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April 21, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.20.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On AMC, the season finale of BETTER CALL SAUL was at 0.39, steady with last week and down 0.08 from last season’s finale, and DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE was down 0.02 to 0.05. On HBO, the finale of THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA lost 0.02 to 0.05, and MY BRILLIANT FRIEND fell 0.03 to 0.01/134K.

USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.59/0.56/0.54 compared to last week’s 0.59/0.56/0.52.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP slipped 0.02 to 0.55, and TI & TINY was down 0.12 from last week’s premiere to 0.39.  Cable news was led by the White House press conference coverage on Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.52/0.80/5M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.36/0.50/1.9M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.32/0.47/3.1M.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK was steady at 0.41.  On HGTV, CELEBRITY IOU ticked up to 0.41.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD held at 0.35.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP gained 0.05 to 0.31, and CHOPPED SWEETS was up 0.05 to 0.21.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS edged up 0.02 to 0.29, FAST N LOUD ticked down to 0.25, and CAR KINGS was down 0.02 to 0.12.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS ticked up to 0.20.  E!’s BOTCHED ticked up to 0.19.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.19.  TLC’s DRAGNIFICENT was at 0.19.  On ID, TORN FROM THE HEADLINES ticked down to 0.17, BETRAYED gained a tick to 0.16, and FATAL VOWS was at 0.13.  FX’s BREEDERS rose 0.04 to 0.11.  WGN’s ALMOST PARADISE returned to the chart, up 0.02 to 0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday April 20, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.59 1,940
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.56 1,866
3 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 9 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.55 1,322
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.54 1,720
5 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.52 5,017
6 90 DAY FIANCE: SELF-QUAR TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.51 1,851
7 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.46 3,900
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.44 4,456
9 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,168
10 CELEBRITY IOU HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.40 2,326
11 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 85 0.39 1,586
12 T.I. & TINY:FAM HUSTLE S3 VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.39 1,003
13 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.38 4,178
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.37 3,985
15 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.36 1,927
16 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.35 680
17 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,257
18 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,985
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 3,386
20 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,106
21 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,324
22 90 DAY FIANCE: WHAT NOW TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.29 1,082
23 STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.29 824
24 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.29 1,727
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,895
26 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.26 1,840
27 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.25 2,211
28 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:02 PM 63 0.25 763
29 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 60 0.25 1,580
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.24 1,664
31 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.23 1,721
32 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 33 0.23 768
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.23 1,356
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.22 1,546
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.22 1,491
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,507
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.22 2,324
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,579
39 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.21 1,165
40 CHOPPED SWEETS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.21 782
41 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 2,135
42 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,974
43 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.21 2,076
44 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,378
45 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 2,120
46 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.20 1,041
47 DIESEL BROTHERS: HUNKER?D DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:05 PM 10 0.20 601
48 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,995
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,979
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,311
51 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.19 687
52 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.19 418
53 DRAGNIFICENT! TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 833
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 2,277
55 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.18 344
56 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,988
57 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 2,006
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 2,164
59 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:40 PM 100 0.17 1,564
60 TORN HEADLINES NY POST INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 894
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,044
62 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 756
63 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:20 PM 20 0.16 1,666
64 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 390
65 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 7:40 PM 20 0.15 1,828
66 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 40 0.15 1,752
67 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.15 427
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,720
69 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 2,121
70 NFL REGULAR SEASON: INDIANAPOLIS/NEW ENGLAND ESPN 8:30 PM 155 0.14 412
71 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.13 626
72 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 953
73 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:33 PM 28 0.13 744
74 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 332
75 FIRST 48, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 61 0.12 404
76 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 362
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,283
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,358
79 CAR KINGS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:15 PM 62 0.12 408
80 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,395
81 FIRST 48, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:03 PM 58 0.11 418
82 BOTCHED SURGICALLY ENHANC E! 8:00 PM 60 0.11 421
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 34 0.11 1,155
84 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 281
85 BREEDERS FX 10:00 PM 33 0.11 278
86 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:15 PM 45 0.11 1,459
87 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:05 PM 60 0.11 247
88 FIRST 48, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:04 AM 58 0.11 333
89 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 368
90 FIRST 48, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 61 0.11 323
91 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:34 AM 41 0.11 1,434
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 735
93 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.11 257
94 ALASKA TRIANGLE REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 540
95 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 3:30 PM 90 0.11 272
96 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,202
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 268
98 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.10 275
99 BIOGRAPHY A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.10 279
100 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 252
101 BIOGRAPHY A&E NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.10 310
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 239
103 BIOGRAPHY: JEFF DUNHAM: TALKING HEADS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 686
104 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,214
105 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 484
106 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 636
107 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,240
108 BIOGRAPHY A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 667
109 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN REPACK: TMOU-2R2R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.09 477
110 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,183
111 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.09 242
112 DISNEY FAMILY SINGALONG FREEFORM 7:30 PM 60 0.08 273
113 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.08 379
114 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 379
115 GOOD EATS: RELOADED COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.08 194
116 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.08 248
117 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 562
118 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 381
119 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 574
120 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 1:36 AM 28 0.07 289
121 BIOGRAPHY: JEFF DUNHAM: TALKING HEADS A&E NETWORK 1:00 AM 120 0.07 205
122 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 353
123 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 393
124 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 482
125 BOTCHED SURGICALLY ENHANC E! 11:30 PM 60 0.06 269
126 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 345
127 BIOGRAPHY: DOLLY A&E NETWORK 2:00 PM 120 0.06 230
128 GREEN RIVER KILLER: 100 CRIM CONF 208 OXYGEN MEDIA 5:00 PM 120 0.06 209
129 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.06 205
130 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 332
131 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 393
132 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 239
133 DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE AMC 10:25 PM 65 0.05 212
134 NFL SPORTSCENTER SPCL ESPN2 6:00 PM 90 0.05 127
135 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 7:30 PM 30 0.05 147
136 UNDISPUTED SP L: 905 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 96
137 SEX & MURDER HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 253
138 CATCHING SRL: SAM LITTLE: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 120 0.05 210
139 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 531
140 BOTCHED SURGICALLY ENHANC E! 12:30 AM 60 0.05 212
141 PLOT AGAINST AMERICA, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 72 0.05 392
142 METHOD OF A SERIAL KILLER: 101 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 3:00 PM 120 0.05 226
143 CATCHING SRL: SAM LITTLE: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 1:00 PM 120 0.04 199
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 174
145 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 156
146 NFL DRAFT: 1989 NFL DRAFT: ROUND 1 ESPN2 8:00 PM 210 0.04 117
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 137
148 HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1216 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 95
149 ALMOST PARADISE WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.04 226
150 BIOGRAPHY: KENNY ROGERS 1005 A&E NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.04 341

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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."