NETWORK FINALS: THE BLACKLIST gained 0.1 in final numbers.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, down a tick to 0.47, with LIVE PD: WANTED down 0.05 to 0.32, and the lead-in hour up 0.02 to 0.24. Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT was on top of cable news at 0.34/0.58/4.3M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.20/0.32/1.6M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.17/0.24/2.6M. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was steady at 0.31. TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE preview was at 0.30. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.28/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.33/0.24, and BERING SEA GOLD was at 0.13. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was at 0.26/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.26. On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE fell 0.09 to 0.25, RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE lost 0.07 to 0.16, and UNTUCKED was steady at 0.11. We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT ticked up to 0.24. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.02 to 0.16, and BETTY held at 0.03. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.10/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.12/0.11.
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 8, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | LIVE PD: 293 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.47 | 1,747 |
| 2 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 4,273 |
| 3 | LIVE PD: WANTED | A&E NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 1,155 |
| 4 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.31 | 1,160 |
| 5 | 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,390 |
| 6 | GR: PARKERS TRAIL SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 62 | 0.28 | 1,535 |
| 7 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 3,811 |
| 8 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 4,155 |
| 9 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 1,577 |
| 10 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 12 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.25 | 607 |
| 11 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 3,096 |
| 12 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,676 |
| 13 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.24 | 925 |
| 14 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.24 | 983 |
| 15 | GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:02 PM | 67 | 0.21 | 1,112 |
| 16 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,601 |
| 17 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,797 |
| 18 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,502 |
| 19 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,483 |
| 20 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,394 |
| 21 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,422 |
| 22 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,259 |
| 23 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 3,053 |
| 24 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 755 |
| 25 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,344 |
| 26 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,356 |
| 27 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,445 |
| 28 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,269 |
| 29 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,576 |
| 30 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,469 |
| 31 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,131 |
| 32 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,330 |
| 33 | 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 798 |
| 34 | RUPAULS: SECRET CELEBRITY | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 90 | 0.16 | 426 |
| 35 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 53 | 0.16 | 1,163 |
| 36 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,887 |
| 37 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,094 |
| 38 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,062 |
| 39 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,383 |
| 40 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,258 |
| 41 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,280 |
| 42 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,463 |
| 43 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 352 |
| 44 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,108 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,112 |
| 46 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,184 |
| 47 | RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE | NICKELODEON | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.14 | 674 |
| 48 | BERING SEA GOLD SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:09 PM | 68 | 0.13 | 774 |
| 49 | ELENA OF AVALOR | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:30 PM | 25 | 0.13 | 488 |
| 50 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 871 |
| 51 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,002 |
| 52 | RUSTY RIVETS | NICK JR | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 413 |
| 53 | FRIDAY NIGHT IN | AMC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 362 |
| 54 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,607 |
| 55 | KING OF QUEENS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.11 | 352 |
| 56 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,936 |
| 57 | UNTUCKED 11 | VH1 | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 288 |
| 58 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,326 |
| 59 | KING OF QUEENS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 31 | 0.11 | 292 |
| 60 | KING OF QUEENS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:03 PM | 28 | 0.11 | 294 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 240 |
| 62 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,691 |
| 63 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 272 |
| 64 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,618 |
| 65 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,603 |
| 66 | DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,462 |
| 67 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 266 |
| 68 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 425 |
| 69 | LOCKUP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.10 | 321 |
| 70 | NFL GREATEST GAMES | ESPN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 323 |
| 71 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,146 |
| 72 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: HACKSAW RIDGE (2016) | PARAMOUNT | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.10 | 386 |
| 73 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,546 |
| 74 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 61 | 0.09 | 226 |
| 75 | ELEAGUE SUPER PUNCH | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 210 |
| 76 | KING OF QUEENS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 1:04 AM | 28 | 0.09 | 209 |
| 77 | RUSTY RIVETS | NICK JR | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 385 |
| 78 | LOCKUP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 300 |
| 79 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 764 |
| 80 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,352 |
| 81 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 22 | 0.09 | 1,346 |
| 82 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,540 |
| 83 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:22 PM | 38 | 0.08 | 1,313 |
| 84 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,247 |
| 85 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 1,280 |
| 86 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,215 |
| 87 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,184 |
| 88 | AUSSIE GOLD HUNTERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:17 PM | 43 | 0.08 | 444 |
| 89 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 204 |
| 90 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 381 |
| 91 | NFL GREATEST GAMES | ESPN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 242 |
| 92 | MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:01 AM | 24 | 0.07 | 344 |
| 93 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 203 |
| 94 | NBA: THE JUMP | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 195 |
| 95 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:01 PM | 59 | 0.07 | 164 |
| 96 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 338 |
| 97 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 423 |
| 98 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 575 |
| 99 | UNDISPUTED SP L: 919 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 157 |
| 100 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.07 | 382 |
| 101 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,237 |
| 102 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 618 |
| 103 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 327 |
| 104 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 205 |
| 105 | DIRT EVERY DAY | MOTOR TREND | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 227 |
| 106 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 191 |
| 107 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 313 |
| 108 | UFC LIVE L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 142 |
| 109 | PARKS & REC PANDEMIC SP | E! | 6:30 PM | 26 | 0.05 | 117 |
| 110 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 481 |
| 111 | BBCA MOVIE: SAHARA | BBC-AMERICA | 5:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 280 |
| 112 | BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | DIY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 299 |
| 113 | HOT ROD GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 219 |
| 114 | HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1230 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 122 |
| 115 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 319 |
| 116 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 236 |
| 117 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 297 |
| 118 | BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 315 |
| 119 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 182 |
| 120 | MASTER MINDS | GSN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 589 |
| 121 | OPTIONS ACTION | CNBC | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 197 |
| 122 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 244 |
| 123 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 209 |
| 124 | BETTY | HBO PRIME | 11:01 PM | 29 | 0.03 | 172 |
| 125 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 77 |
| 126 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 189 |
| 127 | GRAHAM NORTON SHOW | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 PM | 40 | 0.03 | 171 |
| 128 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 187 |
| 129 | FIRST THINGS FIRST-S D | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:30 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 55 |
| 130 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 71 |
| 131 | PALEY CENTER: PARKS & REC | E! | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 50 |
| 132 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 73 |
| 133 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 120 |
| 134 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 158 |
| 135 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 112 |
| 136 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 340 |
| 137 | TOM & JERRY SHOW | BOOMERANG | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 93 |
| 138 | MAKING MONEY W/C.PAYNE | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 265 |
| 139 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 57 |
| 140 | AROUND THE NFL | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 68 |
| 141 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 147 |
| 142 | BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION | FOOD NETWORK | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 87 |
| 143 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 124 |
| 144 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 69 |
| 145 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 106 |
| 146 | AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR JR | UNIVERSAL KIDS | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 63 |
| 147 | CNBC SPECIAL REPORT | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 102 |
| 148 | QUIEN DA MAS S3 | UNIVERSO | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 36 |
| 149 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 85 |
| 150 | ACUMULADORES COMPU S4 | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 62 |
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