NETWORK FINALS: WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.1 in final numbers. For fans of car crashes, the more specific ratings for BEING REUBEN were 0.04/0.03. It’s currently scheduled to continue airing new episodes this week.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.42/0.30. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.32/0.50/3.6M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.33/3M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.20/0.29/1.2M. Discovery’s Shark Week continued with ALIEN SHARKS at 0.28, LAIR OF THE GREAT WHITE at 0.27, TIGER SHARK KING at 0.26, and I WAS PREY at 0.25. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was steady at 0.26. NBC Sports Net’s NHL games were at 0.24/0.14/0.11. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.17/0.12, and MARTHA KNOWS BEST was at 0.16/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.16. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.03 to 0.14, and ROOM 104 was up 0.03 to 0.05.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 14, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: PHILADELPHIA/HOUSTON | ESPN | 9:29 PM | 120 | 0.42 | 1,041 |
| 2 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 3,625 |
| 3 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: OKLAHOMA CITY/LA CLIPPERS | ESPN | 6:40 PM | 169 | 0.30 | 789 |
| 4 | ALIEN SHARKS: CONTACT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 854 |
| 5 | DDD RELOAD | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,065 |
| 6 | LAIR OF THE GREAT WHITE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 835 |
| 7 | TIGER SHARK KING | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 739 |
| 8 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.26 | 733 |
| 9 | I WAS PREY: SHARK WEEK 2 | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 619 |
| 10 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 3,133 |
| 11 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,682 |
| 12 | NHL QTR FINALS L: NY ISLANDERS/WASHINGTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:17 PM | 148 | 0.24 | 652 |
| 13 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,042 |
| 14 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,778 |
| 15 | ALIEN SHARKS: CONTACT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 492 |
| 16 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,515 |
| 17 | ABANDONED WATERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 522 |
| 18 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,187 |
| 19 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: MIAMI/INDIANA | ESPN | 4:13 PM | 147 | 0.20 | 505 |
| 20 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,130 |
| 21 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:29 PM | 91 | 0.19 | 472 |
| 22 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,318 |
| 23 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,298 |
| 24 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,460 |
| 25 | NHL PLAYOFF BONUS L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:33 PM | 104 | 0.18 | 529 |
| 26 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,291 |
| 27 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,153 |
| 28 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,124 |
| 29 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:31 PM | 29 | 0.17 | 1,084 |
| 30 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,690 |
| 31 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,158 |
| 32 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,153 |
| 33 | MARTHA KNOWS BEST | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 935 |
| 34 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,649 |
| 35 | LAIR OF THE GREAT WHITE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 340 |
| 36 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 992 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 939 |
| 38 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 964 |
| 39 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 13 | 0.15 | 355 |
| 40 | NHL QTR FINALS L: DALLAS/CALGARY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:45 PM | 160 | 0.14 | 359 |
| 41 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,522 |
| 42 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,190 |
| 43 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,177 |
| 44 | MAKO NATION | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 430 |
| 45 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 58 | 0.14 | 1,013 |
| 46 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,799 |
| 47 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,913 |
| 48 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,688 |
| 49 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,599 |
| 50 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,274 |
| 51 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: EMPEROR?S NEW GROOVE, THE | FREEFORM | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 436 |
| 52 | ALIEN SHARKS: CLOSE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 410 |
| 53 | TIGER SHARK KING | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 269 |
| 54 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: FC BARCELONA VS. FC BAYERN MUNCHEN | TUDN | 2:30 PM | 150 | 0.13 | 364 |
| 55 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,906 |
| 56 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 285 |
| 57 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,770 |
| 58 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.12 | 803 |
| 59 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.12 | 923 |
| 60 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,677 |
| 61 | BUBBLE GUPPIES | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.12 | 528 |
| 62 | YARD CRASHERS REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 629 |
| 63 | JAWS AWAKENS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 385 |
| 64 | MARTHA KNOWS BEST | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 846 |
| 65 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 10:05 PM | 116 | 0.11 | 588 |
| 66 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 283 |
| 67 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,429 |
| 68 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 404 |
| 69 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,476 |
| 70 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,617 |
| 71 | NHL QTR FINALS L: MONTREAL/PHILADELPHIA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 3:10 PM | 146 | 0.11 | 375 |
| 72 | SHARKS AND THE CITY: LA | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 347 |
| 73 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 826 |
| 74 | GREAT HAMMERHEAD INVASION | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 361 |
| 75 | YARD CRASHERS REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 666 |
| 76 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,513 |
| 77 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.11 | 1,238 |
| 78 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 948 |
| 79 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 201 |
| 80 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,163 |
| 81 | ALIEN SHARKS:STRANGER FIN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 381 |
| 82 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,692 |
| 83 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 258 |
| 84 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 882 |
| 85 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 40 | 0.10 | 1,208 |
| 86 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 453 |
| 87 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,653 |
| 88 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 227 |
| 89 | RUTH & RUBY VIRTUAL SLEEP | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:48 PM | 11 | 0.10 | 347 |
| 90 | GRAND DESIGNS:UNBELIEVABL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 793 |
| 91 | DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL | MSNBC | 3:12 PM | 48 | 0.10 | 1,384 |
| 92 | PARANORMAL WITNESS REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 399 |
| 93 | MLB REGULAR SEASON L: LOS ANGELES DODGERS/LOS ANGELES ANGELS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:47 PM | 172 | 0.10 | 293 |
| 94 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 2:40 PM | 32 | 0.10 | 1,320 |
| 95 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,525 |
| 96 | GW SERIAL KILLER EXTINCT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 344 |
| 97 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,257 |
| 98 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 240 |
| 99 | NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:36 PM | 57 | 0.09 | 282 |
| 100 | SHARKADELIC SUMMER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 290 |
| 101 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 1:34 PM | 20 | 0.09 | 1,097 |
| 102 | COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:24 PM | 24 | 0.08 | 324 |
| 103 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 34 | 0.08 | 1,175 |
| 104 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,509 |
| 105 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,215 |
| 106 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 578 |
| 107 | SYDNEY TO THE MAX | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 24 | 0.08 | 283 |
| 108 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 23 | 0.08 | 443 |
| 109 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,124 |
| 110 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,147 |
| 111 | PARANORMAL WITNESS REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 343 |
| 112 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 652 |
| 113 | SP HGTV SMART HOME GIVEWA | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 379 |
| 114 | MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADV | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.07 | 288 |
| 115 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 674 |
| 116 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: ERIN BROKOVICH (2000) | PARAMOUNT | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 333 |
| 117 | SAVAGE KINGDOM | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 414 |
| 118 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / PACHUCA | TUDN | 10:00 PM | 151 | 0.07 | 153 |
| 119 | GRAVEYARD CARZ | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 215 |
| 120 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 247 |
| 121 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 398 |
| 122 | GW SERIAL KILLER LIVES | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 277 |
| 123 | SAVAGE KINGDOM | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.06 | 448 |
| 124 | NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:25 AM | 28 | 0.06 | 131 |
| 125 | MISION EUROPA L | TUDN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 155 |
| 126 | PGA TOUR: 2020 WYNDHAM CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 240 | 0.05 | 511 |
| 127 | BLUEY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 22 | 0.05 | 318 |
| 128 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 220 |
| 129 | UNDISPUTED L: 978 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 116 |
| 130 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 252 |
| 131 | KOREAN BASEBALL L: LG TWINS/NC DINOS | ESPN | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 103 |
| 132 | NHL PLAYOFF BONUS L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 70 | 0.05 | 182 |
| 133 | BBCA MOVIE: CHARLIE & CHOC FACTORY | BBC-AMERICA | 10:29 PM | 151 | 0.05 | 237 |
| 134 | WRATH OF A GREAT WHITE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 207 |
| 135 | ROOM 104 | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 23 | 0.05 | 231 |
| 136 | LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | DIY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 302 |
| 137 | NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: OKLAHOMA CITY/LA CLIPPERS | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 91 |
| 138 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN2 | 8:55 AM | 99 | 0.04 | 157 |
| 139 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 460 |
| 140 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:31 AM | 29 | 0.04 | 71 |
| 141 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 95 |
| 142 | SHOWCASE GAME: MIL AT CHC | MLB NETWORK | 8:16 PM | 197 | 0.04 | 196 |
| 143 | MLB PREGAME | MLB NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 16 | 0.04 | 163 |
| 144 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 310 |
| 145 | THROTTLE OUT | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 200 |
| 146 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 260 |
| 147 | POP TV MOVIES: SHES OUT OF MY LEAGUE | POP | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 148 | HERD L: 1297 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 86 |
| 149 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 255 |
| 150 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 195 |
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