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January 16, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.12.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jan 12.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday cable, up 0.11 to 0.85, with a lead-out special at 0.57.  A&E’s LIVE PD ticked down to 0.74.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.62/0.56.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME rose 0.08 to 0.46, HOUSE HUNTERS built by 0.05 to 0.41, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.05 to 0.35.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW easily led the demo in cable news at 0.38/0.60/3.4M, above CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.25/0.36/1.1M and Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.23/0.37/2.4M.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.35/0.35 compared to last week’s pair of 0.32s, and AMAZINGNESS was up 0.07 to 0.28.  On Lifetime, THE RAP GAME dipped 0.03 to 0.31, and BRING IT ticked down to 0.29.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE fell 0.12 to 0.30.  We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT returned at 0.28.  ID’s MARRIED WITH SECRETS was steady at 0.26.  TLC’s UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER was at 0.25, compared to last week’s 0.27/0.26.  On Food Network, GRILL DADS dropped 0.04 to 0.24.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jan 12.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday January 12, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.85 3,048
2 LIVE PD: 87 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.73 2,093
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/MILWAUKEE ESPN 8:00 PM 155 0.62 1,808
4 GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.57 2,025
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: HOUSTON/PHOENIX ESPN 10:35 PM 128 0.56 1,295
6 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.46 1,758
7 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.41 1,613
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 3,368
9 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:43 AM 63 0.35 808
10 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.35 701
11 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B MTV 8:31 PM 31 0.35 710
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.35 1,451
13 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.32 769
14 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 70 0.31 833
15 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.30 871
16 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.29 709
17 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.29 765
18 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:46 AM 60 0.28 597
19 AMAZINGNESS MTV 9:02 PM 31 0.28 557
20 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.28 904
21 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,180
22 MARRIED WITH SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,236
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 778
24 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,137
25 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,095
26 UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,057
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,165
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,042
29 GRILL DADS FOOD NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.24 751
30 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 589
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,419
32 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,427
33 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,156
34 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.23 895
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.23 1,125
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,067
37 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.22 886
38 VAMPIRINA DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.22 865
39 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.21 905
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,277
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 2,000
42 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,551
43 RAP GAME FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:17 PM 12 0.21 600
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,224
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,990
46 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,231
47 CUOMO PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,049
48 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 495
49 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,980
50 LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.20 1,112
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 933
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,646
53 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,666
54 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 500
55 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 461
56 BRING IT: FF LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.20 511
57 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 569
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,694
59 AMC DOUBLE FEATURE: EVAN ALMIGHTY AMC 10:00 PM 120 0.19 560
60 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,589
61 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.19 657
62 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,397
63 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,529
64 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,525
65 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,377
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,466
67 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,277
68 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,504
69 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.18 449
70 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.18 1,070
71 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.18 408
72 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,010
73 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,298
74 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: DEFINITELY, MAYBE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 150 0.17 425
75 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 980
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 389
77 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,548
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,222
79 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,880
80 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 829
81 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,336
82 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,355
83 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.16 723
84 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 25 0.15 624
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,228
86 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,293
87 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 10:01 PM 61 0.15 451
88 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 926
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 307
90 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 741
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 823
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 858
93 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,320
94 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,383
95 LIGA MX L: TIJUANA / NECAXA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:30 PM 150 0.14 281
96 SPORTSNATION ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.14 344
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 296
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,273
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 246
100 FAST AND THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 107 0.13 292
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,239
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,171
103 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 569
104 SPIKE TV MOVIE: BIG (1988) PARAMOUNT 12:30 AM 150 0.11 274
105 THREE KINGS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 115 0.11 354
106 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 551
107 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 338
108 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: BAD STEPMOTHER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.11 554
109 E! NEWS E! 10:30 PM 60 0.10 287
110 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:42 PM 33 0.09 320
111 MYSTERIES & SCANDALS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.09 329
112 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 9:30 PM 30 0.09 327
113 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 50 0.09 195
114 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.08 323
115 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 275
116 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 575
117 WORST COOKS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 216
118 FUGITIVE, THE: FUGITIVE, THE MAXPRIME 10:10 PM 130 0.07 226
119 WORST COOKS COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 199
120 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:39 PM 43 0.07 243
121 LAST STOP GARAGE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.07 290
122 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.07 212
123 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:22 PM 20 0.07 251
124 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 156
125 ACCOUNTANT, THE: ACCOUNTANT, THE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 128 0.07 277
126 UNDISPUTED L: 335 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 175
127 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.07 142
128 WORST COOKS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 200
129 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 171
130 USSA EVENTS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 177
131 UNTAMED PHILIPPINES NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 373
132 WORST COOKS COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 168
133 NFL PLAYERS ONLY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 171
134 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.06 143
135 SPECIAL REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 226
136 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.06 312
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 235
138 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 30 0.06 124
139 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:25 PM 14 0.06 213
140 HERD L: 634 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.06 131
141 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:12 PM 13 0.06 214
142 ASSASSINS CREED HBO PRIME 8:45 AM 116 0.06 141
143 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.06 144
144 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 182
145 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 12 0.06 166
146 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 118
147 ER POP 4:08 PM 68 0.05 210
148 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.05 154
149 IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 104 0.05 232
150 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 217

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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.