NETWORK FINALS: The NFL opener adjusted to 6.7, down 0.4 from 2019’s final number. In addition, BIG BROTHER and the HOLEY MOLEY season finale gained 0.1 in final numbers.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game topped Thursday cable at 0.98. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.37/0.64/4.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.39/3.3M, and CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.17/0.27/1.8M. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC gained 0.04 to 0.35. ESPN’s US OPEN coverage featuring the Serena Williams match was at 0.30. On MTV, DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE dropped 0.06 to 0.25, and REVENGE PRANK was down 0.05 to 0.09. NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.23. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked down to 0.17, CHRISTINA ON THE COAST lost 0.04 to 0.17, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.04 to 0.16. TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.15/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.16. ID’s THE IMPACT OF MURDER was at 0.14. TBS’s LOST RESORT was steady at 0.11. Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE fell 0.05 to 0.09. We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP slowed by 0.07 to 0.09, and TAMAR BRAXTON: GET YA LIFE was at 0.06. On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: COUPLES CAM was at 0.08, and AUSTRALIA was at 0.05/0.04 compared to last week’s 0.08.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 10, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: LAKERS/ROCKETS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:13 PM | 159 | 0.98 | 2,496 |
| 2 | INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:52 PM | 51 | 0.49 | 1,101 |
| 3 | NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:00 PM | 13 | 0.48 | 1,233 |
| 4 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.37 | 4,402 |
| 5 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 1,128 |
| 6 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 4,282 |
| 7 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME L: WOMENS SEMIFINAL | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 297 | 0.30 | 1,545 |
| 8 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 3,514 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 678 |
| 10 | DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE S2 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 455 |
| 11 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 3,669 |
| 12 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,869 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:57 PM | 63 | 0.24 | 597 |
| 14 | NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: LAS VEGAS/DALLAS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:04 PM | 172 | 0.23 | 790 |
| 15 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 3,304 |
| 16 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,719 |
| 17 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 655 |
| 18 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,071 |
| 19 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,764 |
| 20 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,459 |
| 21 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,468 |
| 22 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,006 |
| 23 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:32 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,289 |
| 24 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,457 |
| 25 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,283 |
| 26 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,809 |
| 27 | CHRISTINA ON THE COAST | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:01 PM | 61 | 0.17 | 1,332 |
| 28 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,937 |
| 29 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:02 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 1,372 |
| 30 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,111 |
| 31 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,470 |
| 32 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.16 | 394 |
| 33 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 62 | 0.16 | 378 |
| 34 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.15 | 496 |
| 35 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,151 |
| 36 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 481 |
| 37 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:02 PM | 58 | 0.15 | 332 |
| 38 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 14 | 0.15 | 436 |
| 39 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,239 |
| 40 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,288 |
| 41 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER: BEFORE | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,343 |
| 42 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,837 |
| 43 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,149 |
| 44 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,750 |
| 45 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,032 |
| 46 | KICKOFF SIMULCAST | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 40 | 0.14 | 396 |
| 47 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 353 |
| 48 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 295 |
| 49 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,242 |
| 50 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,240 |
| 51 | MFAKM: FIRST STEPS | TLC | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 1,176 |
| 52 | IMPACT OF MURDER: N/A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.14 | 526 |
| 53 | CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,055 |
| 54 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,800 |
| 55 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 395 |
| 56 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,899 |
| 57 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,001 |
| 58 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,672 |
| 59 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 932 |
| 60 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.12 | 446 |
| 61 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,620 |
| 62 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,071 |
| 63 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.12 | 2,247 |
| 64 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,002 |
| 65 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,071 |
| 66 | NFL GAMEDAY | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 335 |
| 67 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 268 |
| 68 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,329 |
| 69 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.11 | 342 |
| 70 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,617 |
| 71 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 413 |
| 72 | LOST RESORT | TBS NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 344 |
| 73 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 886 |
| 74 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,555 |
| 75 | NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:56 PM | 34 | 0.10 | 351 |
| 76 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 305 |
| 77 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 29 | 0.10 | 1,705 |
| 78 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 3:29 PM | 31 | 0.10 | 1,725 |
| 79 | HOMESTEAD RESCUE SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 711 |
| 80 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 845 |
| 81 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,399 |
| 82 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,315 |
| 83 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,297 |
| 84 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 902 |
| 85 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.09 | 1,607 |
| 86 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,430 |
| 87 | REVENGE PRANK | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 188 |
| 88 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 260 |
| 89 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 230 |
| 90 | BIN LADENS HARD DRIVE | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.08 | 453 |
| 91 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 255 |
| 92 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 398 |
| 93 | CELEBRITY GAME FACE | E! | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 247 |
| 94 | GHOST ADV: SCREAMING ROOM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 259 |
| 95 | CONAN | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 220 |
| 96 | MAFS: COUPLES CAM | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 544 |
| 97 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 193 |
| 98 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 195 |
| 99 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 677 |
| 100 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 702 |
| 101 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HISTORY | 10:05 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 479 |
| 102 | UNDISPUTED L: 997 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 150 |
| 103 | TAMAR BRAXTON:GET YA LIFE | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.06 | 206 |
| 104 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 355 |
| 105 | BRINGING UP BATES | UP | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 255 |
| 106 | NFL GAMEDAY: NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 184 |
| 107 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 324 |
| 108 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 309 |
| 109 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: THE LAST DAYS OF KNIGHT | ESPN2 | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 146 |
| 110 | MAFS: AUSTRALIA | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 101 | 0.05 | 424 |
| 111 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFT L: MENS DOUBLES FINAL | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 288 |
| 112 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 321 |
| 113 | TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2020 STAGE 12 | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 221 | 0.05 | 342 |
| 114 | BURIED IN THE BACKYARD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 299 |
| 115 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 266 |
| 116 | NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: RICHMOND | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:56 PM | 154 | 0.04 | 237 |
| 117 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 211 |
| 118 | MAFS: AUS SPECIAL | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:41 PM | 11 | 0.04 | 390 |
| 119 | PGA TOUR: 2020 SAFEWAY OPEN | GOLF CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 398 |
| 120 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 101 |
| 121 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 316 |
| 122 | MAFS: AUS FIRST LOOK | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:52 PM | 11 | 0.04 | 375 |
| 123 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 121 |
| 124 | NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 64 | 0.04 | 138 |
| 125 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 501 |
| 126 | HERD L: 1310 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 127 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 221 |
| 128 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 142 |
| 129 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 130 |
| 130 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 299 |
| 131 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 114 |
| 132 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 11:23 PM | 86 | 0.03 | 99 |
| 133 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 94 |
| 134 | FIRE MASTERS | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 90 |
| 135 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 216 |
| 136 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 215 |
| 137 | NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 65 |
| 138 | WHAT ON EARTH | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 325 |
| 139 | LIGA DE EXPANSION MX L: UNIVERSIDAD GUADALAJARA / TM FUTBOL CLUB | TUDN | 10:02 PM | 121 | 0.03 | 67 |
| 140 | SECRETS IN THE ICE | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 335 |
| 141 | SQUAWK BOX: N/A | CNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 160 |
| 142 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 143 |
| 143 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 232 |
| 144 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:30 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 99 |
| 145 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 83 |
| 146 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 147 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 148 | IFC MOVIE: NOVEMBER MAN, THE | IFC TV | 3:30 PM | 150 | 0.03 | 144 |
| 149 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:30 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 79 |
| 150 | FRONTERA S4 | UNIVERSO | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 47 |
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