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November 5, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.2.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers, and DYNASTY lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.81/0.55, and the COLLEGE FOOTBALL game on ESPN2 was at 0.31.  A&E’s LIVE PD ticked up to 0.56.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH dropped a tenth to 0.54, with a pre-show hour at 0.25, and the lead-out MASTER OF ARMS at 0.24.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.30/0.23, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.22, and TOO STUPID TO DIE was at 0.19.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE was at 0.30/0.27/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.30, followed by HIT PROP at 0.24.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER slipped 0.02 to 0.29, the season finale of POD SAVE AMERICA ticked up to 0.11, and the season finale of TRACY ULLMAN’S SHOW ticked up to 0.04/178K.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.27/0.44/2.8M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.34/2.9M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.20/0.28/1.2M.  ID’s DEADLY WOMEN returned at 0.26, and IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.24, compared to last week’s 0.19.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.26/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.23.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP held at 0.16.  On Syfy, Z NATION dropped 0.02 to 0.11, and VAN HELSING was steady at 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 November 2, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MINNESOTA/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:39 PM 135 0.81 1,975
2 NBA AFTER THE BUZZER  L ESPN 12:54 AM 16 0.56 1,332
3 LIVE PD: 157 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.56 1,789
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: OKLAHOMA CITY/WASHINGTON ESPN 8:13 PM 146 0.55 1,359
5 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.54 2,156
6 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 50 0.41 926
7 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 0.37 894
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: PITTSBURGH/VIRGINIA ESPN2 7:27 PM 200 0.31 1,359
9 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.30 694
10 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.30 1,648
11 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,615
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 782
13 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.28 592
14 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,501
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,810
16 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 987
17 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.26 893
18 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,088
19 MASTER OF ARMS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 851
20 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.24 524
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,598
22 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 30 0.24 898
23 HIT PROP NATHAN MORRIS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,083
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 543
25 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN12 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.23 537
26 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,853
27 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.21 1,157
28 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,889
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,433
30 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 34 0.20 679
31 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,210
32 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,489
33 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,293
34 EARN EVERYTHING ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.20 429
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,339
36 LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.20 910
37 TOO STUPID TO DIE MTV 9:32 PM 31 0.19 404
38 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 460
39 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 489
40 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 519
41 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 405
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,791
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,090
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,925
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,071
46 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,816
47 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,552
48 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 344
49 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.16 766
50 HAUNTED LIVE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 471
51 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,204
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,814
53 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 65 0.16 445
54 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.16 691
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,845
56 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:01 PM 128 0.16 405
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 942
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,040
59 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 979
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,587
61 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,500
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,284
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 349
64 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.14 666
65 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,575
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 996
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 282
68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,812
69 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 340
70 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:30 PM 151 0.13 328
71 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:47 PM 73 0.13 462
72 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,397
73 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.13 530
74 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 310
75 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 624
76 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 7:45 PM 133 0.12 331
77 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.12 336
78 MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.12 492
79 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 288
80 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 457
81 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,470
82 POD SAVE AMERICA HBO PRIME 11:04 PM 59 0.11 382
83 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,476
84 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 677
85 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.11 521
86 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,556
87 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 750
88 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,054
89 FANCY NANCY DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.11 479
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 851
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,234
92 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 457
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 711
94 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 812
95 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,384
96 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: COLORADO/ARIZONA FOX SPORTS 1 10:40 PM 221 0.10 474
97 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.09 525
98 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 697
99 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.09 460
100 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,086
101 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,413
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 727
103 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 890
104 FX MOVIE PRIME: WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS FX 5:30 PM 150 0.08 204
105 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN2 7:00 PM 27 0.08 290
106 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 478
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,022
108 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 282
109 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 9:00 PM 65 0.08 521
110 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.08 305
111 BIG CAT TALES ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.08 290
112 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 60 0.07 157
113 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 190
114 COMEDY CELLAR COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 214
115 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:05 PM 62 0.07 444
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 142
117 UNDISPUTED L: 535 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 175
118 BEETLEJUICE: BEETLEJUICE POP 11:00 PM 120 0.07 176
119 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 153
120 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 390
121 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 873
122 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 336
123 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.06 169
124 GET A ROOM: CARSON & THOM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.06 317
125 NFL GAMEDAY PICKEM NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.06 128
126 BUYING IT BLIND BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.06 253
127 NCWTS RACING L: TEXAS FOX SPORTS 1 8:27 PM 133 0.06 427
128 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 114
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 888
130 TOP WING NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.06 257
131 KYLE BRANDT FOOTBALL EXP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.06 111
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 262
133 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:30 PM 30 0.06 170
134 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 126
135 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.06 186
136 BLACK-ISH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:00 PM 30 0.06 127
137 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 90 0.06 119
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 855
139 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 526
140 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.05 217
141 FISH MY CITY WITH MIKE IA NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 181
142 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 138
143 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 862
144 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 124
145 EXTREME CAKE MAKERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 200
146 SWEET HOME BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 200
147 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 415
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 230
149 BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 108 0.05 140
150 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 152

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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.