NETWORK FINALS: Local sports preemptions probably caused the across-the-board drops at CW, where the shows were respectively down 0.1/0.2/0.1. In addition, the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR lost 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, down 0.08 to 0.64, with the preceding clip show down 0.07 to 0.30. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.09 to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY was at 0.28, and TINY PARADISE was at 0.23/0.22. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.28, the season premiere of ANIMALS was at 0.04/165K, and the series premiere of RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS was at 0.04/153K. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES climbed 0.08 to 0.28. On We, MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT edged up 0.02 to 0.26. On History, ALICIENT ALIENS ticked down to 0.24, and IN SEARCH OF was down 0.04 to 0.19. MTV’s WILD N OUT shed 0.02 to 0.22. Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.21/0.39/2.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.31/2.2M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.19/0.27/900K. Nickelodeon’s noon TOP WING hit # 14 at 0.20. Travel Channel’s DEAD FILES rose 0.05 to 0.19. Discovery’s COOPER’S TREASURE returned at 0.16, followed by the premiere of MAD DOG MADE at 0.14, with a lead-in for the night of BATTLEBOTS at 0.13. On Syfy, WYNONNA EARP dropped 0.02 to 0.10, and KILLJOYS was down 0.04 to 0.05. Cinemax’s OUTCAST stayed off the chart, steady at 0.02/81K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 3, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | LIVE PD: 135 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.64 | 1,962 |
| 2 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.31 | 1,502 |
| 3 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:06 PM | 52 | 0.30 | 1,085 |
| 4 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.28 | 1,437 |
| 5 | HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,336 |
| 6 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 938 |
| 7 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 829 |
| 8 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.24 | 1,145 |
| 9 | TINY PARADISE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,163 |
| 10 | TINY PARADISE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 1,182 |
| 11 | NICK CANNON WILDNOUT S11B | MTV | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.22 | 441 |
| 12 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,421 |
| 13 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 540 |
| 14 | TOP WING | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 966 |
| 15 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,246 |
| 16 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,485 |
| 17 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 915 |
| 18 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,169 |
| 19 | DEAD FILES | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 637 |
| 20 | IN SEARCH OF | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.19 | 927 |
| 21 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 864 |
| 22 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.19 | 413 |
| 23 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,168 |
| 24 | MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER | DISNEY JUNIOR | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.16 | 601 |
| 25 | COOPERS TREASURE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:01 PM | 62 | 0.16 | 690 |
| 26 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 790 |
| 27 | FANCY NANCY | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.16 | 712 |
| 28 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 717 |
| 29 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,615 |
| 30 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,963 |
| 31 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,696 |
| 32 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:58 PM | 62 | 0.16 | 410 |
| 33 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 352 |
| 34 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 759 |
| 35 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,649 |
| 36 | VAMPIRINA | DISNEY JUNIOR | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.15 | 607 |
| 37 | DEAD FILES POPUPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 545 |
| 38 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,648 |
| 39 | PGA TOUR: 2018 WGC-BRIDGESTONE INV | GOLF CHANNEL | 1:28 PM | 302 | 0.15 | 1,115 |
| 40 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 610 |
| 41 | KINDRED SPIRITS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 402 |
| 42 | MAD DOG MADE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.14 | 471 |
| 43 | BUNKD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.14 | 710 |
| 44 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.14 | 560 |
| 45 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: ILL BE WATCHING | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.14 | 558 |
| 46 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,275 |
| 47 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 354 |
| 48 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,407 |
| 49 | BATTLEBOTS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 716 |
| 50 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,308 |
| 51 | INSANE POOLS: OFF THE DEE | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 385 |
| 52 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 332 |
| 53 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 268 |
| 54 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 299 |
| 55 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,571 |
| 56 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 691 |
| 57 | CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: HAMILTON/MONTREAL | ESPN2 | 7:30 PM | 178 | 0.12 | 406 |
| 58 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,354 |
| 59 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,440 |
| 60 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 263 |
| 61 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,186 |
| 62 | HITMANS BODYGUARD, THE | HBO PRIME | 5:30 PM | 118 | 0.12 | 312 |
| 63 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,159 |
| 64 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 1,066 |
| 65 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,235 |
| 66 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,268 |
| 67 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 568 |
| 68 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,469 |
| 69 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,223 |
| 70 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,288 |
| 71 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.11 | 275 |
| 72 | BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L | ESPN | 9:00 PM | 118 | 0.11 | 263 |
| 73 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 532 |
| 74 | CASH CAB | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 436 |
| 75 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,065 |
| 76 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 236 |
| 77 | VICE | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 334 |
| 78 | SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT BOS/LAA AT CLE | MLB NETWORK | 7:11 PM | 142 | 0.11 | 468 |
| 79 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 10:00 AM | 25 | 0.10 | 533 |
| 80 | PAYNES | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 415 |
| 81 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,468 |
| 82 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 457 |
| 83 | WYNONNA EARP | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 513 |
| 84 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,115 |
| 85 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 926 |
| 86 | SPORTSNATION | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 226 |
| 87 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 729 |
| 88 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 239 |
| 89 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 562 |
| 90 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 660 |
| 91 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.09 | 229 |
| 92 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,037 |
| 93 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 217 |
| 94 | KH PRESENTS: NEXT LEVEL | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 211 |
| 95 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 866 |
| 96 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 690 |
| 97 | DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 316 |
| 98 | GREYS ANATOMY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 231 |
| 99 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL | ESPN | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 196 |
| 100 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 657 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 902 |
| 102 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 957 |
| 103 | WAR FOR THE PLANET OF APE: WAR FOR THE PLANET OF APE | HBO PRIME | 3:05 PM | 140 | 0.08 | 184 |
| 104 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 639 |
| 105 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 595 |
| 106 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 529 |
| 107 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 941 |
| 108 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 200 |
| 109 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 278 |
| 110 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 831 |
| 111 | GREYS ANATOMY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 205 |
| 112 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 10:28 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 227 |
| 113 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: MR. DEEDS (2002) | PARAMOUNT | 12:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 173 |
| 114 | BIG 3 BASKETBALL L: BOSTON | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 196 | 0.07 | 159 |
| 115 | MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME | MLB NETWORK | 9:33 PM | 71 | 0.07 | 279 |
| 116 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 583 |
| 117 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 229 |
| 118 | VICTORIA AND ABDUL | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 111 | 0.07 | 261 |
| 119 | GREYS ANATOMY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 174 |
| 120 | LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / MONARCAS | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 7:30 PM | 145 | 0.06 | 143 |
| 121 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 226 |
| 122 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 397 |
| 123 | TERMINAL,THE: TERMINAL,THE | HBO PRIME | 12:55 PM | 129 | 0.06 | 223 |
| 124 | EXTREME CAKE MAKERS | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 167 |
| 125 | PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 67 | 0.06 | 184 |
| 126 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 150 |
| 127 | LAND OF THE LOST | HBO PRIME | 11:10 AM | 102 | 0.06 | 130 |
| 128 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 128 |
| 129 | CAROLINE & FRIENDS | GSN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 279 |
| 130 | UNDISPUTED L: 471 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 132 |
| 131 | KILLJOYS | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 369 |
| 132 | PGA TOUR: 2018 BARRACUDA CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 6:30 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 254 |
| 133 | HERD L: 786 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 120 |
| 134 | NUTTY PROFESSOR, THE | HBO PRIME | 9:30 AM | 95 | 0.05 | 111 |
| 135 | INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 114 |
| 136 | LATE NIGHT SNACK | TRUTV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 113 |
| 137 | VICTORIA AND ABDUL | HBO PRIME | 7:35 AM | 111 | 0.05 | 89 |
| 138 | CAKE WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 179 |
| 139 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 195 |
| 140 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 319 |
| 141 | QUICK PITCH | MLB NETWORK | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 145 |
| 142 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 99 |
| 143 | CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 144 | INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 109 |
| 145 | INTENTIONAL TALK | MLB NETWORK | 5:27 PM | 33 | 0.04 | 172 |
| 146 | NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN | NICKTOONS | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 163 |
| 147 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 121 |
| 148 | HOT ROD GARAGE | VELOCITY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 200 |
| 149 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 107 |
| 150 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 10:07 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 122 |
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