NETWORK FINALS: 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MASTERS OF ILLUSION, THE BIG STAGE and the 9PM PEAKING lost the same.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, but dropped 0.09 to 0.50, and the lead-in clip show hour was down 0.02 to 0.27. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.48/0.34, and Fos Sports 1’s game was at 0.27. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.30/0.47/3.1M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.23/0.31/1.5M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.38/2.9M. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.05 to 0.29, and ROOM 104 was down 0.02 to 0.04. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.22/0.21, compared to last week’s 0.24. Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS returned after a long break at 0.21. On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP dropped 0.05 to 0.21. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES slipped 0.02 to 0.20. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was steady at 0.20. Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS ticked up to 0.18. Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.08. The season premiere of Syfy’s VAN HELSING was at 0.07, down 0.04 from the 2018 premiere.
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 27, 2019 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | LIVE PD: 236 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.50 | 1,790 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: ARIZONA STATE/CALIFORNIA | ESPN | 10:30 PM | 192 | 0.48 | 1,408 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: DUKE/VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN | 6:58 PM | 190 | 0.34 | 1,196 |
| 4 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 10:10 PM | 20 | 0.30 | 952 |
| 5 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,104 |
| 6 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 57 | 0.29 | 1,560 |
| 7 | COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: PENN ST/MARYLAND | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 208 | 0.27 | 990 |
| 8 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:06 PM | 52 | 0.27 | 1,091 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 1:42 AM | 78 | 0.26 | 658 |
| 10 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,471 |
| 11 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.22 | 498 |
| 12 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 | MTV | 8:31 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 521 |
| 13 | BLACK JESUS | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.21 | 445 |
| 14 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,909 |
| 15 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.21 | 618 |
| 16 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 754 |
| 17 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,419 |
| 18 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 621 |
| 19 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 3,184 |
| 20 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,338 |
| 21 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,214 |
| 22 | SP MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,207 |
| 23 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.18 | 604 |
| 24 | BATTLEBOTS: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 122 | 0.18 | 914 |
| 25 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,110 |
| 26 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 58 | 0.17 | 461 |
| 27 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,621 |
| 28 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,118 |
| 29 | BUBBLE GUPPIES | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 640 |
| 30 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,987 |
| 31 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 977 |
| 32 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.16 | 464 |
| 33 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 884 |
| 34 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,771 |
| 35 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,057 |
| 36 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,843 |
| 37 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,868 |
| 38 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 905 |
| 39 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 963 |
| 40 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 347 |
| 41 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.15 | 424 |
| 42 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 974 |
| 43 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 953 |
| 44 | INGRAHAM ANGLE TOWN HALL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,888 |
| 45 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 25 | 0.14 | 494 |
| 46 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.14 | 432 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 377 |
| 48 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 388 |
| 49 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,707 |
| 50 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,159 |
| 51 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,705 |
| 52 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 303 |
| 53 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.13 | 343 |
| 54 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 895 |
| 55 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,733 |
| 56 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 333 |
| 57 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,082 |
| 58 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 945 |
| 59 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,801 |
| 60 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,862 |
| 61 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 321 |
| 62 | ARE YOU SMARTER THAN | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 624 |
| 63 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 906 |
| 64 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,746 |
| 65 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,795 |
| 66 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 443 |
| 67 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 1,595 |
| 68 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 269 |
| 69 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,718 |
| 70 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,361 |
| 71 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 10:05 PM | 58 | 0.11 | 564 |
| 72 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,568 |
| 73 | GHOST BROTHERS HAUNTED | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 395 |
| 74 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,515 |
| 75 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 285 |
| 76 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,520 |
| 77 | MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:02 PM | 61 | 0.10 | 470 |
| 78 | LIGA MX L: AMERICA / QUERETARO | TUDN | 9:55 PM | 130 | 0.10 | 278 |
| 79 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,414 |
| 80 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,332 |
| 81 | NFL 100 GREATEST | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 239 |
| 82 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 723 |
| 83 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,279 |
| 84 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 14 | CMT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 336 |
| 85 | GOOD TALK | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 174 |
| 86 | MLB POST SEASON IMPACT L: CHICAGO CUBS/ST LOUIS CARDINALS | ESPN2 | 8:00 PM | 259 | 0.09 | 417 |
| 87 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 171 |
| 88 | GHOST BROTHERS HAUNTED | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 354 |
| 89 | JUST ROLL WITH IT | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 395 |
| 90 | NFL 100 GREATEST | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 226 |
| 91 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,141 |
| 92 | BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 227 | PARAMOUNT | 9:00 PM | 162 | 0.08 | 276 |
| 93 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,203 |
| 94 | UNDISPUTED L: 764 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 185 |
| 95 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 563 |
| 96 | FS1 CFB EXTRA L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:28 PM | 32 | 0.08 | 225 |
| 97 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,161 |
| 98 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 217 |
| 99 | VAN HELSING | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 357 |
| 100 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 201 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,097 |
| 102 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 502 |
| 103 | NFL 100 ROUNDTABLES | NFL NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 186 |
| 104 | NFL 100 ROUNDTABLES | NFL NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 203 |
| 105 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,258 |
| 106 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 269 |
| 107 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 296 |
| 108 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,181 |
| 109 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 212 |
| 110 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 11:59 AM | 61 | 0.06 | 129 |
| 111 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 153 |
| 112 | NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 4:30 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 341 |
| 113 | TIME MACHINE: SEVEN NEW SIGNS OF APOCALYPSE | HISTORY | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 363 |
| 114 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / LEON | TUDN | 7:30 PM | 145 | 0.06 | 170 |
| 115 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.06 | 144 |
| 116 | HERD L: 1078 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 153 |
| 117 | COMMON KNOWLEDGE | GSN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 437 |
| 118 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 128 |
| 119 | INGRAHAM ANGLE TOWN HALL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 547 |
| 120 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 193 |
| 121 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 248 |
| 122 | BLACK-ISH | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 132 |
| 123 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 124 | SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:01 PM | 59 | 0.04 | 358 |
| 125 | ROOM 104 | HBO PRIME | 11:02 PM | 29 | 0.04 | 219 |
| 126 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 123 |
| 127 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 128 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 98 |
| 129 | GRAHAM NORTON SHOW | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 187 |
| 130 | BLACK-ISH | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 113 |
| 131 | CRAZY CAKES | COOKING CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 167 |
| 132 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 291 |
| 133 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:19 AM | 82 | 0.04 | 119 |
| 134 | HUNTER STREET | TEENNICK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 163 |
| 135 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 217 |
| 136 | NASCAR AMERICA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:30 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 254 |
| 137 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 149 |
| 138 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 131 |
| 139 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 176 |
| 140 | CFB PREGAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 128 |
| 141 | NASCAR AMERICA PRAC/QUAL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 184 |
| 142 | TIME MACHINE: NOSTRADAMUS: 21ST CENT PROPH REV | HISTORY | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 194 |
| 143 | UFC LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 95 |
| 144 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 98 |
| 145 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 369 |
| 146 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 102 |
| 147 | COMBATE AMERICAS FRI | TUDN | 12:05 AM | 89 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 148 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 125 |
| 149 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 117 |
| 150 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 189 |
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