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September 9, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.6.2019

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The entire CW line-up dropped 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports topped Friday cable, with ESPN2’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game at 0.37, ESPN’s US OPEN coverage at 0.29, and TUDN’s soccer match at 0.28.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP climbed 0.06 to 0.28.  A&E’s LIVE PD was a rerun, but its clip show lead-in gained 0.03 to 0.27.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS jumped 0.11 to 0.26.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE gained 0.03 to 0.26, with HOUSE HUNTERS up 0.03 to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL up a tick to 0.21.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.25, and A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW fell 0.06 to 0.06.  On History, THE UNXPLAINED ascended 0.08 to 0.24, and ANCIENT ALIENS was up 0.09 to 0.23.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES edged up 0.02 to 0.19.  Fox Sports Net’s INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY match was at 0.18.  On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS was up 0.04 to 0.17.  ID’s MURDER BOARD gained 0.02 to 0.15.  Syfy’s KILLJOYS ticked up to 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 6, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MARSHALL/BOISE STATE ESPN2 8:57 PM 185 0.37 1,376
2 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: MENS SEMIFINAL ESPN 4:00 PM 420 0.29 1,471
3 SELECCION EE.UU. 9/6: USA / MEXICO TUDN 8:50 PM 141 0.28 707
4 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 647
5 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.27 1,024
6 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN14 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.26 593
7 SP MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,486
8 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.25 1,514
9 SP HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,399
10 UNXPLAINED, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.24 976
11 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.23 1,027
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,244
13 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.19 826
14 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.19 542
15 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY L: USA/MEXICO FOX SPORTS 1 8:53 PM 132 0.18 386
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:30 AM 90 0.18 459
17 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 426
18 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 443
19 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,613
20 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.17 846
21 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,162
22 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,546
23 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,436
24 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 431
25 MURDER BOARD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 810
26 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 394
27 NFL LIVE ESPN2 12:02 AM 58 0.14 435
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.14 543
29 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,853
30 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 422
31 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: HANGOVER, THE AMC 8:00 PM 135 0.13 361
32 ARE YOU SMARTER THAN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.13 648
33 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 358
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,817
35 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:11 PM 49 0.13 267
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,480
37 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 345
38 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN2 8:00 PM 57 0.12 400
39 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 2,119
40 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.12 437
41 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,307
42 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.12 319
43 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 14 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.12 346
44 ARE YOU SMARTER THAN NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.12 514
45 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,572
46 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 827
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 299
48 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.11 287
49 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 369
50 GOOD TALK COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.10 224
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,695
52 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.10 491
53 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,212
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 871
55 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 797
56 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 747
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,075
58 GHOST BROTHERS HAUNTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 480
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,470
60 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,341
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 853
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 728
63 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,521
64 FUTBOL CENTRAL FRI TUDN 8:00 PM 50 0.09 243
65 UNDISPUTED L: 749 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 213
66 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.09 352
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 611
68 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.09 218
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,317
70 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,192
71 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,230
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 730
73 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 603
74 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 519
75 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 610
76 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,448
77 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 655
78 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 865
79 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 527
80 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,271
81 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 665
82 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 486
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,011
84 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,287
85 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.07 294
86 EUROPEAN QUALIFIER      L: GERMANY/NETHERLANDS ESPN2 2:30 PM 150 0.07 238
87 SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.07 415
88 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 386
89 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 197
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 589
91 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,245
92 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 316
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 615
94 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 699
95 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,343
96 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,236
97 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 275
98 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 565
99 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 162
100 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 639
101 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.06 235
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 717
103 BBCA MOVIE: TRADING PLACES BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 150 0.06 252
104 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 466
105 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:27 PM 33 0.06 120
106 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 630
107 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 540
108 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.06 110
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 490
110 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 771
111 GIRLFRIENDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:55 AM 32 0.06 114
112 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 140
113 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,172
114 BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, A HBO PRIME 11:02 PM 27 0.06 255
115 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 861
116 NOW OR NEVER ESPN2 2:00 AM 30 0.06 151
117 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.06 119
118 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 532
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 972
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 880
121 HERD L: 1063 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 171
122 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.05 179
123 KILLJOYS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 259
124 HOT ROD GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.05 196
125 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 146
126 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 742
127 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 416
128 PUP ACADEMY DISNEY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 30 0.05 203
129 WILD BEAR RESCUE ANIMAL PLANET 11:30 PM 30 0.05 224
130 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 414
131 RUST CREEK SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 108 0.05 231
132 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:10 PM 20 0.05 171
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 775
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 219
135 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.05 117
136 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 294
137 RACING WIVES CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.04 137
138 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: MENS DOUBLES FINAL ESPN2 12:00 PM 130 0.04 210
139 US NATIONAL TEAM PREG L FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 23 0.04 89
140 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 372
141 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 261
142 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT BOS/TOR AT TB MLB NETWORK 7:11 PM 194 0.04 336
143 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 85
144 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPNEWS 4:30 PM 30 0.04 109
145 UFC WEIGH-IN/PRESS CONF L ESPN2 10:00 AM 30 0.04 115
146 WILD BEAR RESCUE ANIMAL PLANET 11:00 PM 30 0.04 229
147 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.04 188
148 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:25 PM 155 0.04 130
149 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 346
150 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY XD 7:00 AM 30 0.04 98

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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.