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March 2, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.28.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up a tick to 0.57, with the lead-in hour up 0.07 to 0.35.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.44/0.42.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.42/0.33/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.58/0.49/0.32.  Fox News’s THE FIVE topped cable news at 0.27/0.42/3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.33/2.6M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.14/0.21/900K.  On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP lost 0.04 to 0.27.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.24, and HIGH MAINTENANCE ticked up to 0.06.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.23 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.22.  The season premiere of VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE was at 0.20.  ID’s FATAL VOWS slipped 0.02 to 0.17.  FX’s THE WEEKLY gained 0.03 to 0.08.  Lifetime’s SUPERNANNY was at 0.08.  Cinemax’s STRIKE BACK ticked up to 0.02/63K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday February 28, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 279 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.57 1,940
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DENVER/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:35 PM 138 0.44 1,076
3 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.42 2,115
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: OKLAHOMA CITY/MILWAUKEE ESPN 8:13 PM 142 0.42 1,121
5 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:07 PM 51 0.35 1,190
6 GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 64 0.33 1,590
7 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 0.30 791
8 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.27 3,031
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:53 AM 67 0.27 608
10 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.27 792
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,191
12 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 55 0.24 1,462
13 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 3,122
14 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.23 807
15 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:04 PM 59 0.22 1,027
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,565
17 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,137
18 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,400
19 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 10:01 PM 10 0.21 645
20 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 12: 1201 VH1 8:00 PM 120 0.20 504
21 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.20 852
22 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.20 614
23 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.19 536
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,807
25 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 410
26 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 402
27 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.17 650
28 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,855
29 MUSIC CITY FIX REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 914
30 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.15 516
31 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 2,079
32 MUSIC CITY FIX REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 826
33 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,751
34 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,938
35 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / CRUZ AZUL TUDN 9:57 PM 128 0.14 339
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 917
37 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,701
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,707
39 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,025
40 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,449
41 CRYSTAL MAZE NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.13 523
42 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,512
43 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,563
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,730
45 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,521
46 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 294
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 319
48 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 340
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 287
50 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 963
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 631
52 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 845
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,704
54 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 744
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,390
56 ELEAGUE SUPER PUNCH TBS NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.11 264
57 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 824
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 760
59 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 247
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 879
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 789
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 814
63 GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:25 PM 24 0.11 483
64 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.11 534
65 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.11 400
66 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:30 AM 30 0.11 320
67 OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:03 PM 57 0.11 533
68 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 635
69 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,413
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 758
71 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 725
72 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 712
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 277
74 FANCY NANCY DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 25 0.10 320
75 NFL LIVE                L: N/A ESPN 4:00 PM 120 0.10 253
76 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,336
77 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.09 280
78 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,100
79 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,454
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 655
81 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,235
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,065
83 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 228
84 OWL HOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:49 PM 27 0.09 462
85 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 278
86 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 259
87 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.08 371
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 250
89 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.08 262
90 COMEDY CELLAR COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.08 191
91 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 546
92 WEEKLY FX 10:00 PM 31 0.08 220
93 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.08 976
94 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,210
95 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.08 384
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,070
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 938
98 SUPERNANNY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.08 366
99 LIGA MX L: TIJUANA / MONTERREY TUDN 7:30 PM 147 0.07 191
100 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 212
101 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 820 THE CARROLLTON PLOT OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.07 448
102 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 228
103 PGA TOUR: 2020 HONDA CLS GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 180 0.07 415
104 KINDRED SPIRITS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 354
105 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 209
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 847
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 412
108 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 350
109 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DAVIDSON/DAYTON ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.06 233
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 286
111 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 249
112 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 25 0.06 274
113 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 905
114 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 829
115 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:07 AM 49 0.06 154
116 NFL SCOUTING COMBINE: 2020 PRIMETIME OL, ST, RB NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 198 0.06 196
117 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/NORWICH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 131 0.06 157
118 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 161
119 HOT ROD GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.06 218
120 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: KILLER IN MY HOME, A LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.06 325
121 UNDISPUTED L: 872 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 156
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 245
123 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 221
124 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 197
125 NASCAR CUP SERI FIN PRA L FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 60 0.05 287
126 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 766
127 HAUNTING IN THE HEARTLAND TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 283
128 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 337
129 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 30 0.05 240
130 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 390
131 NFL SCOUTING COMBINE: 2020 OL, ST, RB NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 180 0.05 167
132 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 817
133 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 104
134 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 30 0.04 274
135 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.04 221
136 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.04 243
137 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 309
138 NASCAR XFINITY FIN PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.04 215
139 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 311
140 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.04 192
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 229
142 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 300
143 MAX ON BOXING ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.04 100
144 HERD L: 1184 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 112
145 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 110
146 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 10:18 PM 60 0.04 111
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 114
148 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 355
149 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 127
150 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 60 0.04 248

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."