NETWORK FINALS: 20/20 and both the new and rerun episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION dropped 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER took the Friday cable throne on a very slow night, down 0.02 to 0.39, with ROOM 104 steady at 0.10. A&E listed LIVE PD as 4 half-hours at 0.38/0.37/0.33/0/32, compared to last week’s 0.39/0.38/0.36/0.31. ESPN2’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.38, and Fox Sports 1’s was at 0.21. On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.30/0.29, way up from last week’s 0.20/0.17. Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD ticked up to 0.28. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES dropped 0.06 to 0.28. Cable news was led by MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/2.5M, above Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/2.4M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.20/1M. On Disney Channel, RAVENS HOME fell 0.05 to 0.27 and BIZZARDVARK and STUCK IN THE MIDDLE were both at 0.21 (respectively down 0.02 and 0.05). ESPN’s BOXING coverage was at 0.25. Nickelodeon’s I AM FRANKIE was at 0.24. ID’s DEADLY WOMEN slipped 0.02 to 0.22. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.04 to 0.22, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.04 to 0.21, and BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT was at 0.20/0.19. We’s MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER ticked up to 0.10, and LOVE BLOWS ticked down to 0.07. On TLC, EVIL THINGS gained 0.03 to 0.10.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 22, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.39 | 1,934 |
| 2 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.38 | 1,216 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: VIRGINIA/BOISE ST | ESPN2 | 7:57 PM | 212 | 0.38 | 1,288 |
| 4 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.37 | 1,171 |
| 5 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 31 | 0.33 | 1,080 |
| 6 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,129 |
| 7 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 31 | 0.30 | 620 |
| 8 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10 | MTV | 10:31 PM | 31 | 0.29 | 581 |
| 9 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.28 | 1,019 |
| 10 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,005 |
| 11 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,469 |
| 12 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,259 |
| 13 | GOLDBERGS, THE | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:00 AM | 33 | 0.26 | 600 |
| 14 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 648 |
| 15 | TOP RANK BOXING L | ESPN | 11:42 PM | 100 | 0.25 | 706 |
| 16 | GOLDBERGS, THE | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:33 AM | 33 | 0.24 | 555 |
| 17 | I AM FRANKIE | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,334 |
| 18 | MLB POST SEASON IMPACT L: CHICAGO CUBS/MILWAUKEE | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 252 | 0.24 | 874 |
| 19 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,446 |
| 20 | DEADLY WOMEN | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 767 |
| 21 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 501 |
| 22 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 1,364 |
| 23 | COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: UTAH/ARIZONA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:30 PM | 226 | 0.21 | 581 |
| 24 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 976 |
| 25 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,351 |
| 26 | BIZAARDVARK | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,033 |
| 27 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,084 |
| 28 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,242 |
| 29 | BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,234 |
| 30 | BIG BLACKS BIGGEST & BEST | MTV | 11:02 PM | 31 | 0.20 | 384 |
| 31 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 950 |
| 32 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,936 |
| 33 | UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: SHOGUN/SAINT PREUX 2 | FXX | 10:00 PM | 180 | 0.20 | 502 |
| 34 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 385 |
| 35 | AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 806 |
| 36 | CNN SPECIAL REPORT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 917 |
| 37 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 953 |
| 38 | BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 1,252 |
| 39 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 834 |
| 40 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.19 | 412 |
| 41 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.19 | 430 |
| 42 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,680 |
| 43 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 816 |
| 44 | OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 782 |
| 45 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,522 |
| 46 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,747 |
| 47 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 365 |
| 48 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 782 |
| 49 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 372 |
| 50 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,423 |
| 51 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,390 |
| 52 | BEN 10 (2017) | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 749 |
| 53 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,906 |
| 54 | TOP RANK BOXING L | ESPN2 | 11:29 PM | 14 | 0.17 | 455 |
| 55 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,670 |
| 56 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,634 |
| 57 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,800 |
| 58 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 374 |
| 59 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,556 |
| 60 | FOOTBALL LIFE | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 428 |
| 61 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.16 | 625 |
| 62 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 781 |
| 63 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:22 AM | 68 | 0.16 | 375 |
| 64 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,417 |
| 65 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 899 |
| 66 | CC STAND-UP PRESENTS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.16 | 380 |
| 67 | LION GUARD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.16 | 596 |
| 68 | NBA: THE JUMP | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 347 |
| 69 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 350 |
| 70 | WE BARE BEARS | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 729 |
| 71 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,736 |
| 72 | UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: SHOGUN/SAINT PREUX 2 | FXX | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.15 | 416 |
| 73 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,328 |
| 74 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 358 |
| 75 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,483 |
| 76 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,344 |
| 77 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,264 |
| 78 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:02 PM | 62 | 0.14 | 365 |
| 79 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,134 |
| 80 | TREEHOUSE MASTERS | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.14 | 665 |
| 81 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 350 |
| 82 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,450 |
| 83 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 820 |
| 84 | KINDRED SPIRITS | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 448 |
| 85 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 799 |
| 86 | CC STAND-UP PRESENTS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.13 | 306 |
| 87 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 97 | 0.13 | 247 |
| 88 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 786 |
| 89 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 610 |
| 90 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,174 |
| 91 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 944 |
| 92 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 689 |
| 93 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 262 |
| 94 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 888 |
| 95 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 659 |
| 96 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 769 |
| 97 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 498 |
| 98 | TACKLE MY RIDE | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 260 |
| 99 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 276 |
| 100 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 934 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 914 |
| 102 | JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 490 |
| 103 | DARE TO LIVE | MTV | 11:33 PM | 31 | 0.11 | 246 |
| 104 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 688 |
| 105 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,117 |
| 106 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 604 |
| 107 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 238 |
| 108 | VICE | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 301 |
| 109 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 677 |
| 110 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 238 |
| 111 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,114 |
| 112 | FS1 CFB EXTRA L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:16 AM | 28 | 0.10 | 212 |
| 113 | MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 328 |
| 114 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 851 |
| 115 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 213 |
| 116 | ROOM 104 | HBO PRIME | 11:31 PM | 26 | 0.10 | 333 |
| 117 | EVIL THINGS | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 354 |
| 118 | DARE TO LIVE | MTV | 12:04 AM | 31 | 0.10 | 215 |
| 119 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 868 |
| 120 | NFL PLAYERS ONLY | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 190 |
| 121 | KUU KUU HARAJUKU | NICK JR | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 358 |
| 122 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 407 |
| 123 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 880 |
| 124 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 287 |
| 125 | UP TO THE MINUTE | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 190 |
| 126 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 167 |
| 127 | LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER | HBO PRIME | 8:15 PM | 101 | 0.08 | 251 |
| 128 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 790 |
| 129 | LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 180 |
| 130 | NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RIS | HBO PRIME | 5:55 PM | 92 | 0.08 | 162 |
| 131 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 172 |
| 132 | COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 57 | 0.07 | 230 |
| 133 | CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: HAMILTON/BC | ESPN2 | 11:43 PM | 135 | 0.07 | 182 |
| 134 | CANOPY KINGS | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:01 PM | 61 | 0.07 | 406 |
| 135 | HBO FIRST LOOK | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 13 | 0.07 | 218 |
| 136 | UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L | FXX | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 158 |
| 137 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 284 |
| 138 | LOVE BLOWS | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 233 |
| 139 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 147 |
| 140 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.06 | 178 |
| 141 | NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 392 |
| 142 | DUMB AND DUMBER | HBO PRIME | 1:05 PM | 107 | 0.06 | 125 |
| 143 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 303 |
| 144 | UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFGHT L | FXX | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 139 |
| 145 | LIVE BY NIGHT: LIVE BY NIGHT | MAXPRIME | 7:46 PM | 129 | 0.05 | 280 |
| 146 | TIME MACHINE: MAN MADE MONSTERS | HISTORY | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 268 |
| 147 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 153 |
| 148 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 250 |
| 149 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 308 |
| 150 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 221 |
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