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March 5, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.2.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday network ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 02.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.71/0.38, compared to last week’s 0.71/0.40.  A&E’s LIVE PD gained 0.04 to 0.57.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.40/0.40.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.40, and HIGH MAINTENANCE had a 0.03 bump to 0.09.  We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT ticked up to 0.31, and BRIDEZILLAS was at 0.14.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE rose 0.04 to 0.29, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.04 to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.23.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE ticked up to 0.28, and RELATIVE SUCCESS was at 0.11.  ID’s BRIDE KILLA gained 0.03 to 0.26.  Cartoon Network’s 6PM AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBY was at 0.24.  On Food Network, 2 episodes of DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES were at 0.23/0.23, compared ot last week’s 0.24.  On Lifetime, BRING IT returned at 0.20, with a preceding special at 0.14.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.15.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 02.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 2, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.71 2,805
2 LIVE PD: 99 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.57 1,687
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: TORONTO/WASHINGTON ESPN 8:01 PM 155 0.40 1,078
4 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 54 0.40 1,914
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MINNESOTA/UTAH ESPN 10:36 PM 152 0.40 999
6 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.38 1,677
7 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 936
8 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:08 AM 60 0.31 712
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 12:57 AM 33 0.31 825
10 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,536
11 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.28 859
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,252
13 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 2:03 AM 33 0.27 757
14 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:30 AM 33 0.27 749
15 BRIDE KILLA INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 968
16 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.24 1,003
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 684
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,055
19 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.23 845
20 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.23 917
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,085
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,397
23 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.21 425
24 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,043
25 UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,019
26 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,870
27 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 941
28 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:10 PM 20 0.20 876
29 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.20 539
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,948
31 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,146
32 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,633
33 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.19 812
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,136
35 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,877
36 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 492
37 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,547
38 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 61 0.18 485
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 888
40 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.18 757
41 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.18 999
42 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.18 364
43 LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.17 1,051
44 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,762
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 423
46 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.17 637
47 RICHARD ENGEL ON ASSIGNMT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,692
48 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,296
49 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,198
50 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 433
51 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 909
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,785
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 330
54 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: RUSH HOUR 3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:35 PM 145 0.15 432
55 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,399
56 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 25 0.15 510
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,570
58 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 195 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 125 0.15 465
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 878
60 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 388
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 939
62 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,225
63 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 408
64 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,811
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 911
66 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 12:00 PM 25 0.14 510
67 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,365
68 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,783
69 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,817
70 BRING IT SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.14 402
71 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,407
72 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 317
73 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,316
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 773
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 860
76 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,081
77 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 777
78 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 855
79 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 756
80 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,039
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 767
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,514
83 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 483
84 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,162
85 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 383
86 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 277
87 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,117
88 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.12 336
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 292
90 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,398
91 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,207
92 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / ATLAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:30 PM 150 0.12 287
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,040
94 RELATIVE SUCCESS TABATHA BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.11 423
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,058
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 284
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 670
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 253
99 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 991
100 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.10 207
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,105
102 LAURIEANN GIBSON: BS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.10 304
103 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 25 0.10 374
104 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 5:15 PM 133 0.10 288
105 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 467
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 867
107 ALIEN (DIRECTORS CUT) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 116 0.10 274
108 NCWTS RACING L: LAS VEGAS FOX SPORTS 1 8:54 PM 126 0.10 591
109 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: DA VINCI CODE, THE FREEFORM 7:45 PM 195 0.09 319
110 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 559
111 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:06 PM 54 0.09 251
112 NFL SCOUTING COMBINE: 2018 RB, OL, ST NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 420 0.09 207
113 NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 7:07 PM 83 0.09 516
114 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DEVIOUS NANNY LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.09 412
115 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.09 181
116 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 11:01 PM 21 0.09 337
117 NASCAR RACEDAY: NCWTS L FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 24 0.08 429
118 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:14 PM 112 0.08 395
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 260
120 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 67 0.07 169
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 268
122 PGA TOUR: 2018 WGC-MEXICO CHP GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 228 0.07 623
123 HOUSE, THE HBO PRIME 12:55 AM 88 0.07 165
124 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.07 254
125 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.07 142
126 LAST STOP GARAGE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.06 259
127 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 452
128 KIDS BAKING CHAMP COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 161
129 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 104
130 UNDISPUTED L: 370 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 156
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 237
132 MYSTERIES & SCANDALS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 251
133 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 295
134 KIDS BAKING CHAMP COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 202
135 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.05 93
136 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 368
137 WIN A DATE WITH TAD HAMIL HBO PRIME 1:20 PM 96 0.05 100
138 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 9:30 PM 30 0.05 238
139 BIG MIRACLE HBO PRIME 9:50 AM 107 0.05 116
140 SPACE BETWEEN US, THE: SPACE BETWEEN US, THE SHOWTIME PRIME 7:00 PM 121 0.05 143
141 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.04 137
142 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 434
143 KIDS BAKING CHAMP COOKING CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 130
144 NASCAR M.E. CUP PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 60 0.04 237
145 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.04 115
146 KIDS BAKING CHAMP COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 186
147 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 444
148 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.04 103
149 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 242
150 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 220

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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.