NETWORK FINALS: ABC’s telecast of DESCENDANTS 2 had a healthy 0.2 bump to 0.6 in final numbers. In addition, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1, while the rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost the same.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: In addition to the ABC telecast, Disney splashed DESCENDANTS 2 over many of its non-sports affiliated networks, with the following results: 1.20 on Disney Channel (with 0.81 for the premiere of RAVEN’S HOME that followed), 0.12 on Disney XD, 0.09 on Lifetime, 0.08 on Freeform, and 0.05 on Lifetime Movie Network. (Disney Channel had 3 morning shows in the Top 20 as well, LION GUARD up 0.01 to 0.24, ELENA OF AVALOR at 0.21, and SOFIA THE FIRST at 0.21.)
Off the Disney beat, A&E’s LIVE PD rose 0.04 from last Friday to 0.61. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW dominated cable news at 0.37/2.9M, over CNN’s ANDERSON cOOPER 360 at 0.21/1.2M and Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT at 0.21/2M. Adult Swim’s segments of WILLIAMS STREAM were at 0.36/0.34, compared to last week’s 0.34/0.31. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS jumped 0.14 to 0.35. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES climbed 0.02 to 0.30. On ID, DEADLY SINS gained 0.02 to 0.27. ESPN’s WORLD SERIES OF POKER coverage was at 0.21. On Syfy, KILLJOYS was steady at 0.17, DARK MATTER fell 0.04 to 0.11, and WYNONNA EARP was down 0.03 to 0.10. We’s KENDRA ON TOP was at 0.13/0.11, compared to last week’s 0.15.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 21, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | DESCENDANTS 2: DESCENDANTS 2 | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 123 | 1.20 | 5,326 |
| 2 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:03 PM | 31 | 0.81 | 3,503 |
| 3 | LIVE PD: 53 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.61 | 1,857 |
| 4 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.37 | 2,938 |
| 5 | WILLIAMS STREAM | ADULT SWIM | 4:00 AM | 15 | 0.36 | 777 |
| 6 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.35 | 1,261 |
| 7 | WILLIAMS STREAM | ADULT SWIM | 4:15 AM | 15 | 0.34 | 721 |
| 8 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,028 |
| 9 | DEADLY SINS | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 947 |
| 10 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,075 |
| 11 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 626 |
| 12 | LION GUARD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 25 | 0.24 | 954 |
| 13 | ADVENTURE TIME | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:45 PM | 15 | 0.23 | 846 |
| 14 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 452 |
| 15 | ELENA OF AVALOR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.21 | 1,189 |
| 16 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.21 | 1,130 |
| 17 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,185 |
| 18 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,786 |
| 19 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,011 |
| 20 | POKER L: 2017 WSOP: FINAL TABLE | ESPN | 9:08 PM | 266 | 0.21 | 702 |
| 21 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 965 |
| 22 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,576 |
| 23 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,037 |
| 24 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,203 |
| 25 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 978 |
| 26 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,203 |
| 27 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,073 |
| 28 | FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,748 |
| 29 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,269 |
| 30 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,083 |
| 31 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 999 |
| 32 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,671 |
| 33 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,987 |
| 34 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,012 |
| 35 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,154 |
| 36 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,382 |
| 37 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 796 |
| 38 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,484 |
| 39 | KILLJOYS | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 579 |
| 40 | LIGA MX L: CRUZ AZUL / TOLUCA | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:57 PM | 135 | 0.17 | 369 |
| 41 | MIGHTY MAGISWORDS | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 15 | 0.17 | 728 |
| 42 | OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: 2017 OPEN (146TH) – PART II | GOLF CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 481 | 0.16 | 1,024 |
| 43 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 864 |
| 44 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 379 |
| 45 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 956 |
| 46 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 910 |
| 47 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,146 |
| 48 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,061 |
| 49 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 404 |
| 50 | MLS REGULAR SEASON L: ORLANDO CITY SC/ATLANTA UNITED FC | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 128 | 0.15 | 338 |
| 51 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,570 |
| 52 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:34 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 403 |
| 53 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,543 |
| 54 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,726 |
| 55 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,439 |
| 56 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,241 |
| 57 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 663 |
| 58 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 720 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:34 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 341 |
| 60 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,436 |
| 61 | LIVE FROM | GOLF CHANNEL | 4:01 PM | 59 | 0.14 | 572 |
| 62 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,578 |
| 63 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 586 |
| 64 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,464 |
| 65 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,076 |
| 66 | KUU KUU HARAJUKU | NICK JR | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 604 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 707 |
| 68 | KENDRA ON TOP | WETV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 389 |
| 69 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 335 |
| 70 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,118 |
| 71 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,298 |
| 72 | CNN SPECIAL REPORT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 720 |
| 73 | LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 110 | 0.12 | 433 |
| 74 | JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 521 |
| 75 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 1,061 |
| 76 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,250 |
| 77 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 250 |
| 78 | DESCENDANTS 2: DESCENDANTS 2 | DISNEY XD | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.12 | 472 |
| 79 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 689 |
| 80 | LIGA MX L: MONTERREY / MONARCAS | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 7:55 PM | 122 | 0.12 | 223 |
| 81 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,025 |
| 82 | DARK MATTER | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 502 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 260 |
| 84 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 342 |
| 85 | KENDRA ON TOP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 324 |
| 86 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 857 |
| 87 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 234 |
| 88 | WYNONNA EARP | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 397 |
| 89 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 852 |
| 90 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 511 |
| 91 | LATE NIGHT SNACK | TRUTV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 217 |
| 92 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 913 |
| 93 | SULLY | HBO PRIME | 5:50 PM | 96 | 0.09 | 263 |
| 94 | NBA: THE JUMP | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 259 |
| 95 | VICE SPECIAL REPORT: | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 83 | 0.09 | 341 |
| 96 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 223 |
| 97 | DESCENDANTS 2: DESCENDANTS 2 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.09 | 302 |
| 98 | OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: 2017 OPEN (146TH) – PART I | GOLF CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 506 |
| 99 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 302 |
| 100 | BIG BROTHER: AFTER DARK: BBA-170123 BBAD EP 1223 7/21/17 | POP | 12:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 240 |
| 101 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 196 |
| 102 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.08 | 217 |
| 103 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 12:12 AM | 48 | 0.08 | 138 |
| 104 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 267 |
| 105 | BASKETBALL L: NC PRODIGAL SONS/RAM NATION | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 153 |
| 106 | DESCENDANTS 2: DISNEYS DESCENDANTS 2 | FREEFORM | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.08 | 261 |
| 107 | VICE SPECIAL REPORT: | HBO PRIME | 12:30 AM | 83 | 0.08 | 226 |
| 108 | BASKETBALL L | ESPN2 | 9:00 PM | 116 | 0.08 | 151 |
| 109 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:02 PM | 62 | 0.08 | 234 |
| 110 | NAZI MEGASTRUCTURES | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 402 |
| 111 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 273 |
| 112 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 274 |
| 113 | NOW YOU SEE ME 2: NOW YOU SEE ME 2 | HBO PRIME | 1:30 PM | 129 | 0.07 | 202 |
| 114 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 189 |
| 115 | VICE | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 29 | 0.07 | 183 |
| 116 | OUIJA ORIGIN OF EVIL | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 99 | 0.07 | 247 |
| 117 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 401 |
| 118 | LIVE FROM COMIC-CON | SYFY | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 203 |
| 119 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 169 |
| 120 | PGA TOUR: 2017 BARBASOL CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 272 |
| 121 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 9:50 PM | 10 | 0.06 | 235 |
| 122 | SPONGEBOB | NICKTOONS | 12:30 AM | 90 | 0.06 | 345 |
| 123 | TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2017 STAGE 19 | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 246 | 0.06 | 268 |
| 124 | VISIT, THE (2015) | HBO PRIME | 11:55 AM | 94 | 0.06 | 131 |
| 125 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 255 |
| 126 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 4:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 337 |
| 127 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 301 |
| 128 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: STL AT CHC | MLB NETWORK | 2:22 PM | 196 | 0.05 | 288 |
| 129 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 124 |
| 130 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 122 |
| 131 | LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 149 |
| 132 | CURSED | MAXPRIME | 1:20 AM | 97 | 0.05 | 105 |
| 133 | HER: HER | HBO PRIME | 3:40 PM | 126 | 0.05 | 124 |
| 134 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE | REELZCHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 147 |
| 135 | 9TH LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX | MAXPRIME | 11:30 PM | 108 | 0.05 | 109 |
| 136 | SELENA: SELENA | HBO PRIME | 7:30 AM | 127 | 0.05 | 111 |
| 137 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 96 |
| 138 | DESCENDANTS 2: DESCENDANTS 2 | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 149 |
| 139 | TELETUBBIES | NICK JR | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 387 |
| 140 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 97 |
| 141 | PITCH BLACK | MAXPRIME | 9:40 PM | 108 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 142 | ALIEN 3 | MAXPRIME | 3:00 AM | 115 | 0.04 | 98 |
| 143 | MLB PREGAME | MLB NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 22 | 0.04 | 142 |
| 144 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 11:01 AM | 59 | 0.04 | 85 |
| 145 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 71 |
| 146 | UNDISPUTED L: 215 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.04 | 114 |
| 147 | IGN SHOW | DISNEY XD | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 160 |
| 148 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLB TONIGHT | MLB NETWORK | 10:09 PM | 176 | 0.04 | 163 |
| 149 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT BAL/TOR AT CLE | MLB NETWORK | 7:08 PM | 181 | 0.04 | 226 |
| 150 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 106 |
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