NETWORK FINALS: MATCH GAME dropped 0.2 in final numbers, while LOVE ISLAND and HOLEY MOLEY each lost 0.1. The 9PM TRANSPLANT rerun gained 0.1.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: NFL Network’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game dominated Thursday cable at 2.34, up 0.19 from last year’s first NFL Network Thursday game. ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 1.30. Cable news was led by CNN’s Joe Biden TOWN HALL at 0.41/0.61/3.4M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.38/0.67/4.7M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.41/3.1M. NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.34. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC dropped 0.07 to 0.28. On MTV, DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE was steady at 0.25, and 2020 CODE was at 0.11. On E!, the final season premiere of KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS was at 0.24, and the series premiere of THE BRADSHAW BUNCH was at 0.18. On HGTV, FLIPPING 101 was at 0.22, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.18, and HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.16. On ID, IMPACT OF MURDER rose 0.06 to 0.20, and THE KILLER BESIDE ME was at 0.19. TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.17/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.12. Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE gained 0.04 to 0.13. TBS’s LOST RESORT edged up 0.02 to 0.13. Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: AUSTRALIA was at 0.08/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.05/0.04, and COUPLES CAM was down 0.02 to 0.06. On We, TAMAR BRAXTON: GET YA LIFE ticked up to 0.07, and MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP lost 0.03 to 0.06.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 17, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2020 WK 2 CIN VS. CLE | NFL NETWORK | 8:23 PM | 184 | 2.34 | 6,676 |
| 2 | TNF SUSTAINER | NFL NETWORK | 11:27 PM | 15 | 2.33 | 6,244 |
| 3 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS L: MIAMI/BOSTON | ESPN | 7:10 PM | 153 | 1.30 | 3,479 |
| 4 | TNF POST-GAME | NFL NETWORK | 11:44 PM | 34 | 0.83 | 2,103 |
| 5 | TNF PRE-KICK | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 23 | 0.76 | 2,346 |
| 6 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 10 | 0.55 | 1,489 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 9:43 PM | 78 | 0.44 | 1,142 |
| 8 | CNN TOWN HALL | CNN | 7:59 PM | 76 | 0.41 | 3,445 |
| 9 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 12:18 AM | 31 | 0.40 | 1,016 |
| 10 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.38 | 4,723 |
| 11 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 4,716 |
| 12 | NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/NY ISLANDERS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:55 PM | 203 | 0.34 | 1,176 |
| 13 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 3,939 |
| 14 | TNF SHOWCASE | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.33 | 922 |
| 15 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:15 PM | 45 | 0.30 | 2,594 |
| 16 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,016 |
| 17 | DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE S2 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 435 |
| 18 | KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | E! | 8:00 PM | 59 | 0.24 | 677 |
| 19 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,497 |
| 20 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 592 |
| 21 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,090 |
| 22 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:01 PM | 59 | 0.22 | 549 |
| 23 | FLIPPING 101 W/TAREK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.22 | 1,026 |
| 24 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,797 |
| 25 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,582 |
| 26 | IMPACT OF MURDER | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 789 |
| 27 | FLIPPING 101 TAREK REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:31 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 994 |
| 28 | FLIPPING 101 TAREK REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 866 |
| 29 | FLIPPING 101 TAREK REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 899 |
| 30 | KILLER BESIDE ME, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 778 |
| 31 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,056 |
| 32 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 456 |
| 33 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,509 |
| 34 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,193 |
| 35 | BRADSHAW BUNCH, THE | E! | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 811 |
| 36 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER: BEFORE | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,469 |
| 37 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,318 |
| 38 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,909 |
| 39 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,389 |
| 40 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 59 | 0.16 | 1,464 |
| 41 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 1,157 |
| 42 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,017 |
| 43 | MFAKM: FIRST STEPS | TLC | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,209 |
| 44 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,627 |
| 45 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,319 |
| 46 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,087 |
| 47 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,056 |
| 48 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,972 |
| 49 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,952 |
| 50 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 608 |
| 51 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,072 |
| 52 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,079 |
| 53 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,866 |
| 54 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,653 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,128 |
| 56 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 977 |
| 57 | US OPEN: WINGED FOOT | GOLF CHANNEL | 7:30 AM | 390 | 0.13 | 841 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 994 |
| 59 | NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 11:18 PM | 42 | 0.13 | 365 |
| 60 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,820 |
| 61 | HOMESTEAD RESCUE SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 888 |
| 62 | LOST RESORT | TBS NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 404 |
| 63 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,047 |
| 64 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,818 |
| 65 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,907 |
| 66 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 315 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 888 |
| 68 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,912 |
| 69 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,779 |
| 70 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 782 |
| 71 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,653 |
| 72 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,681 |
| 73 | NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.11 | 340 |
| 74 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,282 |
| 75 | 2020 CODE | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 175 |
| 76 | GHOST ADV: SCREAMING ROOM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 341 |
| 77 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,159 |
| 78 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,182 |
| 79 | BEN 10 (2017) | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 15 | 0.11 | 242 |
| 80 | SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 336 |
| 81 | BEN 10 (2017) | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:15 AM | 15 | 0.10 | 249 |
| 82 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 1,977 |
| 83 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 13 | 0.10 | 416 |
| 84 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 267 |
| 85 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,278 |
| 86 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 245 |
| 87 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,076 |
| 88 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 685 |
| 89 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 192 |
| 90 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 188 |
| 91 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 220 |
| 92 | BBCA MOVIE: GOONIES, THE | BBC-AMERICA | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.09 | 194 |
| 93 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 301 |
| 94 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.09 | 1,273 |
| 95 | CELEBRITY GAME FACE | E! | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 352 |
| 96 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 207 |
| 97 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,109 |
| 98 | MAFS: AUSTRALIA | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 98 | 0.08 | 468 |
| 99 | MAFS: AUS SPECIAL | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:38 PM | 15 | 0.08 | 478 |
| 100 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,176 |
| 101 | CONAN | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 217 |
| 102 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 614 |
| 103 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 320 |
| 104 | SECRETS IN THE ICE | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 382 |
| 105 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 215 |
| 106 | TOTAL DRAMARAMA | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 5:15 PM | 15 | 0.07 | 247 |
| 107 | TOTAL DRAMARAMA | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 15 | 0.07 | 260 |
| 108 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 490 |
| 109 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HISTORY | 10:05 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 555 |
| 110 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 257 |
| 111 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 356 |
| 112 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 183 |
| 113 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,006 |
| 114 | BRIDEZILLAS: FIRST LOOK | WETV | 10:00 PM | 11 | 0.07 | 228 |
| 115 | TAMAR BRAXTON:GET YA LIFE | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 258 |
| 116 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,198 |
| 117 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 284 |
| 118 | UNDISPUTED L: 1002 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 157 |
| 119 | MAFS: AUS FIRST LOOK | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:53 PM | 10 | 0.06 | 422 |
| 120 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 194 |
| 121 | KARDS KONFIDENTIAL | E! | 6:58 PM | 62 | 0.06 | 194 |
| 122 | MAFS: COUPLES CAM | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 481 |
| 123 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 299 |
| 124 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 151 |
| 125 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 326 |
| 126 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 174 |
| 127 | BRINGING UP BATES | UP | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 240 |
| 128 | TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2020 STAGE 18 | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 228 | 0.05 | 398 |
| 129 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 200 |
| 130 | WHAT ON EARTH | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 293 |
| 131 | NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: BRISTOL | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 361 |
| 132 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 177 |
| 133 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 385 |
| 134 | BURIED IN THE BACKYARD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 313 |
| 135 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 300 |
| 136 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 237 |
| 137 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 264 |
| 138 | LIVE FROM: US OPEN | GOLF CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 314 |
| 139 | LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 347 |
| 140 | ARCA RACING L: BRISTOL | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 PM | 125 | 0.04 | 230 |
| 141 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 11:12 PM | 61 | 0.04 | 80 |
| 142 | HERD L: 1315 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 101 |
| 143 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 155 |
| 144 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 176 |
| 145 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 146 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 228 |
| 147 | BRIDEZILLAS: FIRST LOOK | WETV | 12:13 AM | 11 | 0.03 | 75 |
| 148 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 99 |
| 149 | LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.03 | 389 |
| 150 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 136 |
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