{"id":24680,"date":"2025-09-15T23:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T23:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/24680\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T23:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T23:26:06","slug":"friday-ratings-cable-networks-are-tops-in-prime-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/24680\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Ratings: Cable Networks are Tops in Prime Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"cable-shows\"\/>CABLE<\/p>\n<p>College Football Prime Colorado at Houston (ESPN, 7:30 PM-11:18 PM, 228 min.)<br \/>\u2022 2.609 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 1.36 HH rating (Range: 1.736-1.748 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.60 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.810-0.823 million adults 18-49; 0.38 F18-49, 0.82 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.82 A25-54 rating (Range: 1.024-1.037 million adults 25-54; 0.53 F25-54, 1.11 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>WWE Friday Night SmackDown  (USA, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)<br \/>\u2022 1.316 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.75 HH rating (Range: 0.954-0.967 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.37 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.497-0.510 million adults 18-49; 0.32 F18-49, 0.41 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.47 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.584-0.597 million adults 25-54; 0.39 F25-54, 0.56 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Jesse Watters Primetime  (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 4.911 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 2.70 HH rating (Range: 3.452-3.465 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.37 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.497-0.510 million adults 18-49; 0.36 F18-49, 0.38 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.57 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.710-0.723 million adults 25-54; 0.57 F25-54, 0.57 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Gutfeld!  (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 3.334 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 1.85 HH rating (Range: 2.363-2.376 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.28 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.374-0.388 million adults 18-49; 0.33 F18-49, 0.22 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.44 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.547-0.559 million adults 25-54; 0.47 F25-54, 0.40 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Hannity  (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 3.360 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 1.91 HH rating (Range: 2.440-2.453 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.22 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.293-0.306 million adults 18-49; 0.25 F18-49, 0.20 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.38 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.471-0.484 million adults 25-54; 0.39 F25-54, 0.37 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Family Guy (R)  (Adult Swim, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.241 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.13 HH rating (Range: 0.160-0.173 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.11 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.143-0.156 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.13 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.13 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.157-0.170 million adults 25-54; 0.09 F25-54, 0.17 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Big Ten Football Indiana State at Indiana (BTN, 6:30 PM-9:35 PM, 185 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.313 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.15 HH rating (Range: 0.186-0.198 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.102-0.116 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.10 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.10 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.119-0.132 million adults 25-54; 0.06 F25-54, 0.14 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Love After Lockup  (WETV, 8:00 PM-9:30 PM, 90 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.269 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.17 HH rating (Range: 0.211-0.224 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.102-0.116 million adults 18-49; 0.11 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.10 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.119-0.132 million adults 25-54; 0.14 F25-54, 0.07 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Big Ten Women\u2019s Volleyball Utah at Nebraska (FS1, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, 120 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.305 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.14 HH rating (Range: 0.173-0.186 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.088-0.102 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.08 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.094-0.107 million adults 25-54; 0.08 F25-54, 0.07 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Deadliest Catch  (Discovery, 8:00 PM-9:01 PM, 61 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.690 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.37 HH rating (Range: 0.468-0.480 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.075-0.088 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.08 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.094-0.107 million adults 25-54; 0.04 F25-54, 0.11 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>On Patrol: Live  (Reelz, 9:00 PM-12:00 AM, 180 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.407 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.23 HH rating (Range: 0.288-0.301 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.075-0.088 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.09 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.107-0.119 million adults 25-54; 0.09 F25-54, 0.08 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Anderson Cooper 360  (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.568 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.34 HH rating (Range: 0.429-0.442 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.075-0.088 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.08 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.094-0.107 million adults 25-54; 0.06 F25-54, 0.11 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>The Rainmaker  (USA, 10:00 PM-11:01 PM, 61 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.509 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.32 HH rating (Range: 0.404-0.416 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.075-0.088 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.09 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.107-0.119 million adults 25-54; 0.09 F25-54, 0.09 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>The Source with Kaitlan Collins  (CNN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.530 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.33 HH rating (Range: 0.416-0.429 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.061-0.075 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.07 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.082-0.094 million adults 25-54; 0.05 F25-54, 0.08 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Real Time With Bill Maher  (HBO, 10:00 PM-10:58 PM, 58 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.467 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.29 HH rating (Range: 0.365-0.378 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.061-0.075 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.07 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.082-0.094 million adults 25-54; 0.05 F25-54, 0.09 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>My Lottery Dream Home  (HGTV, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.876 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.54 HH rating (Range: 0.685-0.698 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.061-0.075 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.08 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.094-0.107 million adults 25-54; 0.10 F25-54, 0.06 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Zillow Gone Wild  (HGTV, 9:30 PM-10:01 PM, 31 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.608 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.39 HH rating (Range: 0.493-0.506 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.061-0.075 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.08 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.094-0.107 million adults 25-54; 0.11 F25-54, 0.04 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Newsnight  (CNN, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.476 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.31 HH rating (Range: 0.391-0.403 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.048-0.061 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.07 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.082-0.094 million adults 25-54; 0.05 F25-54, 0.09 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Finnerty  (Newsmax, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.515 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.31 HH rating (Range: 0.391-0.403 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.048-0.061 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.07 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.082-0.094 million adults 25-54; 0.08 F25-54, 0.06 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>On Patrol: First Shift  (Reelz, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.243 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.14 HH rating (Range: 0.173-0.186 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.048-0.061 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.04 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.044-0.056 million adults 25-54; 0.05 F25-54, 0.03 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>House Hunters  (HGTV, 10:01 PM-10:31 PM, 30 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.479 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.33 HH rating (Range: 0.416-0.429 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.048-0.061 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.05 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.057-0.069 million adults 25-54; 0.06 F25-54, 0.04 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Big East Women\u2019s Volleyball Louisville at Creighton (FS1, 9:00 PM-11:36 PM, 156 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.186 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.10 HH rating (Range: 0.122-0.134 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.048-0.061 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.05 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.057-0.069 million adults 25-54; 0.05 F25-54, 0.05 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>All In with Chris Hayes  (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.791 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.49 HH rating (Range: 0.621-0.634 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.048 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.05 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.057-0.069 million adults 25-54; 0.04 F25-54, 0.06 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>MLB Prime Baseball Game Texas Rangers at New York Mets or Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays (MLB Network, 7:11 PM-9:48 PM, 157 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.243 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.14 HH rating (Range: 0.173-0.186 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.048 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.04 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.044-0.056 million adults 25-54; 0.04 F25-54, 0.05 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>MLB Tonight Bridge Show (MLB Network, 9:48 PM-10:15 PM, 27 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.231 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.14 HH rating (Range: 0.173-0.186 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.048 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.05 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.057-0.069 million adults 25-54; 0.03 F25-54, 0.07 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Last Word with Lawrence O\u2019Donnell  (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.893 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.56 HH rating (Range: 0.711-0.724 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.048 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.06 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.069-0.082 million adults 25-54; 0.09 F25-54, 0.04 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>The Briefing with Jen Psaki  (MSNBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.919 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.57 HH rating (Range: 0.724-0.736 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.048 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.05 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.057-0.069 million adults 25-54; 0.06 F25-54, 0.04 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>B1G Live Football Game Break (BTN, 9:35 PM-10:10 PM, 35 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.116 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.05 HH rating (Range: 0.058-0.070 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.048 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.04 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.044-0.056 million adults 25-54; 0.02 F25-54, 0.05 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Vampirina: Teenage Vampire  (Disney Channel, 8:00 PM-8:30 PM, 30 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.094 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.06 HH rating (Range: 0.070-0.083 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.048 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.01 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.04 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.044-0.056 million adults 25-54; 0.06 F25-54, 0.01 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Vampirina: Teenage Vampire  (Disney Channel, 8:30 PM-9:00 PM, 30 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.081 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.05 HH rating (Range: 0.058-0.070 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.048 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.01 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.04 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.044-0.056 million adults 25-54; 0.06 F25-54, 0.01 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Movie-LMN Acquired Premiere Danger in the Countryside (2025) (LMN, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.215 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.15 HH rating (Range: 0.186-0.198 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.048 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.01 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.05 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.057-0.069 million adults 25-54; 0.06 F25-54, 0.04 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Ancient Aliens  (History, 9:00 PM-10:03 PM, 63 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.382 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.21 HH rating (Range: 0.263-0.275 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.034 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.05 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.057-0.069 million adults 25-54; 0.05 F25-54, 0.04 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Deb\u2019s House  (WETV, 9:30 PM-10:30 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.080 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.05 HH rating (Range: 0.058-0.070 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.034 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.00 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.03 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.031-0.044 million adults 25-54; 0.04 F25-54, 0.01 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Liga MX (Live) (TUDN, 8:32 PM-11:00 PM, 148 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.061 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.03 HH rating (Range: 0.032-0.045 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.034 million adults 18-49; 0.01 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.02 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.019-0.031 million adults 25-54; 0.01 F25-54, 0.03 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Bering Sea Gold  (Discovery, 9:01 PM-11:01 PM, 120 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.381 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.23 HH rating (Range: 0.288-0.301 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.034 million adults 18-49; 0.01 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)<br \/>\u2022 0.03 A25-54 rating (Range: 0.031-0.044 million adults 25-54; 0.02 F25-54, 0.05 M25-54)<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo  (NWSN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)<br \/>\u2022 0.298 million viewers<br \/>\u2022 0.20 HH rating (Range: 0.250-0.262 million households)<br \/>\u2022 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.034 million adults 18-49; 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