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April 20, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.17.2020

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NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox News’s THE STORY led both cable news and the day overall at 0.56/0.87/4.8M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.41/0.56/2.2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.33/2.9M.  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.09 to 0.49, and lead-out LIVEPD: WANTED was at 0.33.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.43/0.23/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.41/0.35.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.34/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.27.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE lost 0.05 to 0.29, and UNTUCKED was down 0.04 to 0.23.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET gained 0.02 to 0.28.  We’s MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT slipped 0.02 to 0.23.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE was at 0.22/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.28/0.23.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked down to 0.21.  The series finale of Cinemax’s STRIKE BACK was at 0.01/133K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 17, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.56 4,781
2 LIVE PD: 287 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.49 1,912
3 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.48 4,816
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.47 4,793
5 GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 65 0.43 2,119
6 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.41 2,205
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.39 4,124
8 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.38 2,186
9 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.35 3,341
10 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.34 1,137
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.34 4,254
12 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.33 2,138
13 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.33 2,032
14 LIVE PD: WANTED A&E NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.33 1,212
15 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,225
16 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.31 2,105
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.30 1,672
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.30 1,670
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.29 1,656
20 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 12 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.29 633
21 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.29 918
22 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.28 936
23 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.28 1,802
24 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.28 1,507
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,844
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.27 1,792
27 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.25 2,363
28 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.24 2,323
29 GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:05 PM 63 0.23 1,273
30 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.23 1,884
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.23 2,249
32 UNTUCKED 11 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.23 495
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,674
34 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,925
35 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.23 886
36 MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.22 1,529
37 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.22 842
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 2,220
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.22 2,219
40 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.22 2,230
41 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.22 2,173
42 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 49 0.21 1,330
43 MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.21 1,319
44 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 2,259
45 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 5:30 PM 30 0.20 1,021
46 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:30 AM 30 0.18 560
47 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 5:00 PM 30 0.18 1,049
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,347
49 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.18 889
50 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:08 PM 61 0.18 877
51 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 6:22 PM 81 0.18 1,856
52 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.17 763
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 2,140
54 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,908
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,167
56 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,853
57 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:33 AM 37 0.13 1,444
58 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 852
59 WNBA DRAFT              L: N/A ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.13 387
60 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.13 484
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,678
62 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:10 PM 50 0.12 1,402
63 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 90 0.12 1,532
64 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:43 PM 17 0.12 1,599
65 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 82 0.12 1,803
66 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,338
67 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 358
68 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,996
69 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,689
70 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.12 450
71 BEST PLACES TO PIG OUT FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.12 445
72 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,278
73 BEST PLACES TO PIG OUT FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.11 420
74 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.11 379
75 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 33 0.11 1,206
76 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.11 337
77 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 313
78 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:30 PM 30 0.11 1,563
79 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 399
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,451
81 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:33 PM 28 0.10 559
82 AUSSIE GOLD HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:09 PM 51 0.10 431
83 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.10 433
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 237
85 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 24 0.09 396
86 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 692
87 ROCKETEER SERIES DISNEY JUNIOR 5:30 PM 25 0.09 409
88 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 400
89 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 500
90 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 469
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 206
92 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 1:36 AM 28 0.08 326
93 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.08 297
94 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 282
95 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 239
96 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 424
97 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 236
98 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,387
99 ELEAGUE: MORTAL KOMBAT 11 FINAL KOMBAT TBS NETWORK 12:00 AM 120 0.08 168
100 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 296
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,073
102 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 238
103 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 24 0.07 355
104 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.07 258
105 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 416
106 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 584
107 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.07 432
108 DIRT EVERY DAY MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.06 186
109 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.06 572
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 287
111 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 199
112 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 30 0.06 305
113 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 395
114 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.06 164
115 FRIDAY NIGHT IN AMC 10:00 PM 30 0.05 154
116 GOLDEN STATE KILLER: MAIN: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.05 301
117 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 158
118 OPTIONS ACTION CNBC 5:30 PM 30 0.05 259
119 HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1215 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 98
120 WNBA PLAYOFFS: CONNECTICUT/WASHINGTON ESPN 9:00 PM 120 0.04 155
121 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 160
122 UNDISPUTED SP L: 904 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 96
123 DESERT FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.04 219
124 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION FOOD NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.04 144
125 EVENING EDIT, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 374
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 215
127 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.03 117
128 FAST MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 210
129 DESERT FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.03 198
130 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 103
131 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 195
132 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 158
133 ACUMULADORES COMPU S4 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 101
134 FRONTERA S7 UNIVERSO 3:00 PM 60 0.03 53
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 240
136 AFTER THE BELL FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.03 245
137 DESERT FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.03 207
138 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 76
139 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.03 82
140 CLAMAN COUNTDOWN, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.03 242
141 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.03 78
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 183
143 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.02 174
144 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.02 71
145 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.02 119
146 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.02 180
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.02 177
148 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.02 159
149 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.02 140
150 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS – S11 UNIVERSO 2:30 PM 30 0.02 64

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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.
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