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,019 |
| 28 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,127 |
| 29 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 382 |
| 30 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 304 |
| 31 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 11:59 PM | 106 | 0.14 | 382 |
| 32 | MLB POST SEASON IMPACT L: PHILADELPHIA/CLEVELAND | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 192 | 0.13 | 580 |
| 33 | GOOD TALK | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 270 |
| 34 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,797 |
| 35 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 389 |
| 36 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:50 AM | 70 | 0.13 | 325 |
| 37 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 10:05 PM | 58 | 0.13 | 689 |
| 38 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 476 |
| 39 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,521 |
| 40 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 335 |
| 41 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 288 |
| 42 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 14 | CMT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 360 |
| 43 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,969 |
| 44 | NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: RICHMOND | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:46 PM | 123 | 0.12 | 631 |
| 45 | COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN2 | 8:00 PM | 57 | 0.12 | 379 |
| 46 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,655 |
| 47 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,537 |
| 48 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 795 |
| 49 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 652 |
| 50 | MURDER BOARD | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 624 |
| 51 | JUST ROLL WITH IT | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 451 |
| 52 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,030 |
| 53 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 276 |
| 54 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 257 |
| 55 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.11 | 281 |
| 56 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 295 |
| 57 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 809 |
| 58 | NFL 100 GREATEST | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 362 |
| 59 | PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 429 |
| 60 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,607 |
| 61 | UP TO THE MINUTE | NFL NETWORK | 4:25 PM | 95 | 0.10 | 277 |
| 62 | LOVE IT LIST IT TOO | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 412 |
| 63 | UNDISPUTED L: 759 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.10 | 219 |
| 64 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 784 |
| 65 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,361 |
| 66 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 642 |
| 67 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.09 | 399 |
| 68 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,463 |
| 69 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,235 |
| 70 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 265 |
| 71 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 622 |
| 72 | GHOST BROTHERS HAUNTED | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 457 |
| 73 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,295 |
| 74 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 1:45 AM | 17 | 0.09 | 222 |
| 75 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,186 |
| 76 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 509 |
| 77 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,487 |
| 78 | NFL 100 GREATEST | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 315 |
| 79 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,319 |
| 80 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 634 |
| 81 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 683 |
| 82 | NASCAR XFINITY START L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:33 PM | 13 | 0.09 | 412 |
| 83 | LOVE IT LIST IT TOO | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 345 |
| 84 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,440 |
| 85 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 257 |
| 86 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 630 |
| 87 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,658 |
| 88 | FOOTBALL LIFE | NFL NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 226 |
| 89 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 634 |
| 90 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 737 |
| 91 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,068 |
| 92 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,465 |
| 93 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 619 |
| 94 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 608 |
| 95 | RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 355 |
| 96 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 620 |
| 97 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 147 |
| 98 | AFTERNOON MOVIE: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 | FREEFORM | 2:30 PM | 150 | 0.07 | 189 |
| 99 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 155 |
| 100 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 586 |
| 101 | NASCAR XFINITY POST | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:49 PM | 11 | 0.07 | 358 |
| 102 | NOW OR NEVER | ESPN2 | 2:02 AM | 29 | 0.07 | 172 |
| 103 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 1,037 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 940 |
| 105 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,403 |
| 106 | HERD L: 1073 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 194 |
| 107 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,306 |
| 108 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 841 |
| 109 | NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 33 | 0.07 | 301 |
| 110 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 207 |
| 111 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,318 |
| 112 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 142 |
| 113 | SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:01 PM | 59 | 0.06 | 422 |
| 114 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 237 |
| 115 | CFB PREGAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 196 |
| 116 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 557 |
| 117 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 841 |
| 118 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,087 |
| 119 | MYST MUSEUM: AREA 51 | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 257 |
| 120 | COMBATE AMERICAS FRI | TUDN | 12:07 AM | 90 | 0.06 | 163 |
| 121 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 232 |
| 122 | ROOM 104 | HBO PRIME | 11:02 PM | 23 | 0.06 | 250 |
| 123 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 893 |
| 124 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 304 |
| 125 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 835 |
| 126 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2019 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:13 AM | 34 | 0.06 | 180 |
| 127 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 131 |
| 128 | AMC MOVIE: DEATH RACE: INFERNO | AMC | 12:25 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 173 |
| 129 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 716 |
| 130 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 718 |
| 131 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 817 |
| 132 | NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 320 |
| 133 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 390 |
| 134 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2019 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:59 PM | 14 | 0.05 | 151 |
| 135 | KILLJOYS | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 336 |
| 136 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | TUDN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 124 |
| 137 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 144 |
| 138 | FILM SESSION | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 85 | 0.05 | 128 |
| 139 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 718 |
| 140 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 137 |
| 141 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 211 |
| 142 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 143 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 216 |
| 144 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: STL AT CHC | MLB NETWORK | 2:21 PM | 235 | 0.04 | 305 |
| 145 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 114 |
| 146 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2019 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:05 PM | 54 | 0.04 | 140 |
| 147 | RACING WIVES | CMT | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 162 |
| 148 | FRONTERA S5 | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 83 |
| 149 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 150 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 163 |
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