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June 4, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.1.2018

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jun 01.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, returning from a week off at 0.71.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER also returned from holiday break at 0.37, and WYATT CENAC’S PROBLEM AREAS was up 0.02 to 0.09.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.04 to 0.29, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE returned at 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.25.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.24/0.40/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.33/2.3M, and CNN’s  GAREED ZAKARIA SPECIAL was at 0.16/0.21/700K.  ESPN’s COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES was at 0.24/0.21.  On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD ticked up to 0.23, and BATTLEBOTS ticked down to 0.21.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was steady at 0.20, and THE TESLA FILES held at 0.16.  ID’s THE LAST 24 was at 0.18/0.16.  We’s BRIDEZILLAS returned at 0.12/0.11.  The J.K. Rowling name didn’t help Cinemax’s C.B. STRIKE, which premiered at 0.03, barely making the chart.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jun 01.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday June 1, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 119 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.71 2,044
2 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.37 1,772
3 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,537
4 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,507
5 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 725
6 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.26 620
7 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,289
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,722
9 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: UCLA/FLORIDA ESPN 10:13 PM 167 0.24 774
10 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,370
11 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,068
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,275
13 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.22 495
14 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 484
15 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 9:51 PM 22 0.22 716
16 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: OKLAHOMA/WASHINGTON ESPN 7:00 PM 171 0.21 864
17 BATTLEBOTS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,009
18 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 498
19 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.20 1,033
20 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,144
21 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 441
22 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.20 522
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,408
24 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 520
25 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 650
26 LAST 24, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 882
27 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 AM 15 0.18 410
28 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: RIVERA/MORAES FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 166 0.18 517
29 MR. POPPERS PENGUINS: MR POPPERS PENGUINS NICK-AT-NITE 8:00 PM 120 0.18 716
30 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.17 569
31 MAMA JUNE: FIRST LOOK WETV 8:50 PM 10 0.17 543
32 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 523
33 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,537
34 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.16 438
35 TESLA FILES, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.16 778
36 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 382
37 FAREED ZAKARIA SPCL RPT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 718
38 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,790
39 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,578
40 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,585
41 LAST 24, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 924
42 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 390
43 AMC MOVIE: LINCOLN LAWYER, THE AMC 10:35 PM 145 0.16 454
44 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:03 PM 57 0.15 393
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,579
46 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,527
47 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 702
48 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,022
49 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,582
50 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,488
51 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,400
52 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 596
53 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,407
54 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 93 0.13 341
55 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,391
56 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:00 AM 10 0.12 452
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,617
58 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,422
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 552
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,242
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,493
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 582
63 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 342
64 ITALIAN JOB, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 111 0.12 387
65 WEIRD, TRUE AND FREAKY ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.11 449
66 GEOSTORM MAXPRIME 8:10 PM 109 0.11 433
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 687
68 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 717
69 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.11 418
70 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,248
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 616
72 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,199
73 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,144
74 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 550
75 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 617
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 654
77 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,087
78 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,295
79 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 901
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 655
81 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.10 202
82 UNDISPUTED L: 432 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 202
83 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L FOX SPORTS 1 8:23 PM 97 0.09 322
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 537
85 WYATT CENACS PROBLEM AREA HBO PRIME 11:31 PM 26 0.09 302
86 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 424
87 PGA TOUR: 2018 MEMORIAL TOURN GOLF CHANNEL 2:28 PM 329 0.09 705
88 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 959
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 475
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 657
91 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 749
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 547
93 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 480
94 SARAH OFF THE GRID HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 30 0.08 372
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 767
96 SARAH OFF THE GRID HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 AM 30 0.08 374
97 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 566
98 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 7:57 PM 60 0.07 266
99 HERD L: 742 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 134
100 GEOSTORM MAXPRIME 12:00 AM 109 0.07 198
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 789
102 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 315
103 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 262
104 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.07 198
105 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 739
106 WNBA BASKETBALL         L: PHOENIX/MINNESOTA ESPN2 8:00 PM 133 0.07 277
107 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.07 149
108 HOT ROD GARAGE VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.07 283
109 ELEAGUE: STREET FIGHTER INVITATIONAL GROUP A TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 120 0.06 160
110 VELOCITY DISPATCH VELOCITY 9:30 PM 30 0.06 274
111 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 12:46 AM 74 0.06 181
112 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: TEXAS A&M/INDIANA ESPN2 5:32 PM 148 0.06 216
113 E! NEWS E! 12:59 AM 61 0.06 158
114 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 143
115 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 494
116 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: OHIO STATE/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 2:00 PM 212 0.06 182
117 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 704
118 DIGBY DRAGON NICK JR 8:00 AM 28 0.05 279
119 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 114
120 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT HOU/LAD AT COL MLB NETWORK 8:10 PM 176 0.05 267
121 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 125
122 MONSTER FISH NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 246
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 232
124 NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 2 4:00 PM 90 0.05 246
125 AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR HBO PRIME 12:20 PM 101 0.05 113
126 RUNAWAY JURY: RUNAWAY JURY HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 128 0.05 110
127 MONSTER FISH: OFF HOOK! NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 215
128 LIGHTS OUT HBO PRIME 10:45 AM 81 0.04 99
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 209
130 DEEPWATER HORIZON HBO PRIME 8:55 AM 107 0.04 102
131 TMZ SPORTS FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 AM 30 0.04 115
132 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: SAMFORD/FLORIDA STATE ESPNU 7:41 PM 215 0.04 150
133 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.04 103
134 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 170
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 227
136 WORLDS MOST EVIL KILLERS REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 179
137 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: WRIGHT STATE/STANFORD ESPN2 10:13 PM 250 0.04 117
138 PATTI CAKES HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 109 0.04 81
139 WILD RUSSIA NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 271
140 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: SAN DIEGO STATE/LSU ESPNU 4:48 PM 148 0.03 156
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 247
142 C.B. STRIKE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 59 0.03 180
143 EXTREME CAKE MAKERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 136
144 NBA FINALS FILM ROOM: 2018 NBA FINALS FILM RM G1 NBA-TV 9:00 PM 120 0.03 134
145 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 212
146 ESPN BASES LOADED L ESPNU 7:16 PM 25 0.03 120
147 LARA CROFT:CRADLE OF LIFE MAXPRIME 6:10 PM 117 0.03 141
148 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.03 109
149 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 204
150 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 106

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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.