NETWORK FINALS: The DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION coverage on both ABC and NBC gained 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHILGHTS: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COVERAGE on CNN led Wednesday cable at 1.07/0.81, with MSNBC at 0.69, and Fox News again outrating its convention coverage (0.39/0.27) with the preceding TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.41. The numbers on CNN and MSNBC were again somewhat down from 2016, while Fox News was relatively steady. See Mitch Metcalf’s Convention Ratings Analysis for more detail.
TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 0.98/0.68/0.39. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS dropped 0.08 to 0.43. On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was steady at 0.30, and MARRYING MILLIONS ticked up to 0.12. NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.27/0.18/0.15/0.10. On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.04 to 0.26. USA’s WWE NXT, with no wrestling competition on TNT, jumped 0.08 to 0.24. Discovery’s DODGEBALL THUNDERDOME was at 0.23, and GROWING BELUSHI arrived at 0.17. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.23/0.22/0.20/0.16, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.24. TBS’s FULL FRONTAL was at 0.19. History’s FORGED IN FIRE held at 0.19. MTV’s CATFISH rose 0.03 to 0.17, and TRUE LIFE was at 0.08. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 ticked down to 0.16. Comedy Central’s CORPORATE was up 0.02 to 0.13. BET’s CHRONICLES was at 0.13/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.16.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 19, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 | CNN | 10:00 PM | 72 | 1.07 | 5,828 |
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: MAVERICKS/CLIPPERS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:15 PM | 171 | 0.98 | 2,283 |
| 3 | AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 | CNN | 8:56 PM | 64 | 0.81 | 4,880 |
| 4 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 133 | 0.69 | 6,187 |
| 5 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: 76ERS/CELTICS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:40 PM | 155 | 0.68 | 1,705 |
| 6 | AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 | CNN | 11:12 PM | 48 | 0.63 | 3,517 |
| 7 | INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:06 AM | 61 | 0.44 | 984 |
| 8 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:13 PM | 47 | 0.43 | 4,157 |
| 9 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.43 | 1,403 |
| 10 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.41 | 3,940 |
| 11 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: JAZZ/NUGGETS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 4:15 PM | 145 | 0.39 | 1,074 |
| 12 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.39 | 3,648 |
| 13 | AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 56 | 0.34 | 2,583 |
| 14 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 3,522 |
| 15 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:23 PM | 37 | 0.30 | 2,285 |
| 16 | MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): I SEE RED FLAGS 1106 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.30 | 1,153 |
| 17 | AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,775 |
| 18 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 3,139 |
| 19 | NHL QTR FINALS L: MONTREAL/PHILADELPHIA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:10 PM | 161 | 0.27 | 748 |
| 20 | FNC DEMOCRACY 2020: DNC | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 83 | 0.27 | 2,160 |
| 21 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 924 |
| 22 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 3,336 |
| 23 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.24 | 853 |
| 24 | DODGEBALL THUNDERDOME | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:01 PM | 58 | 0.23 | 803 |
| 25 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES RELOAD | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 738 |
| 26 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,474 |
| 27 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,174 |
| 28 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 1,486 |
| 29 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.21 | 514 |
| 30 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,525 |
| 31 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:31 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,291 |
| 32 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 569 |
| 33 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.19 | 844 |
| 34 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,154 |
| 35 | 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC | MSNBC | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,235 |
| 36 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,493 |
| 37 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 14 | 0.18 | 423 |
| 38 | NHL QTR FINALS L: CAROLINA/BOSTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 4:14 PM | 151 | 0.18 | 519 |
| 39 | NHL PLAYOFF BONUS L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:45 PM | 85 | 0.17 | 444 |
| 40 | GROWING BELUSHI | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:59 PM | 61 | 0.17 | 650 |
| 41 | CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8B | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 357 |
| 42 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,292 |
| 43 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,322 |
| 44 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,308 |
| 45 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.16 | 1,269 |
| 46 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 59 | 0.16 | 593 |
| 47 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,130 |
| 48 | NHL QTR FINALS L: VANCOUVER/ST. LOUIS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:51 PM | 140 | 0.15 | 431 |
| 49 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,177 |
| 50 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,524 |
| 51 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,566 |
| 52 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,007 |
| 53 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,605 |
| 54 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,542 |
| 55 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,754 |
| 56 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,870 |
| 57 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,638 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,120 |
| 59 | CORPORATE | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 238 |
| 60 | NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 4:00 PM | 15 | 0.13 | 374 |
| 61 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,523 |
| 62 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,958 |
| 63 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 441 |
| 64 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,001 |
| 65 | BUILD ME UP | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:01 PM | 29 | 0.13 | 912 |
| 66 | CHRONICLES | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 275 |
| 67 | HOME TOWN REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,269 |
| 68 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,613 |
| 69 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS VS. BAYERN MUNCHEN | TUDN | 2:30 PM | 150 | 0.12 | 310 |
| 70 | AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 976 |
| 71 | MARRYING MILLIONS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 560 |
| 72 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.12 | 2,002 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 975 |
| 74 | BUILD ME UP REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 760 |
| 75 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,461 |
| 76 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 328 |
| 77 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 326 |
| 78 | CHRONICLES | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 268 |
| 79 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,296 |
| 80 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: BROOKLYN/TORONTO GM2 | NBA-TV | 1:26 PM | 171 | 0.11 | 281 |
| 81 | MORNING JOE: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.11 | 1,415 |
| 82 | EXP UNKNOWN: TONIGHT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 588 |
| 83 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,327 |
| 84 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 928 |
| 85 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,189 |
| 86 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICKELODEON | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.10 | 415 |
| 87 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,201 |
| 88 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 251 |
| 89 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,128 |
| 90 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 1:03 AM | 59 | 0.10 | 336 |
| 91 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 285 |
| 92 | NHL QTR FINALS L: COLUMBUS/TAMPA BAY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 187 | 0.10 | 283 |
| 93 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,198 |
| 94 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,340 |
| 95 | AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 656 |
| 96 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,212 |
| 97 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 222 |
| 98 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,226 |
| 99 | MAFS: UNFILTERED | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 443 |
| 100 | NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 3:07 PM | 67 | 0.09 | 237 |
| 101 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 337 |
| 102 | FNC DEMOCRACY 2020: DNC | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 83 | 0.08 | 674 |
| 103 | TRUE LIFE PRESENTS QUARAN | MTV | 9:00 PM | 55 | 0.08 | 158 |
| 104 | THE SOUP | E! | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 235 |
| 105 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:54 AM | 66 | 0.08 | 237 |
| 106 | UNIKITTY | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 15 | 0.08 | 264 |
| 107 | FRONTERA S3 | UNIVERSO | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 115 |
| 108 | CASH CAB | BRAVO | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 322 |
| 109 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICK JR | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 336 |
| 110 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 796 |
| 111 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER COMPS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.07 | 366 |
| 112 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 170 |
| 113 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 178 |
| 114 | PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R13R01H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 309 |
| 115 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 171 |
| 116 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 214 |
| 117 | UNDISPUTED L: 981 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 124 |
| 118 | CASH CAB | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 278 |
| 119 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 203 |
| 120 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: PERU | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 255 |
| 121 | NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:11 AM | 27 | 0.05 | 189 |
| 122 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 136 |
| 123 | NIGHTWATCH SPECIALS | A&E NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 124 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: PERU | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 220 |
| 125 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 136 |
| 126 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 206 |
| 127 | MISION EUROPA L | TUDN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 121 |
| 128 | NIGHTWATCH SPECIALS | A&E NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 162 |
| 129 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 263 |
| 130 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 148 |
| 131 | SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S2 | UNIVERSO | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 74 |
| 132 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 196 |
| 133 | MLB WEEKDAY L: LA ANGELS/SAN FRANCISCO | ESPN | 9:37 PM | 197 | 0.04 | 248 |
| 134 | SUPER FACTORIES | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 249 |
| 135 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 616 |
| 136 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 122 |
| 137 | BASEBALL RAIN DELAY L: N/A | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 157 | 0.04 | 249 |
| 138 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 159 |
| 139 | CBS NEWS: 2020 AMERICA DE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:00 PM | 74 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 140 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 202 |
| 141 | SEGUR FRONTERA AUS – S10 | UNIVERSO | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 59 |
| 142 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 274 |
| 143 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 114 |
| 144 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 273 |
| 145 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 271 |
| 146 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 59 | 0.04 | 81 |
| 147 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 467 |
| 148 | SEGUR FRONTERA AUS – S10 | UNIVERSO | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 47 |
| 149 | WHEELER DEALERS: DREAMCAR | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 177 |
| 150 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 115 |
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