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October 29, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.26.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE WORLD SERIES adjusted to 3.4, down half a point from 2017’s Game 3.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday cable, up 0.09 to 0.64.  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.04 to 0.55, with the preceding clip show at 0.25.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.38.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.03 to 0.31, POD SAVE AMERICA slipped 0.02 to 0.10, and TRACY ULLMAN’S SHOW was steady at 0.03/154K.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE shed 0.04 to 0.30, with HOUSE HUNTERS down a tick to 0.25, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL down 0.04 to 0.22.  Fox News’s OUTNUMBERED led cable news at 0.28/0.46/2.9M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.26/0.38/1.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.34/2.5M.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.26/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.19.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.23, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.29.  On ID, IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.19, compared to last week’s 0.23/0.21.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP shrank by 0.02 to 0.16.  On Syfy, Z NATION rose 0.03 to 0.13, VAN HELSING ticked up to 0.10, and the season premiere of CHANNEL ZERO held its lead-in with 0.10.  Bravo’s GET A ROOM was at 0.04.  The second night of Paramount’s HEATHERS burn-off was at 0.03/70K & 0.03/68K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 26, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.64 2,225
2 LIVE PD: 154 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.55 1,725
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MIAMI(FL)/BOSTON COLLEGE ESPN 6:59 PM 214 0.38 1,360
4 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.31 1,548
5 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,512
6 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.28 2,895
7 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,356
8 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.26 596
9 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.26 2,447
10 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.25 968
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,689
12 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.25 2,681
13 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 1,309
14 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.25 1,554
15 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,985
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,265
17 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,439
18 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,385
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.24 1,671
20 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.24 2,404
21 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.23 2,476
22 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.23 2,140
23 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.23 812
24 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.23 1,036
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 675
26 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.22 1,482
27 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,620
28 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,113
29 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.22 532
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,706
31 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 1,993
32 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,547
33 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,226
34 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UTAH/UCLA ESPN 10:35 PM 188 0.21 701
35 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 59 0.21 522
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,593
37 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,495
38 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,233
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 2,181
40 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,218
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 2,113
42 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 30 0.19 765
43 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 401
44 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 462
45 MLB WORLD SERIES ON FOXD: GM3: RED SOX VS DODGERS FOX DEPORTES 8:01 PM 385 0.19 466
46 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,291
47 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 385
48 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 513
49 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,036
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 908
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 988
52 TOP WING NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.17 780
53 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.17 612
54 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 414
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,646
56 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: GOLDEN STATE/NEW YORK NBA-TV 7:34 PM 148 0.16 471
57 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 65 0.16 431
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 345
59 ANCIENT ALIENS AC: COVER-UPS, EVIDENCE AND VISITORS 45 HISTORY 8:00 PM 241 0.15 789
60 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.15 783
61 LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.15 896
62 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 803
63 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,322
64 HAUNTED LIVE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 428
65 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,600
66 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 749
67 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 400
68 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,623
69 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,377
70 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,770
71 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 244
72 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 75 0.12 476
73 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,417
74 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.12 650
75 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.12 655
76 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,463
77 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 330
78 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,414
79 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,512
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,224
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 294
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 276
83 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,562
84 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,483
85 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: WASHINGTON/SACRAMENTO NBA-TV 10:02 PM 162 0.11 270
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,300
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,150
88 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 416
89 POD SAVE AMERICA HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 60 0.10 415
90 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.10 437
91 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,332
92 CHANNEL ZERO SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.10 322
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,173
94 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DANGEROUS MATRIMONY LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.09 469
95 AMC FEARFEST: HELLRAISER: HELLWORLD AMC 6:30 PM 120 0.09 323
96 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.09 461
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 633
98 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 125 0.08 192
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,013
100 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 241
101 COMEDY CELLAR COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.08 209
102 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 477
103 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 352
104 CC STAND-UP PRESENTS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.08 145
105 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL    L: HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE (AL)/THOMPSON (AL) ESPN2 7:30 PM 207 0.07 243
106 LIGA MX L: SANTOS / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 145 0.07 185
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 155
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 272
109 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 352
110 AMC FEARFEST AMC 4:30 PM 90 0.07 272
111 TAKEN HBO PRIME 4:25 PM 91 0.07 282
112 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 173
113 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.07 172
114 AMC FEARFEST AMC 3:00 PM 90 0.07 269
115 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L: N/A ESPN2 10:57 PM 163 0.06 158
116 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 168
117 TOP WING NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.06 308
118 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: INDIANA/MINNESOTA FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 207 0.06 335
119 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 114
120 UNDISPUTED L: 530 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 141
121 AMC FEARFEST AMC 6:00 PM 30 0.06 252
122 NFL GAMEDAY PICKEM NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.06 150
123 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 6:10 PM 93 0.06 161
124 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 159
125 AMC FEARFEST: HELLRAISER: INFERNO AMC 12:00 PM 150 0.05 197
126 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.05 147
127 HANGOVER THE MAXPRIME 10:05 PM 100 0.05 111
128 AMC FEARFEST: HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE AMC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 163
129 EXTREME CAKE MAKERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 188
130 AMC FEARFEST AMC 2:30 PM 30 0.05 226
131 FISH MY CITY WITH MIKE IA NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 139
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 270
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 247
134 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 199
135 CLEO AND CUQUIN NICK JR 3:30 PM 30 0.04 272
136 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.04 163
137 HERD L: 849 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 94
138 GET A ROOM: CARSON & THOM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 244
139 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 113
140 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 98
141 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 86
142 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.04 154
143 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.04 89
144 PERFECT GETAWAY A HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 97 0.04 211
145 LOUD HOUSE NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.04 177
146 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:44 AM 53 0.04 108
147 NIGHT FLIGHT IFC TV 1:00 AM 15 0.04 91
148 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 112
149 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 92
150 KYLE BRANDT FOOTBALL EXP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.04 104

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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.