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.
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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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