It was A&E’s “Live PD” that took the top spot in the Friday cable ratings last week, by holding steady with the same 0.6 rating in adults 18-49 as its previous episode. The Discovery Channel’s “Gold Rush” followed closely behind with a 0.6 of its own, up a tenth from the 0.5 it had scored the Friday before.
A broadcast of the Celtics vs. Jazz NBA game on ESPN rounded out the top 3 of the night with a 0.6 as well. ESPN and ESPN2’s broadcasts of the Louisville vs. Syracuse and Arkansas vs. Texas college football games also landed in the top 25 with matching 0.3s.
On HBO, “Real Time with Bill Maher” ticked up one-tenth from a 0.3 to a 0.4.
Top 25 original cable shows among adults 18-49 for Friday, November 9, 2018
| Show | Net | Time | Total viewers (000s) | 18-49 rating |
| LIVE PD: 159 LIVE PD | A&E | 9:00 PM | 1,777 | 0.6 |
| GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 2,443 | 0.6 |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON – CELTICS/JAZZ | ESPN | 9:49 PM | 1,348 | 0.6 |
| SPORTSCENTER 12AM | ESPN | 12:05 AM | 933 | 0.4 |
| REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO | 10:00 PM | 1,687 | 0.4 |
| LIVE PD AC | A&E | 8:06 PM | 1,041 | 0.3 |
| RIDICULOUSNESS | MTV | 8:31 PM | 658 | 0.3 |
| RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 3,101 | 0.3 |
| MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME | 9:00 PM | 1,656 | 0.3 |
| RIDICULOUSNESS | MTV | 8:00 PM | 603 | 0.3 |
| HANNITY | FOX NEWS | 9:00 PM | 3,064 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME | 10:00 PM | 1,374 | 0.3 |
| MASTER OF ARMS | DISCOVERY | 10:01 PM | 968 | 0.3 |
| ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 1,423 | 0.3 |
| RIDICULOUSNESS | MTV | 9:01 PM | 568 | 0.3 |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME – LOUISVILLE/SYRACUSE | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 1,062 | 0.3 |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME – ARKANSAS/TEXAS | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 726 | 0.3 |
| PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 775 | 0.3 |
| CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 1,400 | 0.3 |
| THE INGRAHAM ANGLE | FOX NEWS | 10:00 PM | 2,450 | 0.3 |
| SPORTSCENTER 1AM | ESPN | 1:10 AM | 545 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 891 | 0.2 |
| THE FIVE | FOX NEWS | 5:00 PM | 2,745 | 0.2 |
| TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS | 8:00 PM | 2,563 | 0.2 |
| SPORTSCENTER EARLY | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 546 | 0.2 |
Source: The Nielsen Company.
