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November 16, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.13.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK and 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MASTERS TOURNAMENT coverage led Friday cable at 0.53.  Cable news was topped by CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.51/0.68/3.3M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.32/0.49/3.9M, and MSNBC’s REIDOUT at 0.20/0.39/2.4M.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH was at 0.47/0.37/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.52/0.32.  Fox Sports 1’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.36.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was steady at 0.30.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES held at 0.21.  On Adult Swim, THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW was at 0.20.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.20/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.14, and MY BIG ITALIAN ADVENTURE was up 0.02 to 0.16.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.18/0.13/0.10.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER dropped 0.05 to 0.16, and HOW TO was steady at 0.04.  A&E’s LIVE RESCUE gained 0.03 to 0.15.  ID’s CHAOS IN COURT was at 0.12.  On OWN, READY TO LOVE lost 0.03 to 0.05, and PUT A RING ON IT ticked down to 0.05.  Cinemax’s WARRIOR ticked down to 0.01/47K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday November 13, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L: SECOND ROUND ESPN 1:00 PM 284 0.53 2,737
2 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.51 3,305
3 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 67 0.47 2,271
4 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.46 3,018
5 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.42 2,919
6 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.38 2,324
7 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.38 2,443
8 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.37 2,747
9 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:07 PM 67 0.37 1,637
10 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.36 2,293
11 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: IOWA/MINNESOTA FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 198 0.36 1,422
12 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.35 2,364
13 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.34 2,165
14 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.33 1,855
15 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.32 2,135
16 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 3,882
17 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:44 PM 76 0.31 1,021
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,568
19 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 90 0.30 847
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.29 1,726
21 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.28 1,593
22 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 10:30 PM 12 0.26 781
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 3,187
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,792
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.24 1,654
26 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,292
27 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.22 2,377
28 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:14 PM 60 0.22 924
29 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.21 1,025
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,456
31 ERIC ANDRE SHOW ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.20 408
32 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.20 1,197
33 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,396
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:30 AM 30 0.19 900
35 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: EAST CAROLINA/CINCINNATI ESPN2 7:26 PM 222 0.18 720
36 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.18 1,135
37 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,939
38 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.18 1,142
39 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,702
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,458
41 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,747
42 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.18 877
43 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.17 2,523
44 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,653
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.17 678
46 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,466
47 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,275
48 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 56 0.16 1,443
49 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L: FIRST ROUND ESPN 7:30 AM 180 0.16 767
50 MY BIG ITALIAN ADVENTURE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.16 1,135
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 514
52 LIVE RESCUE: 60 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.15 617
53 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,425
54 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,049
55 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 424
56 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,563
57 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 2,269
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,668
59 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,316
60 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.13 773
61 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 318
62 UFC LIVE ESPN2 11:30 PM 30 0.13 250
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.13 603
64 ASTRONAUTS NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 48 0.13 539
65 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.13 319
66 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: SECRET LIFE OF PETS, THE FREEFORM 9:00 PM 120 0.13 401
67 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,371
68 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.12 638
69 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,458
70 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: CHRISTMAS ON THE VINE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.12 1,160
71 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,460
72 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.11 482
73 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 280
74 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 72 0.11 235
75 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,519
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,407
77 CHAOS IN COURT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 481
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,515
79 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.10 432
80 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 768
81 PAW PATROL SHORTS NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 15 0.10 397
82 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.10 773
83 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.10 401
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,505
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,381
86 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 23 0.10 317
87 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: MR AND MRS SMITH (2005) PARAMOUNT 8:15 PM 165 0.09 318
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,595
89 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,492
90 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 340
91 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 1:04 AM 60 0.09 380
92 PAW PATROL SHORTS NICKELODEON 12:45 PM 15 0.09 333
93 UNDISPUTED L: 1043 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 192
94 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 418
95 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,459
96 JUST ROLL WITH IT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:29 PM 23 0.08 310
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,305
98 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,530
99 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,352
100 REVISTA PEOPLE INVESTIGA DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 226
101 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 8:30 PM 30 0.07 255
102 MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADV DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.07 255
103 FRANCHISE FRIDAY: BAD BOYS II BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 180 0.07 198
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 30 0.07 195
105 THUNDERCATS ROAR! THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.07 206
106 FEAR THE WOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 269
107 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.07 245
108 HERD L: 1356 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 149
109 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 1,015
110 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-3R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 259
111 ROADKILL GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.06 234
112 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: QUANTUM OF SOLACE (2008) PARAMOUNT 6:00 PM 135 0.06 239
113 SP HGTV URBAN OASIS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 60 0.06 285
114 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 365
115 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 146
116 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 186
117 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.05 125
118 READY TO LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 290
119 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 932 DECEPTION – PARTS 1 & 2 OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.05 280
120 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.05 186
121 PUT A RING ON IT OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 205
122 FRANCHISE FRIDAY: BAD BOYS BBC-AMERICA 5:30 PM 150 0.05 126
123 BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.05 198
124 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 140
125 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.04 138
126 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 148
127 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1004 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.04 76
128 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 166
129 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 203
130 LA PEOR PESADILLA DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 112
131 ASTRONAUTS NICKTOONS 11:00 PM 60 0.04 104
132 MAX ON BOXING  L ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 112
133 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 93
134 ROADKILLS JUNKYARD GOLD MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.04 201
135 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 153
136 HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 25 0.04 273
137 FOX BET LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.04 62
138 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.04 103
139 ALL RISE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.04 195
140 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.04 210
141 TERROR EN CASA DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 102
142 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 5:45 PM 122 0.03 212
143 TOP RANK BOXING: STUDIO L ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.03 93
144 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 270
145 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.03 74
146 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 9 PIT VS. DAL NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.03 155
147 TALKING DEAD: TWDU AMC 12:20 AM 60 0.03 93
148 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN2 7:00 PM 26 0.03 125
149 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 97
150 HERMANOS LA OBRA: SIEMPRE DISCOVERY FAMILIA 10:00 PM 60 0.03 83

 

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.