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April 6, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.3.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was led by Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.54/0.86/5.5M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.49/0.67/2.5M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/0.40/3M.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.47/0.41/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.43/0.39/0.20.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE rose 0.07 to 0.36, and UNTUCKED was up 0.04 to 0.28.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was at 0.31/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.30.  A&E’s LIVE PD: SPECIAL EDITION was at 0.30, with the lead-in hour at 0.26.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.30/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.28.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET slipped 0.02 to 0.27.  We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT ticked down to 0.21.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.17, and the season finale of HIGH MAINTENANCE ticked up to 0.04.  ID’s FATAL VOWS lost 0.03 to 0.11.  Syfy’s VAGRANT QUEEN fell 0.04 to 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 3, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.54 5,479
2 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.50 5,164
3 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.49 2,491
4 GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.47 2,272
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.44 4,434
6 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.41 2,335
7 GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.41 1,888
8 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.40 2,094
9 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.39 2,008
10 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.38 2,320
11 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.38 3,693
12 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.37 1,837
13 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.37 2,060
14 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.36 2,148
15 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 12 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.36 708
16 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.35 1,943
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.35 1,916
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 4,106
19 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.33 2,122
20 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.32 2,101
21 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.32 2,947
22 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.32 1,569
23 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.31 2,553
24 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.31 2,522
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.31 1,640
26 MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.31 1,730
27 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.30 2,507
28 LIVE PD: SPECIAL EDITION A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,180
29 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,113
30 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.30 2,365
31 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 3,443
32 UNTUCKED 11 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.28 560
33 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.28 2,439
34 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.27 1,016
35 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,985
36 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 827
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.27 2,703
38 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.26 936
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.25 1,346
40 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.25 972
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.24 2,405
42 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 58 0.24 691
43 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.23 1,049
44 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.23 1,269
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 2,270
46 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 723
47 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 43 0.21 1,074
48 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 2,104
49 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:30 AM 30 0.21 603
50 KUNG FU PANDA 2: KUNG FU PANDA 2 NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 120 0.21 741
51 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN2 8:30 PM 60 0.20 382
52 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,929
53 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.19 387
54 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: ROB LOWE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 120 0.19 407
55 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN2 9:30 PM 60 0.19 350
56 LIVE PD: SPECIAL EDITION A&E NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.18 531
57 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 981
58 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:48 AM 12 0.18 1,742
59 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,062
60 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 55 0.17 1,318
61 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.16 577
62 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:15 PM 29 0.16 703
63 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,645
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,687
65 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:43 PM 17 0.16 1,884
66 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:25 PM 78 0.16 1,932
67 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:03 AM 45 0.16 1,589
68 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,934
69 KING OF QUEENS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 31 0.15 329
70 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,399
71 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DEADLY DAUGHTER SWITCH LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.14 565
72 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 10:00 PM 13 0.14 477
73 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,472
74 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,767
75 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN2 10:30 PM 60 0.14 262
76 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 372
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,452
78 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.14 565
79 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 2:30 PM 55 0.13 433
80 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,477
81 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 24 0.13 485
82 KING OF QUEENS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:03 PM 28 0.13 281
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,564
84 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 25 0.13 1,951
85 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,308
86 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 2,236
87 MAX AND RUBY NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.12 417
88 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 24 0.12 458
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,263
90 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.12 274
91 KING OF QUEENS LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 31 0.11 263
92 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY JUNIOR 1:30 PM 25 0.11 470
93 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.11 576
94 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 309
95 OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:02 PM 58 0.11 522
96 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 767
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 270
98 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY CHANNEL 7:59 AM 53 0.10 369
99 DISNEY MOVIE: GLORY ROAD ESPN 8:30 PM 135 0.10 289
100 KING OF QUEENS LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:04 AM 28 0.09 196
101 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.09 288
102 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.09 423
103 TIGER WOODS: RTRN OF ROAR ESPN2 7:00 PM 90 0.09 189
104 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 447
105 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.08 443
106 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 228
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 645
108 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 236
109 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 283
110 GHOST LOOP REPACK: TGLP-1R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 337
111 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 429
112 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 231
113 BEETLEJUICE: BEETLEJUICE POP 11:00 PM 120 0.07 151
114 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.07 373
115 DESCENDANTS REMX DNC PRTY DISNEY CHANNEL 5:58 PM 27 0.07 312
116 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 1:15 AM 29 0.07 306
117 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 357
118 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 256
119 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 23 0.07 321
120 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 344
121 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 371
122 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:45 PM 75 0.06 176
123 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 194
124 VAGRANT QUEEN SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 310
125 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.06 196
126 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 341
127 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 186
128 COOKIE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 202
129 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP E! 12:00 PM 90 0.06 153
130 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 238
131 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.05 232
132 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.05 110
133 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 30 0.05 249
134 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 287
135 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.05 182
136 ACUMULADORES COMPU S5 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 141
137 OPTIONS ACTION CNBC 5:30 PM 30 0.05 193
138 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 144
139 UNDISPUTED SP L: 894 FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 AM 121 0.04 116
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 291
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 219
142 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 139
143 COOKIE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.04 135
144 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 168
145 CAVUTO COAST TO COAST FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 304
146 ACUMULADORES COMPU S4 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.04 110
147 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 261
148 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION FOOD NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.04 142
149 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 136
150 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 34 0.04 243

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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.