NETWORK FINALS: It was another night of heavy adjustments due to local NFL PRESEASON games. There were 0.2 declines for the reruns of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and FRESH OFF THE BOAT, and 0.1 drops for the rerun of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, as well as DATELINE, MASTERS OF ILLUSION, WHAT WOULD YOU DO and 20/20. In addition, CBS’s national game held at 0.7 in finals.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s LIVE PD dominated Friday cable, up 0.03 to 0.64, with the lead-in clip show up a tenth to 0.33. NFL Network’s NFL PRESEASON game was at 0.25. On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME edged up 0.02 to 0.24, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.02 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was steady at 0.21. On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked up to 0.24. Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.22/0.31/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.16/0.28/2.2M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.11/0.17/900K. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.21/0.20, compared to last week’s 0.23/0.23. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER lost 0.04 to 0.21, and A BLACK GIRL SKETCH SHOW was down 0.02 to 0.07. On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS rose 0.03 to 0.19. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS held at 0.19. On History, THE UNXPLAINED ticked up to 0.15, and ANCIENT ALIENS was also up a tick to 0.14. Syfy’s KILLJOYS rose 0.02 to 0.06.
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 23, 2019 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | LIVE PD: 232 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.64 | 2,102 |
| 2 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:06 PM | 52 | 0.33 | 1,191 |
| 3 | NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2019 – CLE VS. TB | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 196 | 0.25 | 972 |
| 4 | SP MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,392 |
| 5 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 645 |
| 6 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,223 |
| 7 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,659 |
| 8 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,261 |
| 9 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 840 |
| 10 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.21 | 566 |
| 11 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 58 | 0.21 | 1,460 |
| 12 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,289 |
| 13 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 852 |
| 14 | BATTLEBOTS: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 122 | 0.19 | 881 |
| 15 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN14 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.19 | 493 |
| 16 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,501 |
| 17 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,240 |
| 18 | AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 577 |
| 19 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,929 |
| 20 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,039 |
| 21 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,457 |
| 22 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.15 | 965 |
| 23 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,686 |
| 24 | COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST | COMEDY CENTRAL | 9:30 PM | 90 | 0.14 | 311 |
| 25 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,257 |
| 26 | MLS REGULAR SEASON L: PORTLAND TIMBERS/SEATTLE SOUNDERS | ESPN | 10:04 PM | 128 | 0.14 | 304 |
| 27 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,110 |
| 28 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.14 | 966 |
| 29 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.14 | 528 |
| 30 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,475 |
| 31 | RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.13 | 566 |
| 32 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 376 |
| 33 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,688 |
| 34 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,574 |
| 35 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 307 |
| 36 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,494 |
| 37 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 269 |
| 38 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 10:46 PM | 34 | 0.12 | 417 |
| 39 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.12 | 482 |
| 40 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,280 |
| 41 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,622 |
| 42 | MLS REGULAR SEASON L: ORLANDO CITY SC/ATLANTA UNITED FC | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 124 | 0.12 | 266 |
| 43 | COLL FOOTBALL STUDIO | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 291 |
| 44 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:12 AM | 48 | 0.12 | 271 |
| 45 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.12 | 590 |
| 46 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,287 |
| 47 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 917 |
| 48 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 284 |
| 49 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 298 |
| 50 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 241 |
| 51 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,397 |
| 52 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 319 |
| 53 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,209 |
| 54 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 752 |
| 55 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,212 |
| 56 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 942 |
| 57 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 978 |
| 58 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.10 | 285 |
| 59 | LIGA MX: SANTOS VS MONTERREY | FOX DEPORTES | 9:45 PM | 142 | 0.10 | 222 |
| 60 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,309 |
| 61 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 14 | CMT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 299 |
| 62 | COMEDY CELLAR | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 219 |
| 63 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 754 |
| 64 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DEADLY DANCE, A | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 501 |
| 65 | GHOST BROTHERS HAUNTED | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 433 |
| 66 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 766 |
| 67 | UNDISPUTED L: 739 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.09 | 206 |
| 68 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,274 |
| 69 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,181 |
| 70 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,321 |
| 71 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 388 |
| 72 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,298 |
| 73 | HEISMAN TROPHY PREVIEW | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 224 |
| 74 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 238 |
| 75 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,401 |
| 76 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 610 |
| 77 | BEST. POOL. EVER. | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 425 |
| 78 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 217 |
| 79 | PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 321 |
| 80 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 670 |
| 81 | CNN SPECIAL REPORT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 677 |
| 82 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 540 |
| 83 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 590 |
| 84 | BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, A | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 27 | 0.07 | 332 |
| 85 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 453 |
| 86 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 597 |
| 87 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 621 |
| 88 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 616 |
| 89 | LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / CLUB ATLETICO DE SAN LUIS | TUDN | 7:30 PM | 156 | 0.07 | 185 |
| 90 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 1,000 |
| 91 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 561 |
| 92 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 204 |
| 93 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 607 |
| 94 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 769 |
| 95 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 577 |
| 96 | LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / UNAM | TUDN | 10:06 PM | 123 | 0.06 | 212 |
| 97 | SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 488 |
| 98 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 564 |
| 99 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 904 |
| 100 | KILLJOYS | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 353 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 902 |
| 102 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 562 |
| 103 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: ATL AT NYM/PHI AT MIA | MLB NETWORK | 7:10 PM | 278 | 0.06 | 257 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 732 |
| 105 | E! NEWS | E! | 6:59 PM | 61 | 0.05 | 177 |
| 106 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 842 |
| 107 | PGA TOUR: 2019 TOUR CHP-WX | GOLF CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 398 | 0.05 | 633 |
| 108 | GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 167 |
| 109 | HOW DO ANIMALS DO THAT | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 409 |
| 110 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 432 |
| 111 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 354 |
| 112 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 219 |
| 113 | GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 114 | REUNION ROAD TRIP-SP | E! | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 111 |
| 115 | GIRLFRIENDS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:53 AM | 32 | 0.05 | 100 |
| 116 | NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – CAR VS. NE | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 229 |
| 117 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 107 |
| 118 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/ASTON VILLA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:55 PM | 138 | 0.05 | 151 |
| 119 | NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – BAL VS. PHI | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 182 |
| 120 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 798 |
| 121 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 374 |
| 122 | NFL PRESEASON | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 107 |
| 123 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 731 |
| 124 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 111 |
| 125 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 126 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 138 |
| 127 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 246 |
| 128 | HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 1054 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 111 |
| 129 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 191 |
| 130 | SOUTHERN CHARM | BRAVO | 2:06 PM | 62 | 0.04 | 137 |
| 131 | GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 132 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 117 |
| 133 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:33 PM | 84 | 0.04 | 215 |
| 134 | TIME MACHINE: BIGFOOT: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE | HISTORY | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 190 |
| 135 | TIME MACHINE: NEANDERTHAL APOCALYPSE 8574 | HISTORY | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 285 |
| 136 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 69 |
| 137 | NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 138 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 47 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 139 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 376 |
| 140 | COMMON KNOWLEDGE | GSN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 426 |
| 141 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 209 |
| 142 | NFL PRESEASON: 2019 – NYG VS. CIN | NFL NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 115 |
| 143 | HEISMAN TROPHY PREVIEW | ESPN2 | 6:47 PM | 33 | 0.04 | 92 |
| 144 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME | MLB NETWORK | 11:48 PM | 72 | 0.04 | 147 |
| 145 | GHOST HUNTERS SPECIALS | A&E NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 146 | TIME MACHINE | HISTORY | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 302 |
| 147 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 257 |
| 148 | GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED | NAT GEO WILD | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 132 |
| 149 | RACING WIVES | CMT | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 137 |
| 150 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 453 |
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