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August 19, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.16.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Once again, local NFL PRESEASON games shook up the preliminary ratings.  Since the night was mostly reruns, there’s no need for detailed analysis.  Here’s the summary:  there were 0.2 drops for BH90210, MASTERS OF ILLUSION and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, and 0.1 drops for AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, FRESH OFF THE BOAT, MASTERCHEF, THE BIG STAGE, HYPNOTIZE ME and the new WHAT WOULD YOU DO.

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD had a commanding lead on Friday cable, even with a 0.07 drop to 0.61, with the lead-in recap hour down 0.07 to 0.23.  NFL Network’s national NFL PRESEASON game was at 0.28.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked up to 0.25, and A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW held at 0.09.  On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP fell 0.08 to 0.23.  Food Network’s DINER’S DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.23/0.23, compared to last week’s 0.22.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME slipped 0.02 to 0.22, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.03 to 0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.21.  ESPN’s LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES coverage was at 0.20/0.18-/13.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS dropped 0.04 to 0.19.  Nickelodeon’s 9AM BLAZE & THE MONSTER was at 0.16.  On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS shed 0.03 to 0.16.  Fox News’s THE FIVE led cable news at 0.17/0.30/2.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.15/0.28/2.4M, and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.11/0.17/700K.  On History, UNXPLAINED fell 0.07 to 0.14, and ANCIENT ALIENS was down 0.03 to 0.13.  Syfy’s KILLJOYS fell 0.04 to 0.04.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 16, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 230 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.61 2,027
2 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2019 – CHI VS. NYG NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 188 0.28 1,054
3 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 57 0.25 1,425
4 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.23 1,003
5 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.23 584
6 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.23 776
7 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.23 760
8 SP MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.22 1,332
9 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:30 AM 30 0.22 565
10 SP HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 1,274
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,284
12 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: ELIZABETH,NJ/SALEM/OR ESPN 7:00 PM 131 0.20 946
13 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN14 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.19 457
14 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 4:00 PM 115 0.18 889
15 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 403
16 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,407
17 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.16 551
18 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,398
19 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.16 802
20 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 10:38 PM 22 0.16 655
21 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: ROB LOWE COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 120 0.15 353
22 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,362
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,927
24 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 349
25 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 10:00 AM 111 0.14 409
26 UNXPLAINED, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.14 856
27 AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.14 557
28 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / CRUZ AZUL TUDN 10:01 PM 127 0.14 363
29 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: BRISTOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:47 PM 133 0.14 909
30 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:55 PM 65 0.14 473
31 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.13 841
32 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,867
33 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 316
34 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:50 PM 70 0.13 412
35 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 357
36 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 276
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,724
38 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 1:00 PM 110 0.13 646
39 COMEDY CELLAR COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.13 268
40 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.12 603
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 289
42 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 2,160
43 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,383
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,559
45 VAMPIRINA DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.12 506
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,541
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,349
48 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 14 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.11 335
49 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,614
50 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,606
51 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.11 424
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,121
53 NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – BUF VS. CAR NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 180 0.11 368
54 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,129
55 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,271
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 688
57 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,238
58 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 92 0.10 674
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,235
60 GHOST BROTHERS HAUNTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 444
61 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,350
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 748
63 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 14 0.10 656
64 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,371
65 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:10 PM 50 0.10 267
66 FIRST LOOK:FLIP IT DISICK E! 11:47 AM 11 0.10 268
67 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 713
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:32 PM 28 0.10 585
69 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,262
70 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.10 338
71 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 409
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 710
73 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 644
74 BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, A HBO PRIME 11:01 PM 27 0.09 351
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 706
76 UFC PPV PREVIEW ESPN 9:11 PM 59 0.09 267
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:51 AM 69 0.09 230
78 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 752
79 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 984
80 NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – OAK VS. ARI NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 180 0.08 214
81 SHOWCASE GAME: CLE AT NYY/LAD AT ATL MLB NETWORK 7:09 PM 162 0.08 391
82 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,346
83 UNDISPUTED SP L: 734:MCINTYRE/PARKER/JENNINGS FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 190
84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 612
85 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.08 514
86 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 783
87 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 684
88 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 7:30 PM 90 0.07 240
89 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.07 656
90 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: HOME ABDUCTION LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.07 339
91 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,201
92 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,328
93 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.07 462
94 PGA TOUR: 2019 BMW CHP GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 240 0.07 676
95 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 627
96 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.07 639
97 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 476
98 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 175
99 SP HGTV SMART HOME GIVEWA HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 30 0.06 368
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 614
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 585
102 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 533
103 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,128
104 HERD L: 1049 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 152
105 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 348
106 NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – PHI VS. JAX NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 180 0.06 189
107 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 90 0.05 394
108 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 1,180
109 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / PACHUCA TUDN 7:30 PM 151 0.05 140
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 908
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 131
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 222
113 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 414
114 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:08 AM 52 0.05 109
115 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 736
116 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 724
117 MONEYBALL: MONEYBALL POP 6:00 PM 180 0.05 119
118 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 33 0.05 431
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 774
120 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPNEWS 5:35 PM 102 0.04 207
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 235
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 874
123 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 91
124 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.04 146
125 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 435
126 RACING WIVES CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.04 125
127 USA BASKETBALL L: USA/SPAIN NBA-TV 10:00 PM 120 0.04 108
128 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 802
129 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.04 120
130 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 499 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.04 101
131 KILLJOYS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.04 294
132 NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – NYJ VS. ATL NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 180 0.04 120
133 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 364
134 MANSON: THE WOMEN: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 120 0.04 215
135 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 767
136 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 394
137 UFC WEIGH-IN/PRESS CONF L ESPN2 5:20 PM 15 0.04 162
138 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 214
139 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 91
140 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 9:51 PM 76 0.03 189
141 BEST EVER TRIVIA SHOW GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 342
142 RAINBOW BUTTERFLY UNICORN NICKTOONS 8:30 PM 30 0.03 130
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 223
144 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.03 263
145 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:00 PM 63 0.03 224
146 NASCAR AMERICA PRAC/QUAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:03 PM 27 0.03 213
147 TOP RANK BOXING: CRAWFORD/KHAN ESPNEWS 10:00 PM 180 0.03 169
148 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 79
149 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.03 93
150 MAX ON BOXING ESPN2 5:35 PM 25 0.03 99

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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.