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September 24, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.21.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD returned after several weeks of reruns to lead Friday cable at 0.64, with the preceding clip show up 0.09 to 0.39.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL doubleheader was at 0.51/0.40, and Fox Sporta 1’s game was at 0.30.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE returned at 0.35, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.06 to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS held at 0.25.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.32/0.49/2.9M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.22/0.42/3.3M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.20/0.25/1.1M.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked up to 0.32, and ANIMALS ticked up to 0.06.  Univision’s LIGA match was at 0.27.  Nickelodeon’s noon PAW PATROL was at 0.26.  On MTV, WILD N OUT was at 0.25/0.23, compared to last week’s 0.24/0.22.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES dipped 0.03 to 0.23.  On Discovery, TREASURE QUEST gained 0.04 to 0.22, and BATTLEBOTS was up 0.04 to 0.22.  On ID, DEADLY WOMEN shed 0.02 to 0.22, and IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.21/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.20/0.19.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS returned at 0.19.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP was steady at 0.15.  On Syfy, WYNONNA EARP lost 0.02 to 0.11, and the season finale of KILLJOYS was up 0.03 to 0.10.  Cinemax’s was steady at 0.03/93K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 21, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 144 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.64 1,904
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WASHINGTON STATE/USC ESPN 10:30 PM 213 0.51 1,644
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: FLORIDA ATLANTIC/UCF ESPN 6:58 PM 209 0.40 1,295
4 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.39 1,186
5 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.35 1,783
6 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,899
7 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.32 1,697
8 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: PENN ST/ILLINOIS FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 218 0.30 1,170
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,493
10 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 130 0.27 555
11 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.26 1,028
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,382
13 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 12 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.25 439
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 701
15 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.23 963
16 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 12 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.22 402
17 TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.22 1,004
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 3,269
19 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 948
20 BATTLEBOTS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.22 979
21 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,909
22 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 58 0.21 532
23 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.21 745
24 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 509
25 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,112
26 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,503
27 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:02 PM 61 0.19 833
28 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.19 811
29 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.19 824
30 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.19 780
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,186
32 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 423
33 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,287
34 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,780
35 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 796
36 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 450
37 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 1:05 AM 61 0.17 576
38 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 901
39 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.17 361
40 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 339
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,614
42 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,579
43 PGA TOUR: 2018 TOUR CHP GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 305 0.16 1,255
44 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 817
45 MLB POST SEASON IMPACT  L: BOSTON/CLEVELAND ESPN2 7:00 PM 226 0.16 487
46 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,608
47 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 789
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,910
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 783
50 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,454
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 375
52 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 987
53 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 65 0.15 423
54 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,807
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,684
56 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY JUNIOR 7:00 PM 55 0.15 618
57 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 507
58 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,488
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 851
60 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: RICHMOND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:56 PM 120 0.14 870
61 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,489
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,523
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 299
64 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 381
65 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,538
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,564
67 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,537
68 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 336
69 HAUNTED LIVE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 458
70 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 294
71 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:46 PM 14 0.13 327
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 695
73 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,498
74 QUIZNEY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 10 0.12 532
75 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.12 650
76 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,492
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 667
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,744
79 FANCY NANCY DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.12 411
80 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 460
81 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,437
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 854
83 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 712
84 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 327
85 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,116
86 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,363
87 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.11 282
88 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.11 267
89 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.11 249
90 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 739
91 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: LONG LOST DAUGHTER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.11 560
92 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 664
93 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 689
94 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.10 242
95 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.10 458
96 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 145 0.10 255
97 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 254
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,202
99 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 205 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 121 0.10 346
100 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.10 256
101 KILLJOYS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 482
102 KINDRED SPIRITS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 322
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,052
104 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 615
105 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 23 0.09 637
106 KYLE BRANDT FOOTBALL EXP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.09 212
107 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 12:38 AM 30 0.09 322
108 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 240
109 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,111
110 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.09 243
111 INVINCIBLE (2006) HBO PRIME 5:25 PM 104 0.09 259
112 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.09 402
113 NFL GAMEDAY PICKEM NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.09 211
114 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 506
115 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.08 180
116 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,023
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 991
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 905
119 NASCAR XFINITY POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:56 PM 11 0.08 557
120 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 938
121 ANALYZE THIS HBO PRIME 8:10 PM 103 0.08 229
122 UNDISPUTED L: 505 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 172
123 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 992
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 281
125 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.07 172
126 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.07 376
127 COMBATE AMERICAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:05 AM 90 0.07 143
128 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 442
129 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 200
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 280
131 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 243
132 ANIMALS. HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 28 0.06 226
133 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 246
134 SNAKE CITY NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 232
135 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 418
136 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 131
137 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 153
138 LIAR LIAR HBO PRIME 10:35 AM 86 0.06 126
139 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 253
140 AVATAR: AVATAR HBO PRIME 7:50 AM 162 0.05 123
141 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 33 0.05 391
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 128
143 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 124
144 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 128
145 DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS WETV 10:05 PM 60 0.05 242
146 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:57 PM 16 0.05 192
147 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 113
148 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 381
149 BREAK HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 10 0.05 138
150 HERD L: 823 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 121

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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.