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January 27, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.24.2020

 

 

 

 

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 0.07 to 0.57, and the lead-in hour was up 0.03 to 0.31.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.46/0.37 compared to last week’s 0.53/0.43/0.31.  ESPN’s NBA game was at 0.40.  WE’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP gained 0.03 to 0.32, and EXTREME LOVE ticked up to 0.10.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL SUPERSKILLS COMPETITION was at 0.32.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led another impeachment night on cable news at 0.31/0.48/3.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/0.41/3M, and CNN’s late afternoon coverage at 0.21/0.23/1.2M.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.29/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.25.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER dipped 0.03 to 0.19. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday January 24, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 269 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.57 1,820
2 GOLD RUSH/GR: WHITE WATER: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 150 0.46 2,156
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA CLIPPERS/MIAMI ESPN 8:13 PM 154 0.40 1,079
4 GR:DAVE TURIN MIDFORM SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:30 PM 31 0.37 1,673
5 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.32 878
6 NHL SUPERSKILLS COMP L: 2020 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:05 PM 187 0.32 835
7 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:07 PM 51 0.31 1,065
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,692
9 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.30 841
10 JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.29 562
11 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.29 896
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 4,043
13 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 3,793
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,983
15 SHREK NICKELODEON 5:15 PM 105 0.24 955
16 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 0.24 673
17 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 7:34 PM 86 0.23 2,632
18 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.23 897
19 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,570
20 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.23 2,306
21 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,705
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 737
23 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,342
24 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,017
25 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.21 613
26 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 498
27 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,271
28 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,185
29 X GAMES                 L: ASPEN, CO ESPN 10:47 PM 123 0.20 467
30 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 8:00 PM 54 0.20 1,544
31 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 54 0.19 1,269
32 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:30 PM 30 0.18 2,196
33 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,852
34 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,362
35 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 33 0.18 1,237
36 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,990
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,832
38 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:46 PM 48 0.17 2,088
39 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 328
40 LIGA MX: TIJUANA VS AMERICA FOX DEPORTES 9:52 PM 137 0.17 382
41 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 976
42 OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:01 PM 59 0.17 712
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 454
44 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 1:00 AM 30 0.16 488
45 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 9:02 PM 61 0.16 778
46 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.16 921
47 CRYSTAL MAZE NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 46 0.16 686
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,029
49 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 863
50 MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,146
51 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 30 0.16 2,029
52 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 7:33 PM 27 0.16 1,230
53 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.15 614
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,841
55 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.15 891
56 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,059
57 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 868
58 MY FEET KILLING ME:FNOTES TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 818
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 2,096
60 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 498
61 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP: ARTICLE TWO-DEMINGS/LOFGREN/GARCIA/NADLR MSNBC 4:05 PM 161 0.15 1,786
62 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,026
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 2,043
64 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,033
65 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,429
66 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:50 AM 70 0.14 353
67 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,011
68 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP: ARTICLE TWO- CROW/JEFFRIES/SCHIFF MSNBC 1:06 PM 145 0.14 1,536
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 308
70 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 801
71 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 363
72 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 864
73 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.13 566
74 NHL LIVE SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:12 PM 18 0.13 304
75 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 3:31 PM 34 0.13 1,672
76 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,134
77 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 783
78 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.12 822
79 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 969
80 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.12 494
81 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.12 391
82 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,058
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,413
84 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 12:00 PM 66 0.12 1,412
85 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:00 AM 30 0.12 366
86 KINDRED SPIRITS (O) TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 474
87 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 1:05 AM 61 0.11 430
88 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 586
89 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 312
90 GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 22 0.11 491
91 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.10 308
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.10 264
93 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 283
94 FANCY NANCY DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 25 0.10 372
95 NHL LIVE SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:01 PM 64 0.10 285
96 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,195
97 EXTREME LOVE WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 248
98 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 109 0.09 461
99 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,209
100 PGA TOUR: 2020 FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 242 0.09 745
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 715
102 KINDRED SPIRITS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 442
103 GHOST LOOP TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 402
104 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.09 264
105 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 23 0.09 346
106 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 414
107 OWL HOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:46 PM 24 0.08 454
108 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 654
109 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WRONG HOUSESITTER, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.08 483
110 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 24 0.08 259
111 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 547
112 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,242
113 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.07 485
114 MTV PRESENTS MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 191
115 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 12:09 AM 21 0.07 153
116 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,169
117 GAYLE KING GRAMMY SPECIAL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 60 0.07 167
118 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 8:49 PM 25 0.07 320
119 ROCKETEER SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.06 233
120 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: INDIANA/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 10:30 PM 142 0.06 198
121 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: MARQUETTE/BUTLER FOX SPORTS 1 9:14 PM 148 0.06 275
122 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 225
123 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:52 AM 68 0.06 143
124 PIKETON FAMILY MURDERS: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 120 0.06 343
125 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.06 790
126 TRENDING FEAR TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 270
127 BB THE RINGERS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.06 142
128 UNDISPUTED L: 847 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 171
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 267
130 TIME MACHINE: BIGFOOT: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.06 445
131 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 237
132 PRO BOWL SKILLS SHOWDOWN NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.05 146
133 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 224
134 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 412
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 249
136 HOT ROD GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.05 204
137 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 195
138 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.05 152
139 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: THIRD ROUND ESPN2 6:00 AM 180 0.05 276
140 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 193
141 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 202
142 AMERICA SAYS GSN 4:30 PM 30 0.05 440
143 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 97
144 INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M NAT GEO WILD 9:30 PM 30 0.04 311
145 WMNS COLL GYMNASTICS L ESPN2 7:30 PM 96 0.04 202
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 259
147 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 186
148 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / QUERETARO TUDN 7:30 PM 150 0.04 99
149 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 181
150 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 1160 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 115

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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.