NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings. Note that BEING REUBEN’s ignominious run is apparently over, at least it’s not scheduled to air on the next two Fridays.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games loomed over Friday cable, with Boston vs. Toronto at 1.87 and Clippers vs. Denver at 0.95. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.34/0.56/4.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.37/3.2M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.17/0.24/1.3M. USA Network’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.29. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP edged up 0.02 to 0.26. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was steady at 0.24. Nickelodeon’s LOUD HOUSE was at 0.20. On HGTV, SELLING THE BIG EASY was at 0.18/0.18, and MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was at 0.18. On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD rose 0.04 to 0.15, and 100 DAYS WILD was up 0.03 to 0.12. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned from a week off at 0.14, and ROOM 104 ticked up to 0.03. A&E’s LIVE RESCUE ticked up to 0.11. Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.10. VH1’s RUPAUL’S VEGAS REVUE climbed 0.04 to 0.09.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 11, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: CELTICS/RAPTORS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:24 PM | 153 | 1.87 | 4,691 |
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: NUGGETS/CLIPPERS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:49 PM | 144 | 0.95 | 2,563 |
| 3 | INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 11:57 PM | 60 | 0.62 | 1,599 |
| 4 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 4,065 |
| 5 | NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/NY ISLANDERS | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.29 | 986 |
| 6 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,352 |
| 7 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,849 |
| 8 | NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:30 PM | 19 | 0.27 | 768 |
| 9 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.26 | 728 |
| 10 | TIME MACHINE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.25 | 1,328 |
| 11 | TIME MACHINE: 9/11: INSIDE AIR FORCE ONE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 120 | 0.24 | 1,167 |
| 12 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 866 |
| 13 | TIME MACHINE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,368 |
| 14 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 3,056 |
| 15 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,301 |
| 16 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,105 |
| 17 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 3,180 |
| 18 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,562 |
| 19 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,168 |
| 20 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 790 |
| 21 | TIME MACHINE: 102 MINUTES THAT CHANGED AMERICA | HISTORY | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.19 | 974 |
| 22 | SELLING THE BIG EASY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:31 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,539 |
| 23 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,934 |
| 24 | SELLING THE BIG EASY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:01 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,455 |
| 25 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,039 |
| 26 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,268 |
| 27 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,972 |
| 28 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:31 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,373 |
| 29 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,766 |
| 30 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,213 |
| 31 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,253 |
| 32 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFT L: MENS SEMIFINAL | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 433 | 0.17 | 890 |
| 33 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,917 |
| 34 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,397 |
| 35 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,460 |
| 36 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,131 |
| 37 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,837 |
| 38 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 63 | 0.15 | 1,033 |
| 39 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,173 |
| 40 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,079 |
| 41 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 325 |
| 42 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 59 | 0.14 | 1,097 |
| 43 | TIME MACHINE | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 733 |
| 44 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,042 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,083 |
| 46 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,068 |
| 47 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,414 |
| 48 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,138 |
| 49 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 749 |
| 50 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,031 |
| 51 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.12 | 2,110 |
| 52 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,641 |
| 53 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,115 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 963 |
| 55 | 100 DAYS WILD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:03 PM | 62 | 0.12 | 675 |
| 56 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,835 |
| 57 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 364 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 304 |
| 59 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 954 |
| 60 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,926 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:13 PM | 47 | 0.11 | 335 |
| 62 | LIGA MX FRI: NECAXA / CHIVAS GUADALAJARA | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.11 | 272 |
| 63 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 294 |
| 64 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:03 PM | 57 | 0.11 | 311 |
| 65 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,716 |
| 66 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,975 |
| 67 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 63 | 0.11 | 319 |
| 68 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 365 |
| 69 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 521 |
| 70 | LIVE RESCUE: 45 LIVE RESCUE | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 561 |
| 71 | TIME MACHINE | HISTORY | 1:03 AM | 63 | 0.11 | 510 |
| 72 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.10 | 1,416 |
| 73 | TIME MACHINE: 9/11: ESCAPE FROM THE TOWERS | HISTORY | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 608 |
| 74 | BIN LADENS HARD DRIVE | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 436 |
| 75 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 264 |
| 76 | BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 245 | PARAMOUNT | 10:00 PM | 130 | 0.10 | 300 |
| 77 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,232 |
| 78 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 257 |
| 79 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,345 |
| 80 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,393 |
| 81 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 973 |
| 82 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,072 |
| 83 | NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: RICHMOND | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:08 PM | 124 | 0.09 | 579 |
| 84 | COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:41 PM | 24 | 0.09 | 425 |
| 85 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,297 |
| 86 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 804 |
| 87 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 258 |
| 88 | RUPAULS: VEGAS REVUE | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 219 |
| 89 | LIGA MX L: FC JUAREZ / PUEBLA | TUDN | 10:30 PM | 122 | 0.08 | 196 |
| 90 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:38 AM | 22 | 0.08 | 1,052 |
| 91 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 373 |
| 92 | TIME MACHINE: DAYS THAT SHAPED AM: SEPTEMBER 11TH | HISTORY | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 411 |
| 93 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,341 |
| 94 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 22 | 0.08 | 1,154 |
| 95 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,655 |
| 96 | RAVEN ABOUT BUNK?D | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 317 |
| 97 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 10:22 AM | 16 | 0.08 | 981 |
| 98 | TIME MACHINE: 15 SEPTEMBERS LATER | HISTORY | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 444 |
| 99 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 311 |
| 100 | PARANORMAL NIGHTSHIFT | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 339 |
| 101 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 745 |
| 102 | UNDISPUTED L: 998 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 175 |
| 103 | TIME MACHINE: 9/11 THE DAYS AFTER | HISTORY | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 485 |
| 104 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,381 |
| 105 | PARANORMAL WITNESS REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 342 |
| 106 | ELEAGUE SUPER PUNCH | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 169 |
| 107 | TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2020 STAGE 13 | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 220 | 0.07 | 433 |
| 108 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:02 AM | 23 | 0.06 | 259 |
| 109 | NASCAR XFINITY POST | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:12 PM | 18 | 0.06 | 319 |
| 110 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 307 |
| 111 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 330 |
| 112 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 318 |
| 113 | TIME MACHINE | HISTORY | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 320 |
| 114 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 189 |
| 115 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 299 |
| 116 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 237 |
| 117 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 210 |
| 118 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 212 |
| 119 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 923 DEADLY HOUSE OF CARDS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 346 |
| 120 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 591 |
| 121 | MLB REGULAR SEASON L: ATLANTA BRAVES/WASHINGTON NATIONALS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 295 | 0.05 | 171 |
| 122 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 208 |
| 123 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 124 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 181 |
| 125 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 157 |
| 126 | HERD L: 1311 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 127 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 288 |
| 128 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 100 |
| 129 | MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADV | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 241 |
| 130 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 176 |
| 131 | KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | E! | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 85 |
| 132 | PGA TOUR: 2020 SAFEWAY OPEN | GOLF CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 417 |
| 133 | CHASING MONSTERS | ANIMAL PLANET | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 161 |
| 134 | WISE GUY 101 | IFC TV | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 119 |
| 135 | NFL GAMEDAY VIEW | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 128 |
| 136 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 142 |
| 137 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 118 |
| 138 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 960 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 139 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFT L: WOMENS DOUBLES FINALS | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 184 |
| 140 | ROOM 104 | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 24 | 0.03 | 274 |
| 141 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 470 |
| 142 | TOUR DE FRANCE – BONUS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:14 AM | 106 | 0.03 | 239 |
| 143 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BAL AT NYY/PHI AT MIA GAME 2 | MLB NETWORK | 6:56 PM | 161 | 0.03 | 143 |
| 144 | LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | DIY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 214 |
| 145 | FOX BET LIVE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 64 |
| 146 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:32 AM | 28 | 0.03 | 55 |
| 147 | COMBATE AMERICAS | TUDN | 1:00 AM | 90 | 0.03 | 60 |
| 148 | NIGHTWATCH SPECIALS | A&E NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 161 |
| 149 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 104 |
| 150 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN | 6:00 AM | 34 | 0.03 | 120 |
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