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September 10, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.7.2018

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from Friday’s preliminary ratings.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was an unlikely tie for the 18-49 lead in Friday’s cable ratings, with ESPN2’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game at 0.33.  That was the same as MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW, at 0.33/0.47/3.2M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.28/0.37/1.3M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.25/0.44/2.9M.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned from a week off at 0.32, and ANIMALS was down 0.02 to 0.05.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES rose 0.07 to 0.29.  ESPN’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.28.  On MTV, WILD N OUT was at 0.28/0.26 compared to last week’s 0.30/0.29, and SAFEWORD was steady at 0.23.  The LIVE PD clip show on A&E lost 0.02 to 0.27.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL held at 0.26, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.03 to 0.25, and TINY PARADISE was up 0.04 to 0.24.  ID’s KILLER CLOSER edged up 0.02 to 0.24.  On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS gained 0.05 to 0.22, TREASURE QUEST climbed 0.04 to 0.20.  History’s IN SEARCH OF lost 0.03 to 0.17.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP returned at 0.15.  On Syfy, WYNONNA EARP dipped 0.02 to 0.11, and KILLJOYS ticked up to 0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 7, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TCU/SMU ESPN2 9:57 PM 205 0.33 1,076
2 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,201
3 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.32 1,681
4 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,079
5 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: MENS SEMIFINAL ESPN 4:00 PM 362 0.28 1,222
6 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,326
7 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 12 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.28 502
8 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,284
9 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 53 0.27 956
10 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,266
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,257
12 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 12 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.26 468
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,274
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,925
15 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,589
16 KILLER CLOSER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 950
17 TINY PARADISE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,297
18 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,038
19 SAFEWORD SSN 2 MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.23 415
20 KH PRESENTS: NEXT LEVEL COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.23 407
21 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,086
22 NFL LIVE ESPN2 9:00 PM 57 0.22 712
23 BATTLEBOTS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.22 1,026
24 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY L: USA/BRAZIL FOX SPORTS 1 7:45 PM 140 0.22 512
25 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,313
26 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 990
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,068
28 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,341
29 TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.20 855
30 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,149
31 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,366
32 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,117
33 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,645
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,120
35 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,885
36 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 442
37 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,095
38 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,767
39 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,166
40 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.18 374
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,168
42 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.17 721
43 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,765
44 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 420
45 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,796
46 IN SEARCH OF HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.17 1,010
47 SELECCION EE.UU. 9/7: ESTADOS UNIDOS / BRASIL UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 153 0.17 364
48 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,196
49 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 548
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,535
51 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 386
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,634
53 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,630
54 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,712
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,765
56 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L: N/A ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.15 550
57 SCALED ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.15 460
58 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 65 0.15 453
59 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,445
60 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,422
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,545
62 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,427
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 307
64 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 771
65 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 303
66 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,560
67 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 307
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 777
69 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,587
70 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 518
71 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 304
72 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 326
73 THOMAS AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 105 0.13 527
74 STAND UP TO CANCER 2018 E! 8:00 PM 60 0.13 236
75 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:54 PM 66 0.13 374
76 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 680
77 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 324
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 285
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,109
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,251
81 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,149
82 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 782
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,255
84 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.11 449
85 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,348
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,225
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,086
88 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 496
89 MOVIE- LMN ORIGINAL PREM: HOUSE DARKNESS: NEW BLOOD LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.11 472
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 779
91 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 1:22 AM 98 0.10 254
92 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 515
93 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,159
94 KILLJOYS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 482
95 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 25 0.10 444
96 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.10 277
97 KINDRED SPIRITS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 340
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,116
99 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,011
100 BATTLE TESTED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.09 367
101 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 347
102 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L ESPN 10:02 PM 52 0.08 290
103 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 235
104 E! NEWS E! 12:00 AM 60 0.08 238
105 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 199
106 NFL GAMEDAY PICKEM NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.08 174
107 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 501
108 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.07 226
109 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 382
110 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.07 329
111 US NATIONAL TEAM PREG L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 15 0.07 157
112 DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS WETV 10:05 PM 60 0.06 258
113 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 4:00 PM 60 0.06 271
114 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 166
115 UNDISPUTED L: 495 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 142
116 PGA TOUR: 2018 BMW CHP GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 AM 240 0.06 432
117 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 201
118 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT BOS MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 218 0.06 360
119 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 160
120 HERD L: 812 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 121
121 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 327
122 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L ESPNEWS 9:01 PM 118 0.05 226
123 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:00 PM 60 0.05 201
124 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 106
125 ANIMALS. HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 28 0.05 166
126 STEP UP HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 104 0.05 147
127 STAND UP TO CANCER LIVE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.05 119
128 SP DIY NETWRK ULT RETREAT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 60 0.05 188
129 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 195
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 222
131 SWEET VIRGINIA SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 93 0.05 146
132 FUTBOL CENTRAL 9/7 UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 30 0.04 97
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 220
134 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.04 231
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 120
136 DATE NIGHT MAXPRIME 6:55 PM 88 0.04 109
137 UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE   L: ITALY/POLAND ESPN2 2:30 PM 150 0.04 132
138 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.04 111
139 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL    L ESPNU 7:00 PM 74 0.04 155
140 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.04 240
141 STAND UP 2 CANCER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.04 177
142 MLB WHIPAROUND L FOX SPORTS 1 10:05 PM 55 0.04 109
143 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 224
144 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.04 73
145 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 261
146 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.04 199
147 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 82
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 203
149 SNATCHED MAXPRIME 8:25 PM 91 0.03 119
150 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.03 277

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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.
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