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April 10, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.9.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MAN WITH A PLAN and the YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was led again by Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER (that timeslot often coincides with the daily White House pandemic briefings) at 0.57/0.90/5.1M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.38/0.54/2.2M and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.34/0.51/3.3M.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN rose 0.08 to 0.46, THE FIRST 48 climbed 0.06 to 0.41, and LIVE PD: WANTED was up 0.03 to 0.27.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE dropped 0.07 to 0.44, and FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA launched at 0.21 (the latter had a VH1 simulcast at 0.11).  E!’s KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS lost 0.04 to 0.40, and TOTAL BELLAS was down 0.05 to 0.20.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC fell 0.09 to 0.34, and TOP CHEF was steady at 0.29.  TNT’s SHAQ LIFE premiered at 0.33/0.31.  On HGTV, FLIPPING 101 was at 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.05 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.03 to 0.23.  On Food Network, THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE edged up 0.02 to 0.25, and VEGAS CHEF PRIZEFIGHT was steady at 0.16.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.22/0.18, compared to last week’s 0.28/0.21.  On ID, IF I SHOULD DIE gained 0.02 to 0.18, and MY MURDER STORY was steady at 0.17.  Tru’s TACOMA FD ticked up to 0.17.  TLC’s SAVE MY SKIN ticked up to 0.15.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP ticked up to 0.14, and WAKA & TAMMY was up a tick to 0.13.  Discovery’s ROB RIGGLE: INVESTIGATOR lost a tick to 0.12.  Freeform’s SIREN was at 0.11, compared to last week’s 0.15/0.12.  FX’s BETTER THINGS ticked down to 0.11.  FXX’s CAKE fell 0.03 to 0.05. 

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 9, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.57 5,107
2 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.53 4,259
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.48 4,326
4 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.46 1,224
5 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S3B MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.44 803
6 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.42 4,461
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.42 4,362
8 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.41 1,304
9 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.40 912
10 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.38 2,189
11 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.36 3,765
12 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.34 2,019
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,253
14 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,029
15 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.34 2,095
16 SHAQ LIFE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:30 PM 30 0.33 811
17 CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL: CORONAVIRUS: FACTS AND FEARS CNN 8:00 PM 120 0.33 2,046
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.32 1,711
19 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.32 1,825
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.31 1,849
21 SHAQ LIFE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.31 833
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.30 1,744
23 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.29 911
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.29 1,712
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.27 782
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.27 1,863
27 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.27 2,470
28 LIVE PD: WANTED A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 981
29 FLIPPING 101 W/TAREK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.27 1,173
30 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,731
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.26 2,509
32 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,001
33 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.24 594
34 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.24 2,013
35 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.24 2,298
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,236
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.23 1,550
38 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,365
39 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,305
40 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,206
41 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.23 2,297
42 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.22 2,366
43 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 1,337
44 FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA MTV 9:01 PM 53 0.21 464
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 2,480
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 2,291
47 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.20 454
48 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.19 389
49 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 2,171
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 2,131
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,237
52 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 514
53 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,993
54 IF I SHOULD DIE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 756
55 SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.18 1,015
56 MY MURDER STORY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 784
57 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.17 638
58 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 345
59 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 954
60 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,971
61 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 6:23 PM 43 0.16 1,633
62 VEGAS CHEF PRIZEFIGHT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 706
63 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 555
64 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 2,280
65 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.15 603
66 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 876
67 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.14 624
68 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 23 0.14 1,868
69 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.14 604
70 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:06 PM 54 0.14 1,614
71 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.14 417
72 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.14 581
73 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.14 558
74 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 2:30 PM 30 0.14 529
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,592
76 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,850
77 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:30 PM 30 0.13 1,611
78 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.13 497
79 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 90 0.13 1,440
80 WAKA & TAMMY WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.13 329
81 SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS HISTORY 1:06 AM 60 0.12 384
82 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:02 PM 58 0.12 1,467
83 ROB RIGGLE: INVESTIGATOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.12 470
84 KARDS KONFIDENTIAL E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 290
85 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,357
86 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 721
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 36 0.11 1,186
88 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:36 AM 26 0.11 1,391
89 WIFE SWAP PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 56 0.11 334
90 GROWING UP HIP HOP: FL WETV 11:00 PM 14 0.11 289
91 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 293
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,253
93 FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA VH1 9:01 PM 53 0.11 272
94 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 90 0.11 381
95 SIREN FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.11 416
96 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 35 0.11 287
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,376
98 GREEN RIVER KILLER: 100 CRIM CONF 208 OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 120 0.10 327
99 OLLIES PACK NICKELODEON 4:00 PM 30 0.10 488
100 MARK OF A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.09 348
101 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 53 0.09 399
102 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,177
103 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN2 9:00 PM 60 0.09 152
104 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,295
105 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.09 418
106 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.09 360
107 CHASING CLASSIC CARS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.08 415
108 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.08 281
109 MAX AND RUBY NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.08 458
110 TFD: TALKOMA TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 196
111 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.08 366
112 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.08 142
113 MASTERS GOLF TOURN (RPT): 1997 FINAL ROUND ESPN 7:30 PM 210 0.08 316
114 MASTERS GOLF TOURN (RPT): 2012 FINAL ROUND ESPN 2:00 PM 330 0.08 279
115 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 445
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 198
117 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.08 441
118 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 304
119 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 8:48 PM 12 0.08 229
120 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.07 132
121 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 181
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 580
123 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 383
124 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.07 118
125 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 380
126 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 451
127 IFC MOVIE IFC TV 6:00 PM 60 0.07 280
128 TIME MACHINE: JEUSUS STRAND: A SEARCH FOR DNA HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.07 478
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 249
130 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 422
131 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.06 318
132 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 197
133 MAFS: COUPLES COUCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 119 0.06 290
134 BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 349
135 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 424
136 TIME MACHINE: LAST POPE, THE HISTORY 4:00 PM 120 0.06 508
137 LBZ: PORT PROTECTION COMP NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 306
138 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.05 259
139 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 521
140 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.05 198
141 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.05 176
142 METHOD OF A SERIAL KILLER: 101 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 AM 120 0.05 171
143 IFC MOVIE IFC TV 4:30 PM 90 0.05 172
144 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.05 228
145 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 290
146 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.05 171
147 ALASKA ST TROOPERS UPDATE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.05 330
148 CAKE FXX 10:00 PM 35 0.05 97
149 LBZ: PORT PROTECTION COMP NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 236
150 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 183

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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.