Analysis to follow.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up 0.05 to 0.52, with the lead-in hour up 0.08 to 0.30. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained 0.03 to 0.30. TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE “first look” special was at 0.30. On Adult Swim, RELAXING OLD FOOTAGE WITH JOE PERA was at 0.26. On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD rose 0.04 to 0.26. VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, dropped 0.08 to 0.25. Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.45/3.7M, with CNN NEWSROOM at 0.21/0.30/1.3M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.31/2.7M. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.17, and BETTY climbed 0.02 to 0.03. WE’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT fell 0.09 to 0.16. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.12. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING special was at 0.10. FX’s AKA JANE ROE documentary was at 0.09. Sundance’s THE SPLIT was at 0.01/133K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 22, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | LIVE PD: 297 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.52 | 2,014 |
| 2 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,086 |
| 3 | 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,256 |
| 4 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.30 | 1,152 |
| 5 | RELAXING/FOOTAGE JOE PERA | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.26 | 496 |
| 6 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 63 | 0.26 | 1,250 |
| 7 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 12 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 91 | 0.25 | 597 |
| 8 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 3,679 |
| 9 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 3,218 |
| 10 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,336 |
| 11 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,341 |
| 12 | 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.20 | 768 |
| 13 | RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.20 | 2,691 |
| 14 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,233 |
| 15 | MAMA JUNE FIRST LOOK | WETV | 10:00 PM | 12 | 0.19 | 764 |
| 16 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,650 |
| 17 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,108 |
| 18 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,117 |
| 19 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,841 |
| 20 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 59 | 0.17 | 1,140 |
| 21 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,364 |
| 22 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,229 |
| 23 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,417 |
| 24 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,928 |
| 25 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,283 |
| 26 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,174 |
| 27 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 10:12 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 652 |
| 28 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,199 |
| 29 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,431 |
| 30 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,980 |
| 31 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,113 |
| 32 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,131 |
| 33 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,553 |
| 34 | 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC | MSNBC | 10:30 PM | 90 | 0.13 | 1,775 |
| 35 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,628 |
| 36 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,044 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,002 |
| 38 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,818 |
| 39 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 10:05 PM | 116 | 0.12 | 605 |
| 40 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,007 |
| 41 | SP HGTV DREAM HM GIVEAWAY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 489 |
| 42 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 986 |
| 43 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,759 |
| 44 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 321 |
| 45 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,665 |
| 46 | ALL ON THE LINE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:03 PM | 64 | 0.12 | 676 |
| 47 | ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC | MSNBC | 7:30 PM | 90 | 0.11 | 1,575 |
| 48 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,883 |
| 49 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,893 |
| 50 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,067 |
| 51 | ALL ELITE WRESTLING SPCL | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 344 |
| 52 | LOCKUP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 331 |
| 53 | LOCKUP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.10 | 309 |
| 54 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 521 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 841 |
| 56 | FX MOVIE PRIME: RED SPARROW | FX | 6:00 PM | 180 | 0.10 | 464 |
| 57 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 255 |
| 58 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,269 |
| 59 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 711 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:01 PM | 59 | 0.09 | 220 |
| 61 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,173 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 202 |
| 63 | BEAT W/ ARI MELBER SPEC | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.09 | 1,343 |
| 64 | AKA JANE ROE: AKA JANE ROE | FX | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 403 |
| 65 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.09 | 1,311 |
| 66 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:25 AM | 35 | 0.09 | 908 |
| 67 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,098 |
| 68 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 225 |
| 69 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 186 |
| 70 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 11:04 AM | 21 | 0.08 | 1,046 |
| 71 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 622 |
| 72 | DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-8R1R05H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 390 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 386 |
| 74 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,394 |
| 75 | BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | DIY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 402 |
| 76 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,680 |
| 77 | SPORTSCENTER AFT L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 242 |
| 78 | RICKY ZOOM | NICK JR | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 382 |
| 79 | DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,271 |
| 80 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 185 |
| 81 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 499 |
| 82 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 996 |
| 83 | ELEAGUE SUPER PUNCH | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 166 |
| 84 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 528 |
| 85 | GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:07 PM | 69 | 0.07 | 459 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 178 |
| 87 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 58 | 0.06 | 1,007 |
| 88 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 757 |
| 89 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 367 |
| 90 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:22 PM | 38 | 0.06 | 964 |
| 91 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 331 |
| 92 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 1:58 PM | 24 | 0.06 | 1,032 |
| 93 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 210 |
| 94 | BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 362 |
| 95 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 24 | 0.06 | 340 |
| 96 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 225 |
| 97 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 318 |
| 98 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 4:40 PM | 20 | 0.06 | 188 |
| 99 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 266 |
| 100 | NBA: THE JUMP | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 163 |
| 101 | AUSSIE GOLD HUNTERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:16 PM | 44 | 0.05 | 369 |
| 102 | BEST BAKER IN AMERICA | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 206 |
| 103 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 177 |
| 104 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:20 PM | 20 | 0.05 | 158 |
| 105 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 573 |
| 106 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 284 |
| 107 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 276 |
| 108 | FRIDAY NIGHT IN | AMC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 196 |
| 109 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 194 |
| 110 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 268 |
| 111 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 275 |
| 112 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 302 |
| 113 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 20 | 0.04 | 147 |
| 114 | BEST BAKER IN AMERICA | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 202 |
| 115 | UNDISPUTED SP L: 929 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 116 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 196 |
| 117 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 196 |
| 118 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 418 |
| 119 | FIRST TAKE EXTRA | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 141 |
| 120 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC: 800 100TH EPISODE SPECIAL | BRAVO | 12:40 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 151 |
| 121 | BEST BAKER IN AMERICA | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 179 |
| 122 | EVELYN X EVELYN | HBO PRIME | 8:20 AM | 14 | 0.04 | 66 |
| 123 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 238 |
| 124 | MASTER MINDS | GSN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 513 |
| 125 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 80 |
| 126 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 148 |
| 127 | BETTY | HBO PRIME | 11:01 PM | 29 | 0.03 | 192 |
| 128 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 127 |
| 129 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 227 |
| 130 | BEST BAKER IN AMERICA | COOKING CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 122 |
| 131 | HERD L: 1241 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 77 |
| 132 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 164 |
| 133 | GRAHAM NORTON SHOW | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 PM | 45 | 0.03 | 158 |
| 134 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 85 |
| 135 | FN CHALLENGE | COOKING CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 112 |
| 136 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 92 |
| 137 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 77 |
| 138 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 172 |
| 139 | BUNDESLIGA L: HERTHA BERLIN/UNION BERLIN | FOX SPORTS 2 | 2:20 PM | 127 | 0.02 | 58 |
| 140 | DIRT EVERY DAY | MOTOR TREND | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 158 |
| 141 | OPTIONS ACTION | CNBC | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 180 |
| 142 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 325 |
| 143 | HOT ROD GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 182 |
| 144 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 55 |
| 145 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 141 |
| 146 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 299 |
| 147 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 129 |
| 148 | SAFE AT HOME | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 35 |
| 149 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 76 |
| 150 | CELEBRITY PAGE | REELZCHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 55 |
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