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July 23, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.22.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of CHICAGO MED and MASTERCHEF lost 0.1 in final numbers. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE was again at the top of Wednesday cable, despite a 0.11 drop to 0.45.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS was steady at 0.44.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.37/0.58/4.2M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.28/0.42/3.4M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.26/0.35/1.6M.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING gained 0.03 to 0.32.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.30/0.25, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.24.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT rose 0.04 to 0.25, and HAPPILY EVER ALTERED was at 0.10.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE climbed 0.05 to 0.25.  The season finale of BET’s THE OVAL was at 0.22/0.20 (plus 0.02/111K & 0.01/105K on BET HER), compared to last week’s 0.20.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.21.  Adult Swim’s 12 OZ MOUSE was steady at 0.21.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL ticked up to 0.20, and THE CASE THAT HAUNTS ME was up 0.05 to 0.19.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL grew by 0.04 to 0.20.  HGTV’s BUILD ME UP was at 0.17/0.13, and HOUSE HUNTERS fell a tenth to 0.13.  USA’s WWE NXT gained 0.03 to 0.17.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was up 0.02 to 0.17.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN ticked down to 0.14, and MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP was down 0.02 to 0.08.  The season premiere of Comedy Central’s CORPORATE was at 0.13. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 22, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CHALLENGE:TOTAL MAD REUNI MTV 8:00 PM 88 0.45 784
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,407
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.37 4,231
4 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 4,287
5 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0042 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.32 845
6 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 999
7 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.29 3,298
8 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.28 3,617
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,371
10 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,557
11 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): IVE NEVER MET MY FIANCE 1102 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.25 1,210
12 GUYS GROCERY GAMES RELOAD FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.25 867
13 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.25 848
14 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,481
15 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 3,411
16 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,705
17 OVAL, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,113
18 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,503
19 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,432
20 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:10 PM 140 0.21 550
21 12 OZ MOUSE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.21 407
22 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 874
23 OVAL, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 999
24 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.20 702
25 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,499
26 FX MOVIE PRIME: BREAKING IN FX 8:00 PM 120 0.20 670
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,436
28 CASE THAT HAUNTS ME, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 766
29 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 2,302
30 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,507
31 PROPERTY BROTHERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,205
32 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,906
33 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,369
34 BUILD ME UP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.17 1,115
35 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.17 615
36 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 58 0.17 568
37 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.17 577
38 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 12 0.17 497
39 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,089
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,165
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,205
42 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 2,099
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,172
44 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:50 PM 22 0.16 1,953
45 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,022
46 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.16 578
47 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 926
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,080
49 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,739
50 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.15 688
51 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:12 PM 48 0.15 1,737
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,081
53 EXP UNKNOWN: TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 68 0.14 874
54 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.14 633
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,051
56 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 1,195
57 CORPORATE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.13 258
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,685
59 SECRETS OF THE BULL SHARK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.13 453
60 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK DD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 502
61 BUILD ME UP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.13 1,146
62 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:53 PM 137 0.13 355
63 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,719
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,770
65 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,692
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,669
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,817
68 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,736
69 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.11 326
70 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,400
71 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,921
72 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,313
73 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,257
74 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 469
75 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 50 0.10 1,691
76 NBA RESTART SCRIMMAGE NBA-TV 9:04 PM 104 0.10 238
77 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.10 464
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 914
79 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 1:00 AM 58 0.10 329
80 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: COLORADO RAPIDS/MINNESOTA UNITED FC ESPN 10:31 PM 127 0.10 186
81 HAPPILY EVER ALTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.10 469
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,289
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,458
84 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:03 AM 60 0.09 261
85 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 60 0.09 231
86 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,267
87 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 812
88 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 614
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,136
90 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: FC CINCINNATI/NEW YORK RED BULLS ESPN 8:00 PM 151 0.08 200
91 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,164
92 MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:08 PM 61 0.08 588
93 AMER INJUSTICE: FIGHT FOR BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.08 356
94 NBA RESTART SCRIMMAGE: NEW ORLEANS/BROOKLYN NBA-TV 7:00 PM 124 0.08 204
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,014
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,117
97 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 323
98 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:38 AM 60 0.08 159
99 NBA RESTART SCRIMMAGE NBA-TV 5:02 PM 118 0.07 166
100 ARENA, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.07 204
101 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN 11:06 AM 119 0.07 201
102 NBA RESTART SCRIMMAGE: ORLANDO/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 3:00 PM 122 0.07 136
103 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.07 226
104 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 180
105 AT HOME W AMY SEDARIS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 106
106 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-2R2R12H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 343
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 499
108 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.06 300
109 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: REAL SALT LAKE/SPORTING KANSAS CITY ESPN 9:00 AM 126 0.06 127
110 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:42 PM 78 0.06 146
111 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.06 151
112 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 272
113 SUMMER CAMP BASEBALL: MIN AT CHC MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.05 205
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 235
115 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 328
116 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 320
117 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 243
118 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 296
119 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:05 PM 55 0.05 145
120 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.05 133
121 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 283
122 THE SOUP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.04 156
123 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 177
124 SUPER FACTORIES SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 271
125 DALE JR. DOWNLOAD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 60 0.04 146
126 CASH CAB BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.04 186
127 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 133
128 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 141
129 PBA BOWLING L FOX SPORTS 1 9:02 PM 64 0.04 208
130 MIKE BREWERS WORLD OF CAR MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.04 184
131 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.04 86
132 CASH CAB BRAVO 12:00 AM 30 0.04 166
133 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 93
134 HELICOPTER ER SCIENCE 11:00 PM 60 0.04 175
135 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 269
136 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 146
137 WHEELER DEALERS: DREAMCAR MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.03 197
138 NBA TEAM PREVIEW NBA-TV 11:00 PM 30 0.03 79
139 SUMMER CAMP BASEBALL: MIA AT ATL MLB NETWORK 11:00 PM 171 0.03 93
140 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.03 104
141 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S2 UNIVERSO 12:00 PM 20 0.03 40
142 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S2 UNIVERSO 12:20 PM 10 0.03 40
143 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 308
144 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.03 117
145 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.03 130
146 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 76
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 181
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 261
149 PBA BOWLING L FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 62 0.03 147
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 233

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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.