NETWORK FINALS: MAGNUM PI gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the NFL DRAFT lost the same (but was still up 0.2 from last year’s Friday network portion).
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The ESPN portion of the NFL DRAFT was again dominant at 1.52, up 0.54 from 2019 (with 0.36 for the NFL Network telecast). A&E’s LIVE PD dipped 0.05 to 0.44, and LIVE PD: WANTED was up 0.04 to 0.37. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.36/0.26 compared to last week’s 0.43/0.23/0.18. On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE rose 0.06 to 0.35, RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE was at 0.31, and UNTUCKED was down 0.04 to 0.19. Cable news, in the absence of an extended White House press conference, was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.30/0.48/4M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.26/0.41/2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.34/2.9M. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.29 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.29. Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET was steady at 0.28. We’s MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT climbed 0.04 to 0.27. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was at 0.23/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.21. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER dropped 0.05 to 0.16.
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 24, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NFL DRAFT L: ROUNDS 2-3 | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 304 | 1.52 | 3,807 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 12:04 AM | 56 | 0.49 | 1,007 |
| 3 | LIVE PD: 289 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.44 | 1,735 |
| 4 | LIVE PD: WANTED | A&E NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.37 | 1,219 |
| 5 | GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 62 | 0.36 | 1,984 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 983 |
| 7 | NFL DRAFT: 2020 NFL DRAFT DAY 2 RD 2-3 | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 304 | 0.36 | 1,051 |
| 8 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 12 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.35 | 688 |
| 9 | RUPAULS: SECRET CELEBRITY | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 90 | 0.31 | 685 |
| 10 | 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,344 |
| 11 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,962 |
| 12 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 1,129 |
| 13 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 3,724 |
| 14 | SHAHS OF SUNSET | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 932 |
| 15 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.27 | 994 |
| 16 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 3,277 |
| 17 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,002 |
| 18 | GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:02 PM | 64 | 0.26 | 1,377 |
| 19 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.26 | 653 |
| 20 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,757 |
| 21 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,782 |
| 22 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,684 |
| 23 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,595 |
| 24 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,382 |
| 25 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,555 |
| 26 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,931 |
| 27 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 3,339 |
| 28 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,356 |
| 29 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,128 |
| 30 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,711 |
| 31 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,605 |
| 32 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,718 |
| 33 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,691 |
| 34 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.21 | 897 |
| 35 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,867 |
| 36 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,305 |
| 37 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,247 |
| 38 | NFL LIVE L: N/A | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.21 | 567 |
| 39 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 577 |
| 40 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,705 |
| 41 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,404 |
| 42 | UNTUCKED 11 | VH1 | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 476 |
| 43 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 1,288 |
| 44 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,518 |
| 45 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 448 |
| 46 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.17 | 501 |
| 47 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,005 |
| 48 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 466 |
| 49 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,962 |
| 50 | FX MOVIE PRIME: MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE | FX | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.17 | 527 |
| 51 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,045 |
| 52 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,295 |
| 53 | 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 784 |
| 54 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 49 | 0.16 | 1,303 |
| 55 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,072 |
| 56 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 452 |
| 57 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,590 |
| 58 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,051 |
| 59 | SP HGTV SMART HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 734 |
| 60 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,053 |
| 61 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 39 | 0.14 | 1,762 |
| 62 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 5:39 PM | 21 | 0.14 | 1,940 |
| 63 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,204 |
| 64 | BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS | NICKELODEON | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.13 | 621 |
| 65 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 11:33 AM | 37 | 0.13 | 1,583 |
| 66 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:10 PM | 50 | 0.13 | 1,789 |
| 67 | ALASKA: LAST FRONTIER SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:06 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 972 |
| 68 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,896 |
| 69 | DISNEY FAMILY SINGALONG | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 59 | 0.13 | 515 |
| 70 | NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 347 |
| 71 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,761 |
| 72 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 39 | 0.12 | 2,077 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,052 |
| 74 | LOCKUP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 330 |
| 75 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,639 |
| 76 | MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:01 AM | 24 | 0.12 | 518 |
| 77 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:39 PM | 81 | 0.12 | 1,782 |
| 78 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 33 | 0.12 | 1,266 |
| 79 | ROCKETEER SERIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:30 PM | 25 | 0.12 | 488 |
| 80 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,306 |
| 81 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 510 |
| 82 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 1,480 |
| 83 | DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,672 |
| 84 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 443 |
| 85 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,484 |
| 86 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,484 |
| 87 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,562 |
| 88 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 958 |
| 89 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 12:04 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 330 |
| 90 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 618 |
| 91 | KING OF QUEENS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.10 | 318 |
| 92 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,453 |
| 93 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 788 |
| 94 | LOCKUP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.10 | 278 |
| 95 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 448 |
| 96 | RUSTY RIVETS | NICK JR | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 407 |
| 97 | SHAHS OF SUNSET | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 398 |
| 98 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 424 |
| 99 | KING OF QUEENS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 31 | 0.09 | 235 |
| 100 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 232 |
| 101 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 399 |
| 102 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 423 |
| 103 | KING OF QUEENS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:03 PM | 28 | 0.08 | 328 |
| 104 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 420 |
| 105 | FRIDAY NIGHT IN | AMC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 263 |
| 106 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,106 |
| 107 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 570 |
| 108 | AUSSIE GOLD HUNTERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:06 PM | 54 | 0.07 | 453 |
| 109 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.07 | 420 |
| 110 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 325 |
| 111 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 359 |
| 112 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 330 |
| 113 | OPTIONS ACTION | CNBC | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 249 |
| 114 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 208 |
| 115 | BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 364 |
| 116 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 473 |
| 117 | UNDISPUTED SP L: 909 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 152 |
| 118 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 371 |
| 119 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 309 |
| 120 | BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | DIY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 351 |
| 121 | KING OF QUEENS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 1:04 AM | 28 | 0.05 | 175 |
| 122 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 120 |
| 123 | MASTER MINDS | GSN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 640 |
| 124 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 223 |
| 125 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 126 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 211 |
| 127 | NFL DRAFT: 2020 NFL DRAFT: ROUND 1 | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 240 | 0.05 | 145 |
| 128 | CATCHING SRL: SAM LITTLE: 100 SPECIAL | OXYGEN MEDIA | 5:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 200 |
| 129 | HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1220 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 130 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 185 |
| 131 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 126 |
| 132 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 118 |
| 133 | CNBC SPECIAL REPORT | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 181 |
| 134 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 114 |
| 135 | ACUMULADOR COMPU S4 OV | UNIVERSO | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 61 |
| 136 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 171 |
| 137 | CAVUTO COAST TO COAST | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 269 |
| 138 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 155 |
| 139 | GRAHAM NORTON SHOW | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 PM | 40 | 0.03 | 146 |
| 140 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 91 |
| 141 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 343 |
| 142 | GOLIC AND WINGO L | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 71 |
| 143 | SQUAWK BOX: N/A | CNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 170 |
| 144 | DIRT EVERY DAY | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 165 |
| 145 | ACUMULADORES COMPU S4 | UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 61 |
| 146 | QUIEN DA MAS S3 | UNIVERSO | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 78 |
| 147 | SEGUR FRONTERA AUS – S11 | UNIVERSO | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 84 |
| 148 | QUIEN DA MAS S3 | UNIVERSO | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 72 |
| 149 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 203 |
| 150 | SEGUR FRONTERA AUS – S11 | UNIVERSO | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 88 |
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