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October 2, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.29.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  HELL’S KITCHEN gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Sep 29.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A double helping of COLLEGE FOOTBALL put ESPN firmly on top of Friday cable, with the primetime game at 0.96 and the late game at 0.58, and Fox Sports 1’s primetime game was at 0.32.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER rose 0.02 to 0.41, and ROOM 104 was steady at 0.10.  A&E had 2 half-hours of LIVE PD at 0.34/0.32, compared to last week’s 0.37/0.33/0.32.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.32/0.50/2.7M, above Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.27/0.44/2.5M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/0.31/1.9M.  WILLIAMS STREAM returned to Adult Swim at 0.32/0.29.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES ticked down to 0.27.  On ID, DEADLY WOMEN climbed 0.04 to 0.26.  Disney Channel’s RAVENS HOME dropped 0.03 to 0.24.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD was at 0.23/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.28.  Nickelodeon’s I AM FRANKIE ticked down from last Friday to 0.23.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL were both at 0.22, respectively steady and down 0.01.  Syfy’s Z NATION returned at 0.17.  On TLC, KINDRED SPIRITS was at 0.16, and EVIL THINGS ticked up to 0.11.  We’s MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER dropped 0.02 to 0.08, and LOVE BLOWS held at 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Sep 29.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 29, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: USC/WASHINGTON ST ESPN 10:30 PM 212 0.96 2,776
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MIAMI (FL) /DUKE ESPN 7:00 PM 210 0.58 1,709
3 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:11 AM 60 0.52 1,244
4 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.41 1,856
5 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.34 974
6 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 33 0.33 761
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,725
8 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 32 0.32 958
9 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: NEBRASKA/ILLINOIS FOX SPORTS 1 7:59 PM 184 0.32 1,071
10 WILLIAMS STREAM ADULT SWIM 4:00 AM 15 0.32 626
11 WILLIAMS STREAM ADULT SWIM 4:15 AM 15 0.29 570
12 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,495
13 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 814
14 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 866
15 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:33 AM 33 0.26 627
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,983
17 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,212
18 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,736
19 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.23 1,102
20 I AM FRANKIE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.23 1,144
21 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.23 1,006
22 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,768
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 562
24 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,214
25 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,278
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,119
27 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 454
28 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,707
29 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,740
30 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,083
31 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 PM 15 0.20 868
32 DUDE PERFECT SHOW NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 30 0.20 1,131
33 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,824
34 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 927
35 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,600
36 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 415
37 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.19 1,134
38 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 395
39 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 986
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,923
41 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.19 822
42 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.19 1,132
43 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.19 866
44 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,929
45 ASSASSINS CREED HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 116 0.18 491
46 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.18 1,118
47 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 434
48 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 860
49 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,939
50 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 575
51 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.17 831
52 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,636
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,575
54 KINDRED SPIRITS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 494
55 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.16 328
56 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,281
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,478
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 329
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 329
60 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.15 702
61 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 604
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 698
63 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.15 609
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 285
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 950
66 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,553
67 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.14 583
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 781
69 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.14 307
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 283
71 MBC: RS FIRST LOOK WETV 8:45 PM 15 0.14 392
72 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 996
73 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: MINNESOTA/LA SPARKS ESPN2 9:00 PM 140 0.14 433
74 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 647
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 823
76 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 786
77 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 11:03 PM 30 0.13 392
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 768
79 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 741
80 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 666
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 896
82 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,237
83 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,201
84 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,043
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 732
86 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,199
87 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,093
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,147
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 285
90 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 752
91 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 268
92 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 91 0.12 258
93 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 914
94 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 511
95 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,126
96 EVIL THINGS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 347
97 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,228
98 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / VERACRUZ UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:56 PM 126 0.10 256
99 ROOM 104 HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 29 0.10 343
100 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 63 0.10 280
101 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 450
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 850
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 955
104 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 5:15 PM 133 0.09 263
105 HOW HIGH HBO PRIME 2:00 AM 93 0.09 213
106 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 225
107 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 257
108 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.09 177
109 PRESIDENTS CUP: 2017 PRESIDENTS CUP GOLF CHANNEL 11:30 AM 382 0.09 900
110 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 27 0.09 294
111 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.09 201
112 MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.08 275
113 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 780
114 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 721
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 298
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 774
117 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 30 0.08 167
118 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 146 0.08 178
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 244
120 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 168
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 282
122 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:20 PM 40 0.08 193
123 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 272
124 DATELINE MSNBC 4:00 AM 60 0.07 341
125 DATELINE MSNBC 5:00 AM 60 0.07 336
126 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 179
127 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 152
128 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.07 159
129 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 190
130 TACKLE MY RIDE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.07 171
131 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 803
132 LOVE BLOWS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.07 205
133 NFL PLAYERS ONLY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.07 175
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 264
135 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.07 187
136 WHAT WOMEN WANT: WHAT WOMEN WANT HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 127 0.06 136
137 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 369
138 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.06 506
139 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:37 AM 60 0.06 126
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 248
141 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 200
142 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 5:52 PM 115 0.06 299
143 CAKE HUNTERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 136
144 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 121
145 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.06 389
146 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 120
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 150
148 ASSASSINS CREED HBO PRIME 8:15 AM 116 0.05 155
149 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 103
150 THERES SOMETHING WRONG WI HBO PRIME 1:15 PM 100 0.05 123

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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.