NETWORK FINALS: The rerun of MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Sports took the lead on Friday cable, with ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game on top at 0.61 (Fox Sports 1’s game was at 0.26), and ESPN’s preceding WORLD CUP QUALIFYING MATCH at 0.48, while Univision’s soccer match was at 0.34. A&E aired just 2 half-hour segments of LIVE PD at 0.34/0.31, compared to last week’s 0.39/0.36. On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.32/0.28/0.24. Adult Swim’s 4AM DAYTIME FIGHTING LEAGUE dropped 0.05 to 0.31. Food Network’s GUY’S FAMILY ROAD TRIP rose 0.03 to 0.30. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.02 to 0.27. ID’s DEADLY SINS climbed 0.05 to 0.27, and DEADLY WOMEN was at 0.25. Nickelodeon’s afternoon MYSTICONS was at 0.25. Cable news was closely bunched in the demo, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/1.2M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/2.1M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/2M. Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD dropped 0.03 to 0.20. The season finale of Syfy’s KILLJOYS was down a tick to 0.15. On We, MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER ticked up to 0.12, and LOVE BLOWS was down 0.02 to 0.08. HBO’s ROOM 104 aired without a Bill Maher lead-in, and plunged 0.06 to 0.06.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 1, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: UTAH STATE/WISCONSIN | ESPN | 9:00 PM | 206 | 0.61 | 1,760 |
| 2 | WORLD CUP QUAL MATCHES L: UNITED STATES/COSTA RICA | ESPN | 6:30 PM | 150 | 0.48 | 1,069 |
| 3 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.34 | 1,228 |
| 4 | SELECCION MEXICA ELI 9/1: MEXICO / PANAMA | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:15 PM | 136 | 0.34 | 772 |
| 5 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 | MTV | 11:02 PM | 31 | 0.32 | 643 |
| 6 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 31 | 0.31 | 1,194 |
| 7 | DAYTIME FIGHTING LEAGUE | ADULT SWIM | 4:00 AM | 30 | 0.31 | 643 |
| 8 | GUYS FAMILY ROAD TRIP | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,023 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:26 AM | 64 | 0.30 | 708 |
| 10 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 1,351 |
| 11 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 | MTV | 10:31 PM | 31 | 0.28 | 579 |
| 12 | DEADLY SINS | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,140 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.27 | 584 |
| 14 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,295 |
| 15 | COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: WASHINGTON/RUTGERS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:58 PM | 201 | 0.26 | 971 |
| 16 | DEADLY WOMEN | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,010 |
| 17 | MYSTICONS | NICKELODEON | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 923 |
| 18 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 31 | 0.24 | 527 |
| 19 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,174 |
| 20 | PERCY JACKSON SEA MONSTER | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,016 |
| 21 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,136 |
| 22 | PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MON | NICK-AT-NITE | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.21 | 825 |
| 23 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,039 |
| 24 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:30 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 448 |
| 25 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME L: THIRD ROUND | ESPN2 | 6:56 PM | 289 | 0.21 | 941 |
| 26 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,014 |
| 27 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,060 |
| 28 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,072 |
| 29 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.20 | 872 |
| 30 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,075 |
| 31 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,006 |
| 32 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,863 |
| 33 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,954 |
| 34 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.20 | 436 |
| 35 | NEXO KNIGHTS | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.20 | 481 |
| 36 | BEN 10 (2017) | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 869 |
| 37 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,824 |
| 38 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,657 |
| 39 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,591 |
| 40 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,708 |
| 41 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 403 |
| 42 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 414 |
| 43 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,539 |
| 44 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,844 |
| 45 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,025 |
| 46 | AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 919 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 499 |
| 48 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,878 |
| 49 | OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 939 |
| 50 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,541 |
| 51 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFT L: EARLY ROUND | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 300 | 0.17 | 725 |
| 52 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,731 |
| 53 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 868 |
| 54 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 363 |
| 55 | FUTBOL CENTRAL 2 9/1 | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 8:53 PM | 22 | 0.16 | 436 |
| 56 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 857 |
| 57 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,537 |
| 58 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 755 |
| 59 | HELLBOY II:GOLDEN ARMY: HELLBOY II:GOLDEN ARMY | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.15 | 428 |
| 60 | WE BARE BEARS | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 824 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 352 |
| 62 | KILLJOYS | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 589 |
| 63 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 944 |
| 64 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,364 |
| 65 | AMERICAN MADE INVENTORS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:01 PM | 61 | 0.14 | 605 |
| 66 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 355 |
| 67 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 11:31 PM | 29 | 0.14 | 292 |
| 68 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.14 | 635 |
| 69 | TREEHOUSE MASTERS | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 722 |
| 70 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 728 |
| 71 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 793 |
| 72 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,331 |
| 73 | NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – PIT VS. CAR | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.14 | 557 |
| 74 | FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,454 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 893 |
| 76 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,383 |
| 77 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 368 |
| 78 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,339 |
| 79 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 819 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 859 |
| 81 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,325 |
| 82 | SELECCION EE.UU. ELI 9/1: ESTADOS UNIDOS / COSTA RICA | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 6:30 PM | 143 | 0.13 | 319 |
| 83 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,280 |
| 84 | MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 384 |
| 85 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: NAVY/FLORIDA ATLANTIC | ESPNU | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.11 | 444 |
| 86 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 946 |
| 87 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 556 |
| 88 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 958 |
| 89 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,114 |
| 90 | DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 193 |
| 91 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:45 PM | 37 | 0.10 | 376 |
| 92 | MLB INTENTIONAL TALK L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 188 |
| 93 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 243 |
| 94 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 924 |
| 95 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.10 | 984 |
| 96 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 749 |
| 97 | NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 3:30 PM | 90 | 0.10 | 374 |
| 98 | NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – NYG VS. NE | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 180 | 0.10 | 289 |
| 99 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 423 |
| 100 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 169 |
| 101 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 911 |
| 102 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 487 |
| 103 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFT L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 56 | 0.09 | 431 |
| 104 | NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – ARI VS. DEN | NFL NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 150 | 0.09 | 238 |
| 105 | PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW L | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 223 |
| 106 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 897 |
| 107 | LOVE BLOWS | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 257 |
| 108 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,013 |
| 109 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 859 |
| 110 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 199 |
| 111 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 784 |
| 112 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 443 |
| 113 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 406 |
| 114 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 272 |
| 115 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:02 PM | 62 | 0.08 | 245 |
| 116 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 216 |
| 117 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 4:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 333 |
| 118 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 419 |
| 119 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 460 |
| 120 | NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – MIA VS. MIN | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 176 |
| 121 | CHINAS WILD SIDE | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 344 |
| 122 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 425 |
| 123 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 446 |
| 124 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 394 |
| 125 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 336 |
| 126 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 422 |
| 127 | NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 90 | 0.07 | 285 |
| 128 | NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – JAC VS. ATL | NFL NETWORK | 2:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 159 |
| 129 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.07 | 184 |
| 130 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 388 |
| 131 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 324 |
| 132 | HERD L: 538 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 131 |
| 133 | FS1 CFB EXTRA L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:19 PM | 41 | 0.06 | 255 |
| 134 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.06 | 147 |
| 135 | SHOWCASE GAME: BOS AT NYY/CLE AT DET | MLB NETWORK | 7:11 PM | 167 | 0.06 | 332 |
| 136 | GEORGE LOPEZ: THE WALL | HBO PRIME | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 211 |
| 137 | NASCAR AMERICA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 282 |
| 138 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 409 |
| 139 | FIRST TAKE | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 202 |
| 140 | NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – DET VS. BUF | NFL NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.06 | 136 |
| 141 | NFL PRESEASON | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 129 |
| 142 | ROOM 104 | HBO PRIME | 11:30 PM | 23 | 0.06 | 240 |
| 143 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 231 |
| 144 | NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:30 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 232 |
| 145 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 303 |
| 146 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 320 |
| 147 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 373 |
| 148 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING | ESPN2 | 3:30 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 135 |
| 149 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 378 |
| 150 | KRAMPUS | HBO PRIME | 5:50 PM | 98 | 0.06 | 170 |
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