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June 11, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.8.2018

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The final game of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 5.4, and the pre-game JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE show to 0.9.  In addition, MY LAST DAYS and the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jun 08.FRI

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, down 0.07 to 0.64.  CNN’s REMEMBERING ANTHONY BOURDAIN special was at 0.33.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER dropped 0.05 to 0.32,and WYATT CENAC’S PROBLEM AREAS was down 0.03 to 0.06.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES returned at 0.26.  On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD ticked up to 0.24, and BATTLEBOTS was also up a tick to 0.22.  On HGTV, TINY HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.24, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE lost 0.04 to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS fell 0.08 to 0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.05 to 0.20.  On We, MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT returned at 0.17, and BRIDEZILLAS was down to 0.09 from last week’s 0.12/0.11.  Cinemax’s CB STRIKE  fell off the chart, down 0.01 to 0.02/123K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jun 08.FRI Final Cable 2018 Jun 08.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday June 8, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 121 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.64 1,957
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 90 0.43 1,033
3 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.34 1,144
4 REMEMBERING A. BOURDAIN CNN 10:00 PM 69 0.33 1,399
5 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.32 1,456
6 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.30 808
7 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.26 905
8 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.24 1,099
9 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.24 1,062
10 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:09 PM 51 0.24 1,064
11 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,299
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 662
13 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,074
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,174
15 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 90 0.22 547
16 BATTLEBOTS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 958
17 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 527
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 1,357
19 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,051
20 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,319
21 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 422
22 90DAYFIANCE HEA:FIRST LO TLC 10:00 PM 32 0.19 710
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 444
24 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 913
25 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 755
26 LPBW: FIRST LOOK TLC 10:32 PM 12 0.18 693
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,265
28 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 468
29 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,400
30 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,636
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 765
32 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 771
33 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,201
34 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,129
35 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 509
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 749
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 803
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,545
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,806
40 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,742
41 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 829
42 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 772
43 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,339
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 820
45 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,411
46 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 767
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 408
48 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,452
49 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 760
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 781
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,462
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,342
53 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,810
54 MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 25 0.14 492
55 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 90 0.14 309
56 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.14 567
57 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: VANDERBILT/MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPN2 8:05 PM 240 0.13 419
58 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,242
59 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 544
60 NBA POST GAME  L ESPN2 12:05 AM 115 0.13 327
61 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 286
62 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,183
63 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,219
64 MY600LBLIFE WATN: FIRST L TLC 10:44 PM 16 0.12 453
65 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,307
66 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: MICHIGAN/OREGON ST ESPN2 5:58 PM 127 0.11 358
67 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,056
68 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 447
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,040
70 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,093
71 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:06 PM 54 0.11 284
72 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,446
73 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 910
74 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.10 255
75 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,116
76 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 865
77 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 907
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 815
79 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 553
80 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,190
81 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD L: OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ESPN 8:30 PM 156 0.09 338
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 896
83 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 879
84 ELEAGUE: STREET FIGHTER INVITATIONAL: GROUP B TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 120 0.09 160
85 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 60 0.09 215
86 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: WASHINGTON/CSU FULLERTON ESPN2 2:38 PM 200 0.09 309
87 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,221
88 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 278
89 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 236
90 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,268
91 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 404
92 SARAH OFF THE GRID HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 30 0.08 382
93 NBA GAMETIME FNLS RECAP L: NBA GAMETIME FNLS RECAP GM4 NBA-TV 11:56 PM 120 0.08 249
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 154
95 SARAH OFF THE GRID HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 AM 30 0.08 387
96 NCWTS RACING L: TEXAS FOX SPORTS 1 8:57 PM 153 0.08 391
97 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.07 201
98 S.W.A.T. HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 117 0.07 262
99 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,197
100 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.07 191
101 SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT NYM/SF AT WAS MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 152 0.07 359
102 HOT ROD GARAGE VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.07 311
103 MAKING A DICTATOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 362
104 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 492
105 NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 60 0.06 360
106 WYATT CENACS PROBLEM AREA HBO PRIME 11:31 PM 33 0.06 186
107 EXTREME CAKE MAKERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 147
108 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 MAXPRIME 12:00 AM 122 0.06 170
109 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 208
110 FAHRENHEIT 451 HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 100 0.05 162
111 UNDISPUTED L: 437 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 120 0.05 154
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 206
113 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 30 0.05 188
114 DEEPWATER HORIZON HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 107 0.05 176
115 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 137
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 202
117 FREAKY FRIDAY HBO PRIME 12:50 PM 97 0.05 115
118 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: STETSON/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 11:00 AM 218 0.05 192
119 KIDS BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 142
120 VELOCITY DISPATCH VELOCITY 9:30 PM 30 0.05 226
121 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 223
122 GET UP ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 112
123 KIDS BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 118
124 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 11 0.05 127
125 WILD RUSSIA NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 204
126 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.05 104
127 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.04 151
128 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 113
129 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 10 0.04 195
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 192
131 PGA TOUR: 2018 FED EX ST JUDE CLS GOLF CHANNEL 4:00 PM 180 0.04 454
132 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 92
133 FRESH PRINCE TEENNICK 10:00 PM 30 0.04 125
134 GONE IN 60 SECONDS HBO PRIME 8:35 AM 118 0.04 87
135 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: PIT AT CHC MLB NETWORK 2:21 PM 181 0.04 216
136 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 9:42 PM 63 0.04 159
137 NASCAR RACEDAY: NCWTS L FOX SPORTS 1 7:55 PM 62 0.04 152
138 ISLE OF MAN TT VELOCITY 11:00 PM 60 0.04 165
139 MONSTER FISH NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 145
140 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.03 80
141 FRESH PRINCE TEENNICK 10:30 PM 30 0.03 114
142 WORLDS MOST EVIL KILLERS REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 202
143 DIGBY DRAGON NICK JR 8:00 AM 28 0.03 230
144 KIDS BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.03 100
145 MONSTER FISH: OFF HOOK! NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.03 171
146 NIGHT FLIGHT IFC TV 12:00 AM 15 0.03 104
147 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 145
148 GOLIC AND WINGO     L ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.03 67
149 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 99
150 NBA GAMETIME LIVE-FNLS L NBA-TV 7:00 PM 90 0.03 126

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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.