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January 30, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.29.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SWAT lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.49/0.33.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked up to 0.46.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING ticked down to 0.34.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.33/0.57/3.7M, with CNN’s primetime impeachment coverage at 0.23/0.33/1.9M, and MSNBC’s coverage at 0.22/0.33/2.3M.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT gained 0.03 to 0.32, and SUPERNANNY was up 0.02 to 0.14.  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE edged up 0.02 to 0.32.  On TLC, 1000-LB SISTERS grew by 0.02 to 0.32, and MY 600-LB LIFE ticked up to 0.30.  On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER rose 0.05 to 0.31, IN PURSUIT was up 0.04 to 0.29, and EVIL LIVES HERE was at 0.21.  On BET, SISTAS was up 0.02 to 0.31.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW ticked down to 0.28.  On A&E, PD CAM was at 0.28/0.25 compared to last week’s 0.33/0.30, and AMERICA’S TOP DOG was down 0.02 to 0.23.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.25/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.23, and VIKINGS was down 0.04 to 0.16.  On MTV, CATFISH grew by 0.04 to 0.25, TRUE LIFE CRIME gained 0.04 to 0.24, and RIDICULOUSNESS ticked down to 0.16.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.25/0.23, compared to last week’s 0.26.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS lost 0.03 to 0.22, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.05 to 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.05 to 0.18.  USA’s WWE NXT slipped 0.02 to 0.22, and MIZ & MRS returned at 0.18.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL ticked up to 0.21.  Comedy Central’s AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS ticked down to 0.17 (the drop with all simulcasts counted was 0.39).  Paramount’s 68 WHISKEY ticked down to 0.12.  Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS gained 0.02 to 0.11.  On Freeform, PARTY OF FIVE was steady at 0.09, and GOOD TROUBLE held at 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 29, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: HOUSTON/PORTLAND ESPN 10:12 PM 142 0.49 1,152
2 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.46 1,304
3 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0017 CLEVELAND OHIO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.34 828
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DETROIT/BROOKLYN ESPN 7:43 PM 149 0.33 876
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 3,726
6 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): TROUBLE IN PARADISE 1005 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.32 1,173
7 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.32 1,778
8 1000-LB SISTERS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,107
9 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,519
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 4,251
11 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.30 1,032
12 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,023
13 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.29 3,490
14 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,061
15 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 6 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.28 645
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:34 AM 56 0.28 670
17 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.28 2,641
18 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.28 1,072
19 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.27 2,882
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 3,816
21 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 9:00 PM 44 0.25 2,043
22 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 966
23 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.25 1,005
24 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN8 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.25 501
25 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 857
26 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.25 620
27 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 786
28 TRUE LIFE CRIME MTV 9:01 PM 53 0.24 443
29 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.23 3,061
30 AMERICAS TOP DOG A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.23 869
31 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,943
32 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.23 869
33 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.23 728
34 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 10:07 PM 53 0.23 1,713
35 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,460
36 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 9:46 PM 23 0.22 2,306
37 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.22 712
38 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,102
39 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 2,723
40 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.21 3,088
41 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.21 512
42 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:44 PM 16 0.21 1,672
43 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.21 719
44 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.21 754
45 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 536
46 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.20 456
47 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.20 712
48 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,048
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:05 PM 55 0.19 1,163
50 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,329
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,877
52 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 601
53 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,563
54 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 3,139
55 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 10:09 PM 56 0.18 1,861
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 30 0.18 2,338
57 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 7:26 PM 34 0.18 1,507
58 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,252
59 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 32 0.18 437
60 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 1,194
61 CASAGRANDES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.18 710
62 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.18 974
63 AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.17 435
64 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 26 0.17 1,294
65 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,335
66 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:30 PM 30 0.17 2,444
67 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.17 942
68 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,771
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 2,229
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 2,163
71 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP: SENATE QUESTION AND ANSWER MSNBC 7:27 PM 139 0.17 1,797
72 VIKINGS HISTORY 10:00 PM 62 0.16 926
73 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,319
74 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:33 PM 54 0.16 1,923
75 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.16 363
76 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.16 921
77 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.15 828
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,525
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 2,049
80 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:05 PM 55 0.15 1,733
81 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 449
82 SUPERNANNY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.14 489
83 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,337
84 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 786
85 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 381
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 2,046
87 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NASHVILLE/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:25 PM 165 0.14 387
88 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 415
89 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: CANAL STREET BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 120 0.13 457
90 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 0.13 430
91 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.13 385
92 68 WHISKEY PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 59 0.12 513
93 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 289
94 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP: SENATE QUESTION AND ANSWER MSNBC 1:13 PM 146 0.12 1,536
95 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP: SENATE QUESTION AND ANSWER MSNBC 4:08 PM 145 0.12 1,686
96 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.12 482
97 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 358
98 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.12 482
99 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 876
100 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 3:39 PM 29 0.11 1,712
101 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.11 1,320
102 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 12:00 PM 73 0.11 1,423
103 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 374
104 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.11 275
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 248
106 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 361
107 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 981
108 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 284
109 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: WOMENS SEMIFINALS ESPN2 10:00 PM 283 0.10 574
110 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 295
111 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.10 550
112 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 103 0.10 304
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 714
114 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,200
115 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 348
116 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 833
117 FASTEST CARS IN THE DIRTY MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.09 358
118 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,234
119 PARTY OF FIVE (2020) FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.09 239
120 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.08 835
121 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,239
122 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:43 PM 77 0.08 262
123 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 598
124 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 273
125 LISTING IMPOSSIBLE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 268
126 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,218
127 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.07 295
128 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.06 142
129 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.06 179
130 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BAYLOR/IOWA STATE ESPNU 9:00 PM 120 0.06 249
131 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 530
132 BOTCHED SURGICALLY ENHANC E! 11:30 PM 60 0.06 179
133 UNDISPUTED L: 850 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 151
134 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ALABAMA/LSU ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.05 213
135 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 355
136 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/WEST HAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 134 0.05 207
137 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: TAMPA/LOS ANGELES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:10 PM 175 0.05 180
138 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.05 180
139 EXPLOSION SHOW, THE SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 254
140 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 319
141 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: MENS QUARTERFINAL ESPN2 6:00 AM 125 0.05 291
142 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 152
143 COPA MX – L: UNAM / SANTOS LAGUNA TUDN 7:55 PM 125 0.04 113
144 HERD L: 1163 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 115
145 BOTCHED SURGICALLY ENHANC E! 12:30 AM 60 0.04 115
146 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 446
147 SUPER BOWL LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 130
148 BOTCHED SURGICALLY ENHANC E! 1:30 AM 60 0.04 101
149 COPA MX – L: JUAREZ / QUERETARO TUDN 10:00 PM 126 0.04 94
150 E! NEWS E! 7:00 AM 30 0.04 77

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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.