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October 1, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.28.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The new MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the rerun of the NEW AMSTERDAM pilot lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, down 0.03 to 0.61, with the preceding clip show down 0.09 to 0.30.  It was another big day for Fox News, which had 6 of the Top 10 shows, led by the 2PM hour at 0.50/0.77/4.1M, with CNN’s 2PM hour at 0.37/0.51/2.3M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.32/0.48/2.8M.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER climbed 0.09 to 0.41, ANIMALS ticked down to 0.05, and TRACEY ULLMAN’S SHOW premiered off the chart at 0.04/164K.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE dropped 0.05 to 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.06 to 0.22.  On Discovery, a 2-hour TREASURE QUEST gained 0.03 to 0.25, and BATTLEBOTS was down 0.05 to 0.17.  MTV’s WILD N OUT was at 0.23/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.25/0.22.  ID’s DEADLY WOMEN was steady at 0.22, and IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.21/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.19.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP rose 0.02 to 0.17.  On Syfy, the 2-hour season finale of WYNONNA EARP was at 0.11/0.09, compared to last week’s 0.11 hour.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 28, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 146 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.61 1,854
2 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.50 4,121
3 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.48 4,335
4 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.41 1,758
5 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.38 3,341
6 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.37 2,899
7 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.37 2,280
8 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.37 2,316
9 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.36 3,828
10 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.35 3,395
11 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.35 1,799
12 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.34 3,064
13 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.34 2,577
14 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.33 3,381
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,838
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,464
17 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.32 1,826
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 3,081
19 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,748
20 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,507
21 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.30 982
22 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.29 3,352
23 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 2,433
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.29 1,773
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.29 1,643
26 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,967
27 MLB POST SEASON IMPACT  L: NY YANKEES/BOSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 220 0.28 913
28 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.27 1,558
29 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,336
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,443
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,446
32 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 1,227
33 TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 120 0.25 916
34 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.25 2,108
35 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,093
36 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:40 PM 20 0.24 616
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.24 2,623
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,351
39 UNDER THE SEA: DESCENDANT DISNEY CHANNEL 7:40 PM 10 0.23 1,207
40 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: UCLA/COLORADO FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 202 0.23 840
41 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:07 PM 94 0.23 2,056
42 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,311
43 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.23 998
44 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 12 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.23 391
45 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 12 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.22 396
46 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,072
47 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,055
48 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 484
49 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,248
50 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 828
51 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,133
52 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,109
53 ANCIENT ALIENS AC: PYRAMIDS,MONOTHS & UNEXPLND STRUC 43 HISTORY 8:00 PM 241 0.21 881
54 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.21 873
55 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 2,059
56 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 487
57 QUIZNEY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:50 PM 10 0.20 960
58 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 391
59 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.19 787
60 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MEMPHIS/TULANE ESPN2 7:56 PM 193 0.19 738
61 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,794
62 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,843
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,924
64 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.18 794
65 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,047
66 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.18 847
67 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:41 PM 19 0.17 1,894
68 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 386
69 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:29 PM 91 0.17 484
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,265
71 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 65 0.17 440
72 BATTLEBOTS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.17 757
73 MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.16 580
74 FANCY NANCY DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.16 524
75 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: KAVANAUGH HEARINGS MORNING SESSION MSNBC 10:00 AM 187 0.16 1,755
76 RYDER CUP: 2018 RYDER CUP GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 AM 379 0.16 886
77 MLB POST SEASON IMPACT  L: ST. LOUIS/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 2:00 PM 209 0.15 600
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 309
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,408
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,552
81 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 866
82 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 287
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,221
84 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 12:22 AM 38 0.14 345
85 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 282
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 258
87 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 287
88 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 471
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 684
90 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 258
91 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.11 420
92 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 389
93 HAUNTED LIVE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 417
94 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.10 306
95 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.10 418
96 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:30 PM 30 0.10 227
97 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 530
98 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 125 0.10 244
99 RYDER CUP GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.09 398
100 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 339
101 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.09 386
102 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.08 236
103 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: KILLER INSPIRATION LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.08 405
104 FATHER FIGURES HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 113 0.08 218
105 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 266
106 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 214
107 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.08 213
108 KINDRED SPIRITS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 310
109 DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS WETV 10:05 PM 60 0.07 224
110 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.07 251
111 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN2 7:00 PM 56 0.07 229
112 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.07 251
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 277
114 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:00 PM 30 0.07 159
115 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:30 PM 90 0.07 395
116 NBA PRESEASON   L: BOSTON/CHARLOTTTE NBA-TV 7:30 PM 151 0.07 179
117 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: LAD AT SF/ARI AT SD MLB NETWORK 10:20 PM 197 0.07 283
118 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 145 0.07 146
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 252
120 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 122
121 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 166
122 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 139
123 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 333
124 WMNS COLL VBALL REG SSN L ESPN2 11:09 PM 86 0.06 203
125 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:00 AM 60 0.06 415
126 LIVE FROM: RYDER CUP GOLF CHANNEL 12:19 PM 141 0.06 286
127 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 390
128 NFL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 163
129 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:00 AM 43 0.05 229
130 UNDISPUTED L: 510 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 119
131 LIVE FROM: RYDER CUP GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 AM 120 0.05 175
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 226
133 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.05 227
134 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.05 103
135 KYLE BRANDT FOOTBALL EXP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.05 127
136 NFL GAMEDAY PICKEM NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.05 138
137 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 137
138 BARRETT JACKSON: 6 – LAS VEGAS EPISODE 6 VELOCITY 8:00 PM 120 0.05 343
139 ANIMALS. HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 24 0.05 175
140 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:09 PM 32 0.05 220
141 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 111
142 NASCAR AMERICA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 243
143 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 112
144 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 11:20 AM 133 0.05 151
145 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 132
146 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 87
147 OUTCAST MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 55 0.05 108
148 HERD L: 828 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.05 101
149 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 113
150 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:01 PM 29 0.04 114

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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.