NETWORK FINALS: Note that SUPER SCHOOL LIVE, which aired on all the networks except CW in the 8PM hour, wasn’t rated by Nielsen in nationals because it aired without commercials. Elsewhere, 20/20 and the reruns of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, BEAT SHAZAM and BLUE BLOODS lost 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Hurricane Irma had total control of Friday cable, as every one of the Top 13 slots went to a Weather Channel segment, with the 11PM hour on top at 0.73. CNN followed with the next 3 slots (topped by the 8PM ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.48). In fact, the only non-Weather Channel, non-CNN telecast in the Top 20 was HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, back from a break at 0.43 (ROOM 104 jumped 0.06 to 0.12). Nickelodeon’s PAW PATROL was at 0.40. On A&E, 2 segments of LIVE PD were at 0.35/0.33, compared to last week’s 0.34/0.31. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.06 to 0.33, HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.03 to 0.32, and MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE was at 0.29. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.32. Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD gained 0.06 to 0.26. Food Network’s GUY’S FAMILY ROAD TRIP dropped 0.04 to 0.26. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.24/0.20/0.18, compared to last week’s 0.32/0.28/0.24, all of those preceded by UNPLUGGED at 0.09. On ID, DEADLY WOMEN fell 0.05 to 0.20, and DEADLY SINS was down 0.09 to 0.18. We’s MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER dropped 0.04 to 0.08.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 8, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.73 | 2,655 |
| 2 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.68 | 2,605 |
| 3 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.66 | 2,615 |
| 4 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.65 | 2,743 |
| 5 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.57 | 2,628 |
| 6 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.55 | 2,012 |
| 7 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.55 | 2,604 |
| 8 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.54 | 2,485 |
| 9 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.53 | 2,472 |
| 10 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.53 | 2,240 |
| 11 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.52 | 2,267 |
| 12 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.51 | 2,201 |
| 13 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.51 | 2,368 |
| 14 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.48 | 2,286 |
| 15 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.47 | 2,092 |
| 16 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.45 | 1,613 |
| 17 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.43 | 1,913 |
| 18 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.42 | 1,459 |
| 19 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.41 | 1,789 |
| 20 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.41 | 1,388 |
| 21 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.41 | 2,247 |
| 22 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.40 | 2,416 |
| 23 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.40 | 1,440 |
| 24 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.38 | 2,402 |
| 25 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 2,755 |
| 26 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 1,794 |
| 27 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 31 | 0.35 | 1,045 |
| 28 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.35 | 2,119 |
| 29 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.34 | 1,215 |
| 30 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 2,833 |
| 31 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.33 | 1,082 |
| 32 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.33 | 1,496 |
| 33 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,417 |
| 34 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 2,560 |
| 35 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.32 | 1,262 |
| 36 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: OKLAHOMA STATE/SOUTH ALABAMA | ESPN2 | 7:57 PM | 203 | 0.31 | 966 |
| 37 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 1,715 |
| 38 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.31 | 1,198 |
| 39 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,475 |
| 40 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 2,576 |
| 41 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,519 |
| 42 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 1,330 |
| 43 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,557 |
| 44 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,037 |
| 45 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 2,637 |
| 46 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,368 |
| 47 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,352 |
| 48 | SR/HURRICANE IRMA | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,892 |
| 49 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,689 |
| 50 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,317 |
| 51 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,350 |
| 52 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.26 | 1,018 |
| 53 | GUYS FAMILY ROAD TRIP | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 975 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,372 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,314 |
| 56 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,355 |
| 57 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,306 |
| 58 | SUNNY DAY | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 913 |
| 59 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME L: MENS SEMIFINAL | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 432 | 0.25 | 1,089 |
| 60 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,298 |
| 61 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 | MTV | 11:02 PM | 31 | 0.24 | 432 |
| 62 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,161 |
| 63 | SR/HURRICANE IRMA | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,464 |
| 64 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,046 |
| 65 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,153 |
| 66 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,896 |
| 67 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,695 |
| 68 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 949 |
| 69 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,937 |
| 70 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,953 |
| 71 | TIME MACHINE: THE DARK FILES | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 121 | 0.21 | 912 |
| 72 | DEADLY WOMEN | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 880 |
| 73 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,866 |
| 74 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,612 |
| 75 | BEN 10 (2017) | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 890 |
| 76 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 | MTV | 10:31 PM | 31 | 0.20 | 420 |
| 77 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,830 |
| 78 | WE BARE BEARS | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 817 |
| 79 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,827 |
| 80 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,645 |
| 81 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 446 |
| 82 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.18 | 379 |
| 83 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 31 | 0.18 | 404 |
| 84 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,672 |
| 85 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 462 |
| 86 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,746 |
| 87 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 730 |
| 88 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 391 |
| 89 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 392 |
| 90 | DEADLY SINS | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 881 |
| 91 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 340 |
| 92 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 384 |
| 93 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,508 |
| 94 | NBA: THE JUMP | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 361 |
| 95 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:12 PM | 48 | 0.17 | 493 |
| 96 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: X2: X-MEN UNITED | FREEFORM | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.16 | 426 |
| 97 | OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 770 |
| 98 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,117 |
| 99 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 359 |
| 100 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,008 |
| 101 | CC STAND-UP PRESENTS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 1:40 AM | 30 | 0.15 | 248 |
| 102 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 494 |
| 103 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,551 |
| 104 | AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 781 |
| 105 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.14 | 360 |
| 106 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,049 |
| 107 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,139 |
| 108 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,224 |
| 109 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,103 |
| 110 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,225 |
| 111 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,289 |
| 112 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 299 |
| 113 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,060 |
| 114 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,242 |
| 115 | COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN2 | 7:30 PM | 27 | 0.13 | 377 |
| 116 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 544 |
| 117 | VICE | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 32 | 0.13 | 327 |
| 118 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,052 |
| 119 | TREEHOUSE MASTERS | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 622 |
| 120 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 280 |
| 121 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 331 |
| 122 | ROOM 104 | HBO PRIME | 11:33 PM | 26 | 0.12 | 366 |
| 123 | X-MEN: APOCALYPSE: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE | HBO PRIME | 5:05 PM | 144 | 0.11 | 302 |
| 124 | SHOWTIME BOXING | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:09 AM | 53 | 0.11 | 334 |
| 125 | NASCAR XFINITY RACE L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:53 PM | 115 | 0.11 | 805 |
| 126 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.11 | 975 |
| 127 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: HURRICANE IRMA | MSNBC | 12:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 919 |
| 128 | COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: OHIO/PURDUE | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:59 PM | 199 | 0.11 | 403 |
| 129 | DARE TO LIVE | MTV | 11:33 PM | 31 | 0.11 | 206 |
| 130 | SHOWTIME BOXING | SHOWTIME PRIME | 1:02 AM | 11 | 0.11 | 262 |
| 131 | SHOWTIME BOXING | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:53 PM | 16 | 0.11 | 303 |
| 132 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 251 |
| 133 | KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES | HBO PRIME | 8:10 PM | 105 | 0.10 | 273 |
| 134 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 229 |
| 135 | UNPLUGGED | MTV | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.09 | 181 |
| 136 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / CRUZ AZUL | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 7:30 PM | 145 | 0.08 | 194 |
| 137 | LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 203 |
| 138 | SPIKE TV MOVIE: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS | SPIKE TV | 2:30 PM | 210 | 0.08 | 267 |
| 139 | MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 387 |
| 140 | NFL PLAYERS ONLY | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 170 |
| 141 | SHOWTIME BOXING | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:15 PM | 38 | 0.08 | 277 |
| 142 | SHOWTIME BOXING | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:17 PM | 42 | 0.08 | 233 |
| 143 | ROLE MODELS | MAXPRIME | 10:00 PM | 99 | 0.08 | 158 |
| 144 | BIG BROTHER: AFTER DARK: BBA-170172 BBAD EP 1272 9/8/17 | POP | 12:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 199 |
| 145 | NASCAR XFINITY POST | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:48 PM | 42 | 0.07 | 429 |
| 146 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 273 |
| 147 | SHOWTIME BOXING | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:59 PM | 16 | 0.07 | 253 |
| 148 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 195 |
| 149 | NASCAR XFINITY START L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:28 PM | 25 | 0.07 | 541 |
| 150 | LIGA MX L: ATLAS / TIGRES | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:55 PM | 125 | 0.07 | 135 |
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