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March 17, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.16.2020

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Written by: Mitch Salem
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NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s premieres weren’t auspicious:  HBO’s THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA launched at 0.06, and the season premiere of MY BRILLIANT FRIEND was off the chart at 0.02/148K, below the 0.05 for the Season 1 premiere.

Monday cable was led by USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN at 0.80/0.77/0.70 compared to last week’s 0.71/0.68/0.68, with lead-out BRIARPATCH steady at 0.15.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.64/0.54 compared to last week’s 0.44/0.44.  The high regions of the chart were understandably dominated by cable news, topped by CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.55/0.73/2.6M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.50/0.78/4.5M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.37/0.54/3.5M.  On AMC, BETTER CALL SAUL rose 0.07 to 0.40, and DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE was up 0.02 to 0.07.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK climbed 0.08 to 0.39.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was steady at 0.24, and CHOPPED SWEETS ticked down to 0.18.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.18 compared to last week’s 0.33/0.22.  On History, PAWN STARS gained 0.03 to 0.18, and AMERICAN PICKERS ticked up to 0.15.  On A&E, LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL was at 0.16/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.23, and LIVE RESCUE.  On ID, TORN FROM THE HEADLINES premiered at 0.14, and TWISTED LOVE was steady at 0.14.  FX’s BREEDERS was up 0.03 to 0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday March 16, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.80 2,412
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.77 2,486
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.70 2,108
4 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 9 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.64 1,454
5 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.55 2,649
6 LOVE & HIP HOP MIAMI 3 VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.54 1,254
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.50 4,456
8 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.49 2,552
9 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.46 2,180
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.45 4,381
11 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.41 2,079
12 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.41 2,107
13 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 70 0.40 1,454
14 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.40 4,038
15 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,140
16 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.37 2,926
17 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,868
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.37 3,459
19 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.36 1,771
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.36 3,709
21 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.35 1,605
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.34 3,216
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.34 1,883
24 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.33 3,163
25 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.33 3,003
26 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.31 1,609
27 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.30 1,649
28 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.30 1,590
29 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.28 1,310
30 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.27 2,366
31 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.26 2,264
32 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,739
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 1,359
34 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 66 0.25 1,546
35 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.24 2,286
36 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,187
37 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,176
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.24 2,172
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.22 2,313
40 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 2,074
41 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.21 740
42 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,889
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,151
44 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.20 1,625
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 2,105
46 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 10:58 AM 40 0.20 1,571
47 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,911
48 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:15 PM 45 0.20 2,263
49 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 3:21 PM 54 0.20 1,818
50 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,039
51 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,938
52 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.19 586
53 NFL LIVE ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 443
54 CHOPPED SWEETS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 738
55 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:38 AM 22 0.18 1,512
56 SO: FASTEST IN AMER SPC: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 182 0.18 470
57 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 461
58 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.18 933
59 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,504
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,090
61 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 421
62 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.17 529
63 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 412
64 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 21 0.17 1,530
65 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.16 807
66 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 58 0.16 1,503
67 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.16 559
68 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,452
69 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.16 492
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 2,077
71 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 396
72 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.16 587
73 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.16 1,293
74 BRIARPATCH USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 515
75 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 391
76 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,468
77 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.15 1,147
78 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.15 692
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 344
80 TORN HEADLINES NY POST INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 698
81 TWISTED LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 597
82 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 873
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 353
84 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: SURVIVE AND ADVANCE ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.14 369
85 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.13 602
86 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 290
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,520
88 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.13 579
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,677
90 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L: NFL FREE AGENCY ESPN 9:00 PM 120 0.13 365
91 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,396
92 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.12 965
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 759
94 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.12 837
95 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.11 563
96 BREEDERS FX 10:00 PM 35 0.10 243
97 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 588
98 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN REPACK: TMOU-1R1R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.09 412
99 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.09 413
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,239
101 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 457
102 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 433
103 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.08 564
104 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 316
105 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 409
106 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 433
107 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.07 262
108 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 429
109 COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 421
110 COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.07 444
111 DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE AMC 10:10 PM 61 0.07 279
112 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 449
113 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.06 253
114 PLOT AGAINST AMERICA, THE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.06 407
115 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 422
116 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 528
117 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.06 172
118 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 156
119 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.05 168
120 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 174
121 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 226
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 243
123 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.05 200
124 IN THE ROOM EXTENDED E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 142
125 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 125
126 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 257
127 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 156
128 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.05 148
129 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 335
130 SEX & MURDER HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 396
131 TRIPLE FEATURE: PREDATOR 2 SUNDANCE TV 11:00 PM 120 0.05 156
132 SOCIO S4, EL UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 93
133 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 179
134 SOCIO S2, EL UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.04 103
135 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 182
136 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 4:00 PM 120 0.04 103
137 TRIPLE FEATURE SUNDANCE TV 1:00 AM 30 0.04 131
138 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.04 129
139 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 163
140 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 81
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 212
142 DRAIN THE OCEANS COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.03 303
143 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 107
144 WILD PORTUGAL NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.03 169
145 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.03 109
146 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.03 85
147 ITS PONY NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.03 89
148 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.03 46
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 214
150 AFTER THE BELL FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.03 329

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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."
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