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July 22, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.19.2019

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE BIG STAGE and the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, THE OUTPOST and MASTERCHEF reruns lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD jumped 0.13 to 0.71, solidifying its Friday cable lead, with the clip-show lead-in hour behind it at 0.34.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was steady at 0.24.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP returned with regular episodes at 0.24.  Fox News’s THE FIVE led cable news at 0.23/0.36/2.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.17/0.28/2.2M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.11/0.15/900K.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.20, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.19.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.20/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.18.  On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS gained 0.02 to 0.19, and SAVAGE BUILDS was down 0.03 to 0.13.  On History, UNXPLAINED premiered at 0.19, and ANCIENT ALIENS was up 0.04 to 0.17.  ID’s MURDER BOARD ticked up to 0.17, and BREAKING HOMICIDE was up a tick to 0.14.  TBS aired a CONAN special at 0.17.  The final season premiere of Syfy’s KILLJOYS was at 0.09.  Off the chart, HBO’s LOS ESPOOKYS ticked down to 0.03/86K, Cinemax’s JETT fell 0.03 to 0.01/133K, and Starz’s MOTHERFATHERSON remained steady at 0.01/32K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 19, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 221 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.71 2,182
2 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.34 1,172
3 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 993
4 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.24 699
5 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,371
6 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.21 659
7 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 1,198
8 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,825
9 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN14 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.20 514
10 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,556
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 1,173
12 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.19 911
13 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.19 591
14 UNXPLAINED, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.19 1,106
15 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN14 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.19 471
16 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.17 1,057
17 MURDER BOARD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 832
18 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.17 456
19 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,232
20 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,040
21 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: 2019 OPEN (148TH) – PART II GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 AM 482 0.16 998
22 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: LA GALAXY/LAFC ESPN 10:00 PM 153 0.16 317
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,111
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 505
25 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,416
26 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,496
27 BREAKING HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 7:00 PM 60 0.14 588
28 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,767
29 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,684
30 SAVAGE BUILDS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.13 486
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,641
32 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 326
33 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:33 AM 27 0.13 254
34 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:30 AM 30 0.13 412
35 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.13 604
36 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,398
37 GHOSTS OF MORGAN CITY TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 566
38 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,308
39 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 354
40 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 240
41 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,467
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,109
43 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.12 294
44 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 15 0.12 522
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,408
46 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 421
47 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,307
48 SHARK MOVERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 449
49 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: 2019 OPEN (148TH) – PART I GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 AM 120 0.11 626
50 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 312
51 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 859
52 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,310
53 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 792
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,534
55 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.10 238
56 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 391
57 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 856
58 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,300
59 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.10 457
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,412
61 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.10 442
62 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 193
63 HAUNTED TOWNS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 427
64 FANCY NANCY DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.09 487
65 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 178
66 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 542
67 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.09 946
68 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,048
69 KILLJOYS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 324
70 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,115
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 646
72 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.08 206
73 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 214
74 COMEDY CELLAR COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.08 173
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 227
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 710
77 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / FC JUAREZ UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 185 0.08 222
78 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,328
79 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WRONG MOMMY, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.08 508
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 726
81 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 212
82 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 643
83 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 220
84 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 550
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 677
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 837
87 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,228
88 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 4:02 PM 58 0.07 460
89 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,183
90 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: COL AT NYY/WAS AT ATL MLB NETWORK 7:08 PM 196 0.07 377
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 186
92 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 564
93 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 732
94 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,115
95 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 836
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,045
97 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.06 820
98 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 712 HAUNTING OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.06 330
99 GYPSY ROSE & NICK: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 120 0.06 164
100 LIVERPOOL EXHIBITION: LIVERPOOL FC VS. BORUSSIA DORTMUND TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 130 0.06 182
101 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 710
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 526
103 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 273
104 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.06 185
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 790
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 267
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 530
108 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.05 638
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 952
110 RAINBOW BUTTERFLY UNICORN NICKTOONS 8:30 PM 30 0.05 246
111 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 132
112 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 507
113 ESPORTS: EXP PRO-AM APEX LEGENDS ESPN 8:00 PM 120 0.05 105
114 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.05 147
115 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:24 PM 156 0.05 186
116 NATURES STRANGEST: SOLVED ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 30 0.05 377
117 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 108
118 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.05 159
119 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA FC / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 145 0.05 132
120 NASCAR AMERICA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:46 PM 14 0.05 250
121 SEDUCED BY EVIL OXYGEN MEDIA 12:00 AM 90 0.05 190
122 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.05 138
123 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2019 STAGE 13 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:55 AM 260 0.05 270
124 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:31 PM 75 0.05 341
125 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 224
126 NATURES STRANGEST: SOLVED ANIMAL PLANET 8:30 PM 30 0.04 376
127 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 119
128 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 489
129 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 391
130 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 8:28 AM 61 0.04 144
131 SYFY WIRE: CON AFTER DARK SYFY 12:00 AM 10 0.04 123
132 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.04 165
133 CRAZY CAKES COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.04 94
134 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.04 127
135 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 99
136 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 448
137 DIRT EVERY DAY MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.04 181
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 238
139 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:40 PM 80 0.04 142
140 PGA TOUR: 2019 BARBASOL CHP GOLF CHANNEL 5:00 PM 180 0.04 197
141 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 7:28 AM 60 0.04 111
142 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 98
143 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 340
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 215
145 NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:01 PM 59 0.03 164
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 186
147 BBCA MOVIE: I AM NUMBER FOUR BBC-AMERICA 7:30 PM 150 0.03 166
148 NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:30 PM 61 0.03 168
149 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.03 263
150 BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 393

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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.