NETWORK FINALS: Game 5 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 3.2 (down 3.3 from the final number for 2019’s Game 5).
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS game was at 0.89. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 040/0.64/4.6M, with CNN NEWSROOM at 0.28/0.39/1.8M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.39/3.3M. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP rose 0.07 to 0.30. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DINERS ticked up to 0.26. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.25. On HGTV, SELLING THE BIG EASY was at 0.21/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.13. On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD ticked down to 0.17, and TO LIVE AND DIE ON EVEREST was at 0.09. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.16, and the series finale of ROOM 104 ticked down to 0.03. A&E’s LIVE RESCUE was steady at 0.11. Cinemax’s WARRIOR held at 0.01/73K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 9, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | MLB DIVISION SERIES: YANKEES/RAYS GM5 | TBS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 230 | 0.89 | 3,723 |
| 2 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.40 | 4,634 |
| 3 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.37 | 4,214 |
| 4 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.30 | 808 |
| 5 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,826 |
| 6 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 3,602 |
| 7 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,481 |
| 8 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,961 |
| 9 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 980 |
| 10 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,742 |
| 11 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: LOUISVILLE/GEORGIA TECH | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 217 | 0.25 | 1,022 |
| 12 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,234 |
| 13 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,912 |
| 14 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,737 |
| 15 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,790 |
| 16 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,327 |
| 17 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,956 |
| 18 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,683 |
| 19 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,834 |
| 20 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,642 |
| 21 | SELLING THE BIG EASY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:31 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,224 |
| 22 | INSIDE THE MLB | TBS NETWORK | 10:50 PM | 59 | 0.20 | 646 |
| 23 | SELLING THE BIG EASY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.20 | 1,183 |
| 24 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,361 |
| 25 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,575 |
| 26 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,255 |
| 27 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,057 |
| 28 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,492 |
| 29 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,486 |
| 30 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:01 PM | 25 | 0.18 | 647 |
| 31 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,268 |
| 32 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:49 PM | 71 | 0.18 | 462 |
| 33 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,526 |
| 34 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 63 | 0.17 | 1,067 |
| 35 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,167 |
| 36 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,181 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,410 |
| 38 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,218 |
| 39 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,813 |
| 40 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 56 | 0.16 | 1,229 |
| 41 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 611 |
| 42 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,873 |
| 43 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,137 |
| 44 | SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 661 |
| 45 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 380 |
| 46 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,980 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 360 |
| 48 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,883 |
| 49 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,895 |
| 50 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 585 |
| 51 | CASAGRANDES | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 520 |
| 52 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,694 |
| 53 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,065 |
| 54 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,063 |
| 55 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 628 |
| 56 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 2,445 |
| 57 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 356 |
| 58 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.13 | 1,650 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 360 |
| 60 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,666 |
| 61 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,733 |
| 62 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 996 |
| 63 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 864 |
| 64 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 281 |
| 65 | LIVE RESCUE: 53 LIVE RESCUE | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 571 |
| 66 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 391 |
| 67 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,591 |
| 68 | MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW | TBS NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 346 |
| 69 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 326 |
| 70 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,418 |
| 71 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 620 |
| 72 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,368 |
| 73 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 778 |
| 74 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,436 |
| 75 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 61 | 0.10 | 274 |
| 76 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,561 |
| 77 | TOP RANK BOXING L | ESPN | 10:37 PM | 72 | 0.10 | 392 |
| 78 | TO LIVE OR DIE ON EVEREST | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:03 PM | 63 | 0.09 | 532 |
| 79 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,529 |
| 80 | UNDISPUTED L: 1018 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.09 | 190 |
| 81 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 310 |
| 82 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 218 |
| 83 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 15 | 0.09 | 265 |
| 84 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:01 PM | 59 | 0.08 | 221 |
| 85 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 307 |
| 86 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 640 |
| 87 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-4R2R02H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 293 |
| 88 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,271 |
| 89 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:01 AM | 25 | 0.08 | 277 |
| 90 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 236 |
| 91 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 212 |
| 92 | VAMPIRINA | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.07 | 391 |
| 93 | CORN AND PEG | NICK JR | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 285 |
| 94 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 525 |
| 95 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 182 |
| 96 | DISNEY FAM JAM | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:26 PM | 24 | 0.07 | 296 |
| 97 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: BETRAYED BY MY HUSBAND | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 389 |
| 98 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 462 |
| 99 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 417 |
| 100 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 178 |
| 101 | ROADKILLS JUNKYARD GOLD | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 230 |
| 102 | BASEBALL TONIGHT L | ESPN2 | 11:45 PM | 45 | 0.06 | 194 |
| 103 | HERD L: 1331 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 162 |
| 104 | DIRT EVERY DAY | MOTOR TREND | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 175 |
| 105 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 331 |
| 106 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 488 |
| 107 | BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: BLINDSPOTTING | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 165 |
| 108 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 521 |
| 109 | SCOOBY-DOO AND GUESS WHO? | BOOMERANG | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 195 |
| 110 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 490 |
| 111 | MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 219 |
| 112 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 980 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 131 |
| 113 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 499 |
| 114 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 7:45 PM | 63 | 0.05 | 251 |
| 115 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 439 |
| 116 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 337 |
| 117 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 172 |
| 118 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 224 |
| 119 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 480 |
| 120 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 482 |
| 121 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 396 |
| 122 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 393 |
| 123 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 331 |
| 124 | NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 72 |
| 125 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 440 |
| 126 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 114 |
| 127 | VANDERPUMP RULES | BRAVO | 8:48 PM | 62 | 0.04 | 184 |
| 128 | CHOPPED | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 178 |
| 129 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 130 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 269 |
| 131 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 189 |
| 132 | FOX BET LIVE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 90 |
| 133 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 107 |
| 134 | GRAHAM NORTON SHOW | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 200 |
| 135 | NFL GAMEDAY VIEW | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 111 |
| 136 | PGA TOUR: 2020 SHRINERS HOSP OPEN | GOLF CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 307 |
| 137 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 123 |
| 138 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 107 |
| 139 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: LOWNDES (GA)/VALDOSTA (GA) | ESPN2 | 8:00 PM | 187 | 0.03 | 124 |
| 140 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 378 |
| 141 | CHOPPED | COOKING CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 139 |
| 142 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 117 |
| 143 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 129 |
| 144 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 316 |
| 145 | BEAST-KEPT SECRETS | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 239 |
| 146 | SECRETS OF THE ZOO FL | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 12 | 0.03 | 209 |
| 147 | ROOM 104 | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 22 | 0.03 | 168 |
| 148 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 149 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 394 |
| 150 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 286 |
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