NETWORK FINALS: There were 0.1 drops for the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun, DATELINE and the 9:30PM episode of BEING REUBEN (bringing the latter back to zero) in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The Republican Convention wave and civil unrest (and a lack of NBA games) kept Fox News at the top of Friday cable, with all 5 of Friday’s top cable shows, led by TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.39/0.59/4.3M, while MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW was at 0.22/0.38/3M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 was at 0.20/0.31/1.5M. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained 0.03 to 0.25. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked up to 0.23. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.21/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.19. On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD gained a tick to 0.18, and 100 DAYS WILD was up 0.03 to 0.12. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER rose 0.03 to 0.17, and ROOM 104 ticked up to 0.05. A&E’s LIVE RESCUE dropped a tick to 0.15. VH1’s RUPAUL’S VEGAS REVUE fell 0.06 to 0.05.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 28, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.39 | 4,273 |
| 2 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 3,755 |
| 3 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 3,716 |
| 4 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,243 |
| 5 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 3,618 |
| 6 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,116 |
| 7 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.23 | 720 |
| 8 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 55 | 0.22 | 2,134 |
| 9 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,520 |
| 10 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,347 |
| 11 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,017 |
| 12 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,257 |
| 13 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,453 |
| 14 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,202 |
| 15 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,981 |
| 16 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,513 |
| 17 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,265 |
| 18 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:03 PM | 24 | 0.20 | 1,799 |
| 19 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,661 |
| 20 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,216 |
| 21 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,311 |
| 22 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,298 |
| 23 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,832 |
| 24 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,137 |
| 25 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 1,344 |
| 26 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,267 |
| 27 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,386 |
| 28 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,136 |
| 29 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,308 |
| 30 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 983 |
| 31 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,809 |
| 32 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,208 |
| 33 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 59 | 0.17 | 1,181 |
| 34 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.16 | 496 |
| 35 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,733 |
| 36 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,033 |
| 37 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.15 | 1,418 |
| 38 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,119 |
| 39 | LIVE RESCUE: 41 LIVE RESCUE | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.15 | 625 |
| 40 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,856 |
| 41 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,621 |
| 42 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,002 |
| 43 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,579 |
| 44 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,874 |
| 45 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,295 |
| 46 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 13 | 0.14 | 385 |
| 47 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,846 |
| 48 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,387 |
| 49 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,583 |
| 50 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 799 |
| 51 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 423 |
| 52 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,276 |
| 53 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:47 PM | 13 | 0.12 | 1,250 |
| 54 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,284 |
| 55 | 100 DAYS WILD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 708 |
| 56 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,510 |
| 57 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 327 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 925 |
| 59 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,250 |
| 60 | BLUEY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 22 | 0.11 | 415 |
| 61 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 1,765 |
| 62 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,338 |
| 63 | NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: DAYTONA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:47 PM | 140 | 0.11 | 876 |
| 64 | MORNING JOE: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.11 | 1,407 |
| 65 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 66 | 0.10 | 241 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 919 |
| 67 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 23 | 0.10 | 373 |
| 68 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 247 |
| 69 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: ST PAULS EPISCOPAL(AL)/SPANISH FORT(AL) | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 186 | 0.10 | 287 |
| 70 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: CORNER CANYON (UT)/BINGHAM (UT) | ESPN | 10:06 PM | 156 | 0.10 | 258 |
| 71 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:06 PM | 26 | 0.10 | 268 |
| 72 | LIVE RESCUE AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.10 | 376 |
| 73 | LIGA MX L: MAZATLAN VS. TIGRES UANL | TUDN | 10:30 PM | 124 | 0.10 | 242 |
| 74 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 259 |
| 75 | PARANORMAL NIGHTSHIFT | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 350 |
| 76 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 217 |
| 77 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 240 |
| 78 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:32 PM | 28 | 0.09 | 266 |
| 79 | PGA TOUR: 2020 BMW CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 266 | 0.09 | 785 |
| 80 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,182 |
| 81 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,159 |
| 82 | MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.08 | 292 |
| 83 | NASCAR XFINITY START L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:27 PM | 20 | 0.08 | 569 |
| 84 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 226 |
| 85 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 799 |
| 86 | PARANORMAL WITNESS REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 359 |
| 87 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 249 |
| 88 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 225 |
| 89 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:42 AM | 61 | 0.07 | 159 |
| 90 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 920 IN COLD BLOOD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 368 |
| 91 | SAVAGE KINGDOM | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.06 | 488 |
| 92 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 233 |
| 93 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN | 6:00 AM | 34 | 0.06 | 168 |
| 94 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 632 |
| 95 | GOLF CENTRAL-POST | GOLF CHANNEL | 7:26 PM | 34 | 0.06 | 313 |
| 96 | SHOWCASE GAME: N/A | MLB NETWORK | 8:42 PM | 147 | 0.06 | 242 |
| 97 | SAVAGE KINGDOM | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 397 |
| 98 | SHOWCASE GAME: N/A | MLB NETWORK | 4:10 PM | 151 | 0.06 | 221 |
| 99 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 136 |
| 100 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / TOLUCA | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 168 |
| 101 | MLB TONIGHT | MLB NETWORK | 6:41 PM | 13 | 0.05 | 208 |
| 102 | ROOM 104 | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 21 | 0.05 | 292 |
| 103 | JACKIE ROBINSON DAY | MLB NETWORK | 6:54 PM | 17 | 0.05 | 170 |
| 104 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 336 |
| 105 | ED STAFFORD:FIRST MAN OUT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 340 |
| 106 | RUPAULS: VEGAS REVUE | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 220 |
| 107 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 40 | 0.05 | 111 |
| 108 | UNDISPUTED L: 988 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 124 |
| 109 | BBCA MOVIE: FAST & FURIOUS | BBC-AMERICA | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 167 |
| 110 | MLB GAME RAIN DELAY | MLB NETWORK | 7:11 PM | 40 | 0.04 | 202 |
| 111 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 132 |
| 112 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 376 |
| 113 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:34 AM | 26 | 0.04 | 109 |
| 114 | DALE JR. DOWNLOAD | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:15 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 314 |
| 115 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 523 |
| 116 | HERD L: 1306 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 91 |
| 117 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME | MLB NETWORK | 11:09 PM | 84 | 0.04 | 171 |
| 118 | THROTTLE OUT | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 119 | CHASING MONSTERS | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 185 |
| 120 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 250 |
| 121 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 259 |
| 122 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 235 |
| 123 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 331 |
| 124 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 294 |
| 125 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 294 |
| 126 | NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 100 |
| 127 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 440 |
| 128 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 274 |
| 129 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 186 |
| 130 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 264 |
| 131 | NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 27 | 0.03 | 302 |
| 132 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 286 |
| 133 | BET NEWS PRESENTS: A MARC: BET NEWS PRESENTS: A MARCH FOR ACTION PR | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:00 AM | 215 | 0.03 | 111 |
| 134 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 419 |
| 135 | MARRYING MILLIONS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 58 | 0.03 | 281 |
| 136 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 123 |
| 137 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 159 |
| 138 | HEAD 2 HEAD | MOTOR TREND | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 106 |
| 139 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 85 |
| 140 | MLB GAME RAIN DELAY | MLB NETWORK | 8:07 PM | 26 | 0.03 | 185 |
| 141 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 317 |
| 142 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 352 |
| 143 | MLB REGULAR SEASON L: CLEVELAND INDIANS/ST. LOUIS CARDINALS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 247 | 0.03 | 191 |
| 144 | KIWI SURVIVAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:01 PM | 59 | 0.03 | 207 |
| 145 | MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS: KISSIMMEE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 207 |
| 146 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 161 |
| 147 | ARCA RACING | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 94 |
| 148 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 67 |
| 149 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 335 |
| 150 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 326 |
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