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September 2, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.1.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 1.2 in final numbers.  In addition, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS were also at the top of Tuesday cable, with ESPN’s game at 0.69.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.48/0.77/4.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.31/0.52/3.9M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.19/0.27/1.4M.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.42/0.27.  The return of MTV’s TEEN MOM was at 0.41, with the leadout premiere of 16 AND RECOVERING at 0.15.  USA’s WWE NXT, moved from its usual Wednesday slot because of tonight’s NHL game, was at 0.26, up 0.02 from last week.  On Discovery, THE DEADLIEST CATCH ticked down to 0.26.  On Bravo, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING dropped 0.04 to 0.25, and BACKYARD ENVY ticked up to 0.07.  On HGTV, GOOD BONES ticked up to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.04 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS shed a tick to 0.19.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS was at 0.20, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.21.  ID’s THE 23 VICTIMS OF SAMUEL LITTLE was at 0.19.  On Food Network, CHOPPED lost 0.03 to 0.18, and CHOPPED SWEETS was down 0.04 to 0.16.  TLC’s COUNTING ON ticked down to 0.18, and DOUBLING DOWN was down 0.03 to 0.13.  On A&E, EXTREME UNBOXING was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.09, and WHAT’S IT WORTH was at 0.10/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.08/0.08.  Lifetime’s SUPERNANNY returned at 0.11/0.09.  HBO’s HARD KNOCKS was up 0.02 to 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 1, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: BOSTON/TORONTO ESPN 5:40 PM 155 0.69 1,879
2 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.48 4,907
3 NHL SEMI FINALS L: NY ISLANDERS/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:06 PM 192 0.42 1,209
4 TEEN MOM II SSN10 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.41 806
5 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.41 4,837
6 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.36 3,821
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,864
8 NHL SEMI FINALS L: VANCOUVER/LAS VEGAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:18 PM 125 0.27 730
9 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.27 3,860
10 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.26 849
11 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,308
12 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 3,193
13 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.25 1,059
14 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 5:30 PM 10 0.24 702
15 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.23 1,705
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.23 1,366
17 GOOD BONES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,485
18 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,649
19 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,124
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.19 1,297
21 93 VICTIMS SAMUEL LITTLE: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.19 783
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,352
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,096
24 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,810
25 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 848
26 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,861
27 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 8:15 PM 207 0.18 687
28 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 2,035
29 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,092
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,396
31 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 2,189
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,332
33 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,547
34 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 2,053
35 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,094
36 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 2,087
37 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,019
38 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 5:03 PM 27 0.16 478
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 2,014
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,968
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,798
42 CHOPPED SWEETS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 688
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,177
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,344
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,350
46 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 2,022
47 16 AND RECOVERING MTV 9:00 PM 54 0.15 335
48 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,920
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,296
50 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,730
51 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.14 409
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,712
53 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,158
54 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,318
55 DOUBLING DOWN W/DERRICOS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 850
56 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.13 1,968
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,071
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,792
59 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,626
60 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:23 AM 28 0.12 300
61 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:42 PM 78 0.11 316
62 EXTREME UNBOXING A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.11 428
63 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 12:00 PM 303 0.11 507
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 930
65 SUPERNANNY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.11 419
66 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,290
67 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 282
68 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: EARLY ROUND ESPN2 5:00 PM 120 0.10 529
69 WHATS IT WORTH A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.10 558
70 EXTREME UNBOXING A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.10 443
71 HARD KNOCKS 20 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 53 0.09 259
72 WHATS IT WORTH A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.09 538
73 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 229
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,226
75 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 28 0.09 467
76 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,408
77 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L ESPN2 7:00 PM 86 0.09 516
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 842
79 SUPERNANNY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.09 384
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,276
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,326
82 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:18 PM 42 0.08 1,204
83 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 220
84 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.08 182
85 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-5R2R05PH TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 376
86 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 322
87 COUNTING ON:STILL GROWING TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 482
88 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:54 PM 24 0.08 1,210
89 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 201
90 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.07 449
91 BACKYARD ENVY BRAVO 10:15 PM 60 0.07 320
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 690
93 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 30 0.07 141
94 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 246
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.07 160
96 NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 36 0.07 178
97 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,286
98 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 261
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.06 156
100 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:34 PM 26 0.06 1,064
101 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 173
102 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 54 0.06 1,216
103 LOST TREASURES OF EGYPT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.06 391
104 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:04 PM 30 0.06 1,198
105 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.06 119
106 FIRST TAKE EXTRA ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.06 121
107 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 581
108 GEARED UP MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 244
109 LOST TREASURES OF EGYPT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 431
110 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.05 213
111 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 149
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 246
113 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.05 106
114 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 12:33 AM 28 0.05 209
115 UNDISPUTED L: 990 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 140
116 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.05 102
117 WIFE SWAP LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 58 0.05 173
118 ULT TREASURE COUNTDOWN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.05 264
119 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.04 144
120 HOT ONES: THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.04 105
121 TIME MACHINE: THE LOST PYRAMID HISTORY 5:00 PM 120 0.04 376
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 220
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 238
124 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 30 0.04 216
125 MAN V. FOOD REPACK COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 148
126 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.04 130
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 249
128 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 316
129 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2020 STAGE 4 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:58 AM 242 0.04 304
130 ULT TREASURE COUNTDOWN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:03 PM 60 0.04 204
131 TIME MACHINE: NEANDERTHAL APOCALYPSE 8574 HISTORY 1:00 PM 120 0.04 394
132 HOT ONES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.04 86
133 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:30 AM 30 0.04 180
134 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 438
135 TIME MACHINE: BIGFOOT: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE HISTORY 11:00 AM 120 0.03 259
136 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.03 102
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 213
138 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 133
139 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S2 UNIVERSO 4:30 PM 30 0.03 54
140 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 282
141 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 268
142 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 273
143 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 110
144 FRONTERA S5 UNIVERSO 3:00 PM 60 0.03 53
145 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S2 UNIVERSO 4:00 PM 30 0.03 45
146 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 325
147 MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 11:39 PM 81 0.03 134
148 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:02 PM 58 0.03 62
149 NEWSNATION WGN AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 198
150 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 304

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.