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July 2, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.29.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The UNDERCOVER BOSS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.  (Yes, not withstanding the chart below, it was a rerun.)  Also down 0.1:  the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jun 29.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable at 0.64, down 0.02 from last week, and with a 0.35 clip show as lead-in.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked down to 0.34.  Nick At Nite’s DOUBLE DARE stayed solid at 0.34.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES returned at 0.29.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.26/0.38/2.3M, with Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.24/0.36/2.3M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.13/0.19/600K.  On HGTV, MY ALOHA DREAM HOUSE ticked up to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.05 to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.06 to 0.23.  We’s MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT lost 0.04 to 0.23, and BRIDEZILLAS was down 0.03 to 0.12.  On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS ticked up to 0.21, and COOPER’S TREASURE was up 0.04 to 0.21.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.15.  Syfy’s 12 MONKEYS continued to exit quietly, with the week’s mini-marathon at 0.06/0.04/0.04, compared to last week’s 0.09/0.05/0.05.  Cinemax’s CB STRIKE stayed off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.01/103K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jun 29.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday June 29, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 127 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.64 1,919
2 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.35 1,055
3 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 58 0.34 1,666
4 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICK-AT-NITE 8:00 PM 30 0.34 1,296
5 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,092
6 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,325
7 MY ALOHA DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,181
8 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,303
9 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,317
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 643
11 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 759
12 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 521
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,254
14 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,998
15 90DAYFIANCE HEA:FIRST LO TLC 10:00 PM 31 0.22 756
16 BATTLEBOTS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 926
17 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,759
18 COOPERS TREASURE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.21 756
19 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,451
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 454
21 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,747
22 ANCIENT ALIENS AC: MYSTERIES BY THE NUMBERS 36 HISTORY 8:00 PM 241 0.19 896
23 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,085
24 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 2,083
25 NBA STUDIO ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 429
26 BLOCKBUSTER FRIDAY: SALT AMC 8:00 PM 150 0.18 549
27 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 484
28 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,364
29 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 447
30 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,690
31 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 421
32 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,527
33 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 360
34 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,623
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 395
36 DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE HBO PRIME 8:01 PM 109 0.16 426
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,707
38 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,436
39 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,358
40 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.16 915
41 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,852
42 OUTDAUGHTERED: FIRST LOOK TLC 10:31 PM 29 0.15 625
43 NORM OF THE NORTH: NORM OF THE NORTH NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 120 0.15 611
44 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 201 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 134 0.15 466
45 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,205
46 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 372
47 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,265
48 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 354
49 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 974
50 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 538
51 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 605
52 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 736
53 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 478
54 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,228
55 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: THE KARATE KID (2010) PARAMOUNT 5:30 PM 210 0.13 370
56 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 366
57 MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 25 0.12 525
58 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 972
59 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,443
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 614
61 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 296
62 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.12 583
63 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 959
64 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 289
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,208
66 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.11 279
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 605
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 703
69 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,192
70 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 301
71 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,271
72 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:10 PM 50 0.11 306
73 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,038
74 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:50 PM 11 0.11 384
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 580
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 580
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 540
78 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.10 323
79 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 603
80 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 666
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,239
82 FIST FIGHT HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 91 0.10 272
83 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 578
84 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 822
85 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.10 220
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 579
87 INSANE POOLS: OFF THE DEE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.09 309
88 GOLDEN BOY BOXING L: ELLIS/MOSQUERA ESPN 9:00 PM 130 0.09 349
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 784
90 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 545
91 KINDRED SPIRITS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 340
92 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 288
93 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 726
94 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 606
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 602
96 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 498
97 WILD RUSSIA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 484
98 WILD RUSSIA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 490
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 496
100 SHOWCASE GAME: BOS AT NYY/HOU AT TB MLB NETWORK 7:09 PM 163 0.08 385
101 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 527
102 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 782
103 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 242
104 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 407
105 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.07 168
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 217
107 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.07 163
108 E! NEWS E! 12:29 AM 61 0.06 180
109 X-FILES, THE BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.06 268
110 CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: WINNIPEG/HAMILTON ESPN2 7:00 PM 180 0.06 202
111 NCWTS RACING L: CHICAGOLAND FOX SPORTS 1 8:57 PM 153 0.06 401
112 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 115
113 12 MONKEYS SYFY 8:00 PM 60 0.06 293
114 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.05 115
115 MY FRIEND DAHMER MAXPRIME 8:10 PM 108 0.05 167
116 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 458
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 183
118 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 143
119 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.05 180
120 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 131
121 CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: BC/EDMONTON ESPN2 10:00 PM 189 0.05 164
122 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.05 108
123 X-FILES, THE BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 251
124 WILD RUSSIA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 359
125 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 104
126 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 159
127 AMERICA SAYS GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.05 321
128 X-FILES, THE BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 60 0.05 193
129 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 9:52 PM 72 0.05 213
130 PGA TOUR: 2018 QUICKEN LOANS NATL GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 239 0.04 475
131 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 11:04 PM 116 0.04 151
132 FRESH PRINCE TEENNICK 10:30 PM 30 0.04 105
133 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.04 97
134 X-FILES, THE BBC-AMERICA 3:00 PM 60 0.04 182
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 185
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 187
137 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 162
138 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 107
139 X2: X2 HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 134 0.04 115
140 X-FILES, THE BBC-AMERICA 4:00 PM 60 0.04 196
141 WORLDS MOST EVIL KILLERS REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 209
142 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 82
143 FRESH PRINCE TEENNICK 10:00 PM 30 0.04 106
144 12 MONKEYS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.04 254
145 12 MONKEYS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.04 243
146 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 155
147 X-FILES, THE BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.03 187
148 X-FILES, THE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 219
149 X-FILES, THE BBC-AMERICA 1:00 PM 60 0.03 150
150 X-FILES, THE BBC-AMERICA 2:00 PM 60 0.03 159

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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.